Podcasts by The Arizona Wine Monk Podcast
Wine critic and gentleman adventurer from Jerome, AZ, focusing on reviewing and critiquing (and drinking) Arizona Wine.
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Arizona Stronghold Vineyards Vertical Malvasia tasting podcast from 2019-06-05T17:34:59
In this episode, which has been teased about for a while, I finally brought my stash of older Malvasia Bianca bottles from Arizona Stronghold to the winery itself, where Matthew Raica and Kim Muske...
ListenGreater Than Wines with Gary Kurtz from 2019-03-25T15:40:38
Gary has been a fixture in the Wine Monk Podcast for over half of the episodes I recorded, (as well as the sister podcast, The Make America Grape Again Podcast) so I figured it was about time that ...
ListenThe Wine Monk: Pinot Noir Blind Tasting from 2019-01-30T21:56:59
Pinot Noir is a grape that is steeped in mystery and elegance. The unbilled co-star and arguable protagonist of the film 'Sideways,' Pinot Noir has long had a cloak of mystery surrounding it. Pin...
ListenSalvatore Vineyards 2014 Sangiovese vs. Brunello di Montalcino from 2018-12-29T16:44:29
In this episode of the Arizona Wine Monk podcast, Elizabeth Krecker and I sit outside on a starry night and drink the 2014 Salvatore Vineyards Sangiovese alongside the 2012 Licini Brunello di Monta...
ListenPodcast: Sand-Reckoner Sangiovese Pet-Nat with Isobel Luna from 2018-11-14T15:58:36
In this podcast, I drink the Sangiovese Pet-nat from Sand-Reckoner with Isobel Luna, harvest hand and tasting room wine slinger for Sand-Reckoner! This delicious sparkling rosé is pretty fantastic...
ListenPetit Sirah XM from the Southwest Wine Center: Part 2 from 2018-10-16T20:43:17
Ever wonder about the rules of cigar and wine pairing? (or if there are even any rules?) I've been getting into cigars lately, so I have.
In Part two of this two-part series, we are explor...
Petit Sirah XM from the Southwest Wine Center: Part 1 from 2018-09-17T15:37:28
Ever wonder about the rules of cigar and wine pairing? (or if there are even any rules?) I've been getting into cigars lately, so I have.
In Part one of this two-part series, we are exp...
Arneis: Italy vs. Arizona from 2018-08-22T21:43:46
In this episode, my friend Megan Coscia and I sit with two bottles of Arneis; a dry, aromatic white wine. The grape is originally from the Piedmont of Italy, where the name translates to "little r...
ListenToscano and Sangio Cerveza from 2018-08-03T08:22:46
This is a podcast that I did with the fine folks at https://www.tapthataz.com, featuring the Toscano from Dos Cabezas and the Sangio Cervesa, a sangiovese-based saison from Wilderness Brewery. Tak...
ListenThe Podcast of Pain from 2018-07-26T16:44:24
This is a bit of a silly podcast, where Gary and I decided to torture ourselves with hot sauce and (sometimes bad) wine pairings. The pain was the name of the game. Cringe with us in... THE PODCA...
ListenThe Wine Monk - Podcast 2018 - 03 - 05 from 2018-03-24T15:15:21
In this podcast, Gary and I drink some wines with a friend, Jacob, while we all build a computer. Mayhem and hilerity (along with some wine education) ensues. We drink the Aridus Malvasia Bianca,...
ListenPodcast: Arizona Saké with the Gardners! from 2018-03-12T15:17:59
The New podcast season will begin with something a bit different this time around. While visiting a few long-term dear friends of mine back east for Christmas, I got a general crash course in Saké ...
ListenPodcast: Nebbiolo Across the World: Universe in a Glass from 2017-12-31T17:33:45
In this podcast, I drink with Emil Molin, Joe Bechard, Kris Pothier, Dean Pfanis, and Steven Elston. The focus of this podcast is Nebbiolo.
Some grapes in Arizona do amazing things that c...
Podcast: Châteauneuf-du-Pape vs. Chateau Tumbleweed (Rhone vs. Arizona) from 2017-11-16T16:21:35
I've delayed posting this podcast for a long time because of Reasons, but the camaraderie and wine should still be shared... and here it is! In this podcast, we compare the Wild Will E. Cox from C...
ListenMourvèdre and Kerner with Robin Black from 2017-11-01T16:08:28
It is a dark and windy night in Sedona. The wind rattles and shakes the walls of the yurt. Your friend Robin reaches into her cold pack. "Mourvèdre," she whispers. You pull out the 33 Degrees Mourv...
