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Author: Cindy Davis, A Wine Affair

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Let's take the bougie out of wine. Join me as I toast and talk with lots of fascinating guests from the wine industry. Learn about winemaking, importing, blogging, new varietals and much more.

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23 Episodes
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Send us a text A Wine Affair Podcast welcomes Winemaker Ed Morris from River Road Family Vineyards And Winery. Join us as we taste 3 of their signature Chardonnays and hear Ed's Approach to creating them. Hear about Ed's experience of being a Cooper and how he came to work for River Road. Ed also talks us through a winemaking cycle, and explains what B Corp Certified means. There are only around 100 U.S. wineries that have it. And finally, Ed will update us on the next venture for...
Send us a text Toasting to 2024, Cindy & Andi wrap up the year with some of their favorite party pours for the holiday season. Pop & pour the varied flavors and price-point purchases we recommend for parties, holiday dinners, gifts for friends, or whatever you need to sip & savor as we cheers to 2025. Here are the wines to find for yourself, family & friends: Château Garraud Pomerol 2016From the right bank of Bordeaux, a fuller bodied wine with wonderful complexit...
Send us a text Never have I ever had a wine that’s been open for over six weeks! Let alone expect the wine to still taste yummy & strong!! Cheers and wow on how surprised we both were… Tune into the full episode to hear the final details of our wine preserving experiment with our partner in wine, Repour, and the number one reason we need all our friends in the service industry to invest and pour with their amazing yet simple and effective wine stopper designed by a true chemist to prese...
Send us a text How long can you get your wine to last? What if you can save it for over a week or more with a tool that cost less than $3 per stopper!? Extending the life of your wine allows you to enjoy each and every pour! Dive into Week 2 of our Repour Wine Saver test to see how long our wine will last! Listen along to hear how the experiment went and how deep we can determine the true flavors in the wines after being opened for over two weeks. Tom knows all the tricks so relisten to our ...
Send us a text Join us as we celebrate our 1 year of #awineaffairpodcast with Repour wine preservers - In this episode, we kick off our comparison of Repour versus the vacuum pump. Cindy @awine_affair and Andi @Pour_Atlanta both selected a fragrant & tasty red & white wine to see how long these tools can keep the wine with full flavor! Don’t miss this episode to learn more about Portugal Douro blended white, Italian Pecorino native white, Italy’s Piedmont “Nebbiolo” red, and how dive...
Send us a text To celebrate our one year of A Wine Affair Podcast, Andi and Cindy team up with Repour, your favorite and most effective wine saver, and their creator, Tom Lutz, to talk about their important wine preserving tool PLUS share a special A Wine Affair Podcast discount for our friends, family & fans! Listen to this week’s interview with Tom, the creator of Repour, as he dives into his invention of this cool tool everyone should have when they’re not ready to finish the bottle b...
Send us a text Since launching his career on Wall Street the same year as Gordon Gekko’s Hollywood debut, Jay Raffaldini decided to search for his future second act while riding the ups & downs of the market. This New York City business man set his eyes on the historic but now more lesser-known wine region of North Carolina to try his passion at producing something special & unique with his goal of making the best wine possible through his “house style” of Appassimento. Not familiar...
Send us a text Celebrating Rosé month in August this summer, A Wine Affair Podcast welcomes Marilee Bramhall, Founder of Iola Wines, a wine importer specifically focused not only on French and Italian wine, but women growers and producers creating inspiring wines in a sustainable practice. Pouring rosé from the Bandol commune of the Provence region in southern France, we learn more about the wine growers and makers Iola Wines features, plus Marilee’s story on how and why she became so passio...
Send us a text Ever wonder what goes on to create the wonderful wine found in each pour? Join A Wine Affair Podcast as we welcome Tom Payette, Winemaking Consultant, to share the insights and magic that goes into winemaking production. Learn more about the process, steps, and evolving days in the life of a winemaker. Tom talks us through the impact of oak aging and specialized winemaking techniques like sur lie, how to know when it’s time for harvest, production methods based on the grape, an...
Send us a text A Wine Affair Podcast welcomes Jeremy Jones, creator of The Grape Pursuit, to share his journey of trying every grape variety in the world. Jeremy is a travel and wine blogger who talks with us about grapes & wine we should know, how to find them, and how many he’s tasted so far. Find out how many grape varietals made the list and listen to our conversation to hear a little more on how you can find them to try for yourself. Follow Jeremy on The Grape Pursuit on social med...
