Wine Word of the Day
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#57 “The Judgement of Paris” May 24, 2013
TODDCAST EPISODE 57: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Greetings Moonstoners, today is May 24th, and on this day in 1976, France hosted the “Judgement of Paris” making California a worldwide force in winemaking. This blind tasting competition was organized by a British wine merchant, Steven Spurrier, to blindly [...]
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#56 “ZigZag Leafhopper” May 17, 2013
TODDCAST EPISODE 56: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Greetings Moonstoners. Today is May 17th and on this day in 1936, famed actor Dennis Hopper was born. His most famous films include Easy Rider, Blue Velvet, and Apocalypse Now. Hopper gained quite a reputation throughout his film career. He [...]
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#55 “Fifth” May 10, 2013
TODDCAST EPISODE 55: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Hello everybody and today is May 10th. And on this day 1899, the incomparable dancer Fred Astaire was born. He was born Frederick Austerlitz, but his mother suggested the name change in the fifth year of the 20th century to [...]
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#54 “Wind” May 3, 2013
TODDCAST EPISODE 54: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Hello everybody and today is May 3rd! And on this day in 1937, the novel “Gone with the Wind” wins the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. And that brings us to our Wine Word of the Day: Wind Climate plays a [...]
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#53 “Hydrogen Sulfide” April 26, 2013
TODDCAST EPISODE 53: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Hello everybody and today is April 26th, and on this day in 1925, Paul von Hindenburg defeats Wilhelm Marx to become the second elected President of Germany. Paul von Hindenburg, which is actually short for Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von [...]
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#52 “TRIPS” April 19, 2013
TODDCAST EPISODE 52: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Hello everybody and today is April 19th. And on this day in 1770, Captain James Cook sighted the eastern coast of Australia making him the first European to do so. In three voyages Cook sailed thousands of miles across largely [...]
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#51 “Red Blotch Disease” April 12, 2013
TODDCAST EPISODE 51: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Greetings Moonstoners, today is April 12th and today we send birthday wishes out to Tom Clancy. Clancy is a pretty well known author, writing about espionage and the aftermath of the Cold War. Some of his most popular books include [...]
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#50 “Louse” March 29, 2013
TODDCAST EPISODE 50!: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: Todd: “What contemptible louse stole the cork from my lunch?!” Jill: “You mean what contemptible scoundrel…” Todd: “I was paraphrasing.” Hello everybody and today is March 29th. And on this day in 1973, after eight years, the United States government concluded “Operation Barrel Roll”. I [...]
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#49 “Concrete” March 22, 2013
TODDCAST EPISODE 49: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Hello everybody and today is March 22nd. And on this day in 1948 Wolf Blitzer was born. Which brings us to our Wine Word of the Day: Blitzed. Just kidding. On this day in 1933, FDR signed the Beer and [...]
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#48 “Buttery” March 15, 2013
TODDCAST EPISODE 48: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Hello Moonstoners and today is March 15. Yup, that’s right, the ides of March. And on this day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated. Which brings us to the question, which wine goes best with Ceasar Salad? Turns out [...]
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#47 “Wine Writer” March 8, 2013
TODDCAST EPISODE 47: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Greetings Moonstoners, Today is March 8th and we’d like to say Happy Birthday to Tom Stevenson. Tom is a British author who has spent the last 30 years writing about our favorite subject, yes, wine! Tom has written 23 books, [...]
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#46 “Noir” February 22, 2013
TODDCAST EPISODE 46: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Greetings Moonstoners, today is February 22nd and on this day in 1872, the first national convention for the Prohibition Party was held in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1869, the Prohibition Party is the oldest third party in the U.S. It [...]
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#45 “Nebuchadnezzar” February 15, 2013
TODDCAST EPISODE 45: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Hello everybody and today is February 15th. And on this day in 1710 King Louis the XV was born! How is that for a coincidence? You know what else is weird? He took the throne in 1715! But he wasn’t [...]
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#44 “House Palate” February 8, 2013
TODDCAST EPISODE 44: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Hello everybody and today is February 8. And on this day in 2013, we are at rest. Yep, nothing much happening out there in the world of wine, mostly because we’re just too tired to find it. We are plum [...]
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#43 “Bootlegging” January 25, 2013
TODDCAST EPISODE 43: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Hello everyone and today is January 25th. And on this day in 1947, we said goodbye to Alphonse Gabriel Capone. Al Capone was a highly public figure known for his charitable endeavors, entertainment establishments, and his ability to distribute highly [...]
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#42 “AVA” January 18, 2013
TODDCAST EPISODE 42: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Greetings Moonstoners. Today is January 18th and on this day in 1919 Ignacy Jan Paderewski became the Prime Minister of Poland. Paderewski had already become a legend as a piano virtuoso, traveling the world giving concerts and wowing audiences. And [...]
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#41 “Bunghole” January 11, 2013
SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: We’ve sunk to an all new low…or high as the case may be. WINE WORD OF THE DAY Greetings Moonstoners, and today is January 11th, and on this day in 1787, William Herschel, a prominent astronomer, discovered Tatania and Oberon, the two moons of Uranus. Which brings us [...]
