I saved this episode for a rainy day and funny enough it’s been raining a lot this past week. This is part two of when I was in Lincoln, New Hampshire with my good friend Dakota Wallace. We opened up an Italian wine made primarily with the Ruche grape varietal (this trip was the first time I had tried this wine). This is from the Piedmonte region and it’s an exclusive wine because the Ruche grape has limited production due to only 125 acres of this grape being planted in the region. It’s a rare grape and at one point was nearly extinct but has experienced a resurgence in recent years.

I get into the details behind this wine as we open it up and taste it while diving into my ski rental adventure. We get into the topic of mentorship and confidence while talking about how Dakota will be helping me learn how to ski for the first time. Fear of failing, anxiety, expectations, experiences, internal dialogue, etc. we get into conversation involving all these things in our day to day life and how we deal with it. Release the fear of failing and put in the reps to see where it gets you. Remember, it’s only failure if you stop trying.

Hope you enjoy this episode and wine.

1:15 - Intro to guest on podcast

4:15 - Quilting & knitting

5:05 - Intro to today’s wine

7:00 - Limited production

8:05 - How do you maintain the DOCG certification

10:20 - Olfactory analysis

11:55 - Tasting notes

12:22 - What we would pair this wine with

13:40 - Skiing for the first time

15:05 - The difference between teaching & mentoring

17:00 - Enjoying silence & confidence

19:20 - Anxiety vs. anxiousness

22:25 - Expectations we put on ourselves

27:00 - Release the fear of failing

31:00 - The only way to get better is to start

35:00 - Is failure a part of success?

37:30 - Consistency is key

41:15 - Dakota should not be allowed to date LOL

44:33 - Rating of the wine

45:44 - Not a sipping wine for Dakota

47:07 - My view on this wine

Today’s wine: Crivelli Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato 2023 $29

(Bought it at Eataly)

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