ListenPodcast; Sand-Reckoner 7 vs. Cornas from 2017-10-21T15:00:57
In this podcast, a couple friends and I drink an Arizona Syrah with one of the crown jewels of the Rhone: Cornas. Who will win? Why is Syrah so interesting? Take a listen.
ListenPodcast: Flying Leap Vineyards Unión de Tres Rojos, with Richard Barrett from 2017-07-15T04:13:41
Warning: this might be the nerdiest podcast I've ever done.
In this episode, my girlfriend and I sit with Richard Barrett, a member of Capella Romana, and his wife Megan. Along with win...
Verde Valley Wine Consortium Podcast #1: Marselan from 2017-07-04T02:44:11
Marselan! In this podcast, sponsored by the Verde Valley Wine Consortium (and hopefully the start of a new sub-series), we sat down and explored this fascinating Cabernet Sauvignon x Grenache cross...
ListenPodcast: Dos Cabezas Sparkling Pink on the Beach from 2017-06-23T04:00:58
I just got back from visiting my girlfriend Bess out in Rhode Island and let me tell you, I already miss the cool waters of the Atlantic Ocean after just a couple days back here in the desert. Luck...
ListenProject Mayhem with Gary: 2015 Rosella from Passion Cellars from 2017-06-02T13:43:26
Once again, Gary and I drink something and talk about it; and once again, it's Rosé... but this time there's no hookah. Specifically, this time it's the Rosella, from Passion Cellars. The Rosella...
ListenPodcast: Founders of the Arizona Vigneron's Alliance from 2017-05-19T02:35:32
In this podcast, I hang out with the three founding members of the AVA (Arizona Vigneron's Alliance): Kent Callaghan, James Keenan, and Todd Bostock. These men have set it upon themselves to unify...
ListenPodcast: Gin Cocktails With Gary (Three Wells Distillery) from 2017-05-11T05:26:22
A month ago, I bought myself a bottle of the Three Wells distillery Gin, made with Arizona botanicals. I don't know much about cocktails, but Gary does... so he made some with me and we proceeded.....
ListenPodcast: David Day of Canton Cooperage from 2017-04-25T15:15:54
In this podcast, I hang out with David Day of Canton Cooperage, where we talk about the process of making wine barrels, what happens to wine while resting in a barrel, and why you would want to age...
ListenGewürztraminer? I hardly know 'er! (Grand Gewürztraminer tasting) from 2017-04-10T01:37:10
Gewürztraminer is one of the noble varietals of Alsace, and I decided I needed to compare one of these classics of the Old World to Arizona Stronghold's major award winner, side-by-side. And then ...
ListenAlbariño Podcast with Lacey Ritter from 2017-03-20T20:44:23
In this podcast, I sit with my friend Lacey Ritter who works with Merkin Vineyards, talking Albariño.
ListenThe Wine Monk - Podcast 2017 - 03 - 05 from 2017-03-05T15:36:18
I love how I said this podcast would "probably" be posted three weeks after the winter solstice. "before the inauguration." I am clearly the biggest slacker EVER.
Anyway, here's another ...
The Very Special Arizona Statehood Day Podcast from 2017-02-14T16:07:14
For the Arizona Wine Monk's Very Special Arizona Statehood Day Podcast... Or, I guess, Valentine's day Podcast also, whatever, or the St. Tryphon's Day podcast... all three? Sure, why not?... you a...
ListenVermentino and Cabernet podcast with Amber Gates from 2017-02-06T16:02:27
This is a bit of a long podcast, but it was a fun one to record, and was made entirely spur of the moment. Amber came into the tasting room, told me she was studying wine in Italy, we had a great ...
ListenNew Year's Barbera Across the World Podcast from 2017-01-17T15:39:41
This podcast has been a long time in the making. I've been planning this particular podcast for almost two years now, and now it's finally here! In this podcast, veteran guest Cami Barnella and I ...
ListenThe [Expletive Deleted] Merlot Podcast from 2017-01-04T03:06:49
In this podcast, which I've affectionately referred to as the *expletive* merlot podcast, I sit with some friends of mine who are involved with the Southwest Wine Center and we taste some Merlot fr...
