Wine 101
VinePair
Wine 101 is a wine podcast for the everyday wine lover. Once a week VinePair's tastings director Keith Beavers will breakdown everything from how wine is made to wine regions of the world in easy-to-digest fashion giving the listener the confidence they need on their wine journey.Follow Keith on Instagram for episode previews and general wine lover musings @vinepairkeith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 14, 2024 • 21min
Italy Part IV: Warring Hamlets and The Gallo Nero
There is a legend in the Chianti HIlls about a race for territory and a black rooster. In reality, the history the story is based on establishes the wine region we see today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 7, 2024 • 24min
Italy Part III: The Chianti Hills and an Etruscan grape...?
The 7th-century Etruscans set the stage for 15th-century Italy's first fine wine region. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 31, 2024 • 21min
Italy Part II: Oligarchs and Maritime Republics
Medieval Italy sets the stage for the wine country we recognize today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 24, 2024 • 24min
Italy Part I: Sicily and Rome's Surroundings
Before and after the rise of Rome land under-vine in Italy was already everywhere. And what came next was the largest explosion of wine culture in the ancient world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 17, 2024 • 22min
Greece Part II: Homer and Dionysia
We wind our way through ancient Greek history with examples of just how important the grapevine was to their culture Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 10, 2024 • 19min
Greece Part I: The Minoans and Mycenae
The grapevine happens upon a culture that takes its love for wine to the next level, becoming the conveyer of wine to the world beyond the Mediterranean. Greece's beginnings begin with wine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 3, 2024 • 19min
Wine An Origin Story Part VII: The Phoenician Influence and Greece On Deck
As we wrap up the series on the Origins of wine we see the Phoenician culture inspire the Mediterranean and eventually the Greeks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 26, 2024 • 20min
Wine An Origin Story Part VI: The Carthaginians and Bathtubs
As the Bronze Age becomes the Iron Age the grapevine begins to travel beyond its previous limits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 19, 2024 • 15min
Wine An Origin Story Part V: Canaanite Wine and Egyptian Vineyards
Before we move into more familiar territory we watch the grapevine exit the Fertile Crescent to the Nile Delta. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 12, 2024 • 15min
Wine An Origin Story Part IV: Supras and Grape Motifs
Before the grapevine spreads west we stop for a moment to visit an excavation site south of Tbilisi in the Republic of Georgia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
