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Bottle Blondes Wine
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Bottle Blondes is the unstuffy wine podcast for funny people. Wine is delicious, but let’s face it, wine can also be funny. Have you ever tried to pronounce some of this stuff? Here at Bottle Blondes, we use our comedy chops and a little good ‘ole fashioned research to explore the wild and wonderful world of wine -- one, two, or maybe six bottles at a time.
Episodes
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Episode 24 - Natural, Organic, and Biodynamic Wine
This week, new age tech moguls and aspiring natural wine enthusiasts Hunty Miles and Mack Horsey guest host for the Blondes. They cover questions that often pop up around the natural wine movement and explore the differences, and the overlapping similarities, between organic and biodynamic wine...
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Episode 23 - A Very Portugal Holiday
That's right, we just got back from holiday – not in Portugal unfortunately – but from a brief little excursion to Long Beach, Washington, where we recorded this episode just for you! Take a journey through Portugal as we cover some of the country’s main exports to the U.S., including Vinho…
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Episode 22 - Lodi & Paso Robles
“There is Zinfandel in them thar hills!” Why yes, old-timey prospector man, there is! California is known for its big red wines (like Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa), but they are also known for spicy and fruit-forward Zinfandel! So move over Napa, because this week Hallie and Adrien are taking a...
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Episode 21 - Green Spain
From our very green corner of Portland, OR, we take you to another lush and rainy place...known as Green Spain! Or Basque country, to be more precise, where citizens drink the lightly fizzy wine known as Txakoli (CHA-koh-lee), and use way too many consonants in everything. Hallie and Adrien…
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Episode 20 - Quick! Call the Cape Doctor! (South Africa Part 2 of 2)
For part two in our series covering the Coastal Region/Western Cape of South Africa, we play an exciting game of South African Jeopardy, look at the Bordeaux blends of Stellenbosch, welcome the comeback of the blind tasting... And of course, play 7 things, in which we are pretty sure Adrien has a...
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Episode 20 - Quick! Call the Cape Doctor! (South Africa Part 1 of 2)
In the first part of our series covering the Coastal Region/Western Cape of South Africa, we look into the area’s history, wine origins and discuss some of the strange names they have for climate and soil. We explore the appellation of Swartland, Chenin Blanc, and discuss Pinotage’s strange…
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Episode 19 - Demystifying French & Italian Wine Labels
This year, Adrien became a French Wine Scholar and Hallie became an Italian Wine Scholar through the Wine Scholar Guild. So this week, we decided we would use some of our new knowledge to help anyone still hopelessly staring at French and Italian wine labels in your local supermarket going, “what...
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Episode 18 - The Heartbreak Kid
No, we are not talking about a mediocre Ben Stiller movie from 2007, but the grape that breaks hearts from France to Oregon: Pinot Noir! Citing irreconcilable differences and cultivation difficulty as reasons to divorce growers, sometimes Pinot pulls through in just the right terrior and puts in...
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Episode 17 - Just Because You Can, Doesn't Mean You Should (Celebrity Wines)
If we made 20 million dollars shooting one movie, or doing one album tour, we would probably buy a bunch of vineyards too. As it turns out, some famous people are pretty good at this wine thing, and others, not so much. This week we tackle the phenomenon of celebrity wines covering famous people...
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Episode 16 - So Nice They Named it Twice
Walla Walla Washington, ONIONS! WINE! ONION WINE! (j/k that would be DISGUSTING) This week’s episode is all about one of Washington’s most well known AVAs, the Walla Walla Valley. We take a deep dive on the area and wineries to explore when visiting. We also finally unpack the Missoula Floods,...
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Episode 15 - BAROLO BOYZ (2 of 2)
The self-professed BAROLO BOYZ are back for a part two! Join Travis and Benny Calhoun in the second part of their journey as they explore the areas of Piedmonte that grow the prestigious Nebbiolo grape, and recount the tale of the original Barolo Boys. Then, stick around for a very heartfelt…
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Episode 15 - BAROLO BOYZ (Part 1 of 2)
Adrien and Hallie take a week off and invite Venice Beach food cart owners, Travis and Benny Calhoun, Guy Fieri’s biggest fans and self proclaimed BAROLO BOYZ. Join Travis and Benny in part one of their journey as they explore the areas of Piedmonte growing and celebrating the prestigious…
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Episode 14 - Chile’s Russian Nesting Valleys
Valleys within valleys within valleys! Oh my! In this week’s episode we explore Chile’s most productive and well known region, the Central Valley. We also talk about Chile’s strong wine ties to the Bordeaux region in France and the movie based on it “Le Bordeaux Connection” (starring Paul Newman)...
