Podcasts by The Make America Grape Again Podcast
Welcome to the Make America Grape Again Podcast, where we will be examining at least one wine from every state in the United States. Tune in for fun wine talk for beginners and experts alike! Episodes uploaded every ten days.
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Season 2, Episode 30: "Natural Wines and Where to Find Them" from 2021-10-28T02:58:22
We've explored a few natural wines over the course of this podcast and the associated blog, but we haven't delved as deeply as we could have into this often-controversial topic. The fact is, Natur...
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Season 2, episode 29: "Can anything good come from Delaware?" from 2021-10-05T18:59:49
If you've been following my podcast (and the associated blog) for a while, you know that I've come out strongly in favor of varietals that are hybrids between American and French grape strains. I ...
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"Season 2, Episode 29: Rosé all night" from 2021-09-05T02:48:25
This is an episode that I've lost into the ether a few times and even mentioned as lost in another episode, but somehow mysteriously re-appeared. I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth (or t...
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"Season 2, Episode 28: Rosé all night" from 2021-09-05T02:48:25
This is an episode that I've lost into the ether a few times and even mentioned as lost in another episode, but somehow mysteriously re-appeared. I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth (or t...
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Season 2, Episode 27: "Fünf der Mai Riesling Extravaganza" from 2021-08-17T23:45:38
In the American Southwest, celebrations around the Fifth of May are a big thing. Known as Cinco de Mayo, American pop culture seems to hold that this date is the independence day for Mexico, but t...
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Season 2, Episode 26: " A sort-of Super-Tuscan by the Sea" from 2021-08-01T20:50:48
Last week, I went to visit the rocky landscape of Moab, Utah, in pursuit of the state's oldest wineries. This is not a podcast about this experience, though the winemaker for the vintage in this ep...
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Season 2, Episode 25: "Diamond in the Rough" from 2021-07-11T19:11:30
Diamond is a grape you might know better than you think. You may not have heard of this hybrid varietal, but there is a decent chance that you might have tasted it... but not in wine. Also known ...
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Season 2, Episode 24: "Uncle Jake's Elderberry Wine" from 2021-06-29T16:07:28
For many of us city folk, our first introduction to Elderberry (and its alcoholic potential) was probably the infamous line from Monty Python and the Holy Grail: "Your mother was a hamster, and you...
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Season 2, Episode 23: "No Regrets when drinking Piquettes" from 2021-06-01T19:01:55
Lately, in the American wine scene, a new beverage with ancient roots has been taking the world by storm: Piquette.
Occasionally described as "White Claw for Wine Lovers," Piquette is a lo...
Season 2, Episode 22; "Petit Manseng Deep Dive with Greg Gonnerman" from 2021-05-03T00:15:50
Petit Manseng is a grape that is not on the radar of average wine-drinkers. But, perhaps it should be. Coming originally from the Jurançon of France, Petit Manseng has begun to obtain a dedicated ...
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Season 2, Episode 20: "The Full Monte(pulciano)" from 2021-04-14T02:08:32
Someday, I will again be on top of upload schedules! It is not this day, however. But, this day I have another varietal deep dive for you! This day, we drink Montepulciano! More specifically, El...
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Season 2, Episode 21: "The Full Monte(pulciano)" from 2021-04-14T00:08:32
Someday, I will again be on top of upload schedules! It is not this day, however. But, this day I have another varietal deep dive for you! This day, we drink Montepulciano! More specifically, El...
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Season 2, Episode 20: "Bar-Bar-Barbera" from 2021-03-16T09:20:58
I'm sorry for not uploading this sooner; time has, once again, made a mockery of me. But for this episode, we have another deep dive into another fantastic Italian varietal; Barbera. While I didn...
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Season 2, Episode 19: "Nebbiolo Deep Dive" from 2021-02-22T06:33:21
Okay, I admit, this episode is sort of a cheat episode. No grape in any of the bottles we drank in this episode was grown in the United States; unfortunately, there is very little Nebbiolo to be fo...
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Season 2, Episode 18: "Return to the Cowboy State with Tim and Alissa Michaud" from 2021-02-01T21:35:37
When we last visited the Cowboy State for our intrepid podcast, Gary couldn't find a drop of wine to share and discuss, so we chose to examine some Bourbon misconceptions instead. And, while Bourb...
