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- EPISODE 34: How to Plan a Trip to Colombia
There’s simply “something” about Colombia. It has that yo-no-sé-qué quality. So deliciously alluring, seductive to your senses, and a joyous nature that’s infectious. Colombians also happen to be among the most hospitable folks on the planet. It’s a country full of robust rhythms where the cadence of the people and life is so alive and […]
- EPISODE 33: Ted Lemon of Littorai Wines on the Language of Wine
“It's to remain faithful to this very ancient, beautiful tradition of producing an agricultural product that can speak to people in a way that none other can.” - Ted Lemon
- EPISODE 32: Carmenere – Chile’s Clandestine-Turned-Flagship Grape
Today we kick off a monthly series into specific wine varieties and regions starting with a look into Chile’s clandestine-turned-flagship grape called Carmenere. Initially it was thought to be extinct after the phylloxera decimated Bordeaux’s vineyards in the 19th century. However, Carmenère was rediscovered in Chile in the mid 1990s and since then has been […]
- EPISODE 31: Rodolfo Guzmán of Boragó on Chile’s Endemic Ingredients & Culinary Heritage
“Boragó’s food is about the momentum of the Chilean terroir.” - Rodolfo Guzmán
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IN SEARCH OF FLAVOR, EPISODE 38: Seba Zuccardi on the Rise of Uco Valley Wines
In this episode, we sit down with Seba Zuccardi, the pioneering force behind some of Argentina’s most distinctive and terroir-driven wines hailing from the Uco Valley in the Mendoza province. While the Zuccardi family winery was established by his grandfather in Mendoza’s Maipú region in the 1960s, it’s Seba who has spearheaded an audacious exploration […]
READ MOREIn Search of Flavor, EPISODE 37: How Fungi & Regenerative Farming Can Save Us (Re-release of Episode 13 with Guiliana Furci)
Soil is life. Without it, we cannot sustain ourselves on Earth. We are losing it, poisoning it, chopping it up with tilling, and with it, depleting the fungi which are integral to it, an intricate system, a web, that connects the plants, micro-organisms, digests carbon dioxide, and so much more. In this re-release of Episode […]
READ MOREIn Search of Flavor, EPISODE 36: The Skinny on End-of-year Travel
South America’s Southern Cone exudes an irresistible summer siren song during the end-of-year travel season. While the days get cold, rainy, or snowy in the North, the weather is all sunshine and gelato in the South. It’s no wonder why it’s a favorite winter destination, from Patagonia’s glaciers to the sun-drenched vineyards of Mendoza and […]
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