A Northern Wine Odyssey
By Cork Report Media
Presented by Cork Report Media (https://thecorkreport.us/)
A Northern Wine OdysseyMay 29, 2018
How to Win at Dining Out
There IS a skill to dining out. Dan and Paul combine their years of different experiences to strategize maximizing your evening out by following some fundamental guidelines.
For example, don't just make a reservation, but make every effort to show up on time for your reservation. Getting off on the right foot with the restaurant is crucial.
Listen on for more!
Negronis, friendship and BBQ pairings with Nathan Lithgow
In this episode, we follow the career of Dan's friend and colleague, Nathan Lithgow. Nate is an American Expat who, through a twist of fate, joined Dan in London in 2021 after a decade-long career in hospitality and wine in New York City. Trained as a chef and sommelier, he opened the smoked-meat speakeasy Holy Ground NYC in 2018.
Since relocating to London, Nathan's experience and entrepreneurial spirit has been a significant asset to Dan's e-commerce brand Good Wine Good People. Negronis, friendship, BBQ pairings – this episode has it all!
Hosts: Dan Belmont & Paul Brady
Guest: Nathan Lithgow
Editor: Dan Belmont
Publisher: Lenn Thompson/Cork Report Media
Dan and Paul Talk B.E.V. NY Over Morning Spritzes – Together in the Same Room!
Paul and Dan recorded in person for the first time ever!
Dan was in New York on assignment for the New York Wine & Grape Foundation’s annual B.E.V. NY conference. Over morning spritzes at Paul’s bar in Beacon, the two debrief the conference and conclude that much work is still to be done to bring wine to new audiences.
Hosts: Dan Belmont & Paul Brady
Editor: Dan Belmont
Publisher: Lenn Thompson/Cork Report Media
Doom and Gloom? Wine Marketing and This Year's SVB State of the Wine Industry Report
Dan and Paul welcome guest Tim Buzinski — co-owner of Artisan Wines in Beacon, NY, and instructor of wine at the Culinary Institute of America. They discuss this year’s doom and gloom Silicon Valley Bank State of the Wine Industry Report — what was the marketing message during more lucrative decades versus what it is (or is not) now.
Hosts: Dan Belmont & Paul Brady
Guests: Tim Buzinski
Editor: Dan Belmont
Publisher: Lenn Thompson/Cork Report Media
With sommelier, restaurateur, and wine and beer producer, Christopher Bates
Dan and Paul welcome sommelier, restaurateur, and wine and beer producer Christopher Bates to talk New York wines, being a sommelier, and the journey that New York wine has been on since Christopher's first vintage in 2009.
Hosts: Dan Belmont & Paul Brady
Guests: Christopher Bates
Editor: Dan Belmont
Publisher: Lenn Thompson/Cork Report Media
"Ask Adam" with VinePair's Adam Teeter
Dan and Paul welcome VinePair CEO Adam Teeter back to A Northern Wine Odyssey for an 'Ask Adam' episode!
Topics include whether it's advantageous or not to be branded an 'industry spot,' who might be in line to be the next New York Times Wine Critic, and more.
Hosts: Dan Belmont & Paul Brady
Guests: Adam Teeter
Editor: Dan Belmont
Publisher: Lenn Thompson/Cork Report Media
Hybrid Hype or "Can't we all just get along?
Dan and Paul welcome Christy Frank of Copake Wine Works in the Berkshires and Finger Lakes winemaker Ian Barry to A Northern Wine Odyssey. They discuss the various circles and marketing messages of upward-trending hybrid grapes – who's paying attention, who's not; what are we getting right or wrong about this movement?
Hosts: Dan Belmont & Paul Brady
Guests: Christy Frank & Ian Barry
Editor: Dan Belmont
Publisher: Lenn Thompson/Cork Report Media
Dan's Big New York Trip
Dan was on assignment for the New York Wine & Grape Foundation this summer. He and Paul chat at length about his sizable and comprehensive tour of the Finger Lakes.
Hosts: Dan Belmont & Paul Brady
Editor: Dan Belmont
Publisher: Cork Report Media
Yearning for Innovation
Dan and Paul catch up on Dan's trip to Austria, favorite autumn seasonal drinks, and finally, about how wine bars and wine-centric restaurants seem to be in a holding pattern, without much innovation to speak of.
