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A wide-ranging conversation with Rex Pickett, the author of Sideways! Yes, the novel, which became one of the most loved wine movies ever. How did it make it to the big screen? What other adventures has Miles (the main character) had - hear about the sequels, and about Rex's interesting life! Plus delicious wines are tasted, and many laughs are had.

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Wines tasted this episode:

2021 Mark Ryan "Numbskull", Columbia Valley

2017 Two Hands "Lily's Garden" Shiraz, McLaren Vale

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Karen MacNeil wrote the WINE BIBLE in 2001, and since then it's gone on to sell a million copies, and been revised a couple of times. So, obviously, Karen is someone a LOT of people look to for knowledge about wine. It's "the bible" right? She and Mike talk about how Karen began her journey in wine, how she tastes particular wines, Mike's fascination with wine bottles and their shapes, and of course they do some tasting!

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Wines Discussed This Episode:

2022 Domaine Grosbois Chinon La Cuisine de ma Mère, Loire Valley

2012 Six Sigma Cabernet Saugignon Else's Vineyard, Lake County

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Mike's Canadian pal, Amy Tyler hops on a Zoom call to talk about BOOKS! Amy hosts the Redfern Book Review Podcast and has a lineup of good reads for the summer. Some good wines are sipped, and there's also a very detailed explanation about the differences between white wine, pink wine, red wine, and even orange wine!

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Wines discussed this episode:

2024 Saintly, The Good Rosé, Brittish Columbia

2020 Tolaini Cabernet Sauvignon "Legit", IGT Toscana

Books discussed:

The Wedding People by Alison Espach

Table for Two by Amor Towles

Real Americans by Rachel Khong

Fortune Favors the Dead by Susan Jane Wright

Podcasts discussed:

Monica Lewinsky - Reclaiming

Fail Better with David Duchovny

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