In this episode, Dave and Ray interview Maria Stella Carletti of Poliziano Winery located in Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy. This podcast is an in-depth conversation with Maria discussing the history of the winery, changes in the vineyard as it passed from generation to generation, while sharing her thoughts on the wines that they drank together.

Other Fun Topics: The new "Pieve" Tier for Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG and the aromatic term "balsamico" in Italian as it relates to wine.

2004 Poliziano Winery "Le Stanze" IGT.
2018 Poliziano Winery Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG "Le Caggiole."
2016 Poliziano Winery Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG "Asinone."
2022 Poliziano Winery Rosso di Montepulciano DOC.
2021 Poliziano Winery Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG.

In this episode, Dave and Ray celebrate 1 year since launching the podcast and select bottles to share with each other to commemorate the occasion. Dave and Ray reflect back on this year's episodes, what they learned about wine and about themselves as wine lovers.

Thank you for listening, and we cannot wait to share what we have planned for year 2. Cheers!

2020 Rajat Parr Wines Romance Chardonnay.
2021 Domaine Roulot Bourgogne Blanc.
2021 Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru 'Clos de la Maréchale.'
2019 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville 1er Cru Volnay Bourgogne.

In this episode, Dave and Ray set out to determine if there is typicity with rosé wines in a blind tasting format selected by the podcast producer, Alanna. What were the results of the blind tasting episode? Listen to find out!

2023 Rodney Strong Vineyards Rosé of Pinot Noir.
2023 Bodegas Muga Rosado (Garnacha and Viura).
2022 Nervi-Conterno Il Rosato (Nebbiolo).
2022 Château de Pibarnon Bandol Rosé (65% Mourvèdre, 35% Cinsault).

BONUS (5TH) POUR: 2022 @domaineguigal E. Guigal Tavel Rosé (Grenache, Cinsault, Clairette, and Syrah).