Dad Teaches Me About Wine
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Ep 32: Wines That Go With Everything
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: Shiraz (pronunciation up to you) Have you ever been out to eat and a waiter is staring down at you, trying to take your drink order...
Ep 31: Best Oyster and Wine Pairings
30 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested Pairing: sauvignon blanc from new zealand Just in time for....well yes, it's the end of summer, so not much time left for patio oysters and...
Ep 30: Barbecue Wine Pairings
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested Pairing: Shiraz from Australia Welcome back to Season 2 of Dad Teaches Me About Wine (DTMAW)!!!! Rolling through at the end of August, it al...
Ep 29: Finger Lakes Wine Country
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: Finger Lakes Riesling This week we talk about the Finger Lakes, the under-the-radar wine hot spot located just a few hours north o...
Ep 28: The Rosé Episode
07 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: uhhhh... Rosé! Duh This is a great episode! We discuss the most famous/basic wine of the season.... rosé! Calling all millennia...
Ep 27: Your Summer Wine Guide
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: a nice Albariño from Spain It may be hard to believe, but it's already summer folks! Actually, that's probably hard to believe...
Ep 26: Bargain South American Wines You Need to Find
10 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: A patagonian Pinot Noir (perferably while wearing a Patagonia sweater) In this week's episode of Dad Teaches Me About Wine, MR is b...
Ep 25: Time to Learn About South American Wine
02 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: a Torrontés from Argentina We are back! Thank you so much for everyone's patenice. After traveling around and scheduling conflic...
Ep 24: Wine Hacks 4 Poor Millennials
05 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: my gosh any bottle mentioned in this episode MRQ is just CONVINCED that the only people who listen to this podcast are broke 21-yea...
Ep 23: Southern France is Full of Wine Hack
30 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: A Bandol (from 10 years ago) We are back with the final part of our series on france! Just to refresh: we did episodes on The Loir...
Ep 22: A Lesson on Bordeaux Wines
15 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: an Entre-Deux-Mers sauvignon blanc Welcome back! Today we are on part 5 of 6 of our tour de French wines - Bordeaux! You've hea...
Ep 21: French Wine - the Rhône Valley
08 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: a Crozes Hermitage Back at it again with Part 4 of our 6 part series on French wine! Are you a fan of Syrah or Grenache wines? Then...
Ep 20: A Beginner's Guide to Burgundy Wines
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: Village wine from Burgundy We are back on our tour de france with a BIG LOCATION - Burgundy! Potentially my dad's favorite. Lear...
Ep 19: French Wine From Alsace
14 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: A Trimbach Riesling We are back in France.... not literally, of course. I wish. But yes, this week we return to France to continue...
Ep 18: Dad Took the Sommelier Test
08 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested Pairing: Water, water, water, and more water The name of the game is THE SHOW MUST GO ON. Even though Madeline is literally suffering from f...
Ep 17: France's Famous Loire Valley Wines
31 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: vouvray wine What an episode! We start our epic road trip through French wine in the Loire Valley! We break down the most importan...
Ep 16: A Series on French Wine, Part 1 - Overview
24 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: Something from the Loire Valley My dad couldn't stand the though of craming French wine into one, 35 minute episode... so instead w...
Ep 15: Sherry - Wine's Best-Kept Secret
10 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: tio pepe sherry The week we discuss all the reasons you should be drinking sherry! Yeah, Sherry! The beverage aunt marge drink...
Ep 14: Beginner's Guide to Spanish Wine
03 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: Rioja That blog post I mention at the end: https://www.hudin.com/blog/going-to-barcelona-not-barthelona/ On this week's episode: ...
Ep 13: Drinking $1500 of Old Wine
20 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: please don't spend 1k on a bottle of wine just for this podcast... Drinking two month worth rent of wine (ugh, it hurts) What a ...
Ep 12: California Wine Outside Napa Valley
14 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested Pairing: Anything from the Santa Rita Hills (or Sta. Rita Hills) We are back again with PART 2 of our exploration on wine from California ...
Ep 11: Gifting Wine Suggestions For Everyone on Your Holiday List
05 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Suggest pairing: something bubbly Tis the season for buying gifts for people you need to impress.... or don't even like. Luckily for you, booze is the...
Episode 10: Californian Wine
29 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: A Santa Lucia Highlands... if you can find it.... or figure out what it is... Woop there it is! We are back with another exiciting ...
Episode 9: Thanksgiving Wine Guide
20 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested Pairing:Beaujolais Nouveau 2017! Today we are tackling the age old question: "What wine do I serve at Thanksgiving?" Plot twist - there i...
Episode 8: Italian Wine 101
15 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested Pairing: A nice Chianti (prefereably without someone's liver) Today we take our first step into the "old world" of wine.... only to realize ...
Episode 7: Napa Valley, California
08 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Suggest pairing: Any wine (that you can afford) from Napa Valley, California Oh jeez, we got quite an episode today. My dad references both Strange...
Episode 6: It Was a Very Good Year (for wine)
02 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: A bottle of bubbly without a year (Yes, Andre counts) New game - take a sip every time my dad says that wine critics "have no cl...
Episode 5: How to Read a Restaurant Wine List
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested Pairing: Muscadet Fresh off spending $51 on the "cheapest" bottle of wine on wine list in Pittsburgh, Madeline is begging her Dad to offer s...
Episode 4: Location, Location, Location
25 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested Pairing: Yellowtail, Barefoot, or any other wine from planet earth Listen to my dad say "dem sea breezes," and me sound like an idiot when...
Episode 3: An Introduction to Grapes
18 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested Pairing: A hipster bottle that gives zero information on the wine (or a nice Cab) Gosh, there really are a lot of different types of grapes...
Episode 2: Reading Wine Labels 101
18 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Suggest pairing: The most specific Pinot Noir you can find So, I don't know about you.... but when I pick up a bottle of wine, the label just looks li...
Episode 1: Do you even know what wine is, bro?
12 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Suggested pairing: Not vinegar cooking wine your Dad found in his fridge We are starting at beginning... no really, the beginning... for Episode 1 a...
Introducing: Dad Teaches Me About Wine
04 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After 24 years, I am finally going to sit down and listen while my Dad (aka Mr. Serious) talks about wine. If you've ever wanted to know more about wi...