Hosts: Dan Belmont & Paul Brady
Editor: Dan Belmont
Publisher: Cork Report Media
Summer Barbecue and Tasting Rooms – Holy Shat!
Dan was on assignment elsewhere to talk wine and barbecue, so he and Paul riff on some thinking about how awesome New York and northeast wines are, particularly with traditional, Southern American barbecue.
Then the conversation turns to new and exciting tasting room experiences worth checking out.
Hosts: Dan Belmont & Paul Brady
Editor: Dan Belmont
Publisher: Cork Report Media
A Northern Wine Odyssey: If the film "Sideways" Took Place in New York Instead of California
This one has been on the docket for a while. Dan and Paul have a lot of fun breaking down the wine-heavy parts of the film scene by scene as if they took place in New York, superimposing NY wines and wineries. What region did they have the New York versions of Miles and Jack visit? Listen to find out!
A Northern Wine Odyssey: A New Co-Host, Cabernet Sauvignon's Dominance and the Merits of "Flagship" Varieties
A Northern Wine Odyssey is back and we're super excited to welcome co-host Dan Belmont as a permanent fixture on the pod. Dan brings expertise in all areas of New York wine and adds an international perspective as he resides in London England.
Paul and Dan jump into a bit of Dan's background before tackling the subject of flagship grape varieties -- as in, do we need them in New York, or is it better to celebrate diversity?
A Northern Wine Odyssey: Benny Riccardi | Osmote Wine
Osmote Wine owner/winemaker Ben Ricardi and host Paul Brady pay tribute to Scott Signari, the chef/owner of the Stonecat Cafe in Hector, NY who recently passed away from brain cancer.
Brady reflects on his time as a server at the Stonecat in 2017, and Ricardi – being local to the area – discusses the chef's extremely hospitable and unique relationship to local wineries.
The two then shift and chat about all things wine including their pet nat collaborations.
Host: Paul Brady
Guest(s): Benny Riccardi, Osmote Wine
Producer: Lenn Thompson, Press Fraction
Subscribe to Cork Report Media's new newsletter – Press Fraction
A Northern Wine Odyssey: Allison Slute | Cabernet Franc Expert @cabfrancchronicles on Instagram
Paul Brady is back with the first episode since the opening of his winery/tasting room/bottle shop/wine & cocktail bar Paul Brady Wine (https://www.paulbradywine.com/). His guest is Allison Slute who is perhaps best known as @cabfrancchronicles on Instagram. Listen in as they discuss a variety of topics including, of course, cabernet franc in New York and Ontario.
Host: Paul Brady
Guest(s): Allison Slute (https://www.cabfrancchronicles.com/)
Producer: Lenn Thompson (https://pressfraction.substack.com/)
Subscribe to Cork Report Media's new newsletter – Press Fraction
A Northern Wine Odyssey: Carrie Dykes | Wine Writer & Judge
Wine competitions -- useful or useless?
In this episode, Paul is joined by wine writer Carrie Dykes – who has also judged wine competitions all over the world – to discuss wine competitions, their historical significance, how they have evolved (or not), and what the future of wine competitions might look like.
Paul also lets us all know that he doesn't really drink white wine anymore.
Host: Paul Brady
Guest(s): Carrie Dykes
Producer: Lenn Thompson
A Northern Wine Odyssey: Kyle Pallischeck | Finger Lakes Wine Alliance
In this episode, Paul catches up with Kyle Pallischeck, Executive Director of the Finger Lakes Wine Alliance, on the upcoming FLXcursion riesling conference and Finger Lakes Wine Month (this August!).
A Northern Wine Odyssey: Phillip Chorba | Yes Chef Wine Bar
After a brief break from the pod, host Paul Brady is back this week talking with Philip Chorba, beverage director and front house manager at Yes Chef Wine Bar (yeschefwinebarastoria.com) in Astoria, Queens.
Listen in as they cover a variety of topics, including where to drink local wine in New York City this summer.
