ChrisO goes it alone in this podcast and introduces one of his favorite small wineries in north Sonoma County, Leo Steen Wines. These fantastically crafted wines (Chenin Blanc and Syrah) are the work of Danish winemaker Leo Hansen, who also happens to be the winemaker for Stuhlmuller Vineyards.
Read more →In Episode 13 ChrisO and JonM have successfully returned from the desert, yes we were fools enough to try and do a video wine review from Death Valley! Unfortunately the copious amounts of sand got the better of our camera and we were not able complete our mission. So in its place we bring you [...]
Read more →ChrisO, “Everyman’s Wine Snob” and JonM, the self professed “Beer drinking idiot from St. Louis” discuss value wines from South Africa as well as ChrisO’s recent appearance on WineBizRadio.
Read more →ChrisO stopped by Kaz Winery in the heart of Kenwood to be interviewed about his day job at Benziger Family Winery and Imagery Estate Winery on Wine Biz Radio, soon however the subject changed to vintuba and the bloger love-in was off to the races.
Read more →2007 Domaine R. Rostaing, Condrieu “La Bonnette” If you enjoy Viognier you will love this example from a classic region. In the glass it is bright with a medium lemon core fading to a water white rim. The nose is clean with medium plus intense aromas of rose pedal, peach and apricot nectar which is [...]
Read more →2007 Thorn Clark Terra Barossa Shiraz This is a great value wine from a great producer in Australia! This wine has an opaque core with a beautiful purple rim. On the nose the wine is medium in intensity and showing some developing aromas of licorice, medicinal notes, cassis, mint, bramble with hints of black cherry. [...]
Read more →In episode #11 JonM “Wine Snob’s Everyman” joins ChrisO “Everyman’s Wine Snob” on his daily commute through beautiful Los Carneros to get another drive time wine recommendation. This week it’s all about the 2006 Fogdog Chardonnay, from Freestone Winery, located on the Sonoma Coast, and the 2005 Masi Campofiorin, from Masi Agricola, located in Veneto [...]
Read more →In episode #10 ChrisO in Napa, JonM in Snowmass, and Windy City Wine Guy in Chicago discus almost everything sparkling. We wish you a very happy beginning to 2009. Cheers, ChrisO, JonM and the Windy City Wine Guy! Show #10 m4a format (42:00min 17.6MB) Some of the wines we discussed in this episode: 1999 Champagner [...]
Read more →In episode #9 JonM, the “Wine Snob’s Everyman”, joins ChrisO, the “Everyman’s Wine Snob”, on his daily commute through beautiful Los Carneros to get another drive time wine recommendation. This week it’s all about desert island wines. Show #9 m4a format (7:01min 3.1MB) Here are the wines we talked about in this episode:
Read more →In episode #8 JonM interviews ChrisO about a variety of subjects from wine headaches to the Masters of Wine program. First in a series. Click Below to Play the Show: Show #8 m4a format (25:37min 11.8MB)