Glass in Session® Winecast Val Caruso

A quick tour of a favorite French tipple, Pastis. It was created to scratch the itch of the once banned Absinthe. How is it different? How should one drink it? Why does the word show up in some political circles? Click play, enjoy.
Resources from this episode:
Books:
Society of Wine Educators: Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS) Study Guide, Nickles, J. (2020)
The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails [Kindle Edition], Wondrich, D & Rothbaum, N., (2022)
Websites and Digital Document Files:
College of Europe [Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies]: ‘Pastis Power Europe’: An Assessment of the EU’s Actorness in International Investment Politics, Topete, P. D. (June 2016) http://aei.pitt.edu/85949/1/edp_6_2016_diaztopete.pdf
Eur LEX: Access to European Law, Annex 1 [Categories of Spirit Drinks], 26 [Pastis] & 27 [Pastis de Marseille], (15 August 2022) https://eur-https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/787/2022-08-15
France Today: Pass the Pastis - A History of France’s Second Favorite Drink (5 June 3013) https://francetoday.com/food-drink/wine_and_spirits/pass_the_pastis/?ssp=1&darkschemeovr=1&setlang=en&cc=US&safesearch=moderate
Politico: Pass the Pastis, says principled Pascal (26 February 2003) https://www.politico.eu/article/pass-the-pastis-says-principled-pascal/
Taste France Magazine: Everything You Need to Know about Pastis, Denig, V. https://www.tastefrance.com/magazine/article/everything-you-need-know-about-pastis
Glass in Session Episodes Relevant to - or Mentioned in - This Episode:
S8E4: Let’sAbsinthe https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/website/s8e4-lets-absinthe
Glass in Session® swag mentioned in this show: https://www.teepublic.com/user/glass-in-session
Glass in Session® is a registered trademark of Vino With Val, LLC.
Music: “Write Your Story” by Joystock (Jamendo.com cc_Standard License, Jamendo S.A.)

Another wild ride south of a nuclear plant toward a papal palace takes us through some dramatic landscape, historic vineyards, and surprises in the glass as we explore the white wines of the Southern Rhone.
Resources from this episode:
Books:
The Oxford Companion to Wine [5th Edition], Harding, J., Robinson, J., Thomas, T. (2023)
Websites and Digital Document Files: 
AOC Vacqueryras: https://www.aocvacqueyras.com/appellation-des-vins-de-vacqueyras/
Cairanne Cahier des Charges de L’Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (25 June 2018) https://www.inao.gouv.fr/show_texte/5247
Châteauneuf du Pape: https://en.chateauneuf.com/
Chateauneuf du Pape Cahier des Charges de L’Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée: (2023) https://en.chateauneuf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CDC-Chateauneuf-du-Pape.pdf
Experi: Complete Guide to the Rhône Valley Wine Region, Greenman, M. https://experi.com/journal/rhone-valley-wine-region/
Gigondas Cahier des Charges de L’Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (78 Sep 2022) https://extranet.inao.gouv.fr/fichier/PNO2022AOPGigondas.pdf
Gigondas Vins: Le Dentelles de Montmirail - Unique Geology https://www.gigondas-vin.com/en/le-terroir-en/les-dentelles-de-montmirail-en/
Lirac Cahier des Charges de L’Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (2023) https://extranet.inao.gouv.fr/fichier/PNO2023AOPLirac.pdf
Vacqueyras Cahier des Charges de L’Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée https://www.syndicat-cotesdurhone.com/upload/article/file/agrt2032352acdcvacqueyras1-5fd2249e4b7b4.pdf
Vins Rhone: https://www.vins-rhone.com/en
Vineyards.Com: Rhône Wine Region https://vineyards.com/wine-map/france/rhone-valley
Winephabet Street: Season 2 Episode 20 - T is for Tavel, Gioquindo, D., and Budd, L. (26 October 2021) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uncork-your-mind/id1653850490?i=1000585688004
Wine Scholar Guild: Podcast - Christophe Tassan and Andrew Jefford on the Rhône, Camus, J. (6 February 2018) https://www.winescholarguild.com/blog/podcast-christophe-tassan-andrew-jefford-on-the-rhone
Wine, Wit, and Wisdom: Dispatch from Gigondas (and Gigondas Blanc), Nicles, J. (6 November 2022) https://winewitandwisdomswe.com/2022/11/06/dispatch-from-gigondas-and-gigondas-blanc/
Wine Enthusiast: A Guide to the Wines of the Southern Rhône,, Iijima, A.L.C. (4 May 2023) https://www.wineenthusiast.com/culture/wine/guide-wines-southern-rhone-valley/?ssp=1&darkschemeovr=1&setlang=en&cc=US&safesearch=moderate
Vignerons Cairanne: https://vignerons-cairanne.com/en/our-story/
Glass in Session Episodes Relevant to - or Mentioned in - This Episode:
S1E4: Tavel at my Memory Palace’s Table https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/website/s1e4-tavel-at-my-memory-palaces-table
S1E6: Doing the Diois - Clairette de Die Sparkling Wine https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/website/size/5/?search=diois
Glass in Session® swag mentioned in this show: https://www.teepublic.com/user/glass-in-session
Glass in Session® is a registered trademark of Vino With Val, LLC.
Music: “Write Your Story” by Joystock (Jamendo.com cc_Standard License, Jamendo S.A.)

