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Oregon Trip: Pinot, Pines & the Pacific

2026-10-1349:50

Send us Fan Mail Sandra and I just got back from Oregon, and we can't stop talking about it. From the misty Douglas firs and the rugged Pacific coast to the waterfalls of the Columbia River Gorge, this is a region that feeds every sense. We share our day with Bree Stock MW, the Pacific Northwest's first female Master of Wine, at Limited Addition Wines, plus the family stories behind Cristom and Domaine Serene. And of course, we ate our way across the state, from Kopitos and Honey & Co. to...

Small Batch to Barrel Proof: Ranking the E.H. Taylor Collection

2026-09-0101:09:23

Send us Fan Mail This episode, the table's full — my son and two friends joined me for a deep dive into one of bourbon's most iconic names: Colonel E.H. Taylor. We tasted through the entire core lineup — Small Batch, Single Barrel, Straight Rye, and Barrel Proof — comparing notes on nose, palate, and finish across all four. Before we started pouring, I gave the guys some background on who E.H. Taylor really was and why he's often credited as the father of modern bourbon, including his role in...

Quiche, Football & Fall Flavors with Chris & Teri Chambers

2026-08-2501:00:28

Send us Fan Mail Fall has landed on the table, and we're celebrating with a full brunch spread! In this episode of Bottles & Bites Without Borders, we're joined by Chris & Teri Chambers for a cozy autumn feast featuring a hearty meat lovers quiche, a veggie frittata, and French toast topped with homemade blueberry compote. Between bites, we dig into everything fall: the comfort foods we crave as the temperature drops, our must-have football gameday snacks, and the desserts that make a...

Bring Back the Bottle Share (Just Not the Way You Remember It)

2026-08-1129:12

Send us Fan Mail Here's a description ready to drop into YouTube: Bourbon Bottle Shares Are Dying — Here's How We Bring Them Back Five or six years ago, there was a bourbon bottle share happening almost every month. Now? They've all but disappeared. The common excuse is "everybody already has the bottles" — but we don't think that's the real reason, and in this episode we're making the case for why. We trace the timeline: how bottle shares started as bourbon's answer to the hunt for allocated...

The State of Bourbon 2026: Has the Bubble Burst?

2026-08-0450:14

Send us Fan Mail The bourbon world is changing... but is that a good thing? In this episode of Bottles & Bites Without Borders, we're taking a deep dive into The State of Bourbon. Has the bourbon boom finally peaked? Is the allocation craze beginning to fade? Are legacy distilleries still producing the quality that built their reputations, or are rising demand and premium pricing changing the landscape? We'll discuss the biggest news and trends shaping the industry, including new releases...

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