Host: Paul Brady
Guest(s): Philip Chorba
Producer: Lenn Thompson
A Northern Wine Odyssey: VinePair's Adam Teeter talks negronis, data-driven marketing and the next generation of wine drinkers raised on hard seltzer
This is one for winery owners in particular -- Adam Teeter, CEO of VinePair, with host Paul Brady on more effectively using data in marketing strategy.
Northern Wine Odyssey: Kat Thomsen on Getting the Most Out of Visiting Wine Country
For this week's episode, host Paul Brady speaks with his friend Kat Thomsen a creative director, writer & editor currently based in San Francisco.
Her amateur-friendly wine writing has appeared in Glamour, GQ, 7x7, and more. She is an unapologetic champagne devotee, a dress collector, rides a Ducati, and is the proud mama of a five-pound Pomeranian named Peaches.
During their conversation, they discuss getting the most out of visiting wine country.
A Northern Wine Odyssey: Anthony Nappa | Anthony Nappa Wines & Raphael
Winemaker Anthony Nappa has made wine around the world and found a home within the unique maritime climate of Long Island, where he makes wine under his own name as well as for the sizable North Fork winery, Raphael. He is one of the most knowledgeable on the subjects of sustainable agriculture and climate change and produces wines that are both excellent and true to place.
#openlocalwine Night is Tomorrow!
To take part in #openlocalwine all you need to do is:
- Get a bottle of local wine (or cider) and open it Saturday, April 10.
- Enjoy it with a nice meal – either home-cooked or takeout from your favorite local restaurant.
- Post picture(s) of the wine or wines online – Instagram, Facebook, Twitter – using hashtag #openlocalwine. And tell us why you picked that wine (or wines) and who you are sharing it with.
- Raise a glass to the winemaker who made it.
- Drink it and enjoy it with your family.
Please also make sure that you @ mention the winery/winemaker as well as The Cork Report on Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram (we are @ginashay1, @lennthompson, and @corkreportmedia on the latter two).
That will help us see and then share your posts with the larger #openlocalwine community.
Remember, ALL ARE WELCOME. We always want this event to be open to as many people as possible. That’s why we keep it easy to do and invite people from every corner of wine country to participate!
A Northern Wine Odyssey: Paul and Shannon Brock, Silver Thread Vineyard
Paul and Shannon Brock, the husband and wife team behind Silver Thread Vineyard in the Finger Lakes, on the shift from extreme climate hybrid grape growing and winemaking to the European vinifera grape wines that now have come to dominate the fine wine trade of the Figner Lakes. Then we come full circle back to the subject of hybrids and the renaissance that those grapes are experiencing now and how they will play an important role toward the sustainable viticulture practices of the present and future.
Note: Sorry for the double download if you download these automatically. The first version we published was missing an entire segment. It's fixed now.
Northern Wine Odyssey: Brooks Fraser on leaving New York City for the Adirondacks
Sommelier Brooks Fraser on up north recreation and the transition from living and working in New York City for 17 years to now running the bar program at Hotel Saranac, among the high peaks in the Adirondacks region.
Northern Wine Odyssey: Winemaker – and Musician – Kelby Russell
A Northern Wine Music Odyssey: Finger Lakes winemaker Kelby Russell was primed for a career in performing arts management. He and host Paul Brady touch on their lives as musicians before finishing with some thoughts on the future of the Finger Lakes wine industry, and how the pandemic has unavoidably shaped the possible outcomes.
Northern Wine Odyssey: Finger Lakes Grape Grower Mike Colizzi
Finger Lakes grape grower extraordinaire Mike Colizzi joins host Paul Brady on A Northern Wine Odyssey for a chat about the second wave of hybrid grapes to hit the East Coast of the U.S. back in the early part of the 20th century. Colizzi grows riesling, cabernet franc, and blaufrankisch in his vineyard on the west side of Seneca Lake -- most of which goes to the highly regarded winery Hermann J. Wiemer -- but is also on the staff at the Cornell Agriculture Extension Station in Geneva, where he works in the grape breeding department helping to develop new hybrid varieties, making him the perfect person to have a finger on the pulse of modern cold and extreme climate growing.
Northern Wine Odyssey: Brittany Gibson on the Value of Wine Trails
Brittany Gibson, Executive Director of the Seneca Lake Wine Trail, joins host Paul Brady on A Northern Wine Odyssey to talk about a few Seneca Lake wineries who scored big at the New York Classic Competition, and about how you can use wine trails as a resource to help plan your New York wine country trip.
