Drink Something AMAZING! -A Wine Podcast-
The Somm & The Yoga Mom are all about taking the fear out of wine & wine education. Pop in the earbuds, Pour yourself a glass & let's Drink Something AMAZING!
(Originally "SOMM-Thing To Drink About", we rebranded to focus on what we are all really looking for: Amazing wines that we can feel good about drinking with confidence!)
Episodes
65 episodes
Christi, Alex & The Path of Gold!
It's happening again- Christi & Alex have found time to share a glass & record!!What have they got in thier glass this week? It's always fun to follow them as they work through the Five S's of evalutation - using all of thier se...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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31:58
Christi, Alex & The Charmat of Secrets!
Not all that sparkles is gold, and not all wine that sparkles is made the same! It's light, it's bright & it's full of bubbles- which for those of you playing the home game already narrows the field! But where in the world do these bubb...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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29:52
Christi, Alex & The Common Language!
Christi & Alex are sharing a wine that is found close to home, but world's away in quality and class. It all starts from a grape with humble roots born in France that has found a home on the West Coast, and through the machinations of time ...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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36:37
Christi, Alex & The Fancy Pants Wine!
Christi & Alex are putting their glasses together to explore another wine! Unknown to Christi, she is settling in to savor a wine that comes from one of the most celebrated regions in the world, and priced accordingly!
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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42:40
Christi, Alex & The Unknown White!
The Somm & The Yoga Mom are once more on their weekly journey to make wine fun and not frightening! Alex has pulled some wine samples from his Master The World Kit (#117) and they are both going to go through the wine with no idea w...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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27:05
Christi, Alex & The Tears of Morro!
Christi & Alex have a red wine with a history that reaches into antiquity! Delicious, spicy, and red - carrying a name that summons the history and mystery of medival Europe, what could they be sharing in the glass today? The best w...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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32:02
Christi, Alex & The Crisis of the Mink Coat!
Christi & Alex are at it again, this time with a classic American "rags to riches" success story! However, like so many stories, it was not all wine & roses, but hard work, determination & the unshakeable confidence of one man that ...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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38:49
Christi, Alex & The Magic of Maremma Toscana!
Christi & Alex are off the map again, this time with a wine from a newly created AOC that only recently has been elevated! Grape varieties being grown where they have no historical precedent- wine being made with regard only to how ...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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38:25
Christi, Alex & The Mouton of Napa!
Christi & Alex are at it once more, with a wine in their glass, a spark in thier eye & a strong desire to share something Amazing! (OH! And her name is Cleo, NOT Olivia!) Join them this week as they work thier way throu...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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43:17
Christi, Alex & The Wine You Ott-ah Drink!
Christi & Alex have a coppery pink wine in their glasses & it's date night in the basement! What smells like white flowers? What does a white flower smell like? And what does Christi mean when she says she goes to the garden to "pinch o...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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32:24
Christi, Alex & Stopping To Smell The Flowers!
Christi & Alex are nose deep in their glasses with this wine- exploring the possibilities & sharing their insights all while Making Wine Fun & Not Frightening! It's been a few weeks, and it's hardly surprising that i...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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37:29
Christi, Alex & Braving The Unknown! (Master The World Blind Wine Kit)
Christi & Alex are going in blind! Alex has reached deep into the cellar to pull out two wines from his Master The Wine blind wine kits! Christi has to pick a wine for them to try from these two & neither of them know where th...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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33:03
Christi, Alex & The Passion of Josh!
There is so much great passion behind this wine, the stories are so cool- there just isn't time to do it justice in a single podcast- but we try! We share the wine, share the story, and we would LOVE for you to share a glass! Honest...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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35:41
Christi, Alex & The Wairau River!
It's officially Spring and it's time to drink some wine that's perfect for patios, parties & putting up with the neighbors! Join Christi & Alex as they explore this mouthwatering splash of “summer-in-a-glass” and share their thought...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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27:54
Christi, Alex & The Two Sisters of The Rhone-ah!
Christi has NO idea what's going on! (Big surprise, right?)Tasting a wine blind can be a terrifying experience, as we all fear looking foolish- but Christi's greatest gift is knowing how much she doesn't know, and being fine with t...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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34:42
Christi, Alex & The Feudi Falanghina!
This was a fun wine, with a history that stretches all the way back to Pliny the Elder, a lost wine called "Falernum" & a flying overview of the whole convulted thing!(Trying to keep these under 30 minutes, but there was just so muc...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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32:31
Christi, Alex & The Pieropan Soave!
Christi and Alex are raising a glass to a family with over 120 years of wine making history! This family still own the vineyards their great-great-grandfather purchased, and they are still producing amazing wines today! This family was resp...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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27:45
Christi, Alex & The Mystery Wine! (Master The World Blind Wine Kit)
Christi & Alex are going in BLIND! Alex found a wine from @MasterTheWorld and neither of them know what it is, aside from red, wet and in a glass! Join them as they use deductive reasoning (Or Wild Ass Guessing) to determine what the wine i...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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34:53
Christi, Alex & The Faustian Bargain!
Christi & Alex get into a bargain with the devil & taste wine from Napa Valley's Youngest AVA. (BTW- An "AVA" is an American Vinticultural Area- which is a geographically defined chunk of land used for growing grapes that has been...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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38:34
Christi, Alex & The Serenity!
It's story time! The Somm & The Yoga Mom are celebrating Valentine's Day with a wine that was founded in love! This wine only exists because of a date that didn't happen, a friend who forced her roommate to go as the last mi...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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37:41
Christi, Alex & The Angel's Share!
Christi & Alex are at it again! The glass are charged, the mikes are hot, and they are back in the PodStudio with Kevin the Studio Dog taking apart a wine and finding out what there is to love about it! Originally "Somm-Thing To Dri...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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38:21
Christi, Alex & The Master Of The World! (Kit)
We promised & promised- and now we deliver! We finally did it- A blind tasting where neither of us know what the wine is! Christi & Alex sit down with Kit 115A from Master The World, a company based in San Mateo, Califor...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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45:44
Christi, Alex & The Groovy Wine!
Christi & Alex are sharing a perfect summer wine- easy on the wallet, easy to drink, easy on the alcohol! This light, mineral driven wine goes perfectly by itself, and even better with crudité! Perfect for the patio, delightful...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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34:58
"Vintage Podcast" - Christi, Alex & The Story Of Esther
This is one of the first SOMM-thing wine podcasts recorded, when they were finding their feet and figuring out what they were doing! So while the quality may be low, at least the content isn't dull! This is first time Christi encou...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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28:17
Christi, Alex & The Funky Chicken!
Not all wine needs to be in a bottle, and not all wine needs to be expensive. What happens when we throw away preconceptions and just taste what's in the glass? French winemaker Jean Pierre Perrin established La Vieille Ferme over 50 ye...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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39:46