ListenCaissa Dektown Cellars With Andi from 2016-12-26T16:53:11
In this podcast, i sit with my friend Andi Boyce while we drink a bottle of Dektown Cellars Caïssa. Named after a goddess of chess, this wine is a fun blend of Barbera, merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
ListenSand-Reckoner Sangiovese In The RV With BB-8 And Gary from 2016-12-16T17:14:06
In this podcast, Gary Kurtz from Greater than Wines, a mouthy robot named BB-8, and I drink the 2012 "5" Sangiovese from Sand-Reckoner vineyard. This one is pretty entertaining since this was reco...
ListenPodcast: Port-off, between Six Grapes and Cellar 433 Bastardo Port from 2016-12-01T15:10:45
A port-taste off between the Six Grapes, a classic Portuguese port, and the Bastardo port from Cellar 433, which was created by John McLaughlin to consciously emulate these styles of port. Who wil...
ListenPodcast: The Popes and Tempranillo from 2016-11-17T16:10:32
In this episode, i hang out once again with author Christine Pope and her husband Erik as we drink Tempranillo and goof off the night prior to Halloween.
ListenGary and I with Changeling in the Kitchen from 2016-11-04T16:01:49
In honor of tonight's release party with the Changeling, and the other wines from oDDity Wine CollectiVe, here's Gary and I in the kitchen while he cooks as we take audio notes on this wine for my ...
ListenPodcast: Orange Wine Research Night from 2016-10-24T15:43:59
In this Podcast, Gary, Lisa, Kristy, Dave, and myself have a research night drinking orange and amber wines from all over the world, in preparation for the release in the next few months of the Ora...
ListenPodcast: oDDity Wine Collective from 2016-10-05T13:39:25
In this podcast, I hang out with the fantastic four (technically sort of three, but four, whatever) behind up and coming new label, oDDity Wine Collective. We recorded this podcast at The Vineyard...
ListenPodcast: Drinking for the honored dead from 2016-09-27T15:59:43
We get into a little personal history with me this time around, as I drink some Prickly Pear fruit wine from Trident Winery and reminice about my recently-deceased grandfather. May he rest in piece.
ListenArizona Wine Monk Podcast: 2011 Golden Rule Sangiovese with Jeremiah Craig from 2016-09-13T15:59:33
Sangiovese is the friendliest of grapes! I sit with my friend and podcast sound editor Jeremiah Craig, and drink the 2011 Sangiovese from Golden Rule Vineyards and reflect upon this land we call ou...
ListenPodcast: Making Ocotillo Wine At Trident Winery from 2016-08-18T17:10:13
In this podcast, Ray Stephens walks me through the process of making one of his specialties: Ocotillo wine. Yes, really.
ListenEverybody Asks The Wine Monk Questions from 2016-06-29T06:18:56
The other half of the Hidden Hand podcast--here everyone interrogates ME. This was a nice flip of things!
ListenPodcast: Hidden Hand with Tim White from 2016-06-21T13:26:16
In this podcast, I sit with Tim White, Jason Negron, and some other awesome people associated with Caduceus and Four-Eight Wineworks, focusing on Tim White's newest Project, Hidden Hand. Malvasia m...
ListenPodcast: Wine And Social Media from 2016-06-14T15:08:57
This is a recording of my brief talk on Wine and Social Media at the Verde Valley Wine Consortium.
The TL;DL version of this is that Arizona wineries need to up their social media game.
Podcast: Lots of wine from 2016-06-05T08:50:27
The first part of this podcast was lost, where we were drinking an Obideh-Merweh Blend from Lebanon, but our other wines here are discussed. In this podcast, I drink with Dani Vorves, and Neil Abe...
ListenPodcast: Rune GSM Rose with Sarah Lantz from 2016-05-26T13:28:30
My friend Sarah Lantz is back as we drink the last wine I've not reviewed from Rune Winery: his GSM Rosé.
ListenErik and Christine Pope, Take Two, with Chateau Tumbleweed Verdhelo from 2016-05-18T18:10:06
In this Podcast, the start of the Second Season of the Arizona Wine Monk, Erik and Christine Pope are back from New Mexico for a visit! We drink the Chateau Tumbleweed Verdehlo and proceed to ramb...
ListenTraveler Oil Change from 2016-04-15T15:47:12
In this podcast, Gary and I continue our tradition of drinking the Traveler while doing car repairs--this time, it's the red in a can.
Geology and Terroir of Arizona Presentation at the Southwest Wine Center from 2016-04-04T13:50:39
On March 15, I did a presentation on geology and terroir of several different wine regions of Arizona at the Southwest Wine Center of Yavapai College. It was a lot of fun. This podcast is slightl...
