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PODCAST

When You Just Want A Glass Of Wine

Zena Polin and Renée Gentry

A podcast dedicated to making wine drinking more approachable and inclusive. Join us as we decode the language and unlock the customs of wine drinking.

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64:14

S2 E8-Guy Talk With Jimi-Pairing Wine and Fast Food...

When You Just Want A Glass Of Wine ·

2025/11/04

Popeye's Fried Chicken, Thai Green Curry, Chipotle's Carne Asada Burrito Bowl, and a Five Guys Burger....sounds like a perfect pairing for wine! Whether you call it the "High-Low", or you're craving deep fried meat or complex coconut curries, or you just want a glass of wine but don't want to cook, this episode of Guy Talk with Jimi hits all the right notes. Listen in as Michael Warner leads us through a magical land of wine and fast food. Check out DCanter on the Hill - and if you're around on

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37:45

S2 R7-What's in Renée's Glass?

When You Just Want A Glass Of Wine ·

2025/11/01

Sauvignon Blanc baby! Five sauvignon blancs to be precise! Guessing the region this time. Or rather, failing to guess the region. But hey, a bad day guessing regions is still a good day of drinking Sauvignon Blancs! What a treat!

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52:00

S2 E7-Michelle Lim Warner of DCanter Wine Boutique

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2025/10/28

Today we’re pouring and telling wine stories with former public servant turned wine shop owner, and all‑around wine geek, Michelle Lim Warner of DCanter Wine Boutique.Located in Barracks Row, DCanter is a neighborhood destination where curious wine lovers can explore thoughtfully selected bottles.Michelle shares how she built the business in this lively community, how locating in the Capitol Hill area informs her shop’s identity, and how DCanter highlights wines made by women winemakers (and other

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11:08

S2 R6-What's In Renée's Glass?

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2025/10/25

White pepper? High acid? It's a dead giveaway! That's a 2023 Weingut Stadt Krems, Kremstal Grüner Veltliner.

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6:44

S2-Bonus-Bubbles and Verses, A Toast to Virginia, a...

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2025/10/24

When you just want a glass of wine… and your daughter shows up with a microphone, a bottle of Virginia sparkling and a bowl of caramelized onion dip.Zena surprises her mom, Elaine, with a sparkling twist for Virginia Wine Month: a Thibaut-Jannison tasting paired with Beauty’s famous caramelized onion dip and salty potato chips. There’s musing and memories of France, including that time her parents took a Harley across Bordeaux.Elaine is inspired and gifts us this magnificent quatrain:“The fruit of

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41:24

S2 E6-Deep Dive on Rieslings aka The Acid Trip

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2025/10/21

Zena and Renée take an Acid Trip through the wonderful world of Riesling! A Noble Grape dating back to 1435 in Germany. Naturally high acidity make it a perfect venue for terroir to shine. Ranging from bone dry to sweet - find your niche - rich, aromatics, lime and minerality, stone fruit and honey...and petrol? Yes, petrol. Pair it with your favorite seafood or spicy Indian! These are imminently quaffable, lower alcohol , food-loving, expressive and ageable wines! Pair it with your favorite version

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14:29

S2 R5-What's In Renée's Glass?

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2025/10/19

A little swirl, a little sniff....Is that petrol? Why, yes it is! Remember, go with your first instinct! What a gorgeous Argyle Riesling!

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72:33

S2 E5-Sip and Spa with Ada Polla of Alchimie Forever

When You Just Want A Glass Of Wine ·

2025/10/14

Today's podcast is a sensorial journey through Switzerland - tasting regional wines and pairing each with a rejuvenating skincare ritual. Guest Ada Polla - CEO of Alchimie Forever - brings her expertise in holistic beauty, while we pour wine and soak it all in. Use our special code: SIPANDSPA for 20% off Alchimie Forever til Oct. 30!Pairings:Charm Sparkling White Merlot from Deleaa in Ticino, Switzerland and the Alchimie Forever Peptide Lip Booster.Château d'Auvernier Pinot Noir from Neuchâtel,

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17:37

S2 R4-What's In Renée's Glass?

When You Just Want A Glass Of Wine ·

2025/10/11

Shout out to the fabulous Michelle Lim Warner of DCanter Wine Boutique in DC for bringing it today with the bottle for What's in Renée's Glass? A 2016 Château Tour Calon from Montagne Saint-Émilion, Premier Des Tours. What a Merlot! Indigenous yeast, organic, one year in oak. Dark Merlot fruit, fantastic acid and tannin. As it opened up we got leather, earth, smoke. Long finish. OUTSTANDING WINE!!!