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Season 2, Episode 16: "AZ Uncorked: The Arizona Wine Guide, with Jenelle Bonifield" from 2021-01-03T05:18:48
Long-time listeners may know about my connections to the Wine industry in Arizona, where I got started, and it's high time I return to my roots, pun intended. In this episode, I sit down with Jenel...
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Season 2, Episode 15: "Flaws, Darned Flaws, and More Flaws" from 2020-12-09T19:45:12
Not every wine is perfect. In fact, not every wine can be perfect. Indeed, one could make a strong argument that it is the imperfections in a wine that can make a vintage stand out above its peers...
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Season 2, Episode 14: "All Bayou Self; a return to Louisiana" from 2020-11-16T16:29:52
Apologies for the long absence, again. This Covid thing has left me in a severe state of executive dysfunction where I swear I can't do things unless the stars are properly aligned, and then I, li...
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Season 2, Episode 13: "Grüner Veltliner? I hardly know 'er!" from 2020-07-23T16:57:17
With the world in the current state, what better time is there to drink, right? Even though I recorded this episode last summer... better late than never! Apologies. Life has again gotten in the wa...
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Season 2, Episode 12: "Tom Bombadil; Saperavi Deep Dive" from 2020-06-23T14:57:58
In the same early episode where I mentioned that Rkatsiteli was the viticultural equivalent of Goldberry, Co-host Gary had asked what grape would be the equivalent of Tom Bombadil. "Why, that would...
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Season 2, Episode 11: "Rkatsiteli deep dive" from 2020-06-10T15:05:22
Way back at the beginning of season one, I tangentially mentioned a fascinating grape in our first episode talking about wines in Massachusetts: Rkatsiteli. This was just one of the five grapes in ...
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Season 2, Episode 10: "New Jersey Wine Tasting with Friends" from 2020-05-23T02:58:04
Apologies for the long absence. Again, life has gotten very much in the way of things. In this case, it was a move back to a mountaintop lair in Jerome after some rather gruesome personal trauma.....
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Season 2, Episode 9: "Florida is just fine with Sparkling Muscadine" from 2020-03-06T12:53:39
Apologies for the long delay in uploading; life has again been rather rough of late. If you want to help out, you can toss a coin to the Wine Monk over at our Patreon page. Anyway, onto the show!<...
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Season 2, Episode 8: "Everything's gonna be Viognier." (Viognier Deep Dive with Michelle Petree) from 2020-01-13T16:57:24
First of all, let me apologize for the erratic upload schedule this January. There is a lot of stuff going on in my life right now; a struggle with depression, a struggle with finances, and my moth...
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Season 2, Episode 7: "Norton Deep Dive (with Kim Musket)" from 2020-01-01T18:02:03
Over my holiday hiatus, I was thinking recently about what 10 varietals might define the overall Wine industry in the United States. Would it be defined by which grapes are grown by highest amount ...
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Season 2, Episode 6: "Sip your Chardon-nay-nay: Welcome to Michigan" from 2019-12-16T15:49:11
We explored Michigan once before, but that episode was recorded about a month before I got the chance to drink some fantastic Michigan wines courtesy of a #winestudio event and the Michigan Wine Co...
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Season 2, Episode 5: The Traditional Method (RJR Brut Cuvee, Westport Rivers, MA) from 2019-12-05T14:20:08
We've had a couple of sparkling wines in this program before, but we've never really had a traditional method sparkling wine on the show before. Let's change that, with a look at the 2007 RJR Brut...
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Season 2, Episode 4: The Forgotten Pinot (Oregon vs. Germany) from 2019-11-25T15:12:58
Everyone knows Pinot Noir. Most folks know Pinot Gris, aka Grigio. Pinot Blanc has a few die-hard fans even among the general public. But Pinot Meunier, despite its common use in making Champagne, ...
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Season 2, Episode 3: "Icewine, baby" (Creekbend Vidal Blanc Ice Wine, Indiana) from 2019-11-15T15:10:19
It's pretty freaking cold everywhere you go east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada right now, so it seemed like as good a time as any to talk about Ice wine. Our main wine foc...
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Season 2, Episode 2: "WTF are tasting notes, anyway?" (California ep. 2) from 2019-11-01T02:12:08
I get asked somewhat often, "What are tasting notes, really?" Or rather, to be honest, I get asked: "What am I supposed to be tasting, anyway?"
Well, when you get down to it, you taste wha...
Season 2, Episode 1: An Unexpected Birthday from 2019-10-21T22:23:52
Welcome to the first episode of Season 2! This was originally going to be an additional bonus episode for Season One, but harvest, crush, and a new tasting room job meant I didn't get much time to ...
