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Wine 101 is a wine podcast for the everyday wine lover. Once a week VinePair's tastings director Keith Beavers will breakdown everything from how wine is made to wine regions of the world in easy-to-digest fashion giving the listener the confidence they need on their wine journey.Follow Keith on Instagram for episode previews and general wine lover musings @vinepairkeith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wine An Origin Story Part III: Flood Myths and Gilgamesh

18 mins; June 05, 2024

Wine An Origin Story Part II: Natufians And The Fertile Crescent

18 mins; May 29, 2024

Wine An Origin Story Part I: A Place Where The Sun Rises In The East

16 mins; May 22, 2024

Rhone: Part III The Baron and The Senator

22 mins; May 15, 2024

Rhone: Part II The Hermit and The Pope's New Castle

20 mins; May 08, 2024

Rhone: Part I Les Allobroges and The Origin Of Syrah

17 mins; May 01, 2024

Bourgogne: Part VI (Supplemental) Beaujue and the Cunats

13 mins; April 24, 2024

Bourgogne: Part V Hardships and Silver Linings

22 mins; April 17, 2024

Bourgogne: Part IV The Burgundian State And A Ducal Decree

18 mins; April 10, 2024

Bourgogne: Part III Monks Amongst the Vines

21 mins; April 03, 2024

Bourgogne: Part II Bornholm and The Burgundians

18 mins; March 27, 2024

Bourgogne: Part I Chieftains and the Mediterranean

19 mins; March 20, 2024

Champagne: Part VII: Champagne at 30,000 Feet

13 mins; March 13, 2024

Champagne: Part VI The Code(s)

19 mins; March 06, 2024

Champagne: Part V The Champagne Riots

22 mins; February 28, 2024

Champagne: Part IV The Widow Clicquot

20 mins; February 21, 2024

Champagne: Part III The Dom (Perignon) And The Myth

21 mins; February 14, 2024

Champagne: Part II Coronations And A Pinkish Hue

20 mins; February 07, 2024

Champagne: Part I Pangea and the Paris Basin

13 mins; January 31, 2024

Bordeaux: Part VII Wine Styles of the Libournais

19 mins; January 24, 2024

Bordeaux: Part VI The Right Bank and the Libournais

21 mins; January 17, 2024

Bordeaux: Part IV The Communes

22 mins; January 10, 2024

Bordeaux V: Supplemental: La Rochelle and the AOC

11 mins; January 03, 2024

Bordeaux: Part III Producers and Merchants and Brokers Oh My

19 mins; December 27, 2023

Bordeaux: Part II The Dutch and the Medoc

20 mins; December 20, 2023

Bordeaux: Part I Wars and Royalty

23 mins; December 13, 2023

Diversity In Wine: A Conversation With Oenoverse's Reggie Leonard II

47 mins; December 06, 2023

Levels Of WSET With Alex Schrecengost CEO and Founder of Culture With Us

36 mins; November 29, 2023

Yeast

22 mins; November 22, 2023

Tannin

16 mins; November 14, 2023

Ullage

14 mins; November 08, 2023

Noble Rot

15 mins; November 01, 2023

Brix

16 mins; October 25, 2023

Residual Sugar

14 mins; October 18, 2023

Malolactic Conversion

15 mins; October 11, 2023

Chaptalization

15 mins; October 04, 2023

Negociant

13 mins; September 27, 2023

En Primeur

17 mins; September 20, 2023

Blind Tasting

23 mins; September 13, 2023

What is an AVA?

16 mins; September 06, 2023

Vine Training

16 mins; August 30, 2023

Soil

20 mins; August 23, 2023

Quality Winemaking at Scale

35 mins; August 16, 2023

Central Coast AVA

33 mins; August 09, 2023

The Finger Lakes

31 mins; August 02, 2023

Santa Barbara

16 mins; July 26, 2023

Mendocino AVA

29 mins; July 19, 2023

Lodi AVA

25 mins; July 12, 2023

Temecula Valley AVA

29 mins; July 05, 2023

Trentino-Alto Adige

18 mins; June 28, 2023

Interview With Piedmont Winemaker Pietro Ratti

33 mins; June 21, 2023

Nebbiolo Outside of Barolo and Barbaresco

20 mins; June 14, 2023

Le Marche

21 mins; June 07, 2023

Basilicata

18 mins; May 31, 2023

Umbria

19 mins; May 24, 2023

Abruzzo

20 mins; May 17, 2023

Listener Questions

22 mins; May 10, 2023

Priorat

19 mins; May 03, 2023

Madeira

23 mins; April 26, 2023

Sherry

21 mins; April 19, 2023

Bierzo

20 mins; April 12, 2023

Ribera Del Duero

14 mins; April 05, 2023

Roussillon

19 mins; March 29, 2023

Jura

21 mins; March 22, 2023

Chinon

12 mins; March 15, 2023

Cognac

44 mins; March 08, 2023

Alsace

21 mins; March 01, 2023

South West France (Sud-Ouest)

19 mins; February 22, 2023

Loire Valley: Chenin Blanc into Cabernet Franc

17 mins; February 15, 2023

The Southern Rhone

21 mins; February 08, 2023

The Northern Rhone

21 mins; February 01, 2023

Sauternes

16 mins; January 25, 2023

The Right Bank

23 mins; January 18, 2023

The Left Bank

23 mins; January 11, 2023

Keith Chats With Jancis Robinson

42 mins; December 14, 2022

Finding the Right Bottle for the Holidays

32 mins; December 07, 2022

When To Chill Red Wine

19 mins; November 30, 2022

Storing Wine

16 mins; November 23, 2022

Wine Cocktails

41 mins; November 16, 2022

Sardegna

21 mins; November 09, 2022

Sicily

19 mins; November 02, 2022

Campania

23 mins; October 26, 2022

Soave

14 mins; October 19, 2022

Valpolicella

24 mins; October 12, 2022

Interview with Talbott Vineyards' Head Winemaker Kamee Knutson

36 mins; October 05, 2022

Lugana

14 mins; September 28, 2022

A Tale of Two Montepulcianos

18 mins; September 21, 2022

Brunello di Montalcino

20 mins; September 14, 2022

Supertuscans

21 mins; September 07, 2022

Chianti

20 mins; August 31, 2022

The Languedoc

23 mins; August 24, 2022

Vouvray

17 mins; August 17, 2022

Saumur

17 mins; August 10, 2022

Beaujolais

20 mins; August 03, 2022

Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé

18 mins; July 27, 2022

Muscadet

21 mins; July 20, 2022

The History of Sparkling Wine

20 mins; July 13, 2022

French Sparkling Wines That Aren't Champagne

27 mins; July 06, 2022

Franciacorta

18 mins; June 29, 2022

Cava

17 mins; June 22, 2022

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