Exploring the history, region and white wines of the Northern Rhône in this first of a two-part series. Part Two will cover the white wines of the Southern Rhône appellations.
Resources from this episode:
Books:
The Oxford Companion to Wine [5th Edition], Harding, J., Robinson, J., Thomas, T. (2023)
Wine Grapes: A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine Varieties, Including Their Origins and Flavours [Kindle Edition], Robinson, J., Harding, J., Vouillamoz, J. (2013)
Websites:
Experi: Complete Guide to the Rhône Valley Wine Region, Greenman, M. https://experi.com/journal/rhone-valley-wine-region/
Vins Rhone: https://www.vins-rhone.com/en
Vineyards.Com: Rhône Wine Region https://vineyards.com/wine-map/france/rhone-valley
Glass in Session Episodes Relevant to - or Mentioned in - This Episode:
S1E4: Tavel at my Memory Palace’s Table https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/website/s1e4-tavel-at-my-memory-palaces-table
S1E6: Doing the Diois - Clairette de Die Sparkling Wine https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/website/size/5/?search=diois
S7E2: Wines of Anjou, the Musketeers … and a Salad to Go? https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/website/s7e2-wines-of-anjou-the-musketeers-and-a-salad-to-go
Glass in Session® swag mentioned in this show: https://www.teepublic.com/user/glass-in-session
Glass in Session® is a registered trademark of Vino With Val, LLC.
Music: “Write Your Story” by Joystock (Jamendo.com cc_Standard License, Jamendo S.A.)

Exploring the history, region & wines of Chablis. The real Chablis. In France.
Resources from this episode:
Books:
Burgundy and its Wines, Faith, N. (2002)
The Oxford Companion to Wine [5th Edition], Harding, J., Robinson, J., Thomas, T. (2023)
Websites:
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB): Wine Laws, Regulations and Public Guidance [Title 27, Chapter I, Subchapter A, Part 4, Subpart C, § 4.24 - Generic, semi-generic, and non-generic designations of geographic significance https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-27/chapter-I/subchapter-A/part-4/subpart-C/section-4.24
Le Bourguignon: Chablis and the Grand Auxerrois https://www.le-bourguignon.fr/fr/content/49-chablis-auxerre
Brittanica: Kimmeridgian Stage - Stratigraphy, Tang, C.M., https://www.britannica.com/science/Kimmeridgian-Stage
Chablis Wines: https://www.chablis-wines.com
INAO: Cahier des Charges de l’appellation d’origine contrôlée «Chablis» https://extranet.inao.gouv.fr/fichier/PNOCDCChablis.pdf
The Laurel of Asheville: What Happened to Chablis? Trippi, G. (2019) https://thelaurelofasheville.com/lifestyle/breweries/what-happened-to-chablis/
Wine Enthusiast: Chablis - Why Chablis is the Purest Chardonnay, Voss, R. (4 May 2023) https://www.wineenthusiast.com/culture/wine/chablis-the-purest-chardonnay/
Wine Spectator: Ask Dr. Vinny - (7 Dec 2011) https://video.winespectator.com/articles/what-does-the-term-chablis-on-a-wine-label-actually-mean-46130
Glass in Session Episodes Relevant to - or Mentioned in - This Episode:
S3E3: Wine Caves - Dishing the Dirt https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/website/s3e3-wine-caves-dishing-the-dirt
S13E1: American Sparkling Wine https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/website/american-sparkling-wine-s13e1
 
Glass in Session® swag mentioned in this show: https://www.teepublic.com/user/glass-in-session
Glass in Session® is a registered trademark of Vino With Val, LLC. Music:
“Write Your Story” by Joystock (Jamendo.com cc_Standard License, Jamendo S.A.)