Northern Wine Odyssey: Lynne Fahy and Nathan Kendall on New York Nouveau Wines
Talking "Nouveau" (like "Beaujolais Nouveau" but made in NY) with Finger Lakes' winemakers Lynne Fahy (Keuka Spring Vineyards) and Nathan Kendell (Nathan K Wines and Hickory Hollow Wine Cellars).
Does the "Nouveau" marketing muscle have a future in NY? We think it does.
Northern Wine Odyssey: Melanie Harlow on Michigan wine country as a setting in romance fiction
In this special Valentine's Day episode, friend and fellow sommelier Isabella Fitzgerald joins me as co-host for a chat with the best selling romance author Melanie Harlow, for a conversation on Michigan wine country as a setting in romance fiction.
Northern Wine Odyssey: Christy Frank on Getting Into Wine and Catawba
Ode To The Catawba Grape!
In this episode, I speak with my friend Christy Frank who shares the story of her beginnings in wine (most useful content!) and we realize that there may need to be a part two to this Catawba story...
Northern Wine Odyssey: Jad Kamal on How You Can Up Your Home Cocktail Game
So you've got your home bar up and running and you're shaking drinks like it's 2021 -- oh wait, it is! And dry January is over!
In this episode host Paul Brady and sommelier and bartender Jad Kamal rap about how to take your home bartending skills to the next level: when to shake; when to stir; what's already in your pantry that can also be in your drinks; and more...
Northern Wine Odyssey: Miguel de Leon on Being a Sommelier in the Past and the Future
In this episode, I speak with Miguel de Leon, Beverage Director and General Manager of Pinch Chinese, in Manhattan New York. We get into the sommelier profession and how it existed in the pre-2008 recession, how it bounced back, and how the future might look for wine professionals and consumers in restaurants.
Northern Wine Odyssey: Sagan Schultz on Dry January and Wellness in the Wine Industry
In week's episode, I spoke to my friend and former colleague from the trenches of New York City wine bars, Sagan Schultz. Sagan is a medical doctor and has an MBA both from NYU. He’s also a sommelier, certified nutritionist, and personal trainer – perfect for the subject of dry January, and health and wellness in the wine industry in general.
This podcast is presented by Cork Report Media (http://thecorkreport.us/)
Northern Wine Odyssey: Amber Rill on Wine Education, Kevin Zraly and New York Wines
In this episode of his Northern Wine Odyssey podcast, host Paul Brady talks to his friend Amber Rill, who is the assistant beverage director at Corkbuzz Wine Studio in Manhattan NY, where she also oversees consumer and private wine classes.
Corkbuzz is an amazing venue for wine education, and recently Amber and I were able to join a seminar on New York wines moderated by Kevin Zraly, who is the author of the No. 1 selling wine book in the world, Windows On the World. Kevin was also the sommelier at the restaurant Windows On The World at The World Trade Center in Manhattan up until September 11, 2001, and luckily for all, he was not there on that tragic day. Kevin is also a celebrated wine educator having taught his classes to thousands in the New York City area throughout his career.
So this is Amber and I shooting the shit on Christmas eve, of 2020, reflecting on Kevin’s seminar, wine education, jobs in the wine education sphere, and New York wines.
Northern Wine Odyssey: Courtney Schiessl – From Restaurants to Writing
We’re back on the subject of going after jobs in the wine industry this week, with our guest New York City-based sommelier-turned-full-time writer, Courtney Schiessl. Courtney has been published in SevenFifty Daily, Wine Enthusiast, VinePair, Forbes.com, The SOMM Journal, The Tasting Panel Magazine, Beverage Media, Wine-Searcher.com, ESPN, and more.
This chat sincerely inspired me, as I realized that I've pretty much been able to watch Courtney grow into the professional that she is today almost from the beginning, which genuinely warmed my heart, and these days we all need a bit of that. If you know anyone in the restaurant industry who is currently unemployed and has wine expertise, we hope you’ll share this series with them and also check in with us for more content on wine journalism, trade and consumer education, and industry jobs.
