Best buds venture over the river and through the woods in this zany, actual-play podcast featuring the Ecryme and Forbidden Lands table-top RPGs. Grab your bottle of Frank’s Spruce Juice and join us for an absurdly good time!
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Join hosts Billie and River as they sit down every week to discuss everything from friendships to relationships, glow ups and growth, Pop Culture to the fuckery and advice with raw honesty and humor. So catch a vibe and come laugh with us! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podtomenice/support
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A podcast featuring extreme stupidity and uniformed opinions from three friends under the influence of the devils juice. You have officially been warned.
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Recommended by Decanter Magazine who call The Wine Pair Podcast fun, irreverent, chatty, and entertaining! In each episode, husband and wife team Joe and Carmela learn about, taste, and give our honest review of three wines that are reasonably priced - meaning under $20 each - and easy to find. Our podcast is made for people who want to learn more about wine, find new wines to enjoy, and just want someone to talk about wine in a fun and funny way that regular people can understand. So, if th ...
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Minisode #13: Help! I Don’t Know How to Love White Wine! (Use the B-FAST method to learn to love White Wine)
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We introduce you to the B-FAST method in this minisode so you can become a white wine lover. What’s that you say, you’ve never heard of the B-FAST method? Well, that’s because it is a Wine Pair Podcast original! To love a thing, you have to learn about a thing, and you have to spend time with a thing. You can’t just go with your first impression! Y…
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What's Up Family!!!! We're back with emails ..... You ask the questions, we answer them!! Including Do Men Still Want a Traditional Woman, a boyfriend prefers ass over everything, but I have a flat ass; This and much more!Email or send us a Voice Message at AskThePointPod@gmail.comPlease like, share and subscribe to Billie's R&B Youtube channel:you…
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Minisode #12: What Are the Noble Grapes? (And Why Should You Care?)
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When it comes to wine grapes, it’s ok to play the field, but it is a good idea to get to know the Noble Grapes. And the good news is - you may already be really familiar with them. That’s because many of the most popular wines and wine blends, both red and white, are often made of these grapes. But what makes them Noble? We’ll tell you! And does th…
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STE Presents Hunter (WoD) EP 6 - Don't Let Him Penetrate Me, Bro!
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Sera, Wrex, and Umlaut follow the kidnappers to try to figure out where the missing children are being taken.By Bryan Masek
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Special Episode! Meet the (Wine) Makers #8: Jennie Murphy of Oxlee Graham Wines! (From forensics to wine making, being a woman in the wine industry
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Jennie Murphy is, like her grandmothers who she named her winery after, a tough, resilient, and determined woman. After losing her home in the 2017 wine country fires, she started to seriously think about starting her own winery. We learned a ton about the winemaking world in our conversation with her - things that the average wine drinker never th…
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It's been a crazy few weeks! Now that the smoke has cleared and we can breathe... We can get into The aftermath of Kendrick Lamar vs Drake battle. The Game dissing Rick Ross & Rubi Rose & her underrage tweets & nasty rappers following her. Plus we answer some emails. Tune in as the guys discuss all of this + more! Email: AskThePointPod@gmail.com Or…
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WTF is White Grenache? (AKA Garnatxa Blanca and Grenache Blanc, an underrated white wine, an alternative for Chardonnay lovers, a good summer wine)
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Yes, it’s true, they make Grenache is white as well as red! And it’s a great summer wine! Popular in the Catalonia area of Spain where it is known as Garnatxa Blanca, and in the Rhône area of France where it is often used as a blending grape and known as Grenache Blanc, White Grenache is a tasty, complex, and food friendly white wine that deserves …
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Spain’s Answer to Champagne: Cava! (A step up from Prosecco at a similar price)
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A 10 point wine in this episode! If you want a higher-class alternative to Prosecco at the same price point, then Cava is your wine. Cava is an underrated sparkling wine from Spain that is made in the same way as Champagne, but at a fraction of the cost. Cava is unique among sparkling wines - it is made with native Spanish grapes like Macabeo, Xare…
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STE Presents Hunter (WoD) EP 5 - We Don't Trust This Lady
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Wrex, Umlaut, and Sera break into Joan Spanakopita's home to look for evidence of her involvement with the local vampire conspiracy.By Bryan Masek
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WTF is Txakoli? (Fizzy, fruity, and fun dry white wine from Spain, aka Txakolina)
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It may be hard to pronounce and spell, but is it ever easy to drink! In this episode, we introduce you to a fun, quaffable, and not so serious wine called Txakoli which hails from the Basque region of Spain. Sometimes also called Txakolina, this slightly fizzy white wine is a perfect summer sipper. While tasting it, we had visions of sitting by the…
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STE Presents Hunter (WoD) EP 4 - I Don't Know You People!
