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Bottles & Bites Without Borders — 264 episodes

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Bourbon Basics: Three Guys Walk Into a Distillery...

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Rye or Die: Three Bourbon Boys Try Rye Whiskey for the First Time

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Talking Scotch with Whisky Expert David Allardice

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If You Could Only Drink Wine From One Country

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Bourbon Drinkers, It's Time to Cross the Pond!

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Talking and Sipping Wine - I Join Bob Paulinski on his Livestream

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FULL PROOF… Kinda? Breaking Down Green River Wheated + Penelope Rio First Taste

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The Sazerac Rye Lineup & Our Bourbon Journey with Chris Chambers

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Want Young People to Drink Wine? Stop Acting Like This

10

The Truth: Whiskey and Wine Are More Alike Than You Think

11

Shelf vs Allocated: The Best Bourbon in Every Proof Range

12

From Flattop to Pit: Neal Williams (The Flattop King) on BBQ, Creativity & Cooking Without Limits

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$500. Empty shelves. Bourbon and rye only. What are you buying?

14

The Perfect Warm-Up Pour: 7 Bourbons Under 100 Proof

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Wine Conversations with Matthew Horkey

16

The Essential Rye Shelf: 6 Must-Have Bottles + 3 Unicorns

17

No Hype, No Hunting: 12 Bourbons That Belong in Every Home Bar

18

The State of Bourbon: Trends, Tastes & the Road to 2026

19

In Egg We Trust: Why the Egg Is the G.O.A.T

20

Wine Through a Young Lens: Questions, Curiosity & First Steps

21

The Year of Italy: What We Learned from Exploring the Regions

22

Breaking Down the Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2025

23

Low-Alcohol Reds for Cooler Weather

24

The Biggest Waste of Money in Food: Fine Dining Exposed

25

Wines That Feel Like Fall: Cozy Reds and Warming Whites

26

A Discussion on Old World & New World Wines with Jaime Deleon

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Why Americans Drink Wine Differently — and What We Can Learn from Europe

28

Battle of the Burgers / Our Top 5 Fast Food Favorites

29

What to Order? The Takeout Dilemma

30

Fantasy Wine: Drafting the Ultimate Grape Roster

31

Chain Reaction: Can Domino’s or Papa John’s Deliver a Good Pizza?

32

Top 10 Global Wine Regions for Bang-for-Your-Buck Bottles

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Stacked & Subjective: Our Top 5 Sandwiches

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Food Court: Settling the World’s Greatest Food Fights

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If We Could Only Eat One Cuisine Forever

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Why the Sandwich Might Be the G.O.A.T. of Street Food

37

Southern Italy - Uncorking Italy Pt. 5

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Alto Adige & Friuli - Uncorking Italy Pt. 4

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Sicily - Uncorking Italy Pt. 3

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Piedmont - Uncorking Italy Pt. 2

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Tuscany - Uncorking Italy Pt. 1

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Is Bourbon Back? The New Era of Buffalo Trace and Beyond

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From Folgers to the V60: My Deep Dive into Coffee Nerdom

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“Bourbon Royalty: Why Legacy Distilleries Still Reign Supreme”

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Raising the Bar: How Casual Dining Can Elevate the Experience with a Better Wine List

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Uncorking Victoria: A Deep Dive into Australia’s Diverse Wine Scene with Michael Lazarou

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Cocktails at Home: A Beginner’s Guide to Building Your Bar

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The Sweet Spot: Why $20–$60 Is the Magic Range for Wine

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Why Stay In? The Case for a Personal Chef

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Wine Goes With Everything

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Our Top 5 Donuts - Which Picks Will Rise Above the Rest

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Our Top 5 White Wines Right Now

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The Top 5 Breakfast Cereals of All Time – Crunchy Nostalgia & Controversial Picks!

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Bourbon in 2025 - Boom, Bust or Evolution?

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The Dining Expectation In America

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V is for Vino

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Top 5 Wines, Regions or Countries to Drink More in 2025

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Why Whiskey Dinners Don't Work!

