Jason Booth (Wine for Sophisticated Homies , ImprovSchrimprov) and his wife Bree (wine enjoyer) join Shaughn and Ellen to whine about bad parents and their obnoxious babies. They give it a couple of pairings: a Beaujolais Nouveau in honor of the whine’s youth and the Quintodecimo Falanghina d’Irpinia Via del Campo from sponsor Gregory Condes Wines is cracked just to drink.
The hip sip tips are non-alcoholic this week! Ellen’s been sipping Lucky Jack Nitro Cold Brew. Shaughn’s is Go Get Em’ Tiger’s turmeric latte. They swear they aren’t hipsters.
They take a question from the mailbag about an aerator’s validity. Hint: don’t bring one to the restaurant to impress the somm.
As for the whine: From doublewide strollers at Disneyland to screaming babies in restaurants we all wish parents would hire sitters and not bring babies to bars.
They discuss favorite Beaujolais crus and favorite dance crews! Then the wine gossip gets deep with WSETs vs Court Master Somm tests and how global warming is changing the wine styles.
Talk goes a little dark when everyone discusses their “last supper” wines…please send all vintage rosé Champagne, Richebourg, Pantelleria and Madeira their way.
Plus, big news about Jason and Bree’s plans for a wine tour company!
The lightning round covers Campania’s famous reds (which leads to some WNBA trivia), what Quintodecimo means, who kicked Gamay out of Burgundy proper, and legal drinking ages abroad. Babies aren’t allowed.