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Episode 52: Mexico (Bonus Episode) from 2019-09-19T18:16:46
¡Bienvenidos amigos, al episodio cincuenta y dos del podcast Make America Grape Again! ¡En este episodio, volvemos a hacer uva de México con el Rosado 2017 de Casa Madero, la bodega más antigua del...
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Episode 51: Washington D.C. from 2019-09-08T15:52:18
We're not quite done with season one yet! Sorry for the late post; it's the height of crush and harvest here in Arizona, and I've been working myself raw. Our last non-bonus episode for the season ...
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Episode 50: Tennessee from 2019-08-26T14:28:18
While more famous for being the heartland of country music, Tennessee actually has a thriving wine industry. The Volunteer State is home to one of the largest wine industries in the American Southe...
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Episode 49: South Carolina from 2019-08-16T15:25:56
Welcome to Episode 49 of the Make America Grape Again Podcast, where we explore The Palmetto State, South Carolina. Our wine focus for this episode is the Lowcountry Red from Deep Water Vineyard, ...
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Episode 48: Iowa from 2019-08-06T21:27:07
Iowa may be a state that is associated in pop culture with endless waves of corn and soybeans, but the Hawkeye State has a vibrant wine culture too! Our first wine from this state that we will be l...
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Episode 47: Maryland from 2019-07-28T01:38:26
Welcome to Episode 47, focusing on a state that I think has one of the best flags in the country: Maryland. In this episode, we will be focusing on the 2017 Vin Doux Naturel from Old Westminster Wi...
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Episode 46: Arkansas from 2019-07-17T14:33:33
Welcome to Episode 46, where we focus on the Natural State, Arkansas. Arkansas is known for the state's natural scenic beauty, clear lakes and streams, and abundant wildlife, but also has quite a f...
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Episode 45: Montana from 2019-07-07T17:33:59
Welcome to episode 45 of the Make America Grape Again Podcast, where we examine the wine scene in Big Sky Country: Montana. Our wine of the episode is the Dandelion Wine from Hidden Legend Winery, ...
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Episode 44: Mississippi from 2019-06-26T13:42:51
Hello, and welcome to another splendid episode of the Make America Grape Again Podcast, centered around the Magnolia State: Mississippi. In this episode, we drink the 2018 Delta Dry mead from Queen...
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Episode 43: Oklahoma from 2019-06-16T14:42:39
Welcome to our 43rd episode of The Make America Grape Again Podcast, where we visit a state we should have visited Sooner: Oklahoma. Our featured wine in this episode is the Glitz, a sparkling Nort...
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Episode 42: North Dakota from 2019-06-06T13:58:11
Welcome to Episode 42 of the Make America Grape Again podcast, where we explore the wine scene of North Dakota. I hope you have your towel ready, this being episode 42 and all that. Our first exa...
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Episode 41: Ohio from 2019-05-27T13:52:57
Welcome to episode 41 of the Make America Grape Again podcast, featuring the Buckeye State, Ohio. Featuring one of the more unique flags of a US State, Ohio has a long and lauded history with the ...
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Episode 40: Minnesota from 2019-05-16T15:48:07
Welcome to Episode 40 of the Make America Grape Again Podcast, where we explore the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes: Minnesota. Located at roughly the same parallel as Bordeaux, Minnesota has many chall...
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Episode 39: South Dakota from 2019-05-06T14:35:46
Welcome to episode 39 of the Make America Grape Again podcast, where we focus on the Mount Rushmore State: South Dakota. Our wine of the podcast today is the Red-Ass Rhubarb from Prairie Berry Win...
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Episode 38: Florida from 2019-04-27T14:23:40
Welcome to Episode 38 of the Make America Grape Again Podcast, where we explore the wine scene of Florida. While the Sunshine State is known for citrus, beaches, and marshes, it is not widely known...
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Episode 37: Alabama from 2019-04-17T11:40:47
Welcome to episode 37 of the Make America Grape Again Podcast, where we focus on the Heart of Dixie: Alabama. Our wine is the 2013 American Oak Cabernet Sauvignon from Maraella Winery, located in i...
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Episode 36: Pennsylvania from 2019-04-07T14:14:33
Welcome to episode 36 of the Make America Grape Again podcast, where we focus on the Keystone state: Pennsylvania. Our wine du jour this time around is the NV Oaked Vidal from Spyglass Ridge Vineya...
