Merlot 'n Me

Advanced Sommeliers 'n Alvariño w/ Aubrey Terrazas

In this week's episode, I have a delightful conversation with our first wine expert and Advanced Sommelier Aubrey Terrazas, and drink a Portuguese Albariñho. We talk about the sommelier profession; how male-dominated it is, how long it takes to get certified and the different levels of certification, how to go about making your own wine, competition and sexual harassment in the industry, if bad wine truly exists, identifying notes and flavors, how sustainable is the wine industry, and the Palette club; a monthly wine subscription service that uses AI to predict what wine you would love. Follow Aubrey and the palette club on Instagram for more: https://www.palateclub.com/ [https://www.palateclub.com/] https://www.instagram.com/palate_club/ [https://www.instagram.com/palate_club/] https://www.instagram.com/aubreypopsbottles/ [https://www.instagram.com/aubreypopsbottles/] If you enjoyed this episode and want to know what the wine I was drinking looked like check out our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/merlotnme/ [https://www.instagram.com/merlotnme/] Music: https://www.bensound.com [If you enjoyed this episode and want to know what the wine I was drinking looked like check out our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/merlotnme/ and follow Ekua httpshttps://www.bensound.com]

New York City 'n Pinot Noir w/ Ekua PM

In this weeks episode Afrolit podcast host Ekua PM and I have some Pinot Noir and talk about Kenyan diaspora in NYC, traveling with alcohol, grapefruit rose, wine pairings, missing Kenyan food, achieving aunty status, growing up in NYC, navigating winter, dating apps, ancestry, African tokenism, showering habits and the Afrolit Podcast. Check out the Afrolit Podcast: https://anchor.fm/afrolit [https://anchor.fm/afrolit] Podcasts mentioned in this episode S2 E26: Who Gets to Be Africa… [https://anchor.fm/afrolit/episodes/S2-E26-Who-Gets-to-Be-African-Feat--Ratchedemics-e34lqj] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfiFdXfXxYM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfiFdXfXxYM] If you enjoyed this episode and want to know what the wine I was drinking looked like check out our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/merlotnme/ [https://www.instagram.com/merlotnme/] and follow Ekua https://www.instagram.com/ekua.pm/ [https://www.instagram.com/ekua.pm/] Music: https://www.bensound.com

Creative Writing 'n Cote du Rhone w/ Amy Dong

In this episode, Amy Dong comes on to speak about creative writing over a glass of Cote du Rhone. We talk about keeping journals, staying connected to our culture, Amy’s travels, getting into NYU, accepting uncertainty in our lives, eating disorders, cringe first email addresses, hybrid publishing, snake liquor, and lessons from her book Twenty One Years Young. Check out Amy’s book: amy-dong.com [http://amy-dong.com/] https://www.amazon.com/Twenty-One-Years-Young-Amy-Dong/dp/1636765033/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PXMOD04I7FMO&dchild=1&keywords=twenty+one+years+young&qid=1630518026&sprefix=twenty+one+year%2Caps%2C213&sr=8-1 If you enjoyed this episode and want to know what the wine I was drinking looked like check out our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/merlotnme/ and follow Amy @theamyzinglife Music: https://www.bensound.com

Kenyan Diaspora 'n Cabernet Sauvignon w/ Tana

In this week’s episode, Tana and I reminisce on experiences abroad over a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon. We also talk about using the Vivino app to buy wine, getting the COVID vaccine in Kenya, Amapiano concerts, picking party schools for university, Konyagi vs Kenya Cane, finding a Kenyan community abroad, and using Matatus & Ubers in Nairobi. A more thorough explanation of the hidden curriculum: https://www.edglossary.org/hidden-curriculum/ If you enjoyed this episode and want to know what the wine I was drinking looked like check out our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/merlotnme/ Music: https://www.bensound.com

Plant Based Diets 'n Vegan Rose w/ Cherono

In this week’s episode Cherono and I drink two VERY different bottles of Malbec Rose and reminisce over our Plant-Based Diet Journeys; forks over knives, vegan wine, sticking to plant-based diets, transitioning to a more conscious lifestyle, farmers choice sausages, the vegan movement, and plant-based meat alternatives. Some helpful articles about these diets: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/what-is-a-plant-based-diet-and-why-should-you-try-it-2018092614760 https://www.pcrm.org/good-nutrition/plant-based-diets If you enjoyed this episode and want to know what the wine I was drinking looked like check out our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/merlotnme/ Music: https://www.bensound.com