ListenMalvasia Across The World from 2016-03-03T17:14:35
Gary and I drink a whole bunch of Malvasia, from across the world: Italy, Arizona, New Mexico, and California, in a variety of different styles. This is a fun one, guys. Take a listen.
ListenThe Tannat Awakens Podcast from 2016-02-26T01:51
In this podcast, I sit and dine with my friends Christina and Erik Pope while we drink Tannat from Callaghan Vineyards in Sonoita, as well as a California expression of this varietal from Lodi; Ink...
ListenNew Year's Eve Petit Verdot Podcast from 2016-02-18T16:56:57
This is the much-belated New Year's Eve podcast with my friend Cami Barnella, her gentleman caller, Jeremy, and myself, with the Flying Leap Petit Verdot, and the Runquist Petit Verdot. Much fun w...
ListenMississipster Podcast Part 2: Passion Cellars Grenache from 2016-02-11T15:51:07
In this podcast, which is sort of part two of two, but technically opened the night, the Mississipster himself and I talk Grenache. We drank the Passion Cellars 2013 Grenache (which is a wine club...
ListenMississipster Podcast, Part 1 Beer from 2016-02-09T14:36:47
This is technically part two of this podcast, but I'm posing it first because I can. In this podcast, the Mississipster himself, Alexander Ignativ, and I talk beer, including craft beer distributi...
ListenGranite Creek Vineyards 2011 Chardonnay with The Beer Captain from 2016-01-30T06:45:50
In this podcast, Gary, (The Beer Captain from the Noise) and I drink the Granite Creek Winery's 2011 Reserve Chardonnay. This podcast is designed to be listened to in conjunction with the review i...
ListenArizona Dolcetto Podcast from 2016-01-23T16:52:57
Ethan, one of my friends who spent his time as a cellar rat (yes, that is the semi-official term) this summer at Dragoon Vineyards/Cellar 433, and I sit and drink some dolcetto from Cellar 433 and ...
ListenPassion Cellars Barbera Podcast With Vickie Eisenstein from 2016-01-17T02:25:26
In this podcast, I drink over skype with comedienne Vickie Eisenstein of the Eisenstein Effect. When you're done listening here, head over to her page on soundcloud and listen to her interview of m...
ListenPodcast: Gallifant Cellars Malvasia Bianca with Emily from 2015-11-17T15:56:42
I promised my bestie Emily that I'd send her a bottle of Malvasia, and we'd podcast it!
I eventually go through with everything I promise... it just takes me a while sometimes:-)
Students of Wine Class on Arizona Wine from 2015-11-05T17:59:04
I taught a class on Arizona wine for Students of Wine about a month ago at Hidden Track Bottle Shop, and recorded it! Now you can attend too. If you are in the Phoenix area and want to learn abou...
ListenCody And Victoria 2 from 2015-10-19T19:12:07
Part two of the most epic wine and fandom podcast ever.
ListenPodcast: DA Ranch Generations Petit Sirah with Cami Barnella from 2015-10-12T01:22:48
Cami Barnella and I sit and drink the 2013 Generations Petit Sirah from DA Ranch while talking about a whole host of things, including my recent trip to Turkey, winemakers, and why it's so hard to ...
ListenVictoria Irwin from Fan Girl Nation, part 1 from 2015-09-17T17:01:15
This is the first post with Victoria Irwin, from Fan Girl Nation. We talk a lot about different fandoms and wine here, equating various wines to different fandoms. If you like to drink, and you li...
ListenPodcast: Jason Negron from Calavera/Weathered Hills Vineyards from 2015-08-26T14:50:22
In our second unoffical "Happy Hour at the Winchester" podcast, Jason Negron, from Calavera Cellars/Weathered Hill Vineyards in Pennsylvania, joins me in talking about Arizona wines versus Pennsylv...
ListenPodcast: James Callahan and Belle, just Before the Harvest from 2015-08-15T15:15:57
James Callahan and I sat down after dinner in Jerome to talk with his new intern for the summer, Annabelle Latz, to talk about Arizona wine, how it compares to wines and winemaking traditions in Ne...
ListenASV (Arizona Stronghold Vineyards) podcast with Corey Turnbull and John Scarbrough from 2015-08-08T03:05:14
I sit with Corey Turnbull and John Scarbrough at the Arizona Stronghold Facility and we talk wine. We drink some pretty cool and interesting stuff, and get into vineyards as well as what goes into...
ListenBrosé day with The Beer Captain from 2015-07-28T14:56:30
Gary, who we've met in several other podcasts, and myself smoke hookah, drink the Callaghan Sonoita Dry Rosé, and talk, well, Rosé, specifically here in Arizona.
