Episode #21 – Food & Wine Pairings, Bottling Day & Chardonnay vs Grenache

In Episode #21 of Vino Frankel: A Taste of Sculpterra, Paul Frankel is joined by special guests Brian Kusko and Faith Frankel for a lively episode centered on food & wine pairings, winery updates, and two standout 2024 vintages.The show opens with major updates from the winery — filtering is complete and bottling begins. Paul shares details on eight wines scheduled to be bottled, including Figurine, Petite Sirah, Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Cabernet Franc, Primitivo Reserve, and both Sculpterra and Héroe Viognier. He also discusses ongoing pruning, vineyard conversions from VSP to cane pruning, planting 10,000 new Cabernet vines, and the latest Wine Club newsletters.Brian recently interviewed Paul on his own YouTube channel, and they discuss that conversation during the episode. You can watch that video here:⁠https://youtu.be/ADMbqJwfCHA?si=h_QqRH3MpgQe06ml⁠Faith joins Brian for a fun Q&A segment before leading a deep dive into Sculpterra’s upcoming Wine Club Open House Parties and the highly anticipated Taste & Tour Food & Wine Pairing Event. From French Onion Mac ‘n Cheese paired with Viognier to Korean Beef Lettuce Cups paired with Grenache, this episode highlights why thoughtful pairings elevate the entire wine experience.In the Nerd Out on Wine segment, Paul shares global wine production facts, vineyard acreage numbers, and how California continues to dominate U.S. wine production.The episode continues with the Sculpterra event calendar, a TMI segment about Paul’s pregnant goats, an educational spotlight on American black bears, and a Mailbag segment where Brian asks Paul about his missing drone and his favorite pairing from Manny’s Pizza Winemaker Dinner.The show wraps with a tasting of two featured wines from the upcoming Taste & Tour event:🍷 2024 Sculpterra Chardonnay🍷 2024 Sculpterra Grenache#VinoFrankel #Sculpterra #PasoRoblesWine #WinePodcast #FoodAndWine#WineEducation #Winemaking #CentralCoastWine #WinePairing #WineClubProduced by EZF Media, LLC⁠https://ezfmedia.com⁠