• Glass In Session® Winecast

  • By: Val Caruso
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Glass In Session® Winecast

By: Val Caruso
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  • Glass In Session® is a bi-weekly wine education podcast by Val Caruso DWS, CWE, FWS. She's a wine educator, a lifelong learner, and shameless corkdork. There’s a Glass in Session® every 2nd and 4th Friday where we explore the fun - sometimes funny - aspects of wine and spirits education, culture, and history.
    2023
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  • Wine of the Czech Republic

    Wine of the Czech Republic
    Sep 13 2024
    A basic introduction to the wine of the Czech Republic, this episode explores some of the history, regions, grapes and some of the unique wine styles. Resources from this episode: Books: The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails [Kindle Edition], Wondrich, D & Rothbaum, N., (2022) Websites: Bohemia Sekt: https://www.bohemiasekt.cz/en/about-us/ Brittanica: Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Preidel, H. (6 September 2024) https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-IV-Holy-Roman-emperor Czech Journalist: Exploring the Wine Regions of the Czech Republic, Svobodova, V. (2 October 2023) https://www.czechjournal.cz/exploring-the-wine-regions-of-the-czech-republic/ Czechology: St. Martin’s Wine, (24 October 2023) https://www.czechology.com/st-martins-wine/ Eating Europe: Where to Drink Burčák (Young “Wine”) in Prague, Dunn, K. (21 August 2014) https://www.eatingeurope.com/blog/where-to-drink-burcak-in-prague/ Národní Vinařské Centrum (National Wine Center of the Czech Republic): Classification of Still Wines https://www.vinarskecentrum.cz/en/o-vine/klasifikace-ticha-vina Národní Vinařské Centrum (National Wine Center of the Czech Republic): Wine Regions in the Czech Republic https://www.vinarskecentrum.cz/en/o-vine/vinarske-regiony-v-cr Vína z Moravy Vína z Čech: https://www.vinazmoravyvinazcech.cz/en Visit Czechia: https://www.visitczechia.com/en-us/czech-convention-bureau/group-activities/gastronomy-ideas/a-sparkling-world-of-bohemia-sekt Wine Enthusiast: Devastated by Communism, Czech Wine is Making a Comeback, Honova. N. K. (9 January 2024) https://www.wineenthusiast.com/basics/region-rundown/czech-wine-guide/ World Atlas: The History of Czechoslovakia and Why it Split Up, Kershner, E. (18 June 2020) https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-history-of-czechoslovakia-and-why-it-split-up.html World Atlas: Maps of Czech Republic (2021) https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/czech-republic Glass in Session Episodes Relevant to this Episode: S2E2: Behind Botrytis - Beautiful Wines from Ugly Grapes https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s2e2-behind-botrytis-beautiful-wines-from-ugly-grapes S3E1: Asti DOCG - Bubbles in the New Year, Decade, and Season! https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s3e1-asti-docg-bubbles-in-the-new-year-decade-and-season S3E4: Wine from Dried Grapes https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s3e4-wine-from-dried-grapes S9E3: Ice Wine/Icewine/Eiswein (Baby?) https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s9e3-ice-wineicewineeiswein-baby S16E1: Austrian and German Sekt https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/austrian-and-german-sekt-s16e1 S16E3: Belgian Wines and PIWI Grapes https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/belgian-wines-and-piwi-grapes-s16e3 S16E6: Aquavit: The Spirit of Scandinavia https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/website/aquavit-the-spirit-of-scandinavia-s16e6 Glass in Session® swag mentioned in this show: https://www.teepublic.com/user/glass-in-session Glass in Session® is a registered trademark of Vino With Val, LLC. Music: “Write Your Story” by Joystock (Jamendo.com cc_Standard License, Jamendo S.A.)
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    21 mins
  • Wine Caves: Bonus Episode

    Wine Caves: Bonus Episode
    Aug 23 2024

    This is a bonus episode created from another project I was working on this month. It's got a little less corkdorkery than the original episode from way back in Season 3, but I've linked it up in case you would like to revisit it, as well as the original sourcing material.

