Ep 056: Italy Overview

Published: Aug. 24, 2012, 4:55 p.m.

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I\\u2019m totally torn about this week\\u2019s podcast. I almost gave up and decided not to launch it, but M.C. Ice and some Facebook friends encouraged me to go for it. What\\u2019s wrong with the Italy Overview? I think it was such a big topic that I lost steam. I thought it was a little low energy this week and I apologize. That said, I\\u2019m launching it anyway. If it\\u2019s your first podcast\\u2026PLEASE give us another listen. Not our best work. Click here to take a listen: Here are the notes: We hit on some stats about Italy and how I think it\\u2019s amazing that people feel any level of comfort with Italian wine, when it\\u2019s such a complex, confusing, and inconsistent product. I explain why wine is like breathing in Italy and how it\\u2019s viewed differently there than in most other countries. We discuss the staggering number of grapes, a rough overview of geography, and then we DORK out on history \\u2014 we throw in a little Latin, talk about [...]

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