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Calories in Wine: Grenache

Ok - so if you listen to the show, I missed this week. Oops! But is was for a worthy cause. The taping conflicted with my local Wino Club meeting where we were drinking Grenache. Now, Grenache is one of my favorite varietals and Wino Club is one of my favorite things so I made an executive decision and went out.

Here's the great part - we had a three way tie. Well we had a two way tie really, but I picked a third and since I'm writing, it was a three way!

The first wine of the evening surprised the heck out of me... it was PINK! My friend and hostess was given a bottle of South Coast Winery Grenache Rose from right here in our California Temecula Valley and she thought it would be a good joke on me. That backfired in a really great way because this was no ordinary California Rose. There was no sickly sweet fruit punch. We're talking about a 14% dry crisp fruit and had the most incredible color. The glasses looked like a true Barbie pink. It really was more of a European Rose which I do tend to enjoy. First winner of the evening right out of the bottle. It received 5s all around.

The second wine to receive a unanimous 5star rating (for the third time I may add) was Bitch from Australia. This Grenache wowed us with their 2005 vintage. It was also bought as a gag wine (you just can't judge a bottle by its label I guess). But at our Australian Wino Club, it was the first wine ever to receive unanimous votes as the winner. The 2006 was a little less than perfect but still a stellar wine at a $10 price. So when Sue brought out the 2007 I was so thrilled. The color has that beautiful pinkish ruby red that we've grown to love in our Grenache.

And then I tasted it and was so disappointed.

Then we got to gabbing and I walked away from my wine glass for a few minutes (before you call protective services, please note that I usually don't abandon my wine like that). A good 5 minutes later I realized there was still wine in my glass and after a few good swirls I tasted again. And there it was - beautiful black cherry pie with the slightest bit of nutmeg spice. While still not up to par with the 2005, I'd say that it beats the 2006 if you allow it to breathe a bit. A little young right from the bottle but quintessentially Grenache.

To pick up a bootle of the Bitch click here... Bitch 2007 Grenache - Red Wine.

Now the third wine of the evening is the one I will be tasting on the air in the next couple of weeks. Yes that was a teaser. It was not voted for by everyone. It was not loved by everyone. But this wine was not little and was a bit Zinfandel like in its character... stay tuned for Calories in Wine, the wine tasting segment by me, Stacy the Wino Snob!

Calories in Wine: Rose

Welcome to Calories in Wine, the 10 minute wine segment within the hour long radio show found on www.only2degrees.com.

Today we went pink! Pink wine that is. Yes, again. Sorry. But here's the thing, Jim was in town and it made him really happy and he promised me he had not seen the new Sex in the City Movie!

I forgot the camera again (oops!) but I'll do better next week.

This week's show begins around minute 35, Episode 22 from 06-07-2008. Happy listening!

-Stacy, The Wino Snob :)

Calories in Wine: Pinot Grigio

Welcome to Calories in Wine, the 10 minute wine segment within the hour long radio show found on www.only2degrees.com.

Today we tasted the winner from The Wino Club wine tasting party where we did a whole evening of Pinot Grigio.

This week's show begins around minute 34, Episode 21 from 05-31-2008. Happy listening!

-Stacy, The Wino Snob :)

Calories in Wine: Bourgeois Wines

Welcome to Calories in Wine, the 10 minute wine segment within the hour long radio show found on http://www.only2degrees.com.

Today we are tasting a beautiful Biodynamic Cabernet Franc from France sent to us by French wine distributors, Bourgeois Family Wines. The owner, Phillipps joins us to tell us a little more about their wines and this delicious choice. Please be sure to visit their site at http://www.bourgeoiswines.com to read more about their wines because they are really fascinating!

This week's show begins around minute 32, Episode 20 on 05-24-2008. Happy listening!

-Stacy, The Wino Snob

Calories in Wine: Zinfandel

Welcome to Calories in Wine, the 10 minute wine segment within the hour long radio show found on www.only2degrees.com.

