Marissa Ross, the official wine columnist for Bon Appétit and author of the book Wine. All the Time: The Casual Guide to Confident Drinking, joins us in the studio to talk about (what else?) wine: How to buy it, how to talk about it, and most importantly, how to enjoy drinking it.
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Topics discussed in this episode include:
- What a palate is, and how you can develop yours
- How a wine shop proprietor can be your friend
- Organic and natural wines and why you should seek them out
- How to read a wine bottle
- Why you shouldn’t worry about sulfites
- How (and why) to chew your wine
- What sort of wine glasses you should own
- What we should do with people who say “It’s wine o’clock”
- The perfect wine for every occasion
And so much more, it’s stupid.
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