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Episode 35: Alaska from 2019-03-28T13:28:56
Welcome to Episode 35 of the Make America Grape Again podcast, where we explore the final frontier: Alaska! Our first wine for the Land of the Midnight Sun is the Haskap Wine from Alaska Berries. ...
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Episode 34: New Hampshire from 2019-03-18T13:51:43
Welcome to Episode 34 of the Make America Grape Again Podcast, where we explore the wine scene in New Hampshire through the lens of the 2015 Marquette from Poocham Hill Winery. In this episode, I a...
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Episode 33: West Virginia from 2019-03-08T15:01:12
Welcome to episode 33 of the Make America Grape Again podcast, where we focus upon the state of West Virginia! The wine for our first WV episode is the Sweet Mountain Spiced Wine, from West-Whitehi...
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Episode 32: Nebraska from 2019-02-28T14:02:24
Welcome to episode 32 of the Make America Grape Again Podcast, where we return to the Great Plains and imbibe the 2016 Chambourcin from Glacial Till Winery, located in Palmyra, Nebraska. Chambourc...
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Episode 31: Louisiana from 2019-02-18T16:47:55
Welcome to our 31st episode, featuring Louisiana! In this episode, we will be drinking the Redneck Red, from Landry Vineyards. The Redneck Red is a non-vintage Muscadine wine (a species we met th...
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Episode 30: North Carolina from 2019-02-08T15:19:38
Welcome to Episode 30 of the Make America Grape Again Podcast, where we explore North Carolina through the lens of one of the most unique indigenous grape species in the US: Muscadine! Specificall...
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Episode 29: New Jersey from 2019-01-29T17:14:35
Welcome to Episode 29 of the Make America Grape Again Podcast, where we return to the Mid-Atlantic region and visit the Garden State. Our wine for this episode is the 2017 Outer Coastal Plain Blauf...
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Episode 28: Indiana from 2019-01-19T15:09:52
Welcome to episode 28, where we focus on Indiana! Our featured wine for this episode is the Creekbend III, from the Creekbend label of Oliver Winery, located near Bloomington, Indiana. This wine ...
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Episode 27: Delaware from 2019-01-09T16:43:39
Delaware is an often overlooked state in the US, but like all states, does have a winemaking tradition. Today's wine focus is the 2017 Delaware, from Pizzadili Vineyard, located in the town of Fel...
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Episode 26 - Texas from 2018-12-30T16:47:59
Howdy Partners! Welcome to another episode of the Make America Grape Again Podcast! This time around, we're looking at Texas, through the lens of the 2016 Petit Sirah from Grape Creek Vineyards, ...
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Episode 25: Michigan from 2018-12-20T14:54:20
Welcome to Episode 25, the halfway point of our first season! It is time that we, as Sufjan Stevens has done before us, say yes to Michigan. (And mispronounce the name of the state repeatedly, a d...
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Episode 24: Utah from 2018-12-10T16:00:07
Mysterious, ancient, and full of both Uranium and Mormons, you would expect the Utah landscape to be hostile to winemaking, and among the last places one would imagine wine to be made in the United...
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Episode 23: Rhode Island from 2018-12-02T20:20:50
The smallest state in the US, as it turns out, has a wine industry that rivals some of the biggest. Rhode Island is about the same size as the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area but has almost thre...
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Episode 22: Hawaii from 2018-11-24T22:33:54
Many times the first response someone has when I tell someone that there is a licensed and bonded winery making their own wine in all 50 states is, "Even Hawaii? Really?"
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Episode 21: Missouri from 2018-11-14T16:39:51
Sorry for the slight delay in uploading this episode, as I am editing several new recordings. Hopefully, there will not be any additional delays. Onward!
Our focus for Episode 21 is Mis...
Episode 20: Kansas from 2018-10-31T13:45:01
Welcome, my friends, to episode 20 of the Make America Grape Again Podcast, which will center around Kansas. Our wine today is the 2015 Panape Rosé, from BlueJacket Crossing Winery, located in Eud...
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Episode 19: Arizona from 2018-10-19T15:16:09
Arizona, as you might have guessed, is the state I call home. It is the state I focus on with my other wine blog and podcast, The Arizona Wine Monk. With two registered AVAs, a third on the way, a...
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Episode 18: Georgia from 2018-10-10T02:51:14
It is said that Georgia is a state of mind, but in actuality, wine in Georgia can be considered a state of confusion! The reason for this, is, of course, the American state of Georgia shares a name...
