On February 21, 2005 Internet history was made with the release of the first wine making specific audio program available free of charge via this website and podcast aggrigrators. It's been 4 years since then and the shows are not released as fast and furious as they used to be, but the content is still available and relevant.
Check out our archive section to listen to over 40 shows where one thing is in common — the making of wine!
Seventy-five years ago, on December 5, 1933 prohibition laws were repealed and once again alcohol flowed in the United States. During prohibition most states had laws that made the making of wine both as an amateur and a commercial entity illegal. When prohibition was repealed, many states enacted new laws to allow the making, transportation and sharing of home made wine legal as long as it was kept to certain quantities and no money was charged for the home made wine.
As a matter of happenstance, it was discovered that the state of California still had the old prohibition law in effect. In other words, transporting and public tastings of homemade wine was still illegal. All those years of State Fair wine competitions and tastings by home winemaking clubs were illegal!
Host Robert Linder interviews Andy Coradeschi, former President of Cellarmasters Home Wine Club who was integral in helping pass California SB607, a law that corrected the older law which made the transportation and public tasting of homemade wine illegal and was still on the legislative books in California. Hear the story of how amateur winemakers united to correct a terrible wrong, and prevent home winemakers from becoming felons.
Andy also offers some great wine advice to beginning and experienced winemakers. Also, some wine news that makes an interesting story - but don't try it at home!
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After a long hiatus, WineMaking Radio has returned with an episode of WineMaking Radio Uncorked. If you are a subscriber to our free email newsletter, you already have the link to the show!
WineMaking Radio's producer, Robert Linder interviews Sam Calagione and Marnie Old, authors of He Said Beer, She Said Wine. Sam is founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and Marnie is Director of Wine Studies at Manhattan's French Culinary Institute. We talk beer, wine and food and how they all work together to discover what tastes best with certain foods.
We're sure you'll probably pick-up a new food with beverage paring tip.
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