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The Red Sauce Podcast

The Red Sauce Podcast

Written by: Joe Talarico
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 Welcome to the Red Sauce Podcast with Papa Joe, where we talk about anything and everything Italian and Italian American. I’m your host, Papa Joe, head winemaker, ”il capo vinaio,” at Piazza Talarico and Papa Joe’s Wine Cellar. Joining me are my daughters, Katie (Piazza Talarico’s front of house manager and former student of Italian language and culture), and Beth (our head cook and gangster movie aficionado). New episodes drop biweekly.Copyright 2022 All rights reserved. Art Cooking Food & Wine Social Sciences
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  • Episode 21 - Tannat: The biggest of the big reds (wine)

    Episode 21 - Tannat: The biggest of the big reds (wine)
    Sep 30 2025

    In this episode, we talk about one of our favorite wines: Tannat. Papa Joe calls it the biggest of the big reds. This wine from the Madiran region of France, was brought to the new world by Basque settlers in the mid 19th Century, and has become the national grape of Uruguay. It only made its way to California in the 1990s, and is still sparingly grown in California and Virginia. Papa Joe's Wine Cellar is the only winery in Pennsylvania to make Tannat. Ours is grown by Heringer Estates in Clarksburg, CA, in the Sacramento Valley
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 20: Southern vs. Northern Italian Culture, Part 2

    Episode 20: Southern vs. Northern Italian Culture, Part 2
    Jul 17 2025

    Today we discuss the family and work life differences with constant reversion to the food and wine aspects of Italian culture. We speak about the continental European influences mainly in the North, as opposed to the Greek, Spanish, Northern African, and Middle Eastern influences in the South. As also, we also talk about Pitt athletics and other local and regional issues.
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    47 mins
  • Episode 19: Southern vs. Northern Italian Culture, Part 1

    Episode 19: Southern vs. Northern Italian Culture, Part 1
    Jun 23 2025

    In this episode, we discuss the differences in Southern vs Northern Italian cuisine and wine.
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    56 mins
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