Mike chats with Master of Wine candidate Tian Lewis via Zoom from Houston. Master of Wine is the highest rung on the "serious wine geek" ladder! Tian is also a regional manager for Twin Liquors, a very large family-owned group of wine and liquor stores thoughout the Lone Star State. The guys geek on all of it, plus get political...will Texas turn BLUE??? Hear the scuttlebutt from Texas. Oh, and they taste a few wines.

Wines Discussed this episode:

2024 Quintodecimo Fiano di Avellino Exultet Fiano di Avellino DOCG

2024 Lopez Family Vineyards Chenin Blanc, North Coast

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Mike drives to the northern reaches of Sonoma to the Rockpile AVA on Rockpile Road to speak with Jack Florence Jr, one of the first people to plant Zinfandel in what has become one of the state's premier areas for Zin. Hear what inspired Jack to plant his vineyard, and how he just kept planting more as people started to catch on. It's a fun conversation!

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Wine Discussed This Episode:

2024 Florence Vineyard Zinfandel "Jack's Reserve" Rockpile, Sonoma County

2021 Florence Vineyard Petite Sirah, Rockpile, Sonoma County

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Mike takes Kyle Stoner, a podcast guest from a couple of years ago, into the lesser known Coombsville AVA of Napa. They chat about life, sip wine, laugh, get a little confused at some point, it's all good!

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