In this episode, Brian Demay discusses the phylloxera epidemic, and the role America played in rescuing the great vineyards of Europe in the 1800s. He also samples the Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon, from Chile, a region still unaffected by phylloxera today. (Edited from a previous live broadcast)

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23: Wine Stories - How America Saved Wine

What is the history of the Nebbiolo grape? What is the difference between Barolo and this wine, the 2017 Travaglini Giancarlo Gattinara? Find out this week with Brian Demay (audio taken from a live video broadcast). 

22: Wine Stories - Nebbiolo, Travaglini Gattinara

Brian Demay and sommelier Steve Tartaglia wrap up their Wines Of #Italy series with a look at Southern Italian wines, as well as those from the islands of Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia, and we taste our way through three beauties: - Fiano Di Avellino Feudi Di San Gregorio, a phenomenal white from southern Italy's Avellino province. - Serra Sanguigna Du Cropio, a delicious red blend from Calabria, and - Patriglione Negroamaro Salento, an absolutely outstanding red from Puglia that knocked our socks off.   

21: Wine Stories - Wines of Italy #4: Southern & Island Wines

There's a reason downtown #Cincinnati has a Vine Street! Brian Demay talks to winemaker Ed McDonald from Hanover Winery about the history of wine in Ohio, Cincinnati's #German heritage, and how the banks of the Ohio River could have become the #Napa of the Midwest, were it not for the Civil War and #Prohibition.  Ah, what might have been....

20: Wine Stories - Hanover Winery & The Wines Of Ohio

Part 3 in the "Wines of Italy" series, Brian Demay and sommelier Steve Tartaglia tackle the history of Central Italian wines, including the legend of #Chianti's Black Rooster, and the rise of #SuperTuscan wines. They also taste the Montenidoli Vernaccia, a delicious Mocali Rosso Di Montalcino, and the Cirelli La Collina Biologica Montepulciano d'Abruzzo. 

19: Wine Stories - Wines of Italy #3: Central Italy and Tuscany

Brian Demay and Wine Ambassador Jim Teegarden highlight three newly released, super-premium Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons:  #Caymus Special Selection #Cabernet (2015) #JosephPhelps #Insignia (2016) &  #RobertMondavi The Reserve Cabernet (2016) What makes these wines premium? In this once-in-a-lifetime tasting, Brian and Jim discuss the history and terroir of Napa, and the founding families who made it the wine capital of America.  #SouthernGlazers

18: Wine Stories - Super Premium Napa Cabernets

Part 2 in the "Wines of Italy" series, Brian Demay and sommelier Steve Tartaglia tackle Northeast Italian wines: a Gruner Veltliner, an upscale Prosecco, and a Cabernet Franc. Not typical "Italian" wines, but definitely traditional grapes from the Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino-Alto Adige. 

17: Wine Stories - Wines of Italy #2: Northeast Italian Wine

 Brian Demay and wine ambassador Jim Teegarden of Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits discuss French Rosé, and the history of the wines of Southern France, specifically Languedoc. The delicious wines we taste from Gerard Bertrand are:  * Cote Des Roses  * Ballerine Brut Etoile Rosé * 2016 Cigalus (the wine served at the Nobel Prize awards ceremony in Stockholm! Seek out this wine, buy it, give it, enjoy it. Tastes like a $200 bottle, but can be had for around $50!)  

16: Wine Stories - Rose, and the wines of southern France

Brian Demay and sommelier Steve Tartaglia planned to do a "Wines of Italy" segment but realized the regions and history of Italian winemaking are too varied and vast to do only one, so this is the first of a series. Behold: The Wines of Northwest Italy, and specifically the delicious alpine wines of this storied region. The three wines we taste for this segment are:  - 2016 Elio Perrone Moscato - 2011 Carema Ferrando  - 2013 Grosjean Corrette 

15: Wine Stories - The Wines Italy #1: Northwest Italy

Listen as Warm 98.5's Brian Demay and sommelier Steve Tartaglia discuss wines, why they taste the way they do, and the legends and history behind them - because there's a story in every bottle!

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