Salon Saturday: The Wines of Piemonte

This Salon Saturday radio show aired on January 6, 2024. Italy has more than 500 native grape varieties and at least 175 of those ends up in everyday wines, making Italy one of the most challenging countries to explore and describe in toto.  Even Wine Folly agrees...

Salon Saturday: Crémant Sparklers – November 4

Even though we’ve all had plenty of sparkling wines over the November/December holiday season, that doesn’t mean finding a new one to try has to wait until Valentine’s Day. This show, which aired before my long hiatus until mid-December, included an eye-opening...

Salon Saturday: Chilean Wines October 28

This show actually aired on October 21 and the Rhone white wines on October 28, but at least I got both uploaded . . . sigh! Anyway this show was about our first scary wine for Halloween, and an excuse to cover Chilean wines which are always on my radar and the one I...