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Episode 13 - Grenache Paradigms
Paradigm: is it a shape? A philosophical concept? Or just an excuse to drink more wine? Hallie and Adrien explore the answer to this mystifying question by taking a side-by-side look at one of the world’s most beloved grapes: Grenache! This week’s episode explores the different terroirs that…
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Episode 12 - Groovy Grüner and Zweigelt
This week, Hallie and Adrien take a deeper look at some of the darling grapes of Austria! With some of the highest production standards in the EU, Austria produces some real bargain bangers, cultivated through a rich (yet tumultuous) history.
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Episode 11 - Frankie Valli and the Four Terroirs
For our first time covering Spain, we look at some regions in Northern Spain and the red wines they produce. Then we head down south to sherry country (SHERRRRRRRYYY SHERRY BABY) to dabble in some fortified wines. And lastly, we try to answer the question: why do so many Spanish wines have birds…
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Episode 10 - Convince Me Challenge
This week Hallie and Adrien challenge each other to give certain wines another chance. We reached out on our social media channels for your suggestions for your favorite Malbecs and Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigios. Let’s see if Adrien can convince Hallie that Malbec is more than just “flabby cooking…
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Episode 9 - It’s Pronounced “MUR-LOW” (Part 2 of 2)
Marcy Miller and Barb Berg are back for part two to talk more about their favorite varietal, Merlot. The two ladies from the crafting Podcast “Crafty Minnies” head over to the new world to taste some bottles from California and Washington, and try their own version of a Bottle Blondes favorite: a...
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Episode 9 - It’s Pronounced “MUR-LOW” (Part 1 of 2)
This week Adrien and Hallie invited Marcy Miller and Barb Berg from their favorite crafting Podcast “Crafty Minnies”, straight out of Duluth Minnesota, to talk about the noble grape Merlot. Marcy and Barb explain why it’s their favorite varietal and how it goes great with a Hot Dish to keep you...
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Episode 8 - Try Not to Talk in an Australian Accent Day! (Part 2 of 2)
Keep the party going, because we're not done with the southern hemisphere quite yet! In part 2 of our Australian series, we dive into the wines of Western Australia. Plus, Tasmanian bubbles and a very special edition of Who Wants to be an (Australian) Millionaire.
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Episode 8 - Try Not to Talk in an Australian Accent Day! (Part 1 of 2)
Turn up your Men at Work and get the Vegemite out because we are going down under! This week we dive into a two-part episode and talk about how the yellow kangaroo is sabotaging Australia's wine cred and how the wine coming out of the country is more than just cheap mass-produced Shiraz. Part one...
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Episode 7 - It’s a Celebration! (Beaujolais Nouveau and Champagne)
Why do we drink super young wine at Thanksgiving and pop corks when the clock strikes midnight? We head back to France for some Marvel-esque origin stories about Beaujolais Nouveau and Champagne. Then they will all meet up in an Infinity War or something.
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Episode 6 - The Wild World of Weird Wines
This episode is brought to you by the letter W. This episode we take a look at some countries that often get overlooked on the wine shelf and some grapes you have probably never heard of. From Canada to Croatia we try to pronounce a lot of words with a bunch of consonants in a row, just like...
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Episode 5 - Sangiovese and Why No One Calls it Sangiovese
Just like your grandmother’s marinara recipe, trying to master this noble grape was complicated. This week we take a trip around the boot and explore Italy’s top grape and why you are probably drinking it more than you realize.
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Episode 4 - Bordeaux and Beef (the resentful kind)
Hallie and Adrien take the week off and let some of their old college professors step in. Join John-Michael Higgins and Geoffrey Carmichael as they talk about the appellations of Bordeaux, a little bit about the movie Red Obsession and rehash stories of their youth.
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Episode 3 - Können wir bitte die Weinkarte sehen?
We decided to go all in on Germany this episode. Listen as we explore the wine growing regions of Germany, their fascinating wine history, and 2 of the most commonly known German wines, Riesling and Gewurztraminer.
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Episode 2 – Chardonnay (The Maroon 5 of Wine)
We refuse to call this wine “polarizing” so we called it Adam Levine instead. You hate it, but sometimes you secretly like it. Listen as we explore the rise and fall and triumphant return of one of the most grown white wine grapes in the world. Listen as we tell you about local BOC factions and...
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Episode 1 – Sauvignon Blanc (The Day We Finished ALL the Wine)
Welcome to Bottle Blondes! Get to know us a little better and more about our collective favorite wine, Sauvignon Blanc. We love this wine so much we probablymaybeokaywedid drink too much of it.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Bottle Blondes is the unstuffy wine podcast for funny people. Wine is delicious, but let’s face it, wine can also be funny. Have you ever tried to pronounce some of this stuff? Here at Bottle Blondes, we use our comedy chops and a little good ‘ole fashioned research to explore the wild and wonderful world of wine -- one, two, or maybe six bottles at a time.
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Bottle Blondes is the unstuffy wine podcast for funny people. Wine is delicious, but let’s face it, wine can also be funny. Have you ever tried to pronounce some of this stuff? Here at Bottle Blondes, we use our comedy chops and a little good ‘ole fashioned research to explore the wild and...
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