We pick up where we left off with a zip around the terroirs, a grape gab, the “cinderella story” of how champagne is produced, and a brief tour of the styles.
Resources from this episode:
Books:
Champagne, Liem, P., (2017)
Champagne: How the World’s Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed Over War and Hard Times, Kladstrup, D. & P. (2005)
Champagne Master-Level Study Manual [1st Edition], French Wine Society [Now Wine Scholar Guild] (2014)
Christie’s World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling wine, Stevenson, T. & Avellan, E. (2014)
Websites:
Comité Champagne (official website): https://www.champagne.fr/en
Champagne: From Terroir to Wine (downloadable brochure with map) https://www.champagne.fr/sites/default/files/2022-11/brochure_civc_2020_en_bd.pdf
Liquor Laboratory: Who Makes Kirkland Champagne? Answered (2023 Update), Strunk, P. (27 August 2022) https://liquorlaboratory.com/who-makes-kirkland-champagne/
Syndicat Général des Vignerons de la Champagne: Cahiers des Charges et Plans de Contrôl (March 2023) https://www.sgv-champagne.fr/?page_id=2544
Wine, Wit, and Wisdom: A Glass of Voltis (in your Champagne) Might be in Your Future, Nickles, J. (15 December 2022) https://winewitandwisdomswe.com/2022/12/15/a-glass-of-voltis-champagne-might-be-in-your-future/
Wine, Wit, and Wisdom: Dispatch from the Coteaux Champenois AOC, Nickles, J. (26 July 2023) https://winewitandwisdomswe.com/2023/07/26/dispatch-from-the-coteaux-champenois-aoc/
 
Glass in Session Episodes Relevant to - or Mentioned in - This Episode: 
S7E3: Booze Riots and Rebellions, Part 1 - Champagne and Whiskey https://sites.libsyn.com/176360/site/s7e3-booze-riots-and-rebellions-part-1-champagne-whiskey
 
Glass in Session® swag mentioned in this show: https://www.teepublic.com/user/glass-in-session
 
Glass in Session® is a registered trademark of Vino With Val, LLC.
Music: “Write Your Story” by Joystock (Jamendo.com cc_Standard License, Jamendo S.A.)

Part 1 of this 2-part series will explore the Champagne region, history, the significance of the chalk, and some stories that bring us up to modern times. Part 2 will focus on production, grapes, and styles.
This is how we’re doing Dry January. 
Resources from this episode:
Books:
Champagne, Liem, P., (2017)
Champagne: How the World’s Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed Over War and Hard Times, Kladstrup, D. & P. (2005)
Champagne Master-Level Study Manual [1st Edition], French Wine Society [Wine Scholar Guild] (2014)
Christie’s World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling wine, Stevenson, T. & Avellan, E. (2014)
Websites:
Comité Champagne (official website): https://www.champagne.fr/en
Champagne: From Terroir to Wine (downloadable brochure with map) https://www.champagne.fr/sites/default/files/2022-11/brochure_civc_2020_en_bd.pdf
Instagram: thebubbleista - Three *Bone Dry* Champagnes for Dry January (3 January 2024) https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1pacaeLjeA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Millesima USA: The Champagne Cork, Its History, Design, and How to Reuse it, Dupont, E. (5 March 2023) https://www.millesima-usa.com/blog/the-champagne-cork-its-history-design-and-how-to-reuse-it.html
Syndicat Général des Vignerons de la Champagne: Cahiers des Charges et Plans de Contrôl (March 2023) https://www.sgv-champagne.fr/?page_id=2544
Warfare History Network: The Battle of Chalons: Attila’s Stinging Defeat, Walker, J. (September 2013) https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-battle-of-chalons-attilas-stinging-defeat/
Glass in Session Episodes Relevant to - or Mentioned in - This Episode:
S1E16: Doing the Diois - Clairette de Die Sparkling Wine https://sites.libsyn.com/176360/site/argentinas-sparkling-wine-s14e1
S3E3: Wine Caves - Dishing the Dirt https://sites.libsyn.com/176360/site/s3e3-wine-caves-dishing-the-dirt
S4E1: English Fizz https://sites.libsyn.com/176360/site/s4e1-english-fizz
S5E2: Getting Medieval - Wine and Holy Warriors https://sites.libsyn.com/176360/site/s5e2-getting-medieval-wine-and-holy-warriors
S7E3: Booze Riots and Rebellions, Part 1 - Champagne and Whiskey https://sites.libsyn.com/176360/site/s7e3-booze-riots-and-rebellions-part-1-champagne-whiskey
S13E1: American Sparkling Wine https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/american-sparkling-wine-s13e1
S14E1: Argentina’s Sparkling Wine https://sites.libsyn.com/176360/site/argentinas-sparkling-wine-s14e1
Glass in Session® swag mentioned in this show: https://www.teepublic.com/user/glass-in-session
Glass in Session® is a registered trademark of Vino With Val, LLC. Music: “Write Your Story” by Joystock (Jamendo.com cc_Standard License, Jamendo S.A.)