ListenDel Rio Springs Vineyard Podcast (Phoenix and Vignoles) from 2015-07-17T15:28:01
I sit with Rick & Maricor Skladzien, owners of Del Rio Springs Vineyard in Chino Valley, Arizona, to talk about the release of their first white wine, the 2014 Phoenix. We also talk Pinot Noir, Vi...
ListenThe Arizona Wine Monk Review Podcast: Malvasia with Dave and Jen from 2015-07-10T04:13
My old friends Dave and Jen stop by and drink a Malvasia Bianca with me, and chaos ensues.
ListenThe Arizona Wine Review Podcast With Chateau Tumbleweed from 2015-07-01T15:47:50
Recorded a while back. Chateau Tumbleweed and I sat together over copious amounts of wine and recorded this podcast. Their tasting room is now open in Clarkdale, near Olson's Grain, and you really...
Listen2008 Naugal de Judith and 2012 Saeculum Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Podcast from 2015-06-23T03:00:22
A few friends and I sat on the night of Earth Day and drank the 2008 Naugal de Judith and the Saeculum Cellars 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon down in the Jerome Cemetry. It's a Very Special Podcast, wher...
ListenJason Domanico of Passion Cellars from 2015-05-09T16:48:37
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ListenRune Wines Podcast with James Callahan from 2015-04-30T03:15:07
I sit with winemaker James Callahan from Rune Winery (and Pillsbury) and talk native yeast, labels, history, and wine. This was a fun podcast to record. Visit James Callahan in his tasting canop...
ListenJavelina Leap podcast with Winemaker Cynthia Snapp from 2015-04-11T15:38:29
I sit with winemaker Cynthia Snapp from Javelina Leap today and we talk viticulture in the Verde Valley, Skull Valley, and winemaking. Especially interesting is the note about Zin in Arizona being...
ListenZarpara Viognier podcast with Shannon and Robert from 2015-03-23T23:05:51
Two new friends and I podcast about the 2013 Viognier from Zarpara; Hilarity, Lord of the Rings discussion, and comments about Arizona wine, Label Design, and How I met Your Mother ensue. There wa...
ListenAz Wine monk Bugcast, with Gary Kurtz from 2015-03-03T16:38:45
Gary and I meet up over drinks to talk about the various bugs and parasites which affect Arizona vineyards. Also stay tuned for a special behind the scenes outtakes reel.
ListenArizona Wine Monk Podcast: Willow White, Dancing Apache Vineyards from 2015-02-21T04:06:05
I drink the Willow White Seyval Blanc from Dancing Apache Vineyards, with my friends Sarah and Greta from The Sheaf and Vine blog, discuss lent, Hybrid varietals, Midwest wine versus Arizona wines,...
ListenArizona Wine Monk Podcast; Caduceus GSM Rose, Valentine's day Edition from 2015-02-14T17:25:45
My friend Derek J. Power and I drink the Velvet Slippers GSM Rosé from Caduceus Cellars, talking about Arizona Rose, Terrance Malick, Maynard, and wine. And sandwiches. And Orthodoxy creeps in, j...
ListenAZ Wine Monk Podcast One Stone Syrah from Saeculum Cellars from 2015-02-10T01:34:35
We hang out with Michael Pierce, from Saeculum Cellars and Bodega Pierce, and talk about winemaking, Syrah and Viognier coferments, and the Viticulture program at Yavapai College!
ListenDancing-Apache-Tannat-Arizona-wine-monk-podcast-Edited from 2015-02-02T15:33:54
My friends and I recently did a tasting panel comparing Arizona Tannat to wines made from this grape from all over the world. Specifically, the focus was the 2013 Capra Tannat, from Dancing Apache...
ListenWine Podcast: Hell's Half Acre, Passion Cellars, with Mia and Zach from 2015-01-27T20:59:52
Zach and Mia drink with me again; this time we're talking about Terroir, blending, and aging wines while we drink the Hell's Half Acre blend from Passion Cellars, grown on the Willcox Bench.
HopsNVinespodcast from 2015-01-05T19:07:41
The first in the Arizona Winemaker's series of podcasts for the Arizona Wine Monk Blog. Here we're in the barrel room with Megan and Shannon from Arizona Hops N' Vines, in Sonoita, Arizona, to tal...
ListenPodcast Of Sand - Reckoner Z from 2014-12-11T16:31:15
First podcast for The Arizona Wine Monk blog!
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