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Sip & Grow The Podcast

Nicole Di Pasquale

Welcome to Sip & Grow the Podcast, where we have unfiltered conversations with host Nicole Di Pasquale while exploring and tasting different types of wines from around the world. Join us as we embark on a journey of learning how to understand each of the wines unique flavors while discussing our experiences, struggles, life, entrepreneurship and more! Welcome! My name is Nicole and I created this podcast in hopes of inspiring you to learn and grow with me through the world of awesome wines. If you

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15:16

Interactions, Perspectives & Some Godello

Sip & Grow The Podcast ·

2024/03/20

I have unlocked the white wine madness… once you start you can’t stop. I am getting so much more comfortable with tasting different white wines and today I get into Godello, a grape varietal from the northwestern part of Spain in Galicia. This area is known as the gateway to Galician lands. It is filled with granitic soils which ultimately pushes the roots of the vines deeper into the ground causing them to probe for nourishment which can result in the vines being more resistant to extreme

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21:43

Uruguayan wine + passions

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2024/03/13

Uruguayan red wine from a family who’s been producing wine since the early 1900s. Around 1870 Francesco Pisano arrived from La Liguria, Italy to Uruguay. In 1914 his son, Don Cesare Secundino Pisano, moved to Progreso and planted vineyards. It took them about 10 years to produce wine and in 1924 the first family vintage was created. Currently, the vineyard is run by the 4th generation of three brothers: Gustavo (the winemaker), Eduardo (Argonomist) and Daniel (export manager). I love this

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16:01

Albariño, Galicia & Acidity in wine

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2024/03/06

The most popular white wine from Spain…. Albariño. Today’s wine is located in the Rias Baxias part of Galicia in the Salnes valley (also known as the “capital of Albariño). It is home to an annual festival called “Festa Internacional do Albariño”. I dive into talking about the misconception behind red wines for people who are just getting into wine and tell me they only like white wines because they taste “sweet” and red wines are “dry”….spoiler alert most wines are “dry” wines but it’s about

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18:05

Clay Soils + Potassium

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2024/02/28

Let’s talk Tempranillo, one of the most popular grape varietals in Spain. Why is Rioja one of the best wine regions in Spain? I get into this in this episode because as one of the most popular wine regions in Spain, Rioja’s climate and soil is optimal for grape vines to thrive in. The clay like soil allows the vines to thrive and not only gives them hydration when needed because of the easy water retention within these soils but also can easily drain water when there is an excess amount within the

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16:19

Rioja, Caves & Spanish White Wine

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2024/02/21

I was inspired to talk about my historic wine cave experience when I visited a bodega in a small town in La Rioja back in 2022. The bodega is called Lecea. The coolest part is that their cellar is all under a cave and we had a detailed tour explaining all of their winemaking practices and traditions. I even get into talking about how they used goat skins to transport the wine in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries. The wine I open today is a white wine from Asua (the producer) in the northern part

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14:05

Canadian Wine

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2024/02/14

About 5 years ago, I visited Quebec, Canada and had the pleasure of going to a vineyard in Quebec City called Vignoble Les Murmures. Daniel and Monique are this lovely couple who own this vineyard and are super passionate about winemaking. Crop management, wine production, bottling, etc. they do it all and run the whole vineyard themselves. Overall, I talk about the hospitality I experienced during my visit in their space and how I even got to try some smoked salmon and pork Daniel makes on

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13:27

Carbonic Maceration & Beaujolais Nouveau

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2024/02/07

Today we get into something that is super popular in the wine world…Beaujolais Nouveau. This wine is made of 100% Gamay grape. What makes this wine so popular is that the grapes are harvested, bottled right after the fermentation process and sold in the stores the same year it is harvested. It is meant to be a young wine that you can drink right away. Traditionally, it is meant to celebrate a successful end of the harvest. The way this wine is made is through a process called carbonic

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19:04

Making Mistakes, Closing Chapters & Lambrusco

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2024/01/31

My last episode filmed in the west coast (for now hehe) and it’s bitter sweet. I decided to cheers to my wine harvest experience with a sparkling red wine… aka Lambrusco. This is an Italian dry red sparkling wine and my go to for friends who don’t necessarily drink red wines. In my opinion, Lambrusco is the perfect intro to red wines if you are a white wine/sparkling wine drinker wanting to start venturing into the red wine world. Fun facts about Lambrusco is that it is the main grape grown in

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16:05

The Pope's Wine

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2024/01/24

Finally getting into French wines today. I’m pumped because this is a little out of my comfort zone (currently learning more about them and how the French wine system works). I know French wines have a delicious reputation and well, as wine experts would say, historically are some of the best wines out there. Today I open up a Chateauneuf du Pape aka the pope’s wine. Back in the 13th century, Pope Clement V moved from Rome, Italy to France to the region Chateaunef du Pape. He loved wine and was