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#39 “Cork” December 21, 2012
TODDCAST EPISODE 40: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: This could be our last podcast! WINE WORD OF THE DAY Greetings Moonstoners, today is December 21st and according to the Mayans, today is the last day of…well, ever. No one is sure if they believed the world was cyclical and would transition every few [...]
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#39 “Primativo” December 14, 2012
TODDCAST EPISODE 39: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Greetings Moonstoners and today is December 14th…and you may not know that today is officially Monkey Day! Started in 2000, Monkey Day celebrates all things simian. You know Jill, there have been a lot of famous monkeys…you could say there’s [...]
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#38 “Crush” November 30, 2012
TODDCAST EPISODE 38: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Greetings Moonstoners, And today is November 30th and. on this day in 1940, beloved comedy icon, Lucille Ball married that whacky Cuban, Desi Arnez. The two were television legends, forming their own production company and producing their own television [...]
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November 23 – “Cold Stabilization”
TODDCAST EPISODE 37: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Greetings Moonstoners, and today is November 23. And even though most of the country is chillin’, in our neck of the woods it’s still warm and sunny. So I am pondering the ice floating in my glass and thinking about [...]
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November 16 – “Battonage”
TODDCAST EPISODE 36: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY On this day in 1907, Burgess Meredith was born. Active for more than six decades, Meredith has been called “one of the most accomplished actors of the century.” Meredith won several Emmys, and was nominated for Academy Awards. One [...]
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November 9 – “Ripper Method”
TODDCAST EPISODE 35: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Greetings Moonstoners, we have a heartwarming story for you today. On this day in 1888, the body of Mary Jane Kelly was discovered in her home in the Whitechapel area of London. Her throat was cut, her abdomen torn asunder, [...]
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October 19 – “Edna Valley”
TODDCAST EPISODE 33: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Greetings Moonstoners. Today is Friday the 19th of October and we wanted to wax poetic. On this day in 1950, we lost one of the greatest poets of our time, Edna St. Vincent Millay. However, Edna did not write much [...]
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October 5 – “Tastevin”
TODDCAST EPISODE 32: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: WINE WORD OF THE DAY Greetings Moonstoners and today is October 5th…and on this day in 1969 (god I feel old) the very first episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus aired on the BBC. Only 45 episodes were created, but it quickly became a phenomenon [...]
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September 28 – “Shiner”
Greetings Moonstoners, today is September 28th and today’s Toddcast may be a bit short. I know that will be quite a blow to many of you. So let’s get right to it. On this day in 1905, World Heavyweight Champion, Max Schmeling was born. (See? Quite a blow?,…what can I say, I’m alone on this [...]
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September 14 – “Sabrage”
WINE WORD OF THE DAY Greetings Moonstoners, today is Friday September the 14th. And we would like to propose a toast to Dom Perignon, who on this day in 1715, died. Salud. Dom Perignon was a French Benedictine monk who was a contributing factor in the early production of Champagne. A lot of credit has [...]
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September 7 – “Decant”
Hello everyone and today is September 7th. And on this day in 1963 the Football Hall of Fame opened in Canton, Ohio. I figured this was a good time to bring up some football history since this is the opening week of the 2012 National Football League season. Four to seven players, chosen by sports [...]
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August 31 – “Fortify”
Greetings Moonstoners! Today is August 31st. And on this day in 1803, the famed duo of Lewis & Clark set off on their fact-finding expedition from Pittsburgh to the west, in search of a Northwest Passage. Along the way, Lewis & Clark mapped the regions, befriended Indian tribes and met up with a 15 year [...]
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August 24 – “Amelioration”
Greetings Moonstoners, and today we’re off to a flying start. Because on this day in 1932, famed aviatrix, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop. She flew from LA to Newark, a route that is now flown about 40 times a day. Amelia Earhart was the first woman to [...]
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July 20 – “Medals”
WINE WORD OF THE DAY: On this day in 1968, the very first Special Olympics was held. Founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the Special Olympics offers thousands of disabled kids and adults an opportunity to participate in sports competitions all around the world. One of our favorite tasting room visitor is Jessie Aurrichio. She [...]
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July 13 – “Score”
WINE WORD OF THE DAY Greetings Moonstoners and today is July 13th. And we found this day to be pretty uneventful. So we’re going to talk about tomorrow, the 14th. Because on July 14th in 2005, French President, Jacques Chirac promoted wine critic, Robert Parker, to “Officer” in France’s Legion of Honor, a rare distinction. [...]
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July 9 – “Yeast”
Greetings Moonstoners, Today is July 6th. And on this day in 1885, Louis Pasteur was successful in testing his vaccine against rabies. Pasteur gained fame by demonstrating fermentation is caused by the growth of micro-organisms and the growth of bacteria and not due to spontaneous generation. He also went on to show that the growth [...]
