48: Tassie Pippert: Un-Wine’d & Pair Recipes with Wines in the Valley & Beyond! {Ep 48}

Enjoy this fun chat with laughs on all things Un-Wine’d, an Emmy Award winning cooking show on VPM PBS that brings in Virginia wines from the Shenandoah Valley and beyond with Tassie Pippert! Get scrumptious recipes and wine pairing ideas from this delightful person, Chef and Wine Specialist. Hear her story and find out who calls her “the next Gordon Ramsey of Virginia” in the wine industry.  Discover what happens behind the scenes to create the show and what fans do when they see her in the grocery store. Find out what her ‘tasting nights’ involve and grab her helpful tips on pairing wines with your food.  Learn how Virginia wines compare to the Napa Valley and what culinary classes she teaches at JMU that take her abroad internationally. Learn about wine judging and how the Virginia Governor’s Cup Competition works. Find out what Shenandoah Valley wine appeared on another show with British wine expert, Steven Spurrier, at his English cottage. Discover which of Thomas Jefferson’s food favorites were introduced to America. Then get some of her favorite recipe recommendations you can try at home and more! To get more yummy gourmet easy-to-do recipes that include vegetarian options be sure to check out the Un-Wine’d website link in the show notes below. It includes a list of some of the wineries on the back roads of Virginia…Cheers! Follow Tassie!Facebook: Tassie Pippert; Instagram: @cheftassie Watch Un-Wine’d on VPM PBS Saturdays at 1:00pm!Watch previous episodes; get recipes and explore the wineries on the back roads of Virginia! https://vpm.org/un-wined  OR https://www.pbs.org/show/unwined/ VPM, Virginia’s Home for Public Media, on…Facebook and Instagram: @myVPMTo learn more about X2 Comedy (now FWAF Show) & Buy Tickets visit: www.x2comedy.com/ (now FWAF Show visit thefunnywomacks.com) Facebook & Instagram: @x2comedy (now The Funny Womacks)