    Wine Caves: Dishing the Dirt https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s3e3-wine-caves-dishing-the-dirt Wine caves aren't just for fancy parties. Some of the most famous caves date back to Roman times and have served mankind honorably through the centuries - for many purposes in addition to storing wine. Why do we care? This episode dishes the dirt on wine caves, by going back millions of years before returning to the current era. This is the who, what, where, when and why of wine caves.

    Resources from this episode:

    Books:

    Champagne: The essential guide to the wines, producers, and terroirs of the iconic region (2017), Liem P.

    Champagne: How the world's most glamorous wine triumphed over war and hard times (2005), Kladstrup D. and Kladstrup P.

    Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines [Project Gutenberg Ebook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20889] (1879), Vizetelly H.

    A History of Champagne, with Notes on the Other Sparkling Wines of France [Project Gutenberg Ebook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46953] (1882), Vizetelly H.

    Into the Earth: A Wine Cave Renaissance (2009), D'Agostini D. & Chappellet M.

    The Story of Champagne [Kindle Edition] (2016), Faith, N.

    Wine and War: The French, the Nazis and the battle for France's greatest treasure (2001), Kladstrup D. and Kladstrup P.

    Websites:

    California Dream Big https://www.visitcalifornia.com/attraction/wine-caves

    Geological Society of America https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Education_Careers/Geologic_Time_Scale/GSA/timescale/home.aspx

    Thrillist https://www.thrillist.com/drink/san-francisco/napa-sonoma/the-7-best-wine-caves-in-napasonoma UNESCO https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1465

    Glass in Session® is a registered trademark of Vino With Val, LLC.
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    10 mins
  • Belgian Wines (updated) and PIWI Grapes | S16E3 Re-release

    Belgian Wines (updated) and PIWI Grapes | S16E3 Re-release
    Aug 9 2024

    A light, quick nip at the wines of Belgium, as well as a little corkdorkery on PIWI grapes. *UPDATED with July 2024 stats and information*

    Resources from this episode:

    Books:

    The Oxford Companion to Wine [5th Edition], Harding, J., Robinson, J., Thomas, T. (2023)

    Websites and Digital Document Files:

    Belgium Map 360: Belgium Wine Map https://belgiummap360.com/belgium-wine-map

    Britannica: List of the World’s Largest Countries and Dependencies by Area (1 May 2024) https://www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-the-total-areas-of-the-worlds-countries-dependencies-and-territories-2130540

    Brussels Times: Why Belgium’s Winemakers are Enjoying a Vintage Year, Mitchener, B. (22 January 2023) https://www.brusselstimes.com/356124/why-belgiums-winemakers-are-enjoying-a-vintage-year

    Brussels Times: Belgium Wins Five Gold Medals at World Sparkling Wine Contest, Belin, Hughes (20 December 2023) https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/845490/belgium-wins-five-gold-medals-at-world-sparkling-wine-contest

    Drinks Business: Netherlands and Belgium to Gain Cross-Border PDO, Eads, L. (27 November 2017) https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2017/11/netherlands-poised-to-gain-first-pdo-wine-region/

    Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC): Wine in Belgium, https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-product/wine/reporter/bel

    PIWI International: https://piwi-international.org/en/about-piwi/piwi-grapes/

    Wineguide Wine Plus: Belgium: https://wineguide.wein.plus/wine-regions/belgium

    Wine Industry Advisor: Piwis are the Next-Gen Grapes, Pigott, S. and Sidore, P. S. (7 November 2023) https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2023/11/07/piwis-are-the-next-gen-grapes

    Wines in Belgium: https://www.winesinbelgium.be/index.php/en/welcome/

    Wines of Belgium: https://wob.belgischewijnbouwers.be/index.php/wines-of-belgum/wines-of-belgium-en/

    Wired: Mini Ice Age Could Bring Freezing Temperatures by 2030, Temperton, J. (13 July 2015) https://www.wired.com/story/mini-ice-age-earth-sunspots/

    Glass in Session Episodes Relevant to - or Mentioned in - This Episode:

    S4E1: English Fizz https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s4e1-english-fizz

    Glass in Session® swag mentioned in this show: https://www.teepublic.com/user/glass-in-session

    Glass in Session® is a registered trademark of Vino With Val, LLC.

    Music: “Write Your Story” by Joystock (Jamendo.com cc_Standard License, Jamendo S.A.)
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    16 mins

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