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DisgorgeousUNLOCKED BONUS: Wine and Everything - a Manifesto from DisgorgeousHey guys, Kevin has his anniversary and I have my birthday today, so I'm uploading a talk I gave about a year ago that is the closest thing to a Disgorgeous Manifesto you'll get. Thanks to the New School's critical drinking squad for making me get this on paper, sorry I sound so nervous. I was a child last year!!!!!!!! If you want more stuff that is accidentally serious, please consider subscribing to the Disgorgeous patreon and listening to our "Crush Pad" series of interviews. Support the show2025-03-0322 minDisgorgeousEpisode 288: Rhône-in' on the River 1: The Headwaters of the RhôneJames Sligh, AKA the Children's Atlas of Wine joins us for our first modern Rhône Episode to kick off and complicate our first French Season in, like, a million years by making us drink two Swiss wines. Sure, we all know about the Rhône Valley, but this damn river is the key to delicious wine all the way to the Mediterranean. This week, we focus on Lake Geneva wines and visit our old crushes, Bugey and Isere, and discuss how the moderating waters makes the best alpine wines possible. Welcome to the most expensive season of Disgorgeous ye...2024-08-131h 26DisgorgeousEpisode 271: Austro-Thirsty Empire #6: Too Cold for Wine ft. Heather Barr and Emily La Bonte ****THE DEADLINE FOR THE WINE CLUB IS FEBRUARY 29 PLEASE SECURE YOUR V. LIMITED SPOTS @ copakewineworks.com/disgorgeous********It finally snowed in NYC and things got weird, but we finally got the Hudson Valley's best Sommelier and General Manager of Homespun Cafe, Heather Barr on to talk about the "cold" part of the Austro Hungarian Empire, Czech wine legends, extra senses that people might have, and eating on the mic. Huge thanks to big sturg for hopping in, fuck winter we hate winter it's time for sun. Go to homespun and drink 2 bottles of wine and have the fries th...2024-02-261h 04DisgorgeousEpisode 270: Grapes of Wrath ft. Sari Khoury of Philokalia*** THE LAST DAY TO SIGN UP FOR DISGORGEOUS WINE CLUB IS FEB 29 PLEASE DO SO @ Copakewineworks.com/disgorgeous **** Hey all! This is what the bonus episodes on the Patreon are like, but there's no way we're gatekeeping this one. Sari Khoury is the winemaker behind the stellar Philokalia wines in the Occupied West Bank, and John was lucky enough to snag a long interview about winemaking under occupation, artistry, different kinds of resistance, cultural memory and the legacy of Islam on European wine culture. Sari, in addition to being wildly smart, is one of the most compelling winemakers w...2024-02-191h 14DisgorgeousEpisode 268: Austro-Thirsty Season #4: Ottoman Incursion Zone ft Sarah FavingerSarah Favinger, bassist and wine buyer to the stars joins the boys to discuss the white hot border between Ottoman civility and Hapsburg barbarity. To be incredibly honest, this is probably the most insane we've sounded in years -- sorry Sarah! Hard to overstate how good all these wines were --wines to treasure rather than slam down while doing big depressions, so uh, do as we say and not as we do. Go see Sarah at Smith and Vine or playing in the orchestra at Five:The Parody Musical off-Broadway. Please, as alway, secure your spot in the Disgorgeous w...2024-02-051h 22DisgorgeousEpisode 267: Austro-Thirsty Season #3: (Van Halen Voice) Pannonia ft Brittany MyrickThis is a message from the future. If you don't join the Disgorgeous wine club at Copake Wine Works dot com the robots will win. I can't explain it right now, but you need to trust me Trust the plan where we go one we go all. Brittany Myrick came on this episode and basically burned down the studio by being so fucking cool. Don't crucify your kids, folks, but do give them some incredible Pannonian wines, because this is basically the easiest to love wine region on earth full of crush worthy winemakers, many of whom you can dr...2024-01-291h 22DisgorgeousEpisode 265: Austro-Thirsty Empire #1: An Imaginary Land of ContrastsThis is the biggest season we've ever done, and we're really giving it the gravitas it deserves. Sorry for all the Hapsburgs stans, but those weirdos are getting ethered all praise due to Hot Ottoman Crush Suleiman the Magnificent. This episode features three wines from Hapsburg crown lands (lmao borders aren't real) and basically traces how insane this season will get. Please seek out a $35 central European white wine asap. BTW... Uh, we're pleased to announce the Copake Wine Works x Disgorgeous WINE CLUB. 3 wines. One canonical but EXCLUSIVE video episode. DEADLINE FEBRUARY 26th. Please sign up for it...2024-01-151h 11DisgorgeousTEASER: John Interviews his MomThis might be the best patreon episode yet.Patreon.com/disgorgeous for the whole version and to hear 3 rounds of "name that bird"Support the show2023-11-2002 minDisgorgeousCRUSH PAD TEASER: Episode 73: Drinking Not to Drink: An Interview with Dr. Edward SlingerlandDr. Edward Slingerland, author of Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled our Way to Civilization