Starboard's #drinkport podcast is designed to uncork a conversation about Port wine in the United States, and ultimately, build one for the American dinner party. Visit StarboardWine.com to learn more. #drinkport
Virginia Shaffer is the owner and operator of Lady Oyster Tours & Tastings, a unique business venture on a mission to make Maine seafood experiential through intimate oyster tastings, sea farm tours, and coastal adventures.
She's the first female guest on Starboard's #drinkport podcast and she's set the bar high. She's chock-full of business insight and advice for anyone thinking about quitting their full-time job to pursue their own venture. And she's brimming with passion for what she does. Pull up a seat and let's #drinkport with Virginia.
Starboard (https://www.starboardwine.com/) is a Port wine for the American dinner party.
Follow along as we uncork a conversation about Port wine, stateside. Onward we venture to a new Port.
🍷#drinkport
18 Feb 2025
The Original U.S. Port Wine Pioneer
Bartholomew Broadbent is an icon in the wine world. He’s the original Port wine pioneer in the United States who was responsible for making it mainstream nationally in the 1990s.
He's the CEO and Founder of Broadbent Selections, a fine wine importer and distributor that also produces award-winning Madeira, Port, and Portuguese table wines along with other offerings.
He's the ultimate Port wine advocate, and, he happens to live just 10 minutes from me. Join me for this can’t-miss episode with a true Port wine legend.
Starboard is a Port wine for the American dinner party.
Follow along as we uncork a conversation about Port wine, stateside. Onward we venture to a new Port.
🍷#drinkport
28 Jan 2025
Getting 'Schooled' in Port
I head to London (virtually) to chat with ‘Port Geek’ Adam Odor, a wine educator and U.K. ambassador for Symington Family Estates' School of Port initiative.
School of Port is an educational platform that runs bespoke workshops for wine trade professionals and is an incredible resource for all-things Port wine. I like to think of it as the official Port authority.
Join me for a conversation over Port with Adam as we chat about his background, his work with School of Port, and more.
Starboard is a Port wine for the American dinner party.
Follow along as we uncork a conversation about Port wine, stateside. Onward we venture to a new Port.
🍷#drinkport
26 Nov 2024
The Thanksgiving Special
Pete and Ashley share a candid conversation about Port wine, exploring its place in American dinner parties and uncovering a new Port experience.
22 Oct 2024
Do Americans Drink Port?
Are Matt Wagner and I the only two Americans drinking Port wine?
In this episode of #drinkport, I catch up with him to learn more about his popular #TawnyTuesday series where he reviews a bottle of tawny Port live on Instagram each week.
We chat about being ‘newbies’ to Port and brainstorm ways to get Americans more excited about trying this unique fortified wine.
And you won't want to miss who he would invite to a dinner party…
Starboard (https://www.starboardwine.com/) is a Port wine for the American dinner party. Follow along as we uncork a conversation about Port wine, stateside. Onward we venture to a new Port.
🍷#drinkport
30 Sept 2024
Port Wine in the Metaverse?
In this episode, I catch up with Ruud Scholten, who lives just outside of Amsterdam. He's a serial entrepreneur and founder of an exciting online Port platform that's designed to be the ultimate resource for Port wine enthusiasts. He's also the author of “The Portologist” featuring Port wine cocktail recipes.
We chat about parenthood, virtual reality, the perception of Port wine (is it really a drink favored among housewives in the Netherlands?), and more.
Starboard (https://www.starboardwine.com/) is a Port wine for the American dinner party. Follow along as we uncork a conversation about Port wine, stateside. Onward we venture to a new Port.
🍷#drinkport
27 Mar 2024
Who's Obsessed with Port Wine? (Part II)
In this second part of my conversation with Port wine subject matter expert and writer Roy Hersh, I caught up with him to learn more about his lifelong passion for Port wine, if he thinks it has the potential to go mainstream in the United States, and other musings on this lesser known wine.
Catch up on the first part of our conversation here (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0iIy1nUlnp5ClIAGdNq0ET?si=l5dzBJpHQouLgGguQO68Aw).
Starboard (https://www.starboardwine.com/) is a Port wine for the American dinner party. Follow along as we uncork a conversation about Port wine, stateside. Onward we venture to a new Port.
🍷#drinkport
5 Dec 2023
Who's Obsessed with Port Wine? (Part I)
In this podcast episode, I catch up with the ultimate Port wine guru: Roy Hersh. You’d be hard-pressed to find someone — especially an American — more passionate about Port wine than Roy.
He’s practically dedicated his life to learning more about this unique fortified wine and is actively sharing it with others through his robust writing career, his popular website ForTheLoveOfPort.com (https://fortheloveofport.com/), and the launch of his wine tourism business, Portuguese Wine Tours (https://portuguesewinetours.com/).
Just how devoted is he to Port wine? He relocated from the States, from his home in Seattle, to live in Porto, Portugal full-time. He’s tasted nearly 15,000 bottles of Port over the last 40 years and even named his daughter Taylor after one of the founding Port houses.
In this first part of our two-part episode, I learn more about his background, what inspired his interest in Port wine, and of course, see what he has to say about Americans and their relationship with Port through the years.
Starboard (https://www.starboardwine.com/) is a Port wine for the American dinner party. Follow along as we uncork a conversation about Port wine, stateside. Onward we venture to a new Port.
🍷#drinkport
29 Aug 2023
Do the Portuguese Drink Port?
In this podcast episode, I chat with Jorge Nunes who is both a winemaker and the Asia Pacific Market Manager at Symington Family Estates. We chat all-things Symington, the world's leading producer of premium Ports and one of the top Portuguese wine producers. We also discuss Port's power and his favorite Port moment, and he answers my most burning question: Do the Portuguese drink Port?
Starboard (https://www.starboardwine.com/) is a Port wine for the American dinner party. Follow along as we uncork a conversation about Port wine, stateside. Onward we venture to a new Port.
🍷#drinkport
20 Jun 2023
Who in the World Drinks Port?
Who in the world drinks Port wine? I’m thinking it. You’re thinking it. To get to the bottom of it, I reached out to a true wine expert: Master of Wine Richard Heming, a Singapore-based writer and educator whose career in wine has taken him around the world.
I found Richard when I was interested in exploring the topic about the future of wine and came across an article he wrote about wine in the metaverse. I reached out and he agreed to contribute his insights to #drinkport. He shared with me in our first conversation that he likes to support the underdog — the underdog being Port and very likely my ambitious endeavor to encourage more Americans to drink it.
Join me for this truly global conversation about the world's perception of Port wine, what makes it so special, and why it doesn't have to be for everyone (which is part of its magic).
Starboard (https://www.starboardwine.com/) is a Port wine for the American dinner party. Follow along as we uncork a conversation about Port wine, stateside. Onward we venture to a new Port.
🍷#drinkport
20 Mar 2023
Who Is Gen Z?
The headwinds for creating a Port wine for the American dinner party? Strong.
With industry reports citing younger consumers are drinking less wine, coupled with the fact that most Americans are unfamiliar with fortified wines, how do we inspire people to #drinkport?
Here to chat all-things Gen Z, Boston-based teacher and writer Christian Harrington. What is he teaching them? Why aren't they interested in drinking wine? And most importantly, who is Gen Z?
Starboard (https://www.starboardwine.com/) is a Port wine for the American dinner party. Follow along as we uncork a conversation about Port wine, stateside. Onward we venture to a new Port.
🍷#drinkport
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