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Jun 29 – “Picking”
Hello everybody and today is June 29th.And today we celebrate Louis Burton Lindley’s birthday! Louis dropped out of school at the age of 12 to follow the rodeo circuit and I think he worked for a time as a rodeo clown. He was told that a career in the rodeo biz would be “slim pickings” [...]
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June 1 – “Chardonnay”
Hello everybody and today is June 1st, and we want to say happy birthday to every angry woman’s favorite songwriter, Alanis Morissette. A seven-time Grammy winner, Alanis’ released her first international album in 1995, Jagged Little Pill, which sold over 33 million copies. It’s gritty rock lyrics about bad relationships, ugly breakups, keeping your hands [...]
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May 25 – “Alicante Bouschet”
TODDCAST EPISODE 19: SHOW NOTES: Outline for this week’s episode: Hello everybody and today is May 25. And on this day in 1938, the city of Alicante in Spain is bombed by the Italians during the Spanish Civil War. Over 300 people were killed. Ugly stuff. And why were the Italians bombing them? War is [...]
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May 18 – “Nothing”
That’s right I was in New England last week and didn’t have a chance to do a Toddcast with Jill. I do ramble-on in the audio about what I was doing out there. And I give you a couple of historical tidbits on what happened there on this day. The best part of the trip [...]
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May 11 – “Isinglass”
Hello everybody and today is May 11. How many surrealists does it take to screw in a light bulb? Fish! I’m reminded of that riddle because do you know whose birthday it is? That’s right, Salvadore Dali’s. And that brings us to today’s Wine Word of the Day: Isinglass Okay, this may get a little [...]
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May 4 – “Mourvedre”
Hello, Hello, Hello everybody and today is May 4th. On this day in 1975, we lost one of the greatest dramatic actors of our generation, Moe Howard of the Three Stooges. Along with Larry Fine and brother Curly..and/or Shemp depending on what years you were watching…the Three Stooges delighted audiences with their slapstick comedy …which [...]
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April 27 – “Caves”
Hello everyone and today is April 27. But just to mix things up (because I’m often all mixed up), today’s Wine Word of the Day is actually yesterday, April 26th. (Boy how time flies!) So, On this day in 1946, Jim White passed away. Jim was a cowboy, park ranger, explorer, and guano miner (and [...]
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April 20 – “Bud Break”
Hello everybody and today is April 20th. That’s right you hipsters, it’s 4-20. And for those not so hip, “420” is a drug-lingo for smoking marijuana. There’s a lot of lore surrounding how this number became associated with the ingestion of cannabis sativa, but it’s mostly wrong. You can go to snopes.com to get the [...]
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April 13 – “Oxygen”
Hello everybody and today is April, Friday the 13th. And on this day in 1970, NASA got this message from space: “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” That’s right an oxygen tank exploded on the service module on Apollo 13 on it’s way to the moon. It turns out you can’t call AAA when your vehicle [...]
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April 6 – “Non-Alcoholic Wine”
WINE WORD OF THE DAY Hello everybody and today is April 6th. A lot of people say history is dry, right? Well it’s true. On this day in 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the original church of the Latter Day Saint movement, is organized by Joseph Smith, Jr. and others [...]
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March 30 – “Leaf Roll Virus”
WINE WORD OF THE DAY Hello everybody and today is March 30th. And on this day in 1853, the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh was born. And if I remember right, I was told in my art appreciation class that he was pretty good. But this “supposedly good” painter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound [...]
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March 23 – “Jaws”
Wine Word of the Day Hello Everybody and today is March 23rd. And on this day in 1951, Ron Jaworski was born. You may know him as a commentator on TV’s Monday Night Football. Jaworski was a NFL quarterback for 17 years back in the 70’s and 80’s. When playing college football, his nicknames were [...]
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March 16 – “Chips”
Wine Word of the Day Hello everybody and today is March 16th. And on this day in 1949, Henry Enrique Estrada was born in New York City. But you probably knew him as “Ponch” in a TV show back in the late seventies and early eighties. That’s right, Erik Estrada, who, ladies will remember, was [...]
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March 9 – “Stems”
Wine Word of the Day Hello everybody and today is March 9th. On this day in 2009, President Barack Obama signed an executive order lifting the ban on stem cell research, making it clear (at least for now) that the government supports this scientific breakthrough. Scientists predict that one day stem cells may be [...]
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March 2 – “Concord”
Wine Word Of The Day: Hello everybody and today is March 2nd. And on this day in 1969 in Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the super-sonic aircraft, the Concorde, occurred. The 1,350 mile-an-hour plane entered commercial passenger service in 1976 and flew transatlantic flights in half the time of other airlines. The fleet [...]
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February 24 – “Copper”
Hello everyone and today is February 24. And on this day in 1863, Arizona is organized as an United States Territory. And there are so many directions we can go with this. Sure, they got some interesting wineries there like Caduceus Cellars at Merkin Vineyards. (Yes, I said “merkin”) Which is owned by Maynard James [...]
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