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Episode 503 - Regenerative Agriculture, Sustainability & Winemaking with Love

We’re continuing with winemaking for this episode but with a twist. I met Corlea Fourie at a wine dinner and had no idea of the winemaker she was and the accolades she’s received. It’s always better this way for me as I won’t get nervous and go completely fan girl haha. The story of how she got into winemaking is heart warming and learning more about her role and how she does things at Bosman Family Vineyards is, in a word, fascinating!! I got the chance to spend a day learning about their vineyard and their regenerative practices and I want to share that with you all, my audience as there is a lot of talk about this as it relates to what we eat and drink. Seeing first hand their efforts of how to work in a more sustainable and regenerative way, how they give back to their community at large…. Well let me stop talking about it and let you listen to Corlea tell you all about this in her words.

Semester Abroad Regenerative Agriculture, Sustainability & Winemaking with Love

Episode 502 - Wine Makers in South Africa

I gave a little teaser at the end of last week’s episode, mentioning champagne. Any other region outside of champagne must call their sparkling wine something else, even if they use the same method. I had the pleasure of meeting Andiswa Mapheleba at a wine dinner. She mentioned that she brought some of the wine she made to the dinner, the sparkling wines she made! This young black African woman is in the wine industry, but making sparkling wines at a major producer in South Africa?! Clearly we had to talk more. In today’s episode you’ll hear Andiswa’s story of how she got into wine, sparkling wine, and what’s going on in the South African wine industry right now. Enjoy!

Semester Abroad - Wine Makers in South Africa

Episode 501 - Intro to South African Wine

My first guest of this season will speak to hospitality and give us a good intro into the region as she is international Sales Marketing Manager of Kanonkop Wine Estate. From literally the second I met her, I was drawn to Deidre Taylor. I heard her laugh, then she smiled and I said, Who is that? I need to meet her. So I did and she is fantastic. A marketing dynamo she’s been called in fact. Can have a conversation with anyone and lives to tell you about South Africa wine & wine culture, specifically Kanonop. Starting off our season with the warmest South African welcome and talking about the hospitality they are known for, here is Deidre Taylor.

Intro to South African Wine

In last season’s episode Wine Language, we talked about the different words wine professionals use to discuss and describe wine. But are those words actually helpful?

Today we talk with fellow Wine Educator Curly Haslam-Coates about these words and what people really want to know about wine. Haslam-Coates shares her unique approach to teaching. Live from Tasmania, here is Curly Haslam-Coates.

Episode 203 - Take out the Scary

Curly Haslam-Coates

You can find more info and follow Curly on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @vintageTasmania. And you can follow us on IG @wineschooldropout.

Wine School Dropout Season 2 is on hold

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After an amazing Season 1 full of interesting topics and questions answered, we were excited to bring you a Season 2 after a short break. But then, the entire world and our lives took an entirely different direction that we never saw coming.

Our days are now spent locked in our apartments, distancing ourselves from friends and loved ones and trying to deal with this new normal. As it stands, we cannot make it to the studio to continue production and recording our new season, nor can we release Season 1 in French as we had previously planned. We’ve put everything on hold now as we think about and deal with the pandemic that is currently affecting all of our lives. During this time, please feel free to binge listen to all 8 epidsodes of Season 1, share the podcast with your friends, and leave a review. You’re home drinking wine, why not learn a little more about it as well?

To those on the front lines of this, We at Wine School Dropout appreciate you and applaud all of your efforts. To those that have experienced this first hand, we are sorry and we sympathize with you during this time.

It is our hope at WSD that you stay safe and healthy and we look forward to toasting a glass outside again when this is behind us.

Q & A with Girl Meets Glass

In this, our final episode of Season One, Host Girl Meets Glass answers your burning questions about wine: from navigating wine shops, to favorite wine words, natural wines and more. Hope we answered your question during this episode! But if not, please don’t hestitate to leave it below and we’ll definitely get to it in another Q & A. Enjoy!

Q&A with Girl Meets Glass

Credits: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta. Our Executive Producer is Lory Martinez. Music by Gabriel Dalmasso and Makaih Beats. Art by Tiffanie Delune. Follow us on twitter and on instagram @wsdropoutpod and for more shows from the rest of the team at Studio Ochenta, check out @ochentapodcasts

Finding Your Wine Yoda

In this episode, Host Girl Meets Glass talks about wine experts who didn't drop out of Wine School and how you can use their expertise to guide you along your wine journey. We also speak with one of our faves, Benoit Melendez of L’extra Brut. He gives us great advice on learning about wine, what questions to ask and why learning about wine is such a fun journey.

Finding your wine yoda

Credits: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta. Hosted by Tanisha Townsend of Girl Meets Glass. Our Executive Producer is Lory Martinez. Music by Gabriel Dalmasso and Makaih Beats. Art by Tiffanie Delune. Follow us on twitter and on instagram @wsdropoutpod and for more shows from the rest of the team at Studio Ochenta, check out @ochentapodcasts

Play That Back One More Wine

In this episode, Host Girl Meets Glass explains how pop culture influences the way we see wine. From movies and tv to streaming services and music, wine is everywhere in pop culture. You’ll learn about how that wine messaging affects your wine choices.

Play that Back One More Wine

Credits: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta. Hosted by Tanisha Townsend of Girl Meets Glass. Our Executive Producer is Lory Martinez. Music by Gabriel Dalmasso and Makaih Beats. Art by Tiffanie Delune. Follow us on twitter and on instagram @wsdropoutpod and for more shows from the rest of the team at Studio Ochenta, check out @ochentapodcasts

Bring on the Bubbles

In this episode, our Host, Girl Meets Glass, gives us a lesson on the most celebratory of wines: SPARKLING WINE! She’ll explain champagne VS. sparkling wine, what makes champagne bubbly, and the best foods to eat with your bubbles. 

Bring on the Bubbles

Credits: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta. Hosted by Tanisha Townsend of Girl Meets Glass. Our Executive Producer is Lory Martinez. Music by Gabriel Dalmasso and Makaih Beats. Art by Tiffanie Delune. Follow us on twitter and on instagram @wsdropoutpod and for more shows from the rest of the team at Studio Ochenta, check out @ochentapodcasts

This Wine is Older Than You

Have you ever wondered why people think older wine is supposed to taste better? What is a good vintage? Why is a particular year a good vintage for wine, but another one isn’t? Geesh it’s all so much!

Well, Wine School Dropout is here to help. In this third episode of our wine education podcast, wine expert, Tanisha Townsend of Girl Meets Glass teaches us all about vintages.

This Wine is Older Than You

Credits: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta. Hosted by Tanisha Townsend of Girl Meets Glass. Our Executive Producer is Lory Martinez. Music by Gabriel Dalmasso and Makaih Beats. Art by Tiffanie Delune. Follow us on twitter and on instagram @wsdropoutpod and for more shows from the rest of the team at Studio Ochenta, check out @ochentapodcasts

Wine for All

In this first episode, our Host Girl Meets Glass talks about the history of wine and explains that wine is something everyone should be able to understand because Wine Is For All!

Wine is For All

Credits: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta. Hosted by Tanisha Townsend of Girl Meets Glass. Our Executive Producer is Lory Martinez. Music by Gabriel Dalmasso and Makaih Beats. Art by Tiffanie Delune. Follow us on twitter and on instagram @wsdropoutpod and for more shows from the rest of the team at Studio Ochenta, check out @ochentapodcasts