Our first responder this week is Andrew Stewart, a wine connoisseur and director of Vino al Vino, a wine import agency that prioritizes organic practices, biodynamic farming, and low intervention winemaking. This is exactly why we have brought Andrew onto the pod, and frankly, into our living rooms for his incredible wine tastings: to him, wine should be treated the same way as we treat our food, with mindfulness. Andrew walks us through some conscious choices we can make when selecting our wine and reminds us of what makes good wine good, the story.
:27 - Intro to the episode
4:41 - Alyssa’s emergency
5:26 - Andrew’s wine origin story
11:52 - Meet the wine Andrew’s just poured for us
14:32 - Andrew’s path to natural wines
19:18 - The difference between organic, biodynamic and natural wines
26:00 - How to find these types of wines at a non-boutique type store
27:47 - The caveat with certifications
30:43 - The overwhelm of it all
36:00 - Is it worth making our own wine?
39:15 - Trendiness around natural wine culture
48:00 - Storytelling, authenticity and winemaking
51:45 - Audience takeaway from Andrew
52:58 - Megan & Alyssa's first aid kit additions
Follow us on Insta! @mlnl911pod
Our first responder this week is Andrew Stewart, a wine connoisseur and director of Vino al Vino, a wine import agency that prioritizes organic practices, biodynamic farming, and low intervention winemaking. This is exactly why we have brought Andrew onto the pod, and frankly, into our living rooms for his incredible wine tastings: to him, wine should be treated the same way as we treat our food, with mindfulness. Andrew walks us through some conscious choices we can make when selecting our wine and reminds us of what makes good wine good, the story.
:27 - Intro to the episode
4:41 - Alyssa’s emergency
5:26 - Andrew’s wine origin story
11:52 - Meet the wine Andrew’s just poured for us
14:32 - Andrew’s path to natural wines
19:18 - The difference between organic, biodynamic and natural wines
26:00 - How to find these types of wines at a non-boutique type store
27:47 - The caveat with certifications
30:43 - The overwhelm of it all
36:00 - Is it worth making our own wine?
39:15 - Trendiness around natural wine culture
48:00 - Storytelling, authenticity and winemaking
51:45 - Audience takeaway from Andrew
52:58 - Megan & Alyssa's first aid kit additions
Follow us on Insta! @mlnl911pod