The long hiatus is over! The podcast is back, baby! I contemplated bringing back the pod back for a second season — I worried I wouldn’t have capacity for it or maybe I should wait and find a producer, but I realize my favorite projects are the ones I don’t think too hard about and just dive right in.
So here it is: episode 1, an intro. A quick little catch up on some of the things that have happened in the last year, I get a little honest and candid about wine and content creation, and a taste of what’s to come this year on the podcast.
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Latina Owned & Produced Wine:
Xochitl Wines, Syrah 2022 (Paso Robles, California)
A gorgeous Syrah with layers of complex flavors: Chocolate, cinnamon, crushed violets, cardamon, slow roasted plums, and more. We paired it with a big beef and chili bowl on a very chilly, rainy night. Open this wine 2 hours before you serve, let it bloom and blossom into the gorgeous cornucopia of flavors that it holds.
What I’m Drinking & What I’m Watching:
A wine & TV pairing: Sicilian Nerello Mascalese and The Sopranos.
Tony would approve of this light, easy drinking wine, perfect for sipping with a couple episodes. This bottle had lots of pepper, leather and tobacco — very mob aesthetic. Definitely something that could be served at both the Bada Bing and Vesuvio.
Wine Term You Should Know:
“Ropey”.
I personally, have not had a wine like this, I’ve only heard it as a descriptor on occasion — however the more I read about it, the more glad I am that I’ve not come across it. It’s a flaw in wine that occurs when lactic acid bacteria grows wildly in the wine, resulting in a very thick, viscous texture to the wine and can even grow this slimy, mucous-y thing. Apparently it’s due to low sulphur dioxide and low acidity— but I’m not a scientist, I just know that I wouldn’t be into it if I came across it.
So if I wine is described as “ropey”, I would pass.
Mas Vino Please: The Podcast Season 2 returns!