Luke Flunder's Wine World
The Wine Pod
The Wine Pod - Episode 7 - Series 1 Finale
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The Wine Pod - Episode 7 - Series 1 Finale

Wine Box Wonders: Unveiling bargain treasures and the charm of Italian white varietals - a deep dive into affordable luxury and flavourful finds.

Welcome to our seventh podcast episode!

Raw, unfiltered with plenty of sediment.

Questions this week:

  • 2 min 57 What is a vintage?

  • 8 mins 32 What's in our glass today?

  • 11 mins 13 What about Italian whites?

  • 14 mins 20 What does a wooden box bring?

  • 21 mins 15 Where's the best place to find a true wine bargain in 2024?


Will’s wine of the week:

Ch Malartic Lagraviere, 2020


Luke’s thought of the week:

300 million Cadbury's Creme Eggs are made each year!

References:

Vintage - the year a wine is made.

Bordeaux - wine region.

Climates categories - various wine climates can affect a vintage.

Domaine de Chevalier - wine producer in Bordeaux.


Puglia - Southern Italy.

Fiano - grape variety.

Lees - wine terminology.


DOC, DOCG - Italian wine classifications.

Chianti Classico - quality levels.

Planeta - Italian winery.

Donnafugata - Sicilian winery.

Zibibbo - grape variety, known outside of Italy as Muscat of Alexandria.

Soave / Gargenega - Northern Italian wine / grape variety.

Grillo - grape variety.

Gavi - Italian wine region.

Cortese - grape variety.

Roero Arneis - grape variety.

Verdicchio - grape variety.

Verdeca - grape variety.

Vermentino - grape variety.

Pecorino - grape variety.


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Stay Corked - Luke & Will

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Luke Flunder's Wine World
The Wine Pod
Raw, unfiltered with plenty of sediment.
Each week Luke and Will dive into five questions about the world of wine.