The wine industry is a layered system of professionals: winemakers, grape growers, coopers, engineers, writers, tasters, and much, much more. Each profession contributes to the history, science, and culture that goes into each glass of wine. Join winemaking professionals, Denise Gardner and Virginia Mitchell, as they reveal the industry behind the wine, exploring new wines along the way. This is not your snooty wine podcast! Denise and Virginia bring a refreshing take on wine, generating intrigue for wine lovers and winemakers alike, covering topics rarely discussed by other wine experts. Listeners will have themselves saying, "I never knew that!" even if they tasted the wine before. If you have ever wanted to know more about wine, and the people that make it, this is your podcast. Subscribe today and avoid missing an episode (or a wine recommendation). Show notes are available at dgwinemaking.com/winelovers within the Sip & Swirl.
Wine Tasting Short: Low Alcohol vs. Table Wine Comparison
In the last episode of Season 2, we're going to end exactly where we started: with low alcohol wine. Today, Virginia and I taste a low alcohol Sauvignon Blanc wine versus a regular Sauvignon Blanc table wine, both produced in New Zealand. We're here to compare and contrast what a low alcohol wine actually tastes like compared to a regular table wine. We'll talk about mouthfeel, the process in which this wine was made, consistency versus seasonal variation, and highlight some of our sensory preferences with a low alcohol wine. Good lessons in this episode that highlight potential consumer expectations from a high quality low alcohol wine.
Show Notes for our episodes can always be found at dgwinemaking.com via the "Podcast" tab.
12 Jun 2026
Flavor Forward: How to Leverage 2026 Trends for Innovation and Growth
Today's episode not only reviews some of the top marketing trends of 2026 that keep coming up on repeat from various wine marketing experts we have talked to, but it also dives into addressing one of the top trends of the year: flavor integration. We're not talking about wine flavors, but top flavors that take over the food and beverage industry. While we discuss how to make formula wines and RTD's that touch upon the top flavor trends of the year, I'm also going to discuss how more traditional wineries can utilize flavor trends to help promote their wines.
You can find Show Notes for today's episode at dgwinemaking.com under the "Podcast" tab.
After having the opportunity to talk with Carly Razzi from Penns Woods Winery (PA) in last episode, Virginia and I also wanted to taste two of their wines and share them here with all of you. Both wines are Pennsylvania grown and Pennsylvania produced. Their winemaker, Davide, has done an excellent job on both and we're excited to describe them for you here. They are both lovely examples of the quality wines produced outside of the Western U.S. Today, we're tasting the 2024 Sauvignon Blanc and also the 2023 Pinot Noir. Cheers!
Show notes are always available at dgwinemaking.com, in the "Podcast" tab. There, you can find the entire Cellar Archive of episodes. Have a question for Denise? Email DG Winemaking at info@dgwinemaking.com.
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