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Sipping with Sommeliers

by tom dean

While there are fantastic wine centered podcasts already out there, we aim to bring insight to the inner-workings of the 3 tier system. Retail store owners, Sommeliers, wine buyers, educators and more will be interviewed to paint the picture of how sales really work and what could be done to improve the system.

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Episodes

  1. Francois Zelbat of Maison Ferrand and Plantation Rum

    Francois Zelbat knows the ins and outs not only of the cocktail community but also of each of the very unique and distinguished potables he represents. Working for a powerhouse like Maison Ferrand is a lot of sales reps dreams but to continuously have such a high passion for the brands he...

  2. Three Blind Mice

    Do scores matter? -NO To prove this daring theory I asked three of my friends that are studying to be Master Somms to blind taste the same 4 wines from the comfort of their quarantine. The overlap was immense and there were some huge differences in their deductions as well. They easily displayed...

  3. Sipping with Shift Drink

    If I work non-stop for the next 20 years and hit only green lights the whole way, someday I might be as cool as Ed Rudisell. His podcast "Shift Drink" is the embodiment of liquid cool and his ability to navigate nerdy subjects in the cocktail realm and make them fun is a skill set nobody else…

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  4. Sipping with my wife, Covid Edition

    What do you do when you want to put out content and are quarantined? You ask your wife! She has some wine tasting chops and provides some insight to what blind tasting sounds like to normal folk that only drink wine for fun and not to study. Dani Dean was a chef in a past life and is a pastry…

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  5. John Danley, Blind but Gorgeous

    John Danley is tall, hunky, knows/ speaks more about New Zealand than most, is a great Somm and has a total Magnum P.I. stache. We recorded this as the news about Covid 19 was just coming out and at this point even though it is less than a month old it almost seems like it was a year ago that…

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  6. Lamoreaux Landing

    The Lamoreaux Landing wines are not only incredibly delicious, but are some of the freshest wines I've ever had. We get into the soil, the sales strategies, and why this cool climate region is so hot right now.

  7. Predictions for the roaring 20s

    Starting season two off a little late, my new co-host, Scott Zoccolillo (an advanced Sommelier) will be joining me as we blind taste our way through another year that has already been strife with tariffs, new trends, trends getting phased out (natty wine I'm looking at you) and much more.

  8. Rombauer- A talk with Charlotte DeVilliers

    Is it better or worse to be known and famous for one outstanding product when you make more than that? Does style trump substance? Should we even be thinking about these things instead of just enjoying some pretty delicious wine and letting hang-ups or stereotypes fade into the distance. You'll...

  9. Long Meadow Ranch

    The take away from all of this is that it can be done. While I realize my audience for this isn't every winemaker and vineyard owner in the world I wish in this instance that it was. This is how it should be done across the board, and more importantly it is how it has always been done at LMR.…

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  10. Dave Govatos of Swigg wine, drops truth bombs all day

    A pretty in depth look into what wine can really be like and a guy that is curating his store to be full of gems and honest, "real" wines. Dave and his wife are doing something really special in Wilmington that everyone should be taking notice of. Their proximity to Pennsylvania, which only has...

  11. Sipping with Somms and Suppliers

    Patrick "Pat", has been around (he has the grey hair to prove it). From spending time in Napa, New York, and Wilmington (twice) he certainly has gotten to know what works in wine from market to market. The thing I've always enjoyed about selling to, and tasting with, Pat has been his shoot from…

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  12. Sipping with Sommeliers and Suppliers

    A great episode and a glimpse into the restaurant culture in Philly. Scott has worked as a distributor, sommelier, manager, and much more in his tenure but has maintained a constant level of interest in education as well as a sense of humor. We discuss wine trends, natural wines, customer…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

While there are fantastic wine centered podcasts already out there, we aim to bring insight to the inner-workings of the 3 tier system. Retail store owners, Sommeliers, wine buyers, educators and more will be interviewed to paint the picture of how sales really work and what could be done to improve the system.

HOSTED BY

tom dean

Produced by Tom Dean

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How many episodes does Sipping with Sommeliers have?

Sipping with Sommeliers currently has 12 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Sipping with Sommeliers about?

While there are fantastic wine centered podcasts already out there, we aim to bring insight to the inner-workings of the 3 tier system. Retail store owners, Sommeliers, wine buyers, educators and more will be interviewed to paint the picture of how sales really work and what could be done to...

How often does Sipping with Sommeliers release new episodes?

Sipping with Sommeliers has 12 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Who hosts Sipping with Sommeliers?

Sipping with Sommeliers is created and hosted by tom dean.
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