Send us a text A Wine Affair Podcast returns for a whimsical wine Wednesday with DuMOL Winery & Estate Vineyards. One of the reasons we love wine is the full sensory experience AND the people it brings together. With DuMOL, we find both in each and every pour. Andi first learned of DuMOL through family friends who hosted Jill on a visit back to Atlanta for a delightful DuMOL tasting at their home and immediately knew we had to reconnect to pour more of their fabulous wines. On our seco...
Send us a text New year, new wine! Want to expand your wine knowledge this year and learn new grapes & wine to pour in 2024? A Wine Affair Podcast welcomes Cab Franc Chronicles star, Allison, to share insights on the father of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and so many more - the principal, major grape - Cabernet Franc. Find out why so many of us, like Allison, search for this single variety wine - what it tastes like, where it grows, what food it pairs with, and so on it goes! Hear about ...
Send us a text With a background in design and master's in education, Kendeigh fell in love with the hospitality & wine world from working in restaurants and the service industry. After years in high-end, fine-dining establishments setting her foundation of wine knowledge, Kendeigh surpassed every curve life dealt her to create her own business in wine education and tasting events. Now, The Grape Grind incorporates her design mentality and educational experience for online, in-person, ind...
Send us a text Pours & People like YOU are what we’re extra thankful for this year! As the leaves change colors, we’re reminded how special this time of year is - when we feel the end of the year upon us and the rush of the holidays with full calendars of gatherings & celebrations. At the same time, we try to slow down, reflect with family & friends, raise a glass, and toast to what we’re thankful for - and that includes you! Since officially launching our podcast, we cou...
Send us a text Want to learn the ultimate party trick - how saber a bottle of champagne? A Wine Affair Podcast is excited to welcome Master Sabreur, Harry Constantinescu, to discuss the “The Art of Sabrage,” one of Andi’s favorite traditions experienced while Andi & Harry were a part of the opening team at the St. Regis Atlanta hotel. Hear how Harry broke world records during the 100-year Titanic anniversary soirée to recognize & remember the St. Regis’ founder, Mr. John Jacob Astor ...
Send us a text Learn more about the majestic country and wines of Portugal on this week’s episode with artist and wine lover, Kate, from Survives on Wine. Kate merges her passion for wine with her love of art as a fashion and textile designer turned wine writer, artist, and educator. Kate tells us her personal story through career changes and surviving through her fight with cancer by continuing her passion for learning and studying wine. Survives on Wine is where Kate intertwines wine, art...
Send us a text Fall is such a special time of the year - everyone loves falling into the autumn vibes - changing what they wear, how they decorate their homes, what they’re cooking for dinner - and for some, even changing what they’re pouring in the cooler season. Here on A Wine Affair Podcast - we share some of our favorite fall wines with you to pour along with us! Listen along to learn more about these wines we recommend for the autumn season: Chenin Blanc white wine - Cindy'...
Send us a text Like Italian wine? We do, too! This week on A Wine Affair Podcast, we welcome Russ Lorber, founder of Wide Roots, LLC, who is also a Certified Italian Wine Ambassador and wine importer, to share his wealth of knowledge on the wine importing and distribution industry and dive into an Italian wine you’ll wish you knew and can’t wait to pour. With his importing business, Russ is passionate about wine and supporting small producers to tell their family story as they look fo...
Send us a text A Wine Affair Podcast welcomes the ladies of Crüology Vines, Inc. as our first official guests! As we toast to Crüology Vines and their wine story - we learn how pursuits into personal passions can pour into friendship, a business, and an exciting future. Hear from these two New York City teachers on how they used their background in teaching science and language arts to educate and embody their beliefs to ensure wine is for everyone! Crüology Vines, Inc. is on a mission to ...
Send us a text We're excited to share our first episode introduction to A Wine Affair Podcast. Through "Our First Pour," learn more about Cindy & Andi and our adventure with wine, plus what we want to bring to the podcast wine world. Sit down, grab a glass, and join us for some good wine, conversation, and fun! Stay tuned for more from our friends in the wine industry, and connect with us on Instagram to share what you want to pour & hear next! Toast with us @awine_affair and @pou...
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