Today’s podcast focuses on the grape from the Loire Valley: Chenin Blanc. I also talk about wine tasting etiquette and the poll at Winecast.net
Show Notes:
00:20 - Show Theme
oo:36 - Background on Chenin Blanc. Best wines are from France: Saumur and Savennières (dry), Anjou and Vouvray (off-dry), Coteaux du Layon and Quarts de Chaume (dessert), and Crémant de Loire (sparkling), South Africa (Steen) and California (Clarksburg and Monterey County)
02:20 - Tasting Notes
02:33 - Dry Creek Vineyards, Clarksburg, Dry Chenin Blanc 2004 ($10)
03:02 - Masbon, Vouvray 2002 ($12.50)
03:38 - Ballentine Vineyards, Napa Valley Estate, “Old Vines”, Chenin Blanc 2004 ($14)
04:20 - Best of Tasting
04:54 - Best Value
05:05 - Wine Tasting Etiquette
09:58 - Poll at Weblog
10:53 - Podcast Awards
11:09 - Contact Details
11:50 - Next Show Theme
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Copyright 2005 Tim Elliott. Licensed to the public under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
