Sparkling Wine
01/25/21 • 36 min
Hello wine friends and welcome back to House Wine!
This week we are going to look at Sparkling Wine, the styles of sparkling wine and how it gets made. Yes, we even touch on if you can put still wine in your Soda Stream. We also go into a brief history about the early days of Champagne and everyone's favorite Monk: Dom Perignon.
The five main processes of making wine sparkle are broken down and we talk about which countries and which wines are using which.
Of course as source material I use:
The Oxford Companion to Wine, 4th Edition by Jancis Robinson
and
Champagne, by Peter Liem
I reference in passing a few wines but don't go into a great amount of detail but if you would like to reference what they are, it is:
Dom Perignon, by Moet et Chandon:
https://www.domperignon.com/us-en/
Veuve Clicquot:
https://www.veuveclicquot.com/
Paul Bara:
https://www.champagnepaulbara.com/en/
Krug:
https://www.krug.com/
I also briefly mention Spumante Bambino, which has no website. Trust me, you don't want it anyways!
House Wine is an independent Podcast written and narrated by myself Rachael, so please rate, subscribe, leave a comment and share it with your wine friends, it all goes a long way.
If you want to request and episode or make a correction, you can email this podcast at [email protected]
The art for this podcast was done by a Local Toronto Artist, Kelly Lauren and you can check her out on instagram @klylauren
See you next week.
Music Credit:
Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Hello wine friends and welcome back to House Wine!
This week we are going to look at Sparkling Wine, the styles of sparkling wine and how it gets made. Yes, we even touch on if you can put still wine in your Soda Stream. We also go into a brief history about the early days of Champagne and everyone's favorite Monk: Dom Perignon.
The five main processes of making wine sparkle are broken down and we talk about which countries and which wines are using which.
Of course as source material I use:
The Oxford Companion to Wine, 4th Edition by Jancis Robinson
and
Champagne, by Peter Liem
I reference in passing a few wines but don't go into a great amount of detail but if you would like to reference what they are, it is:
Dom Perignon, by Moet et Chandon:
https://www.domperignon.com/us-en/
Veuve Clicquot:
https://www.veuveclicquot.com/
Paul Bara:
https://www.champagnepaulbara.com/en/
Krug:
https://www.krug.com/
I also briefly mention Spumante Bambino, which has no website. Trust me, you don't want it anyways!
House Wine is an independent Podcast written and narrated by myself Rachael, so please rate, subscribe, leave a comment and share it with your wine friends, it all goes a long way.
If you want to request and episode or make a correction, you can email this podcast at [email protected]
The art for this podcast was done by a Local Toronto Artist, Kelly Lauren and you can check her out on instagram @klylauren
See you next week.
Music Credit:
Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Previous Episode
Loire Valley Pt 4 - The Central Vineyards
Welcome Back!
We made it to the final part of this four part series on the Loire Valley. This week we are diving into the Central Vineyards, home to some of the most iconic white wine appellations in all of France: Sancerre and Pouilly Fume, along with a whole host of their less famous sibling AOP's. We are in the home of a grape that needs no introduction, but gets one anyways, Sauvignon Blanc.
In Podcast specific news, moving forward this will be a weekly show with episodes posted every Monday. So if there is a topic you would like me to cover, please do not be shy. You can reach out an email the podcast at [email protected] I would love to know what you would like to learn about.
We covered some iconic producers this episode, you can follow the links for more information on them below:
Henri Bourgeois:
https://www.henribourgeois.com/en/
Alphonse Mellot:
http://mellot.com/presentation/presentation.php?LangueSite=en
And the iconic Didier Dagueneau:
https://www.decanter.com/features/didier-dagueneau-decanter-interview-246966/
If you are looking to pin down the taste of the ever elusive minerality then check out this video of Madeline Puckette and WineFolly tasting rocks, she explains it better than me:
https://winefolly.com/episode/minerality-in-wine/
House Wine is 100% independent, written and narrated by myself Rachael Picard so please rate, subscribe, leave a comment and share it with your wine friends, it all goes a long way.
The art for this podcast was done by a Local Toronto Artist, Kelly Lauren and you can check her out on instagram @klylauren
Until we meet again, I hope you drink something delicious.
Music Credit:
Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Next Episode
South Africa
Hi wine friends!
This week we are talking about South Africa. This month the South African Government banned the sale of alcohol in the country due to Covid-19, so it seemed like it would be a good a time as any to dive into the history, the grapes and some of the reasons you should be picking up a bottle of South African wine.
We go deep into the history this episode and how and why they started growing grapes around The Cape. It gets a little intense, but as I mention several times in the episode itself, we try to end it on a high note, with a list of Black Owned South African Wineries and how you can support BIPOC winemakers.
Need the list of Black South African Winemakers to grab a bottle? Here it is:
https://www.wosa.co.za/Sustainability/Socially-Sustainable/BEE/Black-owned-Brands/
Want to know BIPOC wines being made outside South Africa? Here is a great list that Wine Enthusiast put together:
https://www.winemag.com/2020/06/08/black-owned-wine-guide/
This week, I gush over my main source for this episode:
https://www.wosa.co.za/home/
And of course I leaned on my favorite resource of all time ever, The Oxford Companion to Wine, 4th Edition by Jancis Robinson. <3
I speak briefly about Apartheid in South Africa, but don't go deep into what it was or the social effect. I talk about it in the context of ways that it affected wine, but if you would like to know more, here is a resource about it:
https://www.history.com/news/apartheid-policies-photos-nelson-mandela
(Yes, I realize this is the History Channel, but I read it and I think for someone looking for a timeline of events, this article sums it up.)
I mention some wonderful wineries:
Land of Hope:
https://www.landofhope.co.za/
Seven Sisters:
http://www.sevensisters.co.za/
House Wine is an independent Podcast written and narrated by myself Rachael so please rate, subscribe, leave a comment and share it with your wine friends, it all goes a long way.
The art for this podcast was done by a Local Toronto Artist, Kelly Lauren and you can check her out on instagram @klylauren
If you would like to request an episode or make a correction you can email in at [email protected]
Until we meet again, I hope you drink something delicious.
Music Credit:
Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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