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Pizza - Italy's Gift to the World

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Sangiovese: Exploring Italy’s Iconic Grape

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"Vino Bianco: Exploring the White Wines of Italy"

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Food, Wine & Whiskey Goes Italian

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A Year in Wine: Curating A 2024 Bottle Collection

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5 Grapes, Wines & Regions: Our Current Wine Picks

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Wine Spectator Top 100 2024

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The State of Tuscany - Wines of 2024

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YouTuber The Hungry Hussey

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Whisky's from Around the World

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5 Banging Bourbons You Should Be Drinking

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Navigating the Restaurant Wine List

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Top 10 Wine Countries

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5 Dishes I've Made For the First Time AND LOVE!

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Football Foods

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Top 5 Breakfast

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Cooking at Home - Why more people are loving to cook!

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Tipping in America - Out of Control? Pt. 2

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Tipping in America - Out of Control? Pt 1

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The USA Wine Market - Selling to the Young Consumer

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The Foods of Italy Pt. 2

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The Foods of Italy Pt. 1

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The Wine Quiz

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The Italian Aperitivo

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5 Bourbons to Start Your Bourbon Bar

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Scotch 101

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Etna Bianco & Etna Rosso - Mt. Etna Wines

86

The Wine Glass - How Important Is It?

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Biodynamic, Organic & Natural Wines - What are they?

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Top 5 Sandwiches - Classic BLT to a Grilled Cheese

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Talking Food & Wine with The Millers

90

The Doughfather of Houston Ravi Singh - Making Pizza at Home

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Coffee Talk

92

Australian Wine Regions

93

The Foods of America - All 50 States

94

Wine Importer Beviamo

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Italian Wine Journalist and Consultant Jeremy Parzen

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The Wines of Australia with author Mark Davidson

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Whiskey Dinners, they're a thing! Does whiskey go with a meal? I say NO!

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Eagle Rare Blind - with Bourbon Talk

99

The Wines of The Loire Valley - Cab Franc, Sancerre, Chenin Blanc, Muscadet and more.

100

Buffalo Trace Mashbill #2 - Blantons, Rockhill Farms, Hancock's Reserve and Elmer T Lee

101

Wine Questions Answered!

102

Food, Wine & Whiskey - 2023 Year in Review

103

"The State of Tuscany" wine region

104

Wines of Alsace

105

Wine Scores Explained with Susan R Lin MW & Bob Paulinski MW

106

Wine Spectator Top 100 2023 - Are lists helpful?

107

On the Rocks - The Rise & Fall of a Legendary Italian Restaurant

108

Wine Wisdom with Bob Paulinski Master of Wine

109

Top 5 (Potato) Chips

110

Rye Whiskey - Tis the Season

111

Red Wines for Winter

112

Fast Food Breakfast Sandwich Showdown Pt. 2

113

Bourbon Talk with the Boys of Mid Missouri

114

The Foods & Flavors of Mexico

115

Top 5 - The Ultimate Co-Star Ingredients

116

Fast Food Breakfast Sandwich Showdown pt. 1

117

Opening A Bottle with Kevin Day

118

Bourbon - Why I'm Over It!

119

Cuisines of the World

120

Bob Paulinski - Master of Wine

121

Talking Wines of Italy w/ John Fodera of Tuscan Vines

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Coffee - My First Home Setup

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How to Build a Charcuterie Board!

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Building a Case of Wine pt. 2 ep. 141

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Building a Case of Wine pt. 1 ep. 140

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Talking Wine with Agnese of the No Sediment YouTube Channel ep. 139

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Top 5 Seafood ep. 138

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Making a Great Cup of Coffee at Home ep. 137

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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano - Tuscan Vines John Fodera ep. 136

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Bourbons You Should Love! ep. 135

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A Discussion on Dusty Whiskey ep. 134

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Salad Bowl Questions #3 Ep. 133

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Steak Dinner Sides - What are the best? ep. 132

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Rioja - Spanish Wine with Great Quality & Value ep. 131

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Fast Food Breakfast Rankings ep. 130

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You Only Need 5 Bourbons ep. 129