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18:51

Napa, Jazz & Cabernet Sauvignon

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2024/01/17

My family came for a weekend to visit me during Harvest and I was able to experience Napa with them! My favorite vineyard that was definitely my "weekend favorite" and that I highly recommend you visit if you ever have the opportunity to do so is called Palmaz. It is owned by Julio Palmaz, an Argentinian doctor who is known for inventing the balloon-expandable stent (life-changing invention = let’s buy a vineyard and make wine lol). Him and his wife had a passion for wine making and bought a good

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18:27

Cabernet Franc

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2024/01/10

The major black grape variety known for making Bordeaux style blends… Cabernet Franc! It’s known to be the parent grape for Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenere. Usually it has a higher price point because it is often used in premium Bordeaux blends. Depending on where this grape is grown (aka climate, terroir, etc.), the wine can be lighter or bolder. Overall, it has a wide range of pairing opportunities. One of my favorite things about Cabernet Franc’s is that they tend to have a very

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24:15

Punch Downs & Pump Overs

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2024/01/03

In the wine world, once we get the grapes in to start fermenting they go through processes called “punch downs” & “pump overs”. Today I teach you what these mean… wine terminology, yayy! The “cap” is basically the top layer of the solids/grapes in the tanks. When making wine it is important to manage the cap. Cap management basically means extracting the flavors, colors and tannins from the grapes. It is a super important process in winemaking and I talk about two methods used to manage the cap…

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18:47

Chianti Classico

Sip & Grow The Podcast ·

2023/12/27

In episode 13, we talked about Chianti (this region is near and dear to my heart because I studied abroad in Florence)…. today I get into Chianti Classico. One of the biggest differences between the two is that a Chianti has to be made with at least 70% of the Sangiovese grape and a Chianti Classico has to be made with at least 80% of the Sangiovese grape. Diego Finocchi (today’s producer) went to school to be a winemaker and at age 24 bought twelve acres from a local farmer (aka he bought land in a

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16:43

The great grape of Spain

Sip & Grow The Podcast ·

2023/12/20

The first Spanish wine of the podcast! We are getting into one of the greatest grape varietals in Spain…. Tempranillo. Did you know there are a ton of synonyms for this grape?! My favorite is “Tinta de Toro”, learning all these synonyms will help you understand that you are probably looking at the same varietal at the store… it just has SO MANY different names. Vatan happens to be the classic expression used for Spain’s oldest clone of Tempranillo which happens to be one of the few clones in

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22:22

The most important Greek varietal = Assyrtiko

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2023/12/13

A greek, vegan, unfiltered, organic white wine. Today’s wine is one of the most important varietals in Greece that originated in Santorini called Assyrtiko. This one definitely surprised me because it was well balanced, had good length and was persistent. Makes me want to be by the water eating some fresh seafood for sure. I get into details regarding the fermentation process and turbidity of the wine. I also discuss the process of racking the wine and how winemakers sometimes add fining agents

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27:14

Love & Some Montepulciano D'Abruzzo is the Solution

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2023/12/06

Montepulciano D’Abruzzo for the win today! Rule of thumb: the wine is good if you enjoy it… that’s all that matters. Today’s wine falls within the DOC category (check out my Italian wine guide below). Barone Cornacchia (today’s producer) practices organic farming and the family has been in the wine industry for 5 generations! Fun fact, their great great grandfather played a major role in helping restore all of the vineyards in the Abruzzo region after the phylloxera breakout. One thing that

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Transitional phases & doing what brings you joy with...

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2023/11/29

My first official guest on the show, Ms. Dakota Wallace….who also happens to be one of my best friends. We get into the story of how we met studying abroad in Florence, Italy where we were randomly assigned as roommates. We have some juicy dating stories while we were abroad and get details on Dakota’s dating story with a man named Nico while tasting another great Pinot from Longboard Vineyards in Sonoma County. Between night clubs in Florence to a night at the hospital with Italians to Dakota

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23:57

Chianti

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2023/11/22

High quality wine does not necessarily mean high price tags. Chianti is special to me because I studied abroad in Florence which happens to be a part of the Tuscany region. What is the difference between a Chianti and a Chianti Classico? I touch on this today and get into fun facts about Chianti wine. The Chianti we try today is within the DOCG Italian Classifications in which there are a lot of regulations, like controlling the yield amount of the grapes, in order to be considered or accepted under

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21:54

The Importance of Recharging with some Primitivo

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2023/11/15

Recharging yourself is so important and I touch on taking a day for yourself in order to get your energy back to 100% because, remember, when you are 100% you are able to give others 100%. Today’s wine is a Primitivo from California and I get into the difference between a Zinfandel & Primitivo. Yes, they are the same grape and essentially the “same thing” but there is a difference depending on the country or area it’s cultivated in. I usually tend to like Primitivo’s from Italy but I haven't had

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30:39

The Science Behind Wine

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2023/11/08

Did you know there is a lot of science behind the winemaking process? I touch on what I have learned and go over terms that were foreign to me before I started working a wine harvest. Sampling grapes is an important part of the process and harvesting the grapes at the perfect time is where the science comes in to help us. I dive into how these different measurements affect the wine and the PH of the wine. Also, the importance and difference between alcoholic fermentation and malolactic

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