Our second dry rosé comes from the Tavel, France region. Known for its mouthfeel, weight, and fruit, these rosé wines are quite different from the Provence rosé wine we tasted previously. Join us as we discuss rosé wine color, how to pair these rosé wines with food, and what makes a Tavel rosé a “Rosé that Delights.” Cheers!

For Show Notes of this episode, please visit our Sip & Swirl Cellar archive at dgwinemaking.com/winelovers

When it comes to rosé, the Provence region in France gets it. Today, we’ll taste a Bandol Rosé by Domaines Bunan, which is a sub-region within Provence. These are “Rosés that Refresh”, which is often discussed in the monthly Sip & Swirl newsletter: crisp, zesty, and refreshing. Yes, this is a dry rosé, and yes, now is the time to start looking for the 2024 vintage. Nonetheless, we hit on some key Provence attributes like food pairings and the rosé color scale unique to Provence wines. Cheers!

For Show Notes of this episode, please visit our Sip & Swirl Cellar archive at dgwinemaking.com/winelovers

Today, we’re diving into one of our favorite styles of wine: rosé! This style of wine has become increasingly popular over the past decade. Rosé wines have a long history of existence, but after decades of a downhill spiral, it now seems like every wine brand has a rosé wine. Want to know what goes into crafting a rosé wine? We covered it! Want to reveal those traditional rosé wine styles? We will! And, what can you, the consumer, expect when you open up the bottle? It’s time to put some truth behind modern misconceptions about rosé wine as we all lean into “thinking pink” in this episode!

For Show Notes of this episode, please visit our Sip & Swirl Cellar archive at https://www.dgwinemaking.com/winelovers/.

Did you know that it takes between 105 and 180 years before a tree is harvested for a wine barrel? No? Neither did we! As we continue our conversation with Gina Shay, Sales Representative for the Greater USA and Canada through Trust Cooperage, Gina explains to us how wine barrels are made: from tree to barrel. We also get a thorough explanation on why those grain differences matter and how flavor changes based on the cooperage. Once the barrel is made, Gina gave us details on how winemakers can best approach barrel selection for their wines. Plus, Gina finally answers the question for us that we get asked every year: is there gluten in wine that comes from wine barrels?

For Show Notes of this episode, please visit our Sip & Swirl Cellar archive at https://www.dgwinemaking.com/winelovers/.

Wow! We have such an amazing guest to share with you today. If you have been following along with our oaky wine series, you know we have dived into some oak history, uses of oak in wine production, and explored the sensory perceptions associated with oaked wines. Today, we’re speaking with Gina Shay, Sales Representative for the Greater USA and Canada through Trust Cooperage. Trust Cooperage is a Hungarian cooperage house, established in 1992. Today, Trust Cooperage offers a variety of products to winemakers all around the world. We’re lucky enough to get some time to chat with Gina as she explains the nuance of the oak industry, various career opportunities in the oak industry, and what it’s like to have a career in the oak sales. From silviculture to looking into the Master Cooper program as a woman… this is a fun packed episode of oak information! Plus, we get a small glimpse into Gina’s experience with how younger generations just want to enjoy wine.

For Show Notes of this episode, please visit our Sip & Swirl Cellar archive at https://www.dgwinemaking.com/winelovers/.

Welcome to Part 2 on our series on Rioja. Today we are going to talk about a Gran Reserva from Rioja. This is the style of the wine that is aged than we tasted in Part 1, the Crianza. The Crianza is a great comparison to today’s tasting of the Gran Reserva, which sees greater aging time in barrel. Visit our Show Notes for more information on today’s episode including descriptions on how to read Rioja labels and food pairings for today’s wine.

For Show Notes of this episode, please visit our Sip & Swirl Cellar archive at https://www.dgwinemaking.com/winelovers/.

Today's Wine Tasting Short is a part of a two-part series. This is going to be part one where we start to explore some wines from Rioja. In our oaky series, we've been talking a lot about how oak influences the wine and Rioja is one of those regions that uses oak aging to define their wine styles. So join us today as we taste a Crianza from Rioja.

For show notes of this episode, including a list of the foods we wanted to pair with this wine, visit dgwinemaking.com/winelovers.

We want to continue our series exploring a bit more about the use of wood, and specifically, oak, in wine. So today, we’re going to discuss a few of our favorite oaky wines including Oaky Chardonnay, Napa Valley Cabernets, Australian Shiraz, and Rioja wines. But first, we’re going to dive into a little bit more information on what oak contributes to wine. Afterwards, Denise and Virginia will share some of their favorite oaky wine brands.

For show notes of this episode, including a list of the wines featured in this episode, visit dgwinemaking.com/winelovers