Pop, Fizz, Clink - You are what you drink! In this episode we discuss all things Champagne and Sparkling Wine with our special guest Penny Gadd-Coster from Rack and Riddle. We taste the Wine of the Day from Amista Vineyards and the newest edition of the Wine Road Map is hot of the press. 

 

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 DJ Bethy Beth, Millie Winehouse, Penny Gadd-Coster,

 Amista Blanc de Blanc, ChampagnePopper

 

Show Notes:

0:30 Champagne vs Sparkling wine

0:50 Penny Gadd-Coster from Rack & Riddle

2:15 Champagne Production Methods

3:07 Grapes of Champagne

4:06 Rack & Riddle - Custom Crush Facility & Winery

5:20 Breathless Wines Tasting Room

5:55 Bubbles Along the Wine Road

8:47 Book of the Day- Infographic Guide to Champagne & Other Sparkling Wines

9:42 Choosing the Right Glass

11:04 Item of the Day- ChampagnePopper

12:34 Wine of the Day - Amista Blanc de Blanc

13:24 New Wine Road Map

 

Links:

•  Penny Gadd-Coster

•  Rack & Riddle

•  Infographic Guide to Champagne & Other Sparkling Wines

•  ChampagnePopper

•  Wine Road Map

 

Winery Links:

•  Amista Vineyards

•  Kokomo Wines 

•  Harvest Moon Estate & Vineyards 

•  Breathless Wines 

•  Iron Horse Vineyards 

•  Korbel 

•  J Vineyards 

 

Credits:

The Wine Road podcast is recorded, mixed, and mastered at

Threshold Studios Sebastopol, CA. http://thresholdstudios.info