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Sera, Wrex, and Umlaut take Joan Spanakopita to the hospital and find out some information about their "explosive" acquaintance.By Bryan Masek
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Costco Kirkland Signature 2019 Rioja Reserva Challenge! (A punch-you-in-the-face wine, perfect base for Sangria, for Cab Sauv lovers)
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Rioja is the big dog of Spanish wines, but the question on everyone’s lips is - how does the Costco Kirkland Signature Rioja Reserva stack up to other Riojas? Amiright?!? Well, without giving it away, we’re here to tell you that the Kirkland Signature Rioja is a worthy contender! But did it win in a knockout, or was it a draw? You’ll have to listen…
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STE Presents Forbidden Lands EP 16 - Ah Ha Ha! Poison
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We go looong as the gang teams up with the Duke's entourage to fight the bone bandits.By Bryan Masek
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Spain’s Hidden Gem: Priorat! (One of the great wines of Spain, Grenache-based red wine)
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When we say hidden gem, we are not kidding! When people think of Spanish red wines, they immediately think of Rioja, but don’t sleep on Priorat. Hailing from the Catalonia area of Spain, Priorat is a Grenache-based red wine blend that completely blew away our expectations! Rich, complex, and oh so drinkable, this is a wine that deserves a lot more …
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J Cole Apologizing & RIP OJ Simpson
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WTF IS REALLLLY GOING ON OUT HERE SMHHH... We had to talk about J Cole putting a diss record out towards Kendrick Lamar called "7 minute drill" and apologizing for it 2 days later, plus we answer some emails. Tune in as the guys discuss all of this + more! Email: AskThePointPod@gmail.com Or send us a Voice Message at https://anchor.fm/podtomenice/m…
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STE Presents Hunter (WoD) EP 3 - The Prettiest Nosferatu
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Serafina, Wrex, and Umlaut follow vampires in the area to a local open house and meet a mysterious dude.By Bryan Masek
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High QPR Pinot Noir #4! (How the American wine palate has been programmed by big wine, Pinot is a polarizing wine)
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Pinot Noir can be a polarizing wine - some people love it, and some people just don’t get it. We think that happens for a few reasons. First, most wine drinkers have been trained to think that wines are supposed to taste like Cabernet Sauvignon - big, fruit forward, high in alcohol, and very tannic. Which is just not what a great Pinot tastes like.…
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Wallet-Friendly Wine Reviews: Two Buck Chuck and More! (Reviewing wines under $5, cheap Cabernet Sauvignon, some pleasant and unpleasant surprises)
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Believe it or not, 73% of the wine purchased in the United States is sold for less than $8. So, there are a LOT of people drinking those wines! But they don’t often get reviews, and so we thought we would take some time to taste and review some value wines to see just how different they are from slightly more expensive wines. The results: one of th…
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WTF IS GOING ON OUT HERE SMHHH... We had to talk about Diddler himself, Brother Love AKA Diddy. Homeland Security raided his homes, sex trafficking allegations and we talk about everyone involved. So many plot twists we can't keep up! It's time for our email (1:08:16) titled "You need to like me MORE than I like you". Tune in as the guys discuss al…
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Bordeaux Bargains #1! (Haut-Médoc and Graves, Left Bank, why Bordeaux wines are so tricky to understand)
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Bordeaux is home to some of the most famous - and most expensive - wines in the world. But can you find a great wine at a great price?!? You can!!! There is no reason to spend more than $20 a bottle to find highly rated and very enjoyable wines from this classic region. In this episode, we focus on Left Bank wines, and we bring that up because Bord…
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Stumble Tables Entertainment Presents Ecryme EP 26 - The Puppet Master
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Dun dun dun! It's the season one finale! Jacque chases after Gloriana's still-living compatriots while Carmellia is taken in by Equestra Heavy Industries to begin her recovery.By Bryan Masek
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WTF is Muscadet? (Melon de Bourgogne, the Sur Lie method, batonnage, the ultimate fish wine, the best French white wine under $20?)
