Postcards in a Glass
Postcards in a Glass
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Postcards in a Glass shares an unpretentious world of wine, believing that every good wine "takes you somewhere." This series of audio postcards from great wine regions around the world is hosted by James Beard Award-winning journalist and WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) Certified Educator Lyn Farmer. In conversations with winemakers and many others who love wine, Lyn brings out the passion and joy people have for the beverage, and every now and then manages to include a discussion of spirits, beer, sake and the arts. You don't need to be an expert to share the passion for wine and food at the heart of this podcast focusing equally on geographical as well as cultural terroir.
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The podcast delves into various aspects of wine culture, geographical origin, and terroir. It features conversations with winemakers while discussing topics like cool climate wines, food pairings, and the intersection of wine with other beverages such as spirits and beer. An example episode includes a deep dive into Russian River Valley's Pinot Noir with winemaker Heidi von der Mehden.
Postcards in a Glass shares an unpretentious world of wine, believing that every good wine “takes you somewhere.” This series of audio postcards from great wine regions around the world is hosted by James Beard Award-winning journalist and WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) Certified Educator Lyn Farmer. In conversations with winemakers and many others who love wine, Lyn brings out the passion and joy people have for the beverage, and every now and then manages to include a discussion of spirits, beer, sake and the arts. You don’t need to be an expert to share the passion for wine and food at the heart of this podcast focusing equally on geographical as well as cultural terroir.
The Coravin has revolutionized wine for many folks. Greg Lambrecht, a physicist and inventor of medical devices, used his expertise – “I’m very good with needles,” he says – to create a device that has revolutionized wine service and wine sampling. Students of wine, sellers of wine and all lovers of wine have been impacted by the Coravin system that allows us to sample multiple bottles without having the wine go bad within a day. “I wanted to teleport wine,” Lambrecht says, “I wanted any wine, anywhere, any time.”
The original Coravin device (there are now several iterations) was called “The Wine Mosquito,” a name that changed almost as quickly as new innovations in the device made it the de facto way of preserving wine for many wine lovers around the world. No wine importer or sales person will leave their office without a Coravin to allow easy sampling of bottled wine while never removing the cork or exposing the contents of the bottle to oxygen. Wine bars and restaurants can dispense tasting samples of even the most expensive wines without having to open the bottle, meaning they can sell the contents over a period or days or weeks, each pour as fresh as the first one.
As inventor Greg Lambrecht explains to host Lyn Farmer, “every wine lover can now have their own wine bar at home and try dozens of wines without emptying a bottle.” This doesn’t mean bottles contain infinite amounts of wine however! The Coravin makes it possible to extract wine from the bottle by putting a needle through the cork to retrieve a sample (a small tasting portion or a whole glass if you wish), displacing the volume the wine occupied with inert argon gas. This means no oxygen touches the wine remaining in the bottle. The cork effectively reseals the puncture and the bottle remains safely protected from oxygen.
On this episode of Postcards in a Glass, Greg talks with Lyn about how the Coravin came about, his own wine journey (which is fascinating by the way), some of his favorite wines to serve with the Coravin, tricks for using the device and what is new in the world of Coravin – there are some intriguing options on the wine horizon! Join us for an engaging discussion with master inventor and storyteller Greg Lambrecht. Cheers!
You will find more on The Coravin, including some very helpful videos, at the company website: http://www.Coravin.com
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