Bottle Talk with Rick and Paul Season 7

Episode 704 - Chill Out, Snoots: Chardonnay is Popular Because People Like It.

Chill Out, Snoots: Chardonnay is Popular Because People Like It.  We talk about a wine we love and the cool kids hate, which is also the most popular white wine grape on Earth: Chardonnay. And we try to explain that making people feel like they failed a test when they ask for Chardonnay is the perfect way to drive those people away from wine. Plus, listeners ask about Napa Valley and calories in wine, and our Truly Horrible Wine Writing includes a wine that has some trouble with hallways.

Episode 703 - Time for Wine to Leave the No-Fun Clubhouse

Time for Wine to Leave the No-Fun Clubhouse We talk about the inability of some folks in the wine business, including wine writers, to leave their echo chamber, stop listening toxic gatekeepers, and change a little. Or have fun. And we give props to the few voices trying to burn down what one smart person called the “No-Fun Clubhouse. Plus, listeners ask about the connection of smell and taste and about the meaning of America on a wine label, while our Truly Horrible Wine Writing includes transcending wheels of minerality and a wine that is, apparently, not a wine.

Episode 702 - How Do You Spell Elitist? M-I-C-H-E-L-I-N

Show 702 How Do You Spell Elitist? M-I-C-H-E-L-I-N Tragically, Michelin is bringing their hair-splitting fussiness to wine. Just what the wine world needs while it manages difficult times – more snooty, expensive, inaccessible guidance that makes people feel like losers. Plus, we answer questions about wine glasses, natural wine and wine recommendations, and our Truly Horrible Wine Writing is self-disciplined with mushroomy acidity.

Episode 701 - We’re Back. And the Wine World Trembles

Show 701 We’re Back. And the Wine World Trembles We return from napping on the job to detail how the wine world got into its current mess and why the industry needs to laugh more – laughing at us is totally fine, too. Plus, Truly Horrible Wine Writing returns because, no surprise, there’s still writing out there that’s truly horrible – and good for a laugh.