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If you’re like us, French wines can feel so confusing - and that’s exactly why we do these WTF episodes! This week, we dive into a great French white wine called Muscadet, which is not to be confused with Muscat or Moscato (which are, by the way, the same thing). Muscadet is a wine made in the Loire Valley from the grape Melon de Bourgogne - and th…
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What's up FAMILY! We started off the podcast reacting to Draya Michelle's pregnancy w/ Jalen Green, River getting negative reviews & Lebron James bating the allegations with Jeanie Buss. Plus, we answered one e-mail where you ask the questions, we answer them!! Including a man's wife cheated but he's the father of the baby. This and much more!Email…
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Stumble Tables Entertainment Presents Ecryme EP 25 - The Reload
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Carmellia engages Gloriana in battle for the second time and receives assistance from an unlikely ally. Get Your FREE Ecryme Starter Kit Here: https://open-sesame.games/en/ecryme-english-edition You can still get your hands on Ecryme! Click the link below to put in your Late Pledge: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/osg-us/ecryme Use the link be…
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Italian Wine Adventure #11: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo! (An underrated and underappreciated Italian beauty, the ultimate cookout wine)
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Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is an easy wine to overlook. It is inexpensive, easy to find, and does not have the cachet that a Chianti or Barolo or Amarone has. But we are here to tell you that you should take a second look at this underappreciated and underrated Italian wine! In this episode, we tasted and reviewed three easy to find and reasonably pri…
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Stumble Tables Entertainment Presents Ecryme EP 24 - The Second
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Carmellia consults with her comrades about her upcoming duel and looks into teaching positions at the duelist lodge. Get Your FREE Ecryme Starter Kit Here: https://open-sesame.games/en/ecryme-english-edition You can still get your hands on Ecryme! Click the link below to put in your Late Pledge: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/osg-us/ecryme Us…
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How Good Are Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Wines? (TJ’s is a great, inexpensive place to expand your wine horizons, is high-end cheap worth the price?)
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Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve wines are meant to compare with wines twice their price, and are said to be top wines from top winemakers in some of the most prestigious wine-growing regions, but just how good are they really? We seek to answer that question to save you time and money. In this episode, we try three different Platinum Reserve wines fr…
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What's up FAMILY! We started off the podcast reacting to our last episode Usher v Chris Brown Verzuz Battle, Diddy's new lawsuit where he continues to be freaky man allegedly & answering e-mails where you ask the questions, we answer them!! Including a man on the verge of leaving emotional cheating GF. This and much more!Email: AskThePointPod@gmail…
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STE Presents Hunter (WoD) EP 2 - Go For It, I Dare Ya!
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Sera, Rex, and Umlaut get down to business and set off on their first hunt as a group.By Bryan Masek
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WTF is Pinotage? (And WTF is Coffee Pinotage? South Africa’s signature wine)
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Ok, let’s be honest. Pinotage is a TRIP. It is like no other wine we have ever had before, and is flat out an experience that you have to try. You may not love it, or even like it, but you have to try it. Especially the Coffee Pinotage which in and of itself is an adventure (and is really a thing)! Pinotage is a wine that was invented in South Afri…
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Our Usher & Chris Brown Verzuz(Nah, really we did!)