This podcast is presented by Cork Report Media (http://thecorkreport.us/)
Northern Wine Odyssey: RIP The Jazz Standard with Grant Gardner and Jon Irabagon
For this episode of the Nothern Wine Odyssey, we say goodbye to one of the great New York City jazz clubs, The Jazz Standard, which had a fantastic program for domestic wines including those from New York and my home state of Michigan.
Guests: Grant Gardner, sommelier and longtime manager of the club, and jazz saxophonist and a frequent performer at the club, Jon Irabagon.
This podcast is presented by Cork Report Media (http://thecorkreport.us/)
Press Fraction: Sparkling Wines of New York Virtual Seminar (REPLAY)
For this episode of "Press Fraction" Lenn Thompson provides a short introduction and then you can hear the audio replay of a virtual tasting he hosted for the New York Wine & Grape Foundation on sparkling wines.
The full video is also available -- along with a lot of other seminars -- on the NYWGF's YouTube Channel.
This podcast is presented by Cork Report Media (http://thecorkreport.us/)
Northern Wine Odyssey: Gina Shay, Tonnellerie Cadus and the Michigan Wine Collaborative
For this episode of the Nothern Wine Odyssey podcast, Cork Report contributor Paul Brady speaks with Gina Shay who works in Business Development at Tonnellerie Cadus oak barrels and serves as the Vice President of the Michigan Wine Collaborative, on the subject of going after jobs in the wine industry.
This podcast is presented by Cork Report Media (http://thecorkreport.us/)
Northern Wine Odyssey: Paul Brady Wines in Beacon, New York
For the debut episode of the Nothern Wine Odyssey podcast, Cork Report contributor Paul Brady speaks to Beverage Journalist and Washington State Wine Commission Director of Marketing David Flaherty on the subject of "the opening process," as Brady works to open a New York heavy wine shop and bar in Beacon, NY.
This podcast is presented by Cork Report Media (http://thecorkreport.us/)
My Opinion as Fact (MoAF): Help Your Local Wineries, Plus #openlocalwine
In this second, not-all-that-controversial MOaF (my opinion as fact) episode, I talk about how you can help your local wineries right now and help announce the first-ever "Open That Bottle of Local Wine Night."
A real episode is coming. I promise.
My Opinion as Fact (MoAF): Your Wine Sucks. Or Your Customers Do.
Episode 1 of season 1 of the new "More Than Drinkable" podcast is coming soon. Seriously.
In the meantime, I'm going to record some shorter-form episodes to share some news and opinions – and frankly to practice audio editing.
Welcome to the first edition of MOaF – My Opinion as Fact – where I share an opinion as though it's 100% true. Which it is.
S1E0: Failing Faster – Or Maybe Not At All?
Will the third time be a charm? Lenn Thompson (thecorkreport.us) wants to give podcasting another shot.
In this episode – really a preview of the first season of "More Than Drinkable" he briefly discusses his previous podcasting failures, describes the origins of this podcast's name and explains how he's going to approach it going forward. Not much wine talk on this one, but that's coming soon!
Episode 6: Lenn's Experience at the 2018 New York Wine Classic
No guests or even co-hosts for this episode. It's just Lenn talking about his experience judging at this year's New York Wine Classic, a quick visit to Forge Cellars beforehand and then a couple other podcasts to check out that have some great East Coast wine stuff going on. As always, we're sponsored by our friends at http://petraeaplus.com who want you to rethink your oak.
Episode 5: Zack Klug from Liten Buffel
Episode 4: Welcome to the NEW The Cork Report Podcast
We apologize for Carlo's awful sound quality. That's what happens with one of your co-hosts is a Luddite. ENJOY!
Music by: www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music
#TBT Lenn's Interview with Regan Meador from Southold Farm + Cellar
In it, he interviewed Regan Meador from Southold Farm + Cellar. Through the course of their conversation, they cover everything from opening weekend in the SF+C tasting room, Rex Farr's organic vineyard in Calverton, Kickstarter, why Regan hasn't made a rose yet, and what it's been like being the new kid on the block.
Episode 1: Who Inspired Me and Why am I Doing This?
Shout out to Anthony Ianni for the theme song "First Fall" and to PJ Sedgwick for the killer logo artwork.