I describe the Littorai Pinot from 2014 that our friend Aaron opened up for us. Ashley shouts out James, Ernesto, Carey, Colin, Jenny. You MUST put this on your 2024 bucket list: the April 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. I thought Marzena defined #JO

Do You Know Your Enneagram Type?

Dec 20th, 2023 59m 57s

It's still Dry December for Barker, who actually found an acceptable de-alcoholized wine, from the Germans: Leitz Alkoholfrei Wein. Ashley's drinking XOBC Cellars wine by singer/songwriter and Seattle-area neighbor Brandi Carlile. We talk about

Our First-Ever Special Guest Interview

Dec 15th, 2023 29m 12s

Spoiler Alert: It's Our Daughter Ellis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Knock Knock. Who's There? Interrupting Co-Host.

Dec 12th, 2023 47m 22s

We discuss an article in The New York Times, titled “Bordeaux Wine Snobs Have a Point, According to This Computer Model” and the study behind the article, which we did not read, but you ought to. Ashley loves Dickens' A Christmas Carol and just

NutKraken and How Much to Spend on Wine for a Holiday Gift

Dec 9th, 2023 30m 26s

In this Friday shorter episode, we define a “split” bottle of wine... but it turns out we were wrong and were describing a “demi.” A “split” is half a “demi” Now you know. Barker suffers from a proper British affliction called tinnitus. And Ash

Dry December (and there's reason to believe...)

Dec 5th, 2023 52m 42s

Barker is drinking Newblood Alcohol Free Red Wine Blend to preview Dry January for you, which somehow reminds us of the song Long December by The Counting Crows. Ashley is an addict for "fairy porn" even though there are no fairies, just dragon

Friday Follow-up and Feedback

Dec 2nd, 2023 30m 8s

We drank the Isenhower Cellars Holiday Red. James won $5 for correctly identifying the Always Sunny in Philadelphia Sweet Dee SongHave you used the Marco Polo App?Here's the Fortune article on how Millennials think they need to earn $525K per y

40th Birthday Special

Nov 28th, 2023 58m 46s

We drink a special bottle for Ashley's 40th b-day, L’Aventure Winery’s For Her 2013 Red Blend.And we mark the occasion by asking a few questions from the Proust Questionnaire, which you maybe know from the longtime Vanity Fair magazine feature,

Thanksgiving Pause

Nov 21st, 2023 2m 39s

Ashley's got a shitty and persistent cough, and Barker simply does not have the patience to edit out all of the hacking and nose-blowing. In the meantime, dig back into the past episodes you've not yet listened to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c

Quickie! A Short Listener Feedback Episode

Nov 17th, 2023 17m 53s

Thanks to Paul and Darren for the feedback. Send yours to [email protected] leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Send us wine, and we will drink it and talk about it. We will be back in your feeds next week so that you can escape from th

Hunger Games, Burgundy, And Getting Wasted At School Fundraisers

Nov 14th, 2023 1h 1m

#HungerGames #MelissaJoanHart #JosephDrouhin #Schwarzenegger #Sacramento Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mail... BAG? Episode

Nov 10th, 2023 33m 20s

Our first Friday listener mail episode!Barker apologizes to Gloria, from Barcelona, for pooh-poohing the "secret language of the universe." Then, he apologizes again, to the Greeks, for good measure. Then, we get to hear the results of Barker's

"I'm Listening" ... to Ashley Obsess Over the Convoy Thing and Paso Robles Wine

Nov 7th, 2023 58m 42s

Ashley has never seen Star Wars. But she has watched Tommy Boy. Most wine from Paso Robles is big and high in alcohol. Convoy was a software company focused on freight shipping. Oh, and Ashley refuses to watch the Frasier reboot. Star Wars: htt

Greek Wine Sucks But Signs From The Universe Are Real (?)

Nov 3rd, 2023 45m 32s

Opie and Whistling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvSXdO7SDCEGreek wine: https://www.google.com/shopping/product/6541552373866686735?client=safari&q=greek+wine+kotsifali+pcc&prds=epd:3295018431495292848,eto:3295018431495292848_0,pid:477544701

Halloween!

Oct 27th, 2023 24m 31s

We're not pointing to a wine this time because we had nothing good to say about it. But here's the biomarker company Barker is using: https://www.functionhealth.com/Also, it's CRAZY that Barker spit-balled Butterfinger being "like 100 years old

College Education and Debt and Also More Oregon Pinot

Oct 24th, 2023 53m 40s

Lemelson: https://www.lemelsonvineyards.com/our-wine/pinot-noir Kappa Alpha Theta: https://www.kappaalphatheta.org/New York Times on the Cost of College: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/05/magazine/college-worth-price.htmlInstagram Account: htt

Super Taster and Wine in the Southern Hemisphere

Oct 20th, 2023 53m 25s

Kevin White La Fraternite: https://www.kevinwhitewinery.com/product/2021-La-Fraternite-Club-Copy?pageID=7D7AF172-A6D5-36AB-DF4F-7C2C625BF370&sortBy=DisplayOrder&maxRows=12&Super Taster Competition: Not a great link, but: https://supertaster.com

Debut!

Oct 17th, 2023 55m 31s

Right off the bat, Ashley and Barker get into it.They're drinking the 2021 Old Eight Cut Pinot Noir from Hundred Suns winery in Oregon.They're talking Banned Books Week, including Matthew Walther's op-ed in The New York Times, and Judy Blume's