S3 Ep. 70: Natural Wine Debunked With Bai’s Wine Guru, Allison Koerber

Bailey sits down with her personal wine guru and sommelier, Allison Koerber in a special premiere episode of Season 3 of the Plant Remedy Podcast. To kick off the new season, Bailey and Alli talk about all things wine, in this mini wine masterclass, while ironically sitting in a vineyard in heart of cabernet sauvignon country, at Stags Leap district in Napa Valley. Throughout this convo, they help answer the many confusions behind wine and help connect the dots with the complexities of wine.

In this episode we go over:

  • Allison’s story which lead her into her passion for wine.
  • Hear about the differences of natural wine, biodynamic wine, and organic wine.
  • Why many wines aren’t vegan, and the how the process works.
  • Old world wine vs new world wine.
  • The history of stags leap district in Napa, and how it became so popular for it’s vineyards.
  • How the regulations work regarding wine here locally in the States and also internationally over the world.
  • How much pesticides are used on conventional wines compared to organic wine.
  • What AVA means, and why they are important when purchasing wine.
  • The truth about “cheap” wine.
  • How the process of wine tasting goes and why they follow a certain procedure .
  • Differences of sparkling wine, white wine, rose, and red wine.

And so much more.

This episode is light, fun, and vivacious, and a great way to kick off the season!

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