Who Gives A Sip

Today’s wine is Zinzilla, “a monstrous California zinfandel” (zinfandel is a type of black-skinned grape wine). The label states that it has intense flavor, which Kristin and Alex agree with. The dryness of this wine catches Alex by surprise, which is a large factor in both ladies saying that they probably wouldn’t buy this wine again. Kristin comments that it would pair well with steak. After tasting the wine, Kristin brings up today’s topic: going to bars when you are in your 30s. The...

The bottle in this episode is Arcosesto Orvieto Classico, an organic white wine from Argentina. Krista and Alex determine that it tastes a bit like chardonnay but is not something that either host would be able to drink a lot of. The girls tried using a drip-stop wine pourer with this bottle and were impressed the results, though Krista made a funny mistake when first trying to use it. While sipping on this wine, a discussion about getting old begins. Krista says she fears dying, while...

Podcast Summary Wine lovers Kristin and Alex, who have posted several wine review videos on YouTube, are now making the leap into podcasting. They give us an introduction about their thoughts on wine in general and why they are starting this podcast. Quotes “We live in a city where there are no sommeliers…I don’t even know if we have any restaurants that are fancy enough to have sommeliers.” “The reason why we’re doing this podcast is to share our appreciation of wine and the...