With St Valentine's day in the back of our mind, the LiquidStoryteller Project decided to head back to Italy, where the whole holiday first began to manifest itself. Joining Nick Materese of Siema Wines in this episode is Rachel Lipman, winemaker and co-owner of Loew Vineyards, and in her podcast debut Melissa Aellen of Simple Theory and Maryland founding wine family Liganore as we drink through a partially history of Valentine's Day and taste so incredible wines from across the country.

Wines discussed & tasted:

Venturini Baldini Lambrusco Rose (Emilia-Romagna)

Colline del Sole Fiano (Campania)

Loew Vineyards Klara Pyment (Mt Airy)

Loew Vineyards Mazal (Mt Airy)

Simple Theory Barbera (Frederick)

Fattoria Colsanto Sagrantino di Montefalco (Umbria)

Azienda Agricola Elisabetta Brunetti Le Marze (Tuscany)

LiquidStoryteller Project: "New" Grapes for 2025

Rachel & Nick met up with a small group of friends at Vasili's Kitchen in Gaithersburg to discuss some of their favorite under the radar or often overlooked grapes, With thousands of grape varieties throughout the world being made into wine, it's very easy to slip into a mode of consistency where we just drink what we know and never stray from the familiar. But the world of wine will more often than not reward the curious and adventurous drinker!

In this episode we discuss:

Selva Capuzza Hirundo Sparkling

Vignamato Versus

Mil Historias Old Vine Bobal

La Crotta Fumin

Palmento Costanzo Nero di Sei

Monchiero Carbone Printi Roero

2024 was a great year for wine. Join the LiquidStoryTeller and our panel of past guest as we recount some of our favorite bottles from the 2024!