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The Ultimate Burger ep. 128

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Salad Bowl Questions with Sandra (my wife) ep. 127

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Top 5 Pizzas ep. 126

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Wine Spectator Top 100 ep. 125

141

Eagle Rare 10 yr - Picking a Barrel ep. 124

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Winter Whisky's & Spirits ep. 123

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Our 2022 Journey in Wine! ep. 122

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Thanksgiving Wines ep. 121

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Food, Wine & Whiskey - New YouTube Channel ep. 120

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Top 5 Desserts ep. 119

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Salad Bowl Questions #2 ep. 118

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Fall Foods - What We Like When Its Cold Outside ep. 117

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YouTube Wine Channel - Dr. Matthew Horkey ep. 116

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Tequila - Understanding and Appreciating this Spirit ep. 115

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Top 5 Wine Regions ep. 114

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The Salad Bowl Ep. 113

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Craft & NDP Bourbons ep. 112

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California Wine Blind ep. 111

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Top 5 Allocated Bourbons ep. 110

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If You Don't Cook At Home - You Should! ep. 109

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Breaking into Wine ep. 108

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Football Foods - ep. 107

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Top 5 Candy Bars - ep. 106

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The Hotdog - Give It Some Love! ep. 105

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Riesling - An Introductory Conversation To This Grape and Wine ep. 104

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Coffee - The Misconceptions about Coffee Ep. 103

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TOP 5 Sandwiches ep. 102

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Tater Bottles - What to buy that's on the shelf! ep. 101

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Chris Shepherd - James Beard Award Winning Chef joins the show ep. 100

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Bourbon Today - Where we are in our bourbon journey and how do we see the bourbon community ep. 99

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Top 5 Breakfast ep. 98

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Ian (My Son) Joins the Show! ep. 97

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A Discussion on Old World Wine Pt. 2 ep. 96

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A Discussion on Old World Wine Pt. 1 ep. 95

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TOP 5 - Overrated Food Chains and Food & Beverage Pairings ep. 94

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Invitation to Join the Podcast - New Series - The TOP 5 ep. 93

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Bourbon Rookies ep 92

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Piedmont - Barolo & Barbaresco with John Fodera of Tuscan Vines ep.91

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Doc Swinson - Jesse Parker Master Blender ep 90

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Collecting & Storing Wine w/ Attorney Somm John Jackson ep 89

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Rosa's Pizza Ristorante Italiano ep 88

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Drinking with Friends - Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #2 ep 87

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A Guide to Champagne - with Chris Ruhland ep. 86

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Four Roses Bourbon ep 85

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Pinkerton's BBQ Houston Texas ep 84

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St. Paddy's Day - Talking All Things Irish ep. 83

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Pizza! ep. 82

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Espresso at Home ep. 81

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Bhakta Spirits - Raj Bhakta ep. 80

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Don't Be A Wine Raisin! ep. 79

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ADHD Whiskey - Matt Porter ep 78

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Talking Bourbon Values & Stagg jr vs EHT BP ep. 77

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El Paso Texas At The Silo Bar Talking Bourbon ep. 76

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The Bourbon Santa - Austin Hubbard ep 75

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The Bourbon Junkies - Dan & Sean ep. 74

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Girard Winery Napa Valley - Glenn Hugo ep. 73

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Just GRK with Chef Chris Nikolas ep 72

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Green Briar Bourbon & Joby Tries SFTB For The First Time Ep. 71

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California Red Wines Less than $30 ep. 70

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Silver Dollar Bar & Grill - Louisville KY ep. 69

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Talking Thanksgiving - Traditions, how to cook the bird, best sides, worst sides ect... ep 68

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RUM - A Trip Around the West Indies ep. 67

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Five Dishes to Impress Your Dinner Guests ep.66

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Kentucky Trip - We get to pick barrels of bourbon. ep. 65

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Tuscan Vines - John Fodera joins to discuss Vino Nobile di Montepulciano ep. 64

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David Jennings (AKA) Rare Bird 101 - Talking Wild Turkey ep. 63

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Cognac ep. 62

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Will & Greeze from the Podcask join on this episode ep.61

