A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to conduct a video Skype interview with Jim Schleckser, author of the book Professional Drinking. I spent a couple weeks reading the book on my breaks and lunches at my “day job.” It’s a great book for
In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark Interviews JC Diefenderfer, Director of Winemaking, of Hope Family Wines. JC talks about the many brands of Hope Family Wines, their history, sustainability, and what makes Paso Wines special. Mark enjoys the 2018 Austin Hope Cabernet
In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark hooks up with his friend Christian Torres via Skype to do a virtual tasting. They agreed on 4 wines to purchase and taste. Christian also talks about the company he works for, Codeup, and their mission. In
In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark interviews Eric Sigmund, COO of Reddy Vineyards via Skype. Back in May of 2019, Mark visited the Texas High Plains and sat down with Vijay Reddy, founder of Reddy Vineyards. Since then, they have launched their own
In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark interviews the first American to earn the title of Master Sommelier as awarded by the Court of Master Sommeliers. Eddie and Mark talk via Skype about how he got into wine, his experience in France, and
Each year this idea, this website, this property gets bigger and evolves. It grew out of an idea. An idea that there could be a wine for geeks. Not wine geeks, but a wine for geeks, nerds, etc. Wine geeks are a subset of that
In this Skype tasting, Mark interviews Brandon Allen, Bo Silliman, and Chip Forsythe of Slo Down Wines. They were kind enough to send a bottle of their 2010 Sexual Chocolate from California and sit down with me for a little while to talk about the
So I’ve been talking a lot about live-streaming my Skype tastings to Ustream for a while now. Well there always seems to be some kind of issue with Skype and my computers. You see, I’m a tinkerer. That means I break stuff. While I don’t
In the video skype interview, Mark interviews Frank Sterns of Aurielle Vineyards and the taste the 2007 Aurielle Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon. There is a video glitch with my half of the video but the interview is still solid. Link for today’s show: Aurielle Vineyards
In this video, Mark joins the winemakers from Red Newt Cellars and Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards for their #RieslingHour Twitter tasting on 5/26/2011. He tasted the 2009 Red Newt “Circle” Riesling, the 2008 Hazlitt Homestead Reserve Riesling, and the 2009 Fox Run Dry Riesling. These wines