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83:41

S2 E4-Pouring Stories in National Landing: Nycci...

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2025/10/07

This week we’re pouring stories with our friend Nycci Nellis - the voice behind Industry Nights, Foodie & the Beast, and TheListAreYouOnIt.com. She joined us at National Landing to talk about the people, the places and the pours that make the DMV so vibrant. Together, we laughed, swapped insider stories and toasted with two incredible Barboursville wines.We’re also so excited for Chefs for Equality, where Zena and frequent podcast guest, Andrew Stover, will be pouring wine at a special Perry’s

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43:57

S2-R3-What's In Renée's Glass?

When You Just Want A Glass Of Wine ·

2025/10/04

Acid, acid, acid...Riesling is the Acid Queen! In this episode of “What’s in Renée’s Glass?” Zena pours four very different Rieslings: Left Foot Charley (Michigan), Influence (Finger Lakes), Tegernseerhof Smaragd (Austria), and Rolly Gassmann (Alsace). The challenge? Renée has to sniff, swirl and sip her way to the right region.Along the way, they explore how Riesling is one of the most expressive grapes in the world, and is capable of showing completely different personalities depending on where

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25:54

S2 E3-How to Be a Good Winery Guest with Slater Run...

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2025/09/30

Beauty's Bellezza Wine Club goes on the road to Slater Run Vineyard in Upperville, VA. We started with a walking tour of the winery led by owner/vineyard manager, Kiernan Slater, whose family has owed the property for 300 years. From a welcome Pet-Nat blanc in the open airy tasting room to an "old world" Sauvignon Blanc and a view of the vines from the patio to a crisp, beautiful stainless Chardonnay on the crush pad, Kiernan and Slater Run's sales representative Petra Stolfa, led us through the

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24:06

S2 R2-What's in Renée's Glass?

When You Just Want A Glass Of Wine ·

2025/09/27

What's in Renée's Glass? Elegant with a little bit of rusticity on the edges. Pretty. Complex. A New World Old World wine? Yep. A new fave! The McPherson 2020 Cinsault!

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74:54

S2 E2-Dave McIntyre-A Vintage Perspective

When You Just Want A Glass Of Wine ·

2025/09/23

Wine writer, wine drinker and raconteur, Dave McIntyre, joins Zena and Renée and their good friend Nick Materese for a lively discussion on everything from the early days of a couple Napa legends to the back breaking work of harvest, to the emotional connections and history made through the stories of wine...and a favorite Columbo episode!#whenyoujustwantaglassofwine #senseofplace #43minutes #comeoveroctoberCheers to our very own Liquid Storyteller Nick Materese, Dave McIntyre, Dave McIntyre's

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8:40

S2 R1-What's In Renée's Glass Season 2 Premier

When You Just Want A Glass Of Wine ·

2025/09/20

Zena's giving Renée an easy one in her first episode back. Her favorite varietal. What's herbaceous and bright with subtle citrus? An old world Loire Valley, Touraine Sauvignon Blanc. A perfect sipper on a hot August afternoon.

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62:00

S2 E1-Live Launch of Season 2 with Molly Finnegan of...

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2025/09/16

Join us live at the Westin in Crystal City where we have the lovely Molly Finnegan of Laurent Perrier helping us raise a glass to Season 2! The Bellezza Wine Club from Beauty Champagne and Sugar Boutique invited some of their favorite people to celebrate the season 2 launch of When You Just Want a Glass of Wine. There may have been sabering....#whenyoujustwantaglassofwine #thefrencharegonnafrench #sabered #playwithyourwineCheers to Molly Finnegan of Laurent Perrier, McCealaig O'Clisham, Sebastian,

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1:37

S 2-Upcoming Episodes Trailer

When You Just Want A Glass Of Wine ·

2025/09/02

Do we have something special in store for you in season 2!

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9:19

Favorite Episodes from Season 1

When You Just Want A Glass Of Wine ·

2025/08/26

On the road on home at Beauty, what were your favorite episodes?

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1:07

S2-What's In Renée's Glass Trailer

When You Just Want A Glass Of Wine ·

2025/08/23

What does it really take to get your WSET Level 3. Find out in Season 2!

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0:56

S2 - Guy Talk with Jimi Trailer

When You Just Want A Glass Of Wine ·

2025/08/19

Guests, guys and good times.

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