Robert Bath, Master Sommelier
Wine Road: The Wine, When, and Where of Northern Sonoma County.
Release Date: 09/05/2019
Wine Road: The Wine, When, and Where of Northern Sonoma County.
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info_outlineWine Road Episode 88 - Robert Bath, Master Sommelier
Be sure to be ready to take some amazing notes! Bob, Master Sommelier, visits Beth and Marcy and gives recommendations on where to start when you’re beginning your wine tasting adventure, how to choose your wine, and tips to curate the perfect day of wine tasting.
Wine Road provides the Wine, When and Where of Northern Sonoma County with news on events, wineries, wines, dining options, activities, and places to stay.
Special Guest:
Robert Bath, Master Sommelier
Show Notes
1:00 Is there a ‘right’ way to taste wine?
7:15 Bob’s sommelier story
10:58 How do you choose a wine??
12:55 trends to approaches in wine
14:00 How do we start?
16:00 slight tangent….
18:28 How many wines should I try?
20:50 Book of the day: Wine in Place
21:30 Mineralogy
Links:
Guest: Robert Bath, Professor at CIA
Recipes on the Wine Road website
Book of the day: Wine and Place
Tickets for Wine & Food Affair
Credits:
The Wine Road podcast is mixed and mastered at
Threshold Studios Sebastopol, CA.