Wine, Women, & Song

Oh my – after a year and half off (we’ll call it maternity leave), Wine, Women, and Song is BACK! Page Stroup Bitner,Gabrielle DeMers [https://www.gabrielle-demers.com/contact], Annie Gill [https://www.anniegill.com/] & Megan Dimmock [http://www.ccbcmd.edu/Get-Started/Discover-CCBC/Spotlight-faculty-and-staff/Megan-Dimmock.aspx] join me as we taste some older chardonnays (5+ years old) from the cellar while listening to selections from women who have likewise ‘aged well’. Join us for another podcast full of hearty laughs, wine, voices! Wine Selections this month: Cakebread Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2013 [https://www.cakebread.com/mobile/wines/10?release=2013] Casa Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Chardonnay Atalayas Vineyard, Chile 2009 [http://en.lapostollewines.com/wines/cuvee-alexandre/?grape=7&year=2009] Louis Jadot Chassagne-Montrachet, Cote de Beaune, France 2010 [https://www.louisjadot.com/gamme/1494-chassagne-montrachet-2]

Happy New Year to all and we kick off the new year by tasted some affordable Cabernet Sauvignon paired with selections on the theme of royalty. We discuss why Cabernet Sauvignon is considered ‘The King’ and the selections ranged from some perhaps ‘lesser known’ to some ‘greatest hits’. Page Stroup Bitner (who being on ‘dry January’ apologizes for her ‘spit takes’),Gabrielle DeMers [https://www.gabrielle-demers.com/contact], Jessica Satava [https://www.jessicasatava.com/]& Megan Dimmock [http://www.ccbcmd.edu/Get-Started/Discover-CCBC/Spotlight-faculty-and-staff/Megan-Dimmock.aspx] join me as we taste ‘King Cab’ and enjoy music fit for a crown!. Join us for another podcast full of hearty laughs, wine, voices! Wine Selections this month: Joel Gott 815 Cabernet Sauvignon CA 2012 [http://gottwines.com/jgw/wp-content/uploads/JG-V2014-815-FactSheet.pdf] Bulgariana Thracian Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 [http://bulgarianawine.com/about-us/] Joseph Carr Napa County* Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 [http://www.deutschfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/JCARR_Cab_TechSheet_2015.jpg] *Labeled as such due to Coombsville’s pending AVA status at the time of release – blend of Rutherford and Coombsville fruit.

Our December Podcast turns once again to Sparkling Wines, paired with selections festive in nature, because there’s always a reason to celebrate. We reached back into the ‘On the Way to the Dump’, continued to discuss some of the harassment issues rocking the arts world and even tasted a sparkling red J was convinced at one point he had named ‘The Billycarter’, but alas they went a different way. Page Stroup Bitner,Gabrielle DeMers [https://www.gabrielle-demers.com/contact], & Megan Dimmock [http://www.ccbcmd.edu/Get-Started/Discover-CCBC/Spotlight-faculty-and-staff/Megan-Dimmock.aspx] join me as we taste and listen music and wines to celebrate with others. Join us for another podcast full of hearty laughs, wine, voices! Wine Selections this month: Mumm Napa Brut Rose NV [https://www.mummnapa.com/system/uploads/release/fact_sheet_pdf/28/Mumm_Napa_Brut_Rose_Tech_Sheet_-_Consumer.pdf] Gloria Ferrer Va de Vi NV [https://www.freixenetusatrade.com/download-pdf2/tasting_notes/43] Mollydooker Miss Molly 2016 [https://www.mollydookerwines.com.au/Portals/0/2016_MM_Techsheet.pdf]

When it was decided for us to taste Rhone & Rhone inspired wines, paired with selections with a river or water theme, a fun time as always, but also so real discussion about (the then breaking news of) sexual harassment in the workplace. Page Stroup Bitner,Gabrielle DeMers [https://www.gabrielle-demers.com/contact], Jessica Satava [https://www.jessicasatava.com/]& Megan Dimmock [http://www.ccbcmd.edu/Get-Started/Discover-CCBC/Spotlight-faculty-and-staff/Megan-Dimmock.aspx] join me as we taste and listen Rhone and water inspired music. Join us for another podcast full of hearty laughs, wine, voices! Wine Selections this month: Touron Mathilda Shiraz 2011 [https://files.thewinebowgroup.com/PDF/brand2117/P0007905_TournonbyM.Chapoutier_MathildaShiraz_2013.pdf] Tardieu and Laurent Côtes du Rhône 2009 [http://m.tardieu-laurent.fr/WTJ27E/web] Boschendal Shiraz Mourvedre 2014 [http://www.boschendal.com/our-wines/wine/the-1685-series1/1685-sm1]

When it was decided for us to taste Tempranillo paired with selections inspired by Spain, I had no idea that it would be long overdue from both the wine and the music standpoint. Page Stroup Bitner,Gabrielle DeMers [https://www.gabrielle-demers.com/contact], Jessica Satava [https://www.jessicasatava.com/]& my Mom (!) join me as we taste and listen Iberian peninsular inspired music. Join us for another podcast full of hearty laughs, wine, voices! Wine Selections this month: Cune Rioja Crianza 2014 [https://www.cvne.com/wp-content/uploads/2000/07/CUNE-CRIANZA-2014-ing.pdf] Cruz de Alba Ribera del Duero 2013 [http://www.deutschfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/CDA_FY17_Flow_2013Crianza_TS.jpg] La Rioja Alta “Viña Alberdi” Reserva Rioja 2010 [file:///C:/Users/J%20Austin%20Bitner/Downloads/I%20Vi%C3%B1a%20Alberdi%202010%20Reserva%20(1).pdf]