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In The Spirit of Valentines Day and Usher's Superbowl Halftime Show... We created our own Chris Brown/USHER Verzuz. There was some songs that were definitely gonna be played, some were missed. We had fun with this, we hope you enjoy & do the same! What do you think won? What would you have Played? Email us let us know. Email: AskThePointPod@gmail.c…
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STE Presents Hunter (WoD) EP 1 - You Gonna Learn Today
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Join us for the tingly, tantalizing debut of our adventure into the World of Darkness system! Be warned: We are veteran WoD players and we dispensed with the new Hunter the Reckoning rules pretty quickly and did a mashup of old and new WoD instead. In other news, things get extra chaotic as our friend Matt "Deep Cuts" joins us once again for this a…
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Costco Kirkland Signature Pinot Noir Challenge! (The pros and cons of Costco’s wine selection, why few experts review Costco wines, Kirkland Signature Russian River Pinot Noir review)
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Costco sells a TON of wine, but finding expert reviews of their Kirkland Signature wines can be very tricky. We are happy to help fill that void! Find out why few wine reviewers bother to review Costco Kirkland Signature wines, and where you can find some pretty reliable reviews for those wines. But, most importantly, find out what we think of the …
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Stumble Tables Entertainment Presents Ecryme EP 23 - The Morning After
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The crew works to repair the Blinding Argus, Carmellia finds out the date of her next duel, and Jacque receives an intriguing invitation. Get Your FREE Ecryme Starter Kit Here: https://open-sesame.games/en/ecryme-english-edition You can still get your hands on Ecryme! Click the link below to put in your Late Pledge: https://www.kickstarter.com/proj…
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Josh Wines Are . . . Meh. (The truth behind the hype. BTW, we did not give this episode a title until after we tasted the wines in our recording!)
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Josh Cellars wine has been all over social media recently, but the real question is - is it worthy of the hype?!? We gave Josh Cellars an honest-to-goodness opportunity to impress us. We tasted and reviewed three different Josh Cellar wines just to make sure that we were getting a proper sense of the breadth of their products, and the results were …
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Stumble Tables Entertainment Presents Ecryme EP 22 -The Rise of Gerald Cavatappi
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Gerald solidifies his status as part of the group and Carmellia receives an unwelcome surprise. (P.S. - No Aux Wizards were angry in the making of this episode. We checked. 😁 ) Get Your FREE Ecryme Starter Kit Here: https://open-sesame.games/en/ecryme-english-edition You can still get your hands on Ecryme! Click the link below to put in your Late P…
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Sweet Dessert Wines for Your Sweetheart! (Wines for Valentine’s Day, Savoring a meal and time with family and friends, WTF is fortified wine)
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If you think you are not a fan of dessert wines, we believe we can change your mind - because we changed our own minds in this episode! Dessert wines are perfect for romantic evenings, but also a great excuse to slow down and extend a meal with family, friends, and loved ones. If you are looking for something special to do this Valentine’s Day, ser…
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Special Episode! Meet the (Wine) Makers #7: Drew Perry! (They make wine in Michigan! Head Winemaker for Simpson Family Estates: Good Harbor Vineyards and Aurora Cellars)
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Did you know they make wine in Michigan. Yes, yes it’s true! And not only that, they make REALLY GOOD wine in Michigan. Don’t believe us? Then you need to listen to our interview with Drew Perry from Simpson Family Estates, home of Good Harbor Vineyards and Aurora Cellars and we’ll set you straight! We had the great honor of interviewing Drew who, …
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The Medium Well & Well Done Community
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What's up family! We're talking Drake being hated on being lightskinned, Ime Udoka paying $32,500 child support & is it okay to accept drinks from other men when you're in a relationship... and a bunch more!Email: AskThePointPod@gmail.com Or send us a Voice Message at https://anchor.fm/podtomenice/message Please like, share and subscribe to Billie'…
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Stumble Tables Entertainment Presents Ecryme EP 21 - The Fluster-ation
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Jacque works to prepare a storefront from which to sell his goods and Carmellia frets upon learning that her childhood rival is coming to the UMF. (Get the title? "Flustered" + "Frustrated"? Ha!) Get Your FREE Ecryme Starter Kit Here: https://open-sesame.games/en/ecryme-english-edition Funding has ended for the Kickstarter! However, you can view mo…
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They Make Wine in Michigan?!? (The Riesling Belt, Leelanau Peninsula, and a bunch of other stuff we bet you didn’t know!)
