Wine for Normal People

About Wine for Normal People

A podcast for people who like wine but not the snobbery that goes with it. I talk about wine in a fun, straightforward, normal way to get you excited about it and help you drink better, more interesting stuff. About half the shows feature guests and are informal but educational discussions between me and a passionate wine friend –they aren't interviews. All guests are personal friends or friends of friends in wine so like any conversation between friends, we'll talk back and forth, interrupt each other, laugh and have fun, debate tough questions, voice our opinions, and most of all, enjoy sharing our time together and with you! The Wine For Normal People book is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and many local booksellers. Back catalog available on Patreon.com/winefornormalpeople

Publisher

Elizabeth Schneider

Category

arts · arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Aug 2015

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

86 of 222 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep 622: Food and Wine Pairing for Fall

   Host Rich Palmer guides listeners through delicious fall food and wine pairings, offering insights for both vegetable and meat dishes.

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   23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep 621: The Rías Baixas D.O. of Spain - The Albariño Capital of the World

   Host Elizabeth Schneider explores the unique Rías Baixas D.O. in Spain, highlighting its Albariño wines and influential female winemakers.

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   16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Rerelease of Ep 383: Domaine Wachau of Austria - One of Europe's Best Co-Ops with Roman Horvath, MW

   Host Rick Bakas interviews Roman Horvath, MW, Winery Director of Domaine Wachau, exploring how this Austrian co-op produces exceptional terroir-driven wines.

Inside a recent episode

Ep 622: Food and Wine Pairing for Fall

Published 30 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Mushroom dishes are very typical of fall. And I'll start out with risotto with mushrooms. This is arborio rice, sauteed usually in butter, sometimes in olive oil. slow cooked in broth you just keep adding broth until the risotto softens you usually saute some onions or shallots or garlic and you put some white wine in so it has a little bit of a tang to it and then add herbs thyme and rosemary and of course you add the mushrooms at the end you top it with parmesan cheese mushrooms especially seasonal fall mushrooms, cremini, shiitake, oyster, porcini. These are earthy, woodsy, savory, umami flavors, those savory flavors. […]

Who has been a guest on Wine for Normal People

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Roman Horvath
• Liz Gabay
• Ben Bernheim
• Felicity Carter
• Karoline Walch

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

1,484 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

479 ratings

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