2006 Pine and Post Cab Podcast

Hello everyone. This week's podcast is up at itunes. We try some good ol' American Cab and we find out that this variety comes in 31 flavors. Including green olive. Enjoy.

Stay tuned for next week's Special Edition cast where you could win prizes!

(j/k about the prizes but we really do have a special edition right around the cone-a.)

Z & R

2008 Yellow Tail Pinot Grigio

New podcast available on itunes. Are you tired of going to itunes each time we post a new podcast? Why not save yourself the hassle and just subscribe. It's easy: go into your list of podcasts in itunes and click subscribe next to the one that says Weeknight Wine. And TA-DA! It will automatically download each time we post a new cast. Thanks again to all of you out their listening and tasting along with us.

And look for our new Special Edition Podcast with guest available soon!


Z & R.

2007 Covey Run Riesling Podcast Available

The new cast is up. We do Riesling the right way this time. Check out this Covey Run, you won't be disappointed. Download on itunes or click on the live feed over yonder to the right.

Z & R.

2002 Lindemans Riesling PODCAST

A quick word about the new podcast.

We live and learn on this new cast about screwcaps. Screwcaps are a great thing for the wine industry because they cut down on the use of cork which is in short supply. Cork is also known to sometimes spoil a wine with the dreaded "cork taint." (That is the official word for it.) But on this podcast we learn the hard way that just because there's not a cork in your bottle doesn't mean your bottle still can't go bad. It's called REDUCTION.

Reduction happens to a screwcap wine when over time the wine begins to go 'sulfery' because of the lack of air that can get to the wine. It turns out that a tad bit of air is not a bad thing and actually helps a wine to mature. However, with a screwcap the wine gets absolutely no air until you open it. This can be bad sometimes as you will hear in this month's podcast.

We will be revisiting riesling next time with Covey Run so check out the new list of wines (to the right) and start shopping. Sit back and laugh at us as we almost kill ourselves tasting this 2002 riesling. And may your wine NEVER, EVER be reduced.

2002 Lindemans Riesling is up and available for download at itunes. Or you can download or just listen via our host site. The link is right over there --->

BEWARE OF THIS WINE!

Z & R.

Simply Sunny Sauvignon

Let me preface this short review with two facts: Sauginon Blanc usually smells like the room at the skating rink where you get your skates and I hate grapefruits.

So I find myself in a bit of a predicament when tasting this 2008 Yellow Tail Sauvignon Blanc (Southern pronunciation is "Sav-YAWN"). It smells like a freshly cut bouquet of flowers and it taste like a grapefruit without all the pucker. I'm amazed.

Most of the sauvignon blancs that I've tasted are really grassy; what the wine world calls "herbaceous." As gross as that sounds it's actually quite good. So this Yellow Tail is a nice change of pace. It's crisp and light with a hint of the sun shinning through on the tongue.

If you are planning a cheap, after labor day trip to the beach do yourself a favor when packing up the umbrella and chairs: slip a bottle of this sauvignon blanc into the beach bag. For six bucks you can't go wrong.

Rating: 8.0 out of 10.

~Rob.