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Episode 17: Maine from 2018-09-28T15:37:36
Maine is the focus in our 17th episode of the Make America Grape Again Podcast. The wine in question is the first fruit wine we've explored in our podcast, the Wild Blueberry Wine (Semi-Dry) from ...
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Episode 16: Vermont from 2018-09-15T12:16:10
Vermont is the focus of our 16th episode here at the Make America Grape Again podcast. Barely more than a stub of a Wikipedia page, Vermont so far has only seven wineries, and a very recent beginn...
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Episode 15: Wisconsin from 2018-09-04T17:08:17
Apologies for this late post; I was working for the last few days on the crush pad in Willcox, and I was too swamped to post on time. Future episodes should continue loading every 10 days. Onto the...
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Episode 14: Washington from 2018-08-20T15:02:17
In Episode 14, we focus on Washington. Washington produces the second largest amount of wine per capita in the United States, after California. Established in 1984, the Colombia Valley AVA is the ...
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Episode 13: Connecticut from 2018-08-11T15:44:25
Connecticut is the focus of our lucky 13th episode of the Make America Grape Again podcast, centered around the 2015 vintage of the Dry Summer Rosé from Sharpe Hill Vineyard, in Pomford, Connecticu...
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Episode 12: California from 2018-08-01T14:15:02
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is probably the grape (and region) that is most associated with California wines to the average consumer and wine drinker. However, there is a LOT more to California ...
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Episode 11: New York from 2018-07-19T21:50:49
The 2016 Dry Riesling from Empire Estates provides our introduction to New York State in our eleventh episode of The Make America Grape Again Podcast. This wine is sourced from a number of differe...
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Episode 10: Illinois from 2018-07-09T14:49:38
Welcome to the Tenth episode of the Make America Grape Again podcast, showcasing Illinois. Today's wine is the Blue Sky Vineyard 2014 Estate Cabernet Franc, from Blue Sky Vineyards in the Shawnee ...
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Episode 9: Colorado from 2018-06-29T16:06:17
Welcome to Episode 9 of the Make America Grape Again Podcast; in this episode, we will be exploring Colorado for the first time!
Colorado is a land of extremes, with everything from toweri...
Episode 8: Wyoming from 2018-06-20T21:12:50
We are going to something just a little different for the time being when it comes to our first episode featuring the Equality State. Or the Cowboy State. Whichever.
You see, when Gary ...
Episode 7: New Mexico from 2018-06-10T20:37:04
In Episode Seven, we focus on New Mexico, Arizona's Neighbor to the East. The wine in question is the 2015 Barrel Select Pinot Noir, from Gruet. Gruet Winery is one of the oldest wineries in New Me...
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Episode 6: Idaho from 2018-06-02T15:51:36
Welcome to Episode 6 of Make America Grape Again! In this episode, we visit Idaho, and meet up with one of the most abundant styles of wine blends: the Bordeaux Blend. Blends in this style, often ...
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Episode 5: Oregon from 2018-05-24T17:16:19
In episode five of the Make America Grape Again Podcast, we move to the Pacific Northwest and meet one of the most infamous grapes of all: Pinot Noir. (At least, it was after the release of the fil...
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Episode 4: Virginia from 2018-05-15T14:51:13
Viognier is a grape with an intriguing history. This white grape, originally from the Northern Rhone Valley of France, and was almost extinct in the 1960's, has now made a home here in America. For...
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Episode 3: Massachusetts from 2018-05-05T13:51:55
In this episode, the 2014 Cinco Cães from Westport Rivers Winery provides an introduction to the wine industry of Massachusetts. This fun white wine blend introduces us to first to Rketselli, one ...
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Episode 2: Nevada from 2018-04-25T14:45:14
In Episode Two of the Make America Grape Again podcast, we will look at Nevada.
Nevada is a bit of a frontier in winemaking, due to the unwieldy nature of legislation focused on winery an...
Episode 1: Kentucky from 2018-04-18T14:51:58
In Episode One of the Make America Grape Again podcast, we will look at Kentucky, home of America's oldest commercial winery. Yes, that's right! The wine in question is the 2014 Reserve Kentucky ...
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Make America Grape Again - Announcement from 2018-03-30T02:31:53
Welcome to the new podcast by the Arizona Wine Monk! Let's make America Grape again! In this podcast series, we will be exploring wines from all 50 states in the USA, providing an overview of the...
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