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Look, we were skeptical too, but it’s true. Not only do they make wine in Michigan, they are making great wine! If you are like us, you didn’t realize that there is a burgeoning wine industry in Michigan, and that some highly rated wines are coming out of their 5 AVAs. And, in this episode we’ll taste some of these well rated wines and tell you wha…
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WE APOLOGIZE! We had a podcast recorded at the top of the year but technical difficulties and a failing laptop, that episode is deemed lost! BUUUTTTT we're locked in this week with our 1st official pod of the year... and just like our last episode of last year, we reup'd again where you ask the questions, we answer them!! Including a woman on the v…
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Stumble Tables Entertainment Presents Ecryme EP 20 - The Steampunk DMV
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Carmellia accompanies Jacque as he is taken in for questioning by the Ratnorth City Constabulary and the pair look into becoming citizens of the UMF. Get Your FREE Ecryme Starter Kit Here: https://open-sesame.games/en/ecryme-english-edition Funding has ended for the Kickstarter! However, you can view more details about this awesome game at the link…
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Italian Wine Adventure #10: Fiano! (A nearly extinct ancient grape makes a comeback, bigger bodied white wine, famous foods from the Campania area of Italy, Chardonnay alternative)
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The Campania region of Italy, famous for the city of Naples, the Amalfi Coast, and Mount Vesuvius, is also home to many of the most beloved Italian foods - like pizza! - but did you know it is also home to many of the best Italian wines?!? In this Italian wine adventure, we introduce you to a white wine called Fiano that you probably have not heard…
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Stumble Tables Entertainment Presents Ecryme EP 19 - The Good/Bad Day Part 2
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Carmellia and the crew enjoy a rollicksome evening at the casino while Jacque is involved in yet another tragedy. Get Your FREE Ecryme Starter Kit Here: https://open-sesame.games/en/ecryme-english-edition Funding has ended for the Kickstarter! However, you can view more details about this awesome game at the link below: https://www.kickstarter.com/…
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Minisode #11: Does the Shape of a Wine Bottle Matter?
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In the last minisode we settled the question of whether or not size matters, and so in this minisode we are tackling the other big question - does shape matter when it comes to the wine bottle? The answer may surprise you! Wine bottles come in many different shapes, although there is one shape that sort of dominates them all, and the most common sh…
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Special Episode! Meet the (Wine) Makers #6: Duncan Shouler! (Giesen Wines Chief Winemaker, how to make great zero-alcohol wine, what is the Spinning Cone method for de alcholizing wine?)
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What do you do if dry January - or some other dry month - is on your list, but you don’t want to give up wine? First, you need to listen to this podcast! We had the great pleasure of interviewing Duncan Shouler from Giesen Wines, and spoke to him in-depth about their zero-alcohol wines. Like many of the winemakers we talk to, Duncan did not start o…
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Happy Holidays people! Hope your Christmas was filled with love and joy but nothing like these emails we received in this week! On the last episode of 2023, You ask the questions, we answer them!! Including a man who didn't received a gift for Christmas from his GF. This and much more!Email: AskThePointPod@gmail.comOr send us a Voice Message at htt…
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Stumble Tables Entertainment Presents Ecryme EP 18 - The Good/Bad Day
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Jacque and Carmellia experience two very different days in Ratnorth City after splitting off from the crew to do their own thing. Get Your FREE Ecryme Starter Kit Here: https://open-sesame.games/en/ecryme-english-edition Funding has ended for the Kickstarter! However, you can view more details about this awesome game at the link below: https://www.…
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The Best and Worst Rated Wines of 2023! (Over 115 wines rated this year, why you should trust our ratings)
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Welcome to our end of the year retrospective, review, and wrap for The Wine Pair Podcast! In this episode we review our highest and lowest rated wines of the year. Believe it or not, in 2023 we tasted and reviewed about 120 wines, and out of all of those wines, just a handful got ratings of 9 or 10, or got ratings of 4 or under. If you are looking …
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