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Wine Boot Camp

Wine Boot Camp

By Compagnie Originals

La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels' popular Wine Boot Camps -- 50 minute educational classes hosted by the wine bar's sommeliers -- can now be experienced on the go, in podcast form! Compagnie Managing Partner Caleb Ganzer and Sommelier Wissam Jaugeon have teamed up to create The Wine Boot Camp Podcast, a monthly deep dive into producers and topics the Compagnie team is obsessed with. Each episode spotlights a winemaking trailblazer from around the world or otherwise topical subject to folks in the wine industry. Each story is told through the lens of New York city's wine scene.
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Episode 8: Food Scraps Will Save Us

Wine Boot CampNov 16, 2020

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Episode 8: Food Scraps Will Save Us

Episode 8: Food Scraps Will Save Us

After a few months hiatus, Wine Boot Camp podcast returns with host Caleb Ganzer speaking with Lauren Turk of FeraZero about the challenges and opportunities when it comes to composting food scraps. After a successful trial run picking up and dropping off food scraps through Compagnie, and then a summer-long program at Supernatural Lake, Ganzer learns from Turk about why diverting food scraps to composting programs is so important to tackling climate change.

Nov 16, 202037:05
Episode 7: Farmers Are Rockstars

Episode 7: Farmers Are Rockstars

Wine Boot Camp hosts Caleb Ganzer & Wissam Jaugeon are joined by writer, private chef, and produce lover Kristy Mucci to riff on one of Compagnie's favorite mottos: farmers are rockstars. Kristy tells her story of how she became a farmers market fanatic and how the farmers who feed us all have so much in common with the winemakers who make our favorite wines. Recorded at Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels Centre Street, NYC.

Mar 24, 202032:28
Episode 6: Wine + Tea // Tea and orange wine — is that a thing?

Episode 6: Wine + Tea // Tea and orange wine — is that a thing?

Join sommeliers Caleb Ganzer and Wissam Jaugeon as they delve further into the subject of tea with expert and importer Sebastian Beckwith of In Pursuit of Tea.

Feb 05, 202032:22
Episode 5: Wine, Natural Wine, and Supernatural Wine

Episode 5: Wine, Natural Wine, and Supernatural Wine

Wine Boot Camp hosts Caleb Ganzer & Wissam Jaugeon are joined by fellow Compagnie sommelier James Sligh for a lively and passionate discourse on the subtleties and nuances of the natural wine movement. Recorded at Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels Centre Street, NYC. 

Nov 04, 201933:41
Episode 4: Coffee for Wine Lovers?

Episode 4: Coffee for Wine Lovers?

Geek out with Caleb Ganzer, Wine Director & Managing Partner at Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels, and César Vega of Cafe Integral, as they discuss the overlap between coffee and wine. From grape to glass, bean to cup, these two beverage professionals discuss the ins and outs of coffee production, how to get the best brew at home, and even delve into beverage-on-beverage pairings with sommelier Wissam Jaugeon interjecting a Rosé Champagne into the mix.

Sep 10, 201901:02:33
Episode 3: Drinking With an Open Mind: an interview with James Molesworth, Senior Editor at Wine Spectator

Episode 3: Drinking With an Open Mind: an interview with James Molesworth, Senior Editor at Wine Spectator

Caleb Ganzer, wine director and managing partner of Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels, is joined by James Molesworth, Senior Editor at Wine Spectator, to discuss the merits of keeping an open mind when drinking wine and how to discover the hidden gems of fanciful regions such as Bordeaux, Napa, Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Sommelier Wissam Jaugeon tries to stump the duo with a blind wine tasting.

Aug 04, 201938:40
Episode 2: Jura Wine Boot Camp: a discussion and tasting of the wines of Jean-François Ganevat

Episode 2: Jura Wine Boot Camp: a discussion and tasting of the wines of Jean-François Ganevat

Sommelier & host Wissam Jaugeon interviews Caleb Ganzer, wine Director at Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels & Wine Boot Camp instructor about his recent Advanced Wine Boot Camp topic, ‘the wines of Jean-François Ganevat’ from Jura, France.

Jun 28, 201918:32
Episode 1: Champagne Jacques Selosse, his disciples, and a Wine Boot Camp

Episode 1: Champagne Jacques Selosse, his disciples, and a Wine Boot Camp

Sommelier & host Wissam Jaugeon interviews Caleb Ganzer, wine Director at Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels & Wine Boot Camp instructor about his recent Advanced Wine Boot Camp topic, ‘Selosse & his disciples.’

May 24, 201921:39