185: Dirt talk - with Raj Parr and Eva Fricke
Description
It’s our first episode in English - and Rajat Parr’s first time in Berlin. Coincidence? Probably not. Joining Raj: Rheingau’s own Eva Fricke. Raj, international sommelier icon and winemaker of many hats (and vineyards), takes Willi and Curly through his vinous origin story: including nightly blind tastings with his mentor Larry Stone, where mistaking the vintage was tantamount to total disgrace.
We touch on why wine education (looking at you, WSET) leaves Gen Z cold, how making wine changes how you drink it, and what vines and humans have in common when it comes to resilience.
Other highlights: how Burgundy’s insane popularity shut down his San Francisco restaurant, what big-name wine labels really sell, and yes, how the infamous Rudy Kurniawan wines actually tasted. Willi and Curly had a blast - and Raj says he’s never had this much fun recording a podcast. A man with impeccable taste.
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