Today we tasted some Red Zinfandel, which is always a quality grape.

This week's show begins around minute 29, Episode 19 from 05-17-2008. Happy listening!

-Stacy, The Wino Snob :)

Calories in Wine: Rose

Welcome to Calories in Wine, the 10 minute wine segment within the hour long radio show found on www.only2degrees.com.

Today we went pink! Pink wine that is.

This week's show begins around minute 27, Episode 18 from 05-10-2008. Happy listening!

-Stacy, The Wino Snob :)

Calories in Wine: Grenache

Welcome to Calories in Wine, the 10 minute wine segment within the hour long radio show found on www.only2degrees.com.

Today we are tasting Grenache from Spain, one of my favorite grapes right now.

This week's show begins around minute 37, Episode 17 from 05-03-2008. Happy listening!

-Stacy, evidently now known as The Wino Snob

Calories in Wine: French Red

Welcome to Calories in Wine, the 10 minute wine segment within the hour long radio show found on www.only2degrees.com.

Today we are tasting a French screw top Arrogant Frog red blend and by the way, there were no red teeth involved. And Kathy LOVES me! She can stay on as a co-host. Sorry - I lost the photo of the bottle and I definately finished it. Oops.

This week's show begins around minute 39, Episode 16 from 04-25-2008. Happy listening!

-Stacy

Calories in Wine: Temecula Wines

Welcome to Calories in Wine, the 10 minute wine segment within the hour long radio show found on www.only2degrees.com.

Today we are tasting wine from Falkner Winery with the winery's owner, Ray Falkner. Check out their winery at http://www.falknerwinery.com/ or to book tours of the Temecula Valley please go check out the Grapeline at http://www.gogrape.com/.

This week's show begins around minute 23, Episode 14 on 04-19-2008. Happy listening!

-Stacy

Calories in Wine: Beer

Welcome to Calories in Wine, the 10 minute wine segment within the hour long radio show found on www.only2degrees.com.

Today we are tasting beer. OK so its not wine but I'm really a beer girl at heart. We tasted two very different beers, Spaten Optimator and Hoegaarden White Belgium. Yum.

This week's show begins around minute 31, Episode 14 from 04-12-2008. Happy listening!

-Stacy, although Lisa insists that my real name is CC but don't let her trick you.

Calories in Wine: Mumm Sparkling Wine

Welcome to Calories in Wine, the 10 minute wine segment within the hour long radio show found on www.only2degrees.com.

Today we are tasting a sparkling wine from Mumm, Cuvee M. This is one of the best sparkling wines I've had in some time and Mumm sent it to us to taste. FABULOUS! Check out Mumm at http://mummnapa.com/wineshop -in fact, please visit their site and buy this wine because it was good!

This week's show begins around minute 25, Episode 13 on 04-05-2008. Happy listening!

-Stacy

Calories in Wine: Chardonnay

Welcome to Calories in Wine, the 10 minute wine segment within the hour long radio show found on www.only2degrees.com.

Today we are tasting La Crema Chardonnay, mostly because Darcy forgot to bring the bottle of really good Zinfandel she promised. Thanks DJ!

This week's show begins around minute 33, Episode 12 from 03-29-2008. Happy listening!

-Stacy

Calories in Wine: Sangiovese

I am not going to lie to you, this week's wine was a corked Sangiovese. I'm not going to insult the maker by listing or photographing the wine here. We did a quick burial of the bottle and called it a day.

However, if you want to know what 'corked' means or would like to learn more about Sangiovese, then tune into this week's show at about minute 30 on Episode 11 from 03/22/08. Happy tasting!

-Stacy

Calories In Wine: Albarino

Welcome to Calories in Wine, the 10 minute wine segment within the hour long radio show found on www.only2degrees.com.

Today we are tasting an Albarino from Spain. Don't be afraid of the whites because even our resident red-lover liked this Spanish white.

