The Wine Pair Podcast
A married couple, Joe and Carmela, review affordable wines (typically under $25) and give brutally honest opinions about what's worth buying, mixing wine education with food pairings and plenty of disagreement.
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Sep 13, 2026 · 41 minThey Make Sparkling Wine in England?!?Joe and Carmela explore why English sparkling wine has gotten so good, from climate change to chalk soils that resemble Champagne, and taste the Henners 2018 Vintage SparSep 6, 2026 · 16 minMinisode #21: Is "Sugar-Free Wine" Even a Real Thing?A short episode on the marketing behind zero-sugar and low-sugar wine. Joe explains how fermentation converts grape sugar into alcohol, what dry actually means in grams pAug 30, 2026 · 43 minAglianico Rosato: If You Love a Bold Red Wine, Try Its Rosé!A look at rosé made from Aglianico, a bold Southern Italian red grape, and how it differs from Provence-style pink wine. Joe and Carmela taste the 2024 San Salvatore VeteAug 23, 2026 · 44 minItalian Wine Adventure #26: Schiava! Sommeliers Love This Chillable Red!Schiava from Alto Adige is a light, low-tannin, chillable red that sommeliers love. The hosts taste the 2024 Alois Lageder and 2022 Elena Walch.Aug 16, 2026 · 50 minCostco Kirkland Signature Châteauneuf-du-Pape Challenge!Joe and Carmela pit Costco's Kirkland Signature Châteauneuf-du-Pape against a highly rated alternative to see whether the budget bottle holds up.Aug 9, 2026 · 38 minSpecial Episode! Meet the (Wine) Makers #25: Brian and Jessica Smith from Wendelin VinesHusband-and-wife winemakers Brian and Jessica Smith talk about reviving Kansas's forgotten wine tradition at Wendelin Vines.Aug 2, 2026 · 49 minItalian Wine Adventure #25: Vermentino! Summer Sipper Contender?Nothing says summer like a nice, crisp white wine, and in this episode, we cover one of the greats that you may never have heard of called Vermentino. Vermentino is a fabJul 26, 2026 · 33 minSpecial Episode! Meet the (Wine) Makers #24: High-Altitude Excellence: Discovering PDO Amyndeon & PGI Florina with Alpha Estate.Angelos Iatridis has a philosophy that stuck with us: if you want to be a better man, you make better wine. That's the kind of thoughtful conversation we get into in thisJul 19, 2026 · 50 minGigondas Has a Reputation for Punching You in the Face. Does It Live Up to That?Are you a fan of powerful red wines like Châteauneuf-du-Pape but don’t love the price tag? Then Gigondas may be the wine you’ve been waiting for. Gigondas is often calledJul 12, 2026 · 49 minWTF is Verdejo?If you are stuck in a Sauvignon Blanc rut, then Verdejo is here to come to your rescue. This great white wine from Rueda Spain is very similar to Sauvignon Blanc, in factJul 5, 2026 · 50 minCostco Kirkland Signature Bordeaux Wine Challenge: 2023 Pauillac and 2023 Saint-Julien!We all know that Costco wine moment when you see a Kirkland Signature wine and you wonder, should I get it? Well, we are here to tell you that you should snatch up these Jun 28, 2026 · 55 minIs Moscato d'Asti the Sweet Wine Serious Wine People Won't Admit They Love?When asked, most people say they like dry wines rather than sweet wines, but is that really true? Based on the most popular wines in the United States, it doesn’t seem liJun 21, 2026 · 50 minThis Ain't Chianti: Is Italian Sangiovese Better Outside Tuscany?Sangiovese is the classic example of how a wine can taste completely different depending on where it is from and how it is made, and this episode demonstrates that fact iJun 14, 2026 · 50 minPinot Grigio Is Boring. Alsace Pinot Gris Is Its Richer, Weirder French Cousin!You may think you know Pinot Grigio, but do you know Pinot Gris? Pinot Gris is the same grape as Pinot Grigio, but in taste, body, and just about every other way that matJun 7, 2026 · 49 minThey Make Wine in Lebanon?!? Diving Into One of the World’s Oldest Wine TraditionsNot only do they make great wine in Lebanon, the country has one of the oldest winemaking traditions in the world! The ancient Phoenicians produced wine there thousands oMay 31, 2026 · 31 minSpecial Episode! Meet the (Wine) Makers #23: Jun Kono President and Master Sake Brewer at Sohomare and Leo Lê Sommelier of Kappo Sono and MomoyaSake is not a beverage we often cover on the podcast, but when we had the chance to talk to one of the great sake makers in the world, we jumped at the chance. In this epMay 24, 2026 · 51 minIs Two Buck Chuck Actually Bad, or Is That Just Wine Snob Talk?We KNOW you are curious! No matter what you think about Trader Joe’s Two Buck Chuck, AKA Charles Shaw wine, you want to know. If you love Two Buck Chuck or have been avoiMay 17, 2026 · 49 minWTF is Malvasia?You may not know Malvasia wine, but it’s time to introduce you to this “kaleidoscope” white wine! Malvasia is a really interesting varietal because, depending on who you May 10, 2026 · 48 minItalian Wine Adventure #24: Frappato! The Chillable Red Wine!Of course you can chill red wine! But, not just any red wine, though. There are specific fruity and juicy red wines that are amazing when they are chilled, and one of theMay 3, 2026 · 44 minViura: The Great White Wine Hiding in Rioja’s Red Wine Shadow!It may be shocking to find out that there is such a thing as White Rioja, but what may be even more shocking is that a wine this good is hardly known outside of Spain! InApr 26, 2026 · 52 minExperts Loved the $50 Oregon Pinot Noir. We Chose the $23 Bottle!After more than 200 episodes, we are doing something we have never done before. We are doing a head-to-head comparison of two wines that are from the same grape, same yeaApr 19, 2026 · 50 minGerman Riesling Smells Like Airplane Glue and We Can't Stop Drinking It! It sounds crazy, right?!? Wine is not supposed to smell like glue or kerosene or gasoline, is it? Well, friends, when you are talking about classic German Riesling, one oApr 12, 2026 · 52 minPét-Nat Is Older Than Champagne. Is It Better?Pét-Nat has a “reputation.” Some people love it, and some people think it is a revival of an ancient technique that should have stayed ancient. But, did you know that theApr 5, 2026 · 53 minPortugal’s Ancient Clay-Pot Reds in Alentejo Are Back. Worth the Hype? Winemakers in the Alentejo region of Portugal have been bringing back the ancient tradition of making wine in Talha, also known as Amphora, also known as clay pots. In faMar 29, 2026 · 38 minSpecial Episode! Meet the (Wine) Makers #22: Fausto Cellario of Poderi CellarioSometimes we talk to winemakers who are part of big wineries and big production facilities. Other times we talk to winemakers like Fausto who are, truly, deeply part of t
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