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by Zena Polin and Renée Gentry
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- 2 days ago16 min
What's In Renée's Glass?
The Dauntless Wine Co.'s Lost at Sea!
- 6 days ago1h 24m
Müller Grossman
Dinner with Marlies!
- 1 weeks ago26 min
Austrian Recap
Zena and Renée and Jimi hanging out by the cold plunge pool recapping the magic...and maybe a song or two....We taped this recap in our bathing suits at Loisium Wine & Spa Hotel, which tells you pretty much everything about our priorities by Day 2. 🤣We were only a day and a half in and already had a lot to talk about. First stop, Paul D in the Wagram. Weissburgunder that had us doing a double take (because, surprise, Pinot Blanc not Chardonnay) + Gemischter Satz, Frizzante, white asparagus season, strawberry season and Jimi discovering what may have been his true reason for coming to Austria: the tractor.He was very happy. The chickens also appeared to be having an excellent day.Then we left the Wagram for Kamptal and checked into the hotel, where we took the bottle of Handwerk Grüner that Paul had given us to the pool. ‘Cuz obviously.We opened the Handwerk and a Kloster Eberbach, recorded two “What’s in Renée’s Glass” episodes (including a German Pinot Noir!) and continued the very important work of drinking wine in our 👙 🩱.At the Steiningers our tasting turned into one of those nights that starts with 🥂 and ends with strawberry ice cream and Zweigelt Sekt, talking about traditional method sparkling wine, why they skip that second dosage for a cleaner, clearer style and a deep dive into Grüner Veltliner, including what gives it that very Grüner character and how the big day to night temp swing shapes the wine.But the thing that kept coming up everywhere was family. 💜 Kids working with parents. Parents working with grandparents. Generations of stories, vineyards and knowledge all wrapped into the wines.Austria in Two Days: Paul D, Steininger, Grüner, Sekt, tractors, chickens, asparagus, strawberries and podcasting in bathing suits talking about wine. Consider this the warm up. ♥️ 🇦🇹
- 1 weeks ago15 min
What's in Renée's Glass?
The 2023 Left Foot Charley, Old Mission Peninsula Vineyards, Bläufrankisch! Michigan for the win again!
- 1 weeks ago34 min
The Oak Cooperage
What a day! Zena and Renée get a behind-the-scenes tour at The Oak Cooperage, one of the premier cooperages in the world, led by Master Cooper Danny Orton (1 of only 50 Master Coopers in the US!). Join us as we "raise the barrel" and learn about, seasoning, toasting, bending the staves, and the importance of consistency with your palate. We learn about the partnership with Silver Oak winery who partnered with the cooperage in 2000 and in 2015, purchased the cooperage outright.Cheers to Tara Kunze, The Oak's fantastic office clerk, for helping schedule everything and for hosting us as well.
- 2 weeks ago19 min
What's in Renée's Glass?
2024 Bedell White Franc Blanc Wells Road Vineyard - North Fork. A white Cabernet Franc! Glorious wine!!!
- 2 weeks ago29 min
Les Bourgeois Vineyards
Our first stop in Missouri! Zena and Renée launch their Missouri Wine Road Trip in historic Rocheport, Mo at the Les Bourgeois Vineyards with Marketing Director Christina Kelley - who introduces Renée to her new favorite grape, the Missouri-grown St. Vincent with a crisp, lovely dry méthode traditionnelle Brut Rosé, followed by an amazing tasting with Les Bourgeois' tasting room manager, Natalie, where we tried chambourcins, chardonels and, Zena's favorite on the day, a lovely bottle of Solay (a blend of Chardonel, Vidal Blanc, Vignoles). We ended the tour, joined by Renée's family at the A-Frame bluff top wine garden overlooking the stunning Missouri River (with special guest - the bald eagle that decided to hang out on the sandbar) with a fantastic bottle of Brut Sparkling Wine, a dry Vidal Blanc made in the méthode traditionnelle. Putting to rest, once and for all, the myth that all Missouri wines are sweet.
- 3 weeks ago23 min
What's in Renée's Glass?
A beautiful old vines wine from Zena’s friends in Uruguay: Cerro Chapeu Cabernet Sauvignon! This week, we’re heading to Uruguay for a Cabernet Sauvignon that has a lot more going on than you might expect.Cerro Chapeu Cabernet Sauvignon comes from old vines planted in 1978, deep red Batoví soils, and a gravity-flow winery built right into the hillside. We talk about the Carrau family’s ten generations of winemaking, native yeast fermentation, and the work of our friend Francisco Carrau, whose research has helped shape the winery’s distinctive approach to fermentation and terroir.We also dig into why Cabernet works so well in northern Uruguay, how this wine lands somewhere between the elegance of Bordeaux and the generosity of the New World, and because it’s Cabernet Sauvignon we go back to France for a little grape history, including the very surprising parentage of one of the world’s most famous red grapes.Pour a glass and join us for another edition of What’s in Renée’s Glass?
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