http://www.620wtmj.com/podcasts/thisweekinwine RSS Feed for 620 WTMJ - Podcasts - This Week in Wine en-us Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:38:22 GMT http://www.620wtmj.com/podcasts/thisweekinwine/8304122.html In the final edition of "This Week in Wine", Charlie and Jack give the run down on food and wine pairings. Jack starts by giving ways to pair a food and wine together, like taking the texture of the food and matching that to the heaviness of a wine. Then they get into the pairings, they cover everything from Cabernet Sauvignon with Prime Rib, to Shell Fish with Sauvignon Blanc, to what wines go well with BBQ meats! Jack then describes some of the user friendly wines for easy pairings and finishes off with some reading material to help match the perfect food and wine combo. As always “This Week in Wine” features Charlie Sykes and Jack Weissgerber, the Wine Director for the Seven Seas Restaurant on Lake Nagawicka and the Seabird Restaurant on Lake Michigan in Sheboygan. http://www.620wtmj.com/podcasts/thisweekinwine/8188527.html In this edition of "This Week In Wine" Charlie and Jack discuss dessert wines. They start with the sweet dessert wines, Jack explains how they came to be. Then they talk about some of the finer sweet wines from Germany, France, Italy, and Hungary. Next Jack explains what a fortified wine is and how they came to be made. Charlie and Jack talk about Sherry and Ports, some of the more popular Fortified Wines. As always “This Week in Wine” features Charlie Sykes and Jack Weissgerber, the Wine Director for the Seven Seas Restaurant on Lake Nagawicka and the Seabird Restaurant on Lake Michigan in Sheboygan. http://www.620wtmj.com/podcasts/thisweekinwine/8072987.html In this edition of "This Week in Wine", Charlie and Jack discuss the wines of Argentina, which is now the 5th largest wine producer in the world. They talk about the type of grapes used in this region, 75% of Argentina wines are red. Jack aslo gives us an insight as to what the trend have been in Argentina, producing more quality wines to export and the introduction of new grapes to the area. As always “This Week in Wine” features Charlie Sykes and Jack Weissgerber, the Wine Director for the Seven Seas Restaurant on Lake Nagawicka and the Seabird Restaurant on Lake Michigan in Sheboygan. http://www.620wtmj.com/podcasts/thisweekinwine/7937557.html In this edition of “This Week in Wine” Charlie and Jack go down under and discuss the wines of Australia and New Zealand! First Jack describes the huge regions of wine growing in Australia. Then they discuss what is becoming the world’s most popular red wine, Shiraz! Then they move over to New Zealand to talk about the “kiwi” wines. Nicknamed for a more citrus and less mineral flavor, the Sauvignon Blanc has become the model for which all others are judged! Finally Jack talks about the regions for wine making and some other popular wines from this area.As always “This Week in Wine” features Charlie Sykes and Jack Weissgerber, the Wine Director for the Seven Seas Restaurant on Lake Nagawicka and the Seabird Restaurant on Lake Michigan in Sheboygan. http://www.620wtmj.com/podcasts/thisweekinwine/7937547.html On this edition of “This Week in Wine”, Charlie and Jack discuss wines from the Pacific Northwest, in particular Washington and Oregon, which are the 2nd and 3rd largest wine making states in the US. Jack talks about some of the wine making areas like the Columbia River Valley. Then they talk about the European connection, Washington and Oregon are known for some very good Bordeaux and Burgundy. Then Jack gives us a list of food pairings for the states wines, everything from merlot with fillets to a nice Riesling with oriental foods! As always “This Week in Wine” features Charlie Sykes and Jack Weissgerber, the Wine Director for the Seven Seas Restaurant on Lake Nagawicka and the Seabird Restaurant on Lake Michigan in Sheboygan. http://www.620wtmj.com/podcasts/thisweekinwine/7937527.html In this edition on “This Week in Wine” Charlie and Jack discuss the Food Pairing of California Wines. Jack starts by giving an evolution of the 5 decades of progress in Californian wines. Jack also touches on the major wine areas and the European connection to California Wine. Next they get into the pairings of food and wine, starting with Chardonnay, which pairs well with oysters and lobster. Moving thru a number of wines and finishing with Zinfandel, a good match for Risotto with Duck. As always “This Week in Wine” features Charlie Sykes and Jack Weissgerber, the Wine Director for the Seven Seas Restaurant on Lake Nagawicka and the Seabird Restaurant on Lake Michigan in Sheboygan. http://www.620wtmj.com/podcasts/thisweekinwine/7937517.html In this edition of “This Week in Wine”, Charlie and Jack come back to America. After looking at some of the wine around the world they will talk about wine in America and specifically in California. Jack starts by explaining how and when wine arrived in America and then in the state of California. Then they discuss the affect of prohibition of American wineries, and the Revolution Period of Wine in America. Finally, Charlie and Jack discuss the growth of American wines to become some of the better wines in the world. As always “This Week in Wine” features Charlie Sykes and Jack Weissgerber, the Wine Director for the Seven Seas Restaurant on Lake Nagawicka and the Seabird Restaurant on Lake Michigan in Sheboygan. http://www.620wtmj.com/podcasts/thisweekinwine/7937507.html In this edition of “This Week in Wine” Charlie and Jack discuss the wines of Spain and Portugal. First, Jack explains the different classifications of Spanish wines. Then they move on to discuss some of the Major Regions in Spain, like the Rioja. Catalonia, and Madeira to name a few. Jack and Charlie then talk about the wines of Portugal, of course known for its Ports. Jack also talks about some of the other wines from the area. As always “This Week in Wine” features Charlie Sykes and Jack Weissgerber, the Wine Director for the Seven Seas Restaurant on Lake Nagawicka and the Seabird Restaurant on Lake Michigan in Sheboygan. http://www.620wtmj.com/podcasts/thisweekinwine/7937492.html In this installment of ‘This Week in Wine,’ Charlie and Jack continue the discussion of Italian Wines. They start by reviewing the three major regions of Veneto, Piedmont, and Tuscany, touching on some of the finer wines from those regions. Then they dive into some of the other regions of significance. The Umbria and Marche regions are touched on next. Charlie and Jack move to the Lazio and Abruzzi regions next, comparing some of the better wines in these regions. And finally they move to the south and Sicily and Sardinia. Jack talks about the large number of wines that comes out of Sicily, and the Spanish influence on the white wines from Sardinia. As always “This Week in Wine” features Charlie Sykes and Jack Weissgerber, the Wine Director for the Seven Seas Restaurant on Lake Nagawicka and the Seabird Restaurant on Lake Michigan in Sheboygan. http://www.620wtmj.com/podcasts/thisweekinwine/7937477.html On this edition of “This Week in Wine”, Charlie and Jack discuss the wines of Tuscany. Jack explains the improvement in wine quality over the last 25 years in Italy, including the newer Super Tuscans. Charlie and Jack also discuss the ever popular Chianti’s from Tuscany. The different classifications as well as what foods are best served with Tuscan wines. As always “This Week in Wine” features Charlie Sykes and Jack Weissgerber, the Wine Director for the Seven Seas Restaurant on Lake Nagawicka and the Seabird Restaurant on Lake Michigan in Sheboygan.