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Oppenheimer: A Movie for All Seasons

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1956538/open_sms] On this episode we discuss Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer [https://www.oppenheimermovie.com/].  But before that we discuss the passing of Michael Gambon and our trip to Hollywood to see Oppenheimer in IMAX 70mm at the TCL Chinese Theater [https://www.tclchinesetheatres.com/].  And to get us started we enjoyed a bottle of De Fermo [https://www.bowlerwine.com/producer/de-fermo]'s "Concrete [https://www.bowlerwine.com/wine-or-spirit/vino-rosato-concrete/2022]" Rosato.  This was a surprising wine - a biodynamic Rosato of 100% Montepulciano.  The wine [https://rampantwine.com/products/vino-rosato-nicoletta-de-fermo-concrete-abruzzo-it-2021]if from the Abruzzo region in Italy.  Visit your local wine shop and see if they have it, or ask if they can order it.   Enjoy!

End of Summer (Pop Culture) News 2023

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1956538/open_sms] Hello! First off, the wine.  Today we drank UFO (Unfiltered Fucking Orange) [https://www.goodboywine.com/products/ufo-unfiltered-fucking-orange] from Good Boy Wines [https://www.goodboywine.com/].  This was a wild wine and a perfect pairing for a free wheelin' conversation.   On this episode we recap all (most) of the important pop culture news of late Summer 2023.  Farewell Summer, we hardly knew ye.

Top Chef with a side of Star Wars

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1956538/open_sms] Hello, beloved listeners! Pack your headphones and listen to this episode on Top Chef, Padma Lakshmi's departure, with an aperitif of Star Wars.  To get this convo going we drank some Ogopogo Guivre [https://untappd.com/b/ogopogo-brewing-guivre/5334178/photos], a farmhouse saison from pod favorite brewery, Ogopogo [https://www.ogopogobrewing.com/].

Barbie: You Can Be Anything

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1956538/open_sms] Hello Barbies and Kens, You guessed it, we watched "Barbie [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1517268/]" and now we dish pink.  To get us going we sipped on some "Keep It Chill [https://www.summerwater.com/products/keep-it-chill]," a French Beaujolais Gamay.

The Bear (roars back!)

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1956538/open_sms] Hello!  We delve deep into "The Bear [https://press.hulu.com/shows/the-bear/]" season 2 on this episode.  We discuss all things "The Bear," from the various plotlines to the characters, to the everything.    All this was done over a nice bottle of "Superbloom [https://lasjaraswines.com/products/superbloom]" from Las Jaras Wines [https://lasjaraswines.com/].  This bottle was a treat, from the gradient of color to the various notes this wine hit.  The wine  was co-fermented with red and white grapes from Rhône varieties from a single vineyard.  Its described as a "California Table Wine," but don't let the name deceive you.  This was a fun bottle with a mosaic of flavors.