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Talking Napa & Sonoma with a Blind! ep. 59

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Coffee Basics - How to make a great cup of coffee at home! ep. 58

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Smoke Wagon Bourbon ep. 57

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William Price Distillery - ep. 56

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Italian Super Tuscans ep. 55

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Fresh Crack - First Pour of a New Bottle of Whiskey ep.54

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Red Wines of France - 101 with a wine Blind ep. 53

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"This Is My Bourbon Podcast" Host- Perry Joins the Show ep. 52

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Entering the World of SCOTCH! ep. 51

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Adega Vinho Winery - Andrew and Michael Bilger ep. 50

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Wines of Umbria (Italy) - with John Fodera of Tuscan Vines ep. 49

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Ginger & Fork - Cantonese Cuisine ep.48

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The Flavors of Louisiana ep. 47

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3 Ryes Blind - 2012 THH, 2016 Michter's BS Rye, 2020 JD SiB BP Rye ep. 46

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Russian Food - Foods and Flavors so good ep. 45

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Brunello di Montalcino - John Fodera of Tuscan Vines ep. 44

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Texas Star Grill Shop ep. 43

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Russel's Reserve / The Blind That Wasn't ep. 42

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You Only Need 5 Bourbons in Your Home Bar ep. 41

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Bourbon / Rye - Shelf Hero's - $30-$60 ep. 40

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Oak & Eden Whiskey / Longhorn Liquor ep. 39.

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Wild Turkey - Turkey Talk ep. 38

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Talking a few things Food, Wine & Whiskey - with a little Beer! ep. 37

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Rye Whisk(e)y's ep. 36

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Bourbon - Shelf Hero's - $12-$30 Price Range ep. 35

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#FB2020 - A discussion on the "Bourbon World" on Facebook Ep. 34

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Bourbon - Comparing Wheated Bourbons - ep. 33

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Talking Chianti with Tuscan Vines - John Fodera ep. 32

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#SupportLocal - Darren Lafferty / Essentials Kitchen ep. 31

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Wisconsin Wine Guy - Schel Kidd ep. 30

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Four Roses Bourbon ep. 29

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Exploring Spanish Wines ep. 28

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Supporting Local Restaurants ep. 27

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Talking Wine from Argentina and Catena Family ep. 26

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Cellar Door - Katy Texas ep. 25

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Paso Robles - Russell Family (Rabbit Ridge) & Serrano Wines ep. 24

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Robinson Family Vineyards - Conversation with Tom Jinks ep. 23

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Land n Sea Sushi - with Chef Ceu ep. 22

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Wine Talk with Jeremy Hart and Lexey Davis Johnson ep. 21

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Bourbon with Wade Woodard Ep. 20

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Azul Seafood & Tapas and so much more!!! Ep. 19

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Elijah Craig Barrel Proof - Tasting through 2017 - 2019 A,B&C's Ep. 18

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Bang for your Buck Wines! CA Cab's Ep. 17

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Dr. Frankenbourbon Ep. 16

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Bourbon Basics ep. 15

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Bad Wine Reviews (BWR) with Darryl Bowman ep. 14

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Meet Jesse - My Father-In-Law ep. 13

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Girard Winery - with Head Winemaker Glenn Hugo ep. 12

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Killer Vino with Rob May - ep. 11

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Pappa Gyros - Meet the Man Who brought the Greek Diner to Katy ep. 10

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The Rutherford's - Talking Texas Wines ep. 9

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The Rutherford's - Napa Valley By Chance Ep. 8

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Amaro from Casoni (Italy) Hits U.S. Ep. 7

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Mia's Table - First Impression Ep. 6

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Essentials Kitchen with Chef Luis Martinez Ep. 5

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Restaurants and A Favorite Bottle of Wine Ep. 4

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Duck n Bao with Co-Owner Darren Ren Ep. 3

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Drinking Robinson Family and Discussing Napa! Ep. 2

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Talking food in Katy, a little bourbon and a favorite wine Ep. 1

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Food, Wine & Whiskey - In Your Own Back Yard