This week's show begins around minute 26, Episode 9 03-08-2008. Happy listening!

Calories In Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon Take 3

Welcome to Calories in Wine, the 10 minute wine segment within the hour long radio show found on www.only2degrees.com.

Today we are tasting Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile, Root, which is one of the nicest Cabs I've had recently. Yes, I'm sorry for the repetitive usage of the Cabernet but really, it's such a great time of year for deep reds and Lisa does not complain nearly as much when I bring big reds so I try to appease her from time to time.

This week's show begins around minute 28, Episode 8 03-01-2008. Happy listening!

Calories In Wine: Sparkling Wine

Welcome to Calories in Wine, the 10 minute wine segment within the hour long radio show found on www.only2degrees.com.

Today we are tasting Sparkling Wine. This wine did not win at our Wino Club meeting but is definitely worth checking out because Prosecco from Italy is less expensive and just as fun. And no, Chuck Washington was not snoring while we tasted, he was simply clearing his throat while trying not to talk too much. And what's this about Marie Antoinette?

This weeks show begins around minute 30, Episode 7 02-23-2008. Happy listening!

Calories In Wine: Riesling

Welcome to Calories in Wine, the 10 minute wine segment within the hour long radio show found on www.only2degrees.com.

Today we are tasting Riesling from Germany. Learn about what to look for when shopping for a great Riesling when the label is not in English.

This week's show begins around minute 37, Episode 6 02-18-2008. Happy listening!

Calories In Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon Take 2

Welcome to Calories in Wine, the 10 minute wine segment within the hour long radio show found on www.only2degrees.com.

Today we are tasting Cabernet Sauvignon from Sebastiani Vineyard from Sonoma Valley. I was again absent (no they haven't fired me yet!) but they were happy I wasn't there because they got to taste without me. I see where their loyalties lie.

This week's show begins around minute 26, Episode 5 02-09-2008. Happy listening!

Calories In Wine: Grenache

Welcome to Calories in Wine, the 10 minute wine segment within the hour long radio show found on www.only2degrees.com.

Today we are tasting a pretty little Grenache named 'Bitch'. Before you start judging the wine by the bottle, let me just say that their 2005 was one of the best Grenaches I have ever tasted. I personally was stuck on an airplane and couldn't be there for the show, but Lisa and Darcy found my secret stash and drank without me. Let's see how they do on their own... we may need to re-record this week's wine trivia.

This week's show begins around minute 22, Episode 4 02-02-2008. Happy listening!

Calories In Wine: Syrah

Welcome to Calories in Wine, the 10 minute wine segment within the hour long radio show found on www.only2degrees.com.

Today we are tasting Syrah (much to my dismay). Actually, this was a Shiraz from Australia which is the same grape, just a different accent. However, listen in to hear my pleasant surprise as we taste Suxx, which didn't.

This week's show begins around minute 24, Episode 3: 01-26-2008. Happy listening!

Calories In Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon

Welcome to Calories in Wine, the 10 minute wine segment within the hour long radio show found on www.only2degrees.com. Today we are tasting Cabernet Sauvignon from Robert Hall in Paso Robles. This wine won our Wino Club meeting and is worth checking out.

To listen in right now - click here.


To listen to the whole show. this week's show begins around minute 24, Episode 2 01-19-2008. Happy listening!

Calories in Wine: White Burgundy

'Calories in Wine' is a new podcast that is actually a small segment of an hour long radio show entitled 'Only 2 Degrees'. My friends Lisa and Darcy decided to start this show and asked me to be a part of it - actually they asked me to come drink wine with them each week and talk about it and that is not something I would ever say no to.

Here is the first wine we tasted, which was just o.k., but hey what can you expect for a $13 White Burgundy? It still had that nice crisp butter that warmed the mouth nicely.

To listen now click here:


If you just want to listen to the full radio show, this episode begins at minute 13 of the first show available here, Inaugural Episode 01-12-2008.

I can't wait to hear from you!