A Wine Affair Podcast welcomes Winemaker Ed Morris from River Road Family Vineyards And Winery. Join us as we taste 3 of their signature Chardonnays and hear Ed's Approach to creating them.
Hear about Ed's experience of being a Cooper and how he came to work for River Road. Ed also talks us through a winemaking cycle, and explains what B Corp Certified means. There are only around 100 U.S. wineries that have it.
And finally, Ed will update us on the next venture for River Road.
Follow River Road Vineyards on their website at riverroadvineyards.com
Available exclusively @totalwine

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Toasting to 2024, Cindy & Andi wrap up the year with some of their favorite party pours for the holiday season. Pop & pour the varied flavors and price-point purchases we recommend for parties, holiday dinners, gifts for friends, or whatever you need to sip & savor as we cheers to 2025.

Here are the wines to find for yourself, family & friends:

• Château Garraud Pomerol 2016
  • From the right bank of Bordeaux, a fuller bodied wine with wonderful complexity and flavors of blackberry, plum preserves, cherry pie, unsmoked cigar, and earthiness.
• Luc Pirlet Reserve Syrah - Mourvedre
  • From the Languedoc region in France, this medium-bodied wine presents flavors of blackberry, plum, and a little spice.
• Adegamae Terras de Lisboa Red Blend
  • From the Lisboa wine region of Portugal, another medium-bodied wine with flavors of strawberry, blackberry, and floral notes.
• La Grand Vigne Rosé
  • From Provence, France, this light-bodied, crisp wine pours with flavors of raspberry, citrus, and melon.
• Poema Rosé Cava
  • This Spanish Sparkling Rosé is made in the Cava way and perfect to toast to the holidays with delicious, crisp, fresh flavors of strawberry, raspberry, and rose petals, plus it’s best to pair with all the apps, seafood, and fresh bites!
• Poema Brut Cava
  • A favorite go-to Cava, "Spanish Sparkling" wine made in the same traditional method as Champagne, a different grape but the same delicious taste of fresh, clean, citrus, mineral, and Granny Smith apple plus aromas of toasted bread notes!
• Saint Hilaire Limoux Blanc de Blanc Brut
  • Feeling French? This similar sparkling brut is delicious, unique, and bespoke with an incredible story. This is Andi’s go-to sparkling for special occasions and gifts. Read the back label and know you’re in for a treat, plus you can find in many grocery stores at an incredible price you just can’t beat for any budget!

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Never have I ever had a wine that’s been open for over six weeks! Let alone expect the wine to still taste yummy & strong!!

Cheers and wow on how surprised we both were… Tune into the full episode to hear the final details of our wine preserving experiment with our partner in wine, Repour, and the number one reason we need all our friends in the service industry to invest and pour with their amazing yet simple and effective wine stopper designed by a true chemist to preserve your wine to the very last drop!

After 6+ weeks of opened wines, Cindy & Andi dive into our findings. Listen to the results and pour with us by keeping your wines fresh through your very own Repour device ordered by our special discount code AWINEAFFAIR to receive 20% off when you order at www.repour.com

Andi & Cindy share what to expect as Season 2 of the podcast continues. Subscribe & pour along each week as we welcome more of our industry friends on upcoming episodes. Connect with both of us on Instagram @Pour_Atlanta and @AWine_Affair Cheers to you and all we can do!

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