Salon Saturday: The Red Wines of Piemonte, Italy

This show aired on July 13, 2024 covering the wines of Piedmont or Piemonte. Piemonte Red Wines Piemonte (Piedmont) is home to a variety of Italian red wines that are popular worldwide. All three of the most popular grapes also have a home in New Mexico. Those are...

Salon Saturday: Famous Red Blends

This show aired on June 29, 2024. It covered our final topic on red blends, which lists the most famous red blends worldwide and their typical grapes. Then we cover details of 8 named blends in California, some iconic, or soon to be iconic. The Most Famous Wine...

Salon Saturday: Bordeaux Blends

This show aired on June 22, 2024 and followed the previous show on red blends. This particular red blend is known by its name and signals which grapes it contains. That’s the classic Bordeaux blend, but as we’ll see, more information is needed. I chose Debussy’s music...

Salon Saturday: GSM Red Blends

This blog is from a show that aired June 15, 2024. Still on the topic of red blends, here is a particular red blend that by its name tells you what it contains. That blend is called GSM, for Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre. What’s in a Name: GSM Blends If you ever get...

Salon Saturday: Australian Shiraz and Noir Bar

This radio show aired on June 8, and yes, I’ve fallen behind on my blogs. I blame it on summer and Hawaii from which I just returned. However, the grilling season is still on so here’s another great barbecue wine: Shiraz. And when I say Shiraz rather than Syrah, I’m...