explains, rather patiently, how drinking is, actually, good and makes the case for slightly restrained hedonism. His book, which is out now and purchasable, is almost certainly required reading for anyone working or thinking about booze, especially in an age of moralization and anxiety over drinking. Buy the book, guys. Get the full episode (and 72 others) at Patreon.Com/disgorgeousSupport the show2023-09-1909 minDisgorgeousEpisode 242: We're Ready to Talk About Cider Now: The Cider House GhoulsThe lore: Before there was Disgorgeous John and Kevin were CiderGuys. We have spent something like 7 years trying to hide it. This is the first episode of the only season of Disgorgeous we actually qualified to make. Drink some fucking cider, rate and review, check the fucking patreon for more content. We love you, this is a dream come true. ////LIST///Farnum Hill, Lebanon New Hampshire, 'Farmhouse Cider,' Can NV //Eve's Cidery, Van Etten New York, 'Albee Hill,' 2021//Aaron Burr, Wurtsburo New York, 'Central Sullivan,' 2019//Aaron Burr, Wurtsburo New York, 'Choke Pear,' 2...2023-06-051h 08DisgorgeousEpisode 238: sPAIN episode 1: Andalucia ft Keara Driscoll and Rafa Garcia FeblesTwo of the most John-like guests join John to discuss Andalucia. This is the first of a mini-series on “Spain,” which is a concept we are trying to wrap our heads around. This is literally what Disgorgeous season 1 felt like, but I do think I cut all the horrible jokes. These were all surprisingly delicious and I cannot understand why, for the life of me, I don’t drink more stuff from here. Oh well, also, sorry for talking about fascism. ////LIST////Mayeteria sanluqueña, Andulucia Palomino Fino, ‘Corta y Raspa,’ 2019//Raul Moreno, Andalucia Chardonnay, ‘El Día,’ 2021...2023-04-231h 09DisgorgeousEpisode 235: META DISGORGEOUS: The Loirewould u love us if we were worms?would u love us if we were worms?would u love us if we were worms?would u love us if we were worms?would u love us if we were worms?would u love us if we were worms?would u love us if we were worms?would u love us if we were worms?would u love us if we were worms?would u love us if we were worms?would u love us if we were worms?would u love us if we were worms?would u love...2023-03-271h 18DisgorgeousEpisode 234: META DISGORGEOUS: JURA ft Justine Belle Lambright and Jim SlighJim and Justine and John sitting in a tree, J-U-R-A-I-N-G!!!! Folks, looks like we have another certified bad boy banger ep as three aging millenials try to unweave their souls from the Jura. But also, holy shit, we drank some wild stuff. Please subscribe to children's atlas of wine, drink Kalche whenever and wherever, and get ready for TONS of ABV events soon. ////LIST////Jacques Puffeny, Arbois Trousseau, 'Cuvee ' 2014//Peggy et Jean Pascal Buronfosse, Cotes du Jura Savagnin, 'Monceau,' 2019Benedicte and Stephane Tissot, Arbois Savagnin, 'Traminer,' 2018//Nicolas Jacob, L'Etoile Chardonnay, 'La-Haut,' 2016//2023-03-061h 13DisgorgeousEpisode 233: META-DISGORGEOUS: Beaujolais ft. Justine Belle and James SlighOur two biggest fans, Justine and James listened to every single thing we've said about beaujolais and have come to roast Duck and drink too much wine. This is a bad boy episode, sorry. We will be doing 3 of these, I think. Please go to Anything But Vinifera events and please support Children's Atlas of Wine. This was incredibly fun to do //// LIST ////Eric Texier/ Vignenvie, VDF, 'Calico,' 2020//Domaine Robert-Denogent, Beaujolais-Villages, 'Cuvee Jules Chauvet,' 2013//Yann Bertrand, Fleurie, 'Cuvee du Chaos,' 2018//Jean Foillard, Morgon Cote du Py, 2010///Support the show2023-02-271h 18DisgorgeousEpisode 231: Natural wine ethics party ft Camille Riviere and Keara DriscollKevin is on PATERNITY LEAVE so duck and Keara interviewed Camille Riviere about natural wine's past, present, and future. Sorry we all did sexy NPR voice, if that *does something* to you, it's patreon.com/disgorgeous :) ////LIST////Les Vignes des Babass, VDF, 'La Navine,' 2020//**** NOT SHOWING WELL, BUT ONE OF OUR FAVES, IT SUCKS, 2020 //Clos Fantine, Faugeres rouge, 'Cuvee Courtiol,' 2018////Support the show2023-02-131h 22DisgorgeousEpisode 230: Return to Sancerre MountainIt is our 5 year anniversary episode and we've returned to the field of our greatest triumph: Sancerre -- only, we're old now. Sorry. This is not the end, we have easily 1.5 more years of this in us. Patreon.com/disgorgeous ////LIST////Thomas Labaille, Chavignol Sancerre,'Les Monts Damnés,' 2013////Support the show2023-02-061h 26DisgorgeousEpisode 228: Real Pain for my Cham Friends, Part Five: Coteaux Twins (ft. Jenny Eagleton and James Sligh))Everyone knows that Champagne has bubbles. What this podcast presupposes is... maybe it doesn't? John is in France right now, so Kevin has to write this write-up, and you can bet it's gonna be a stinker. Jenny Eagleton was out here on the east coast, so we had to drag her on the pod. You may know her from wine bar and bottle shop Daytrip out in Oakland, where I'm not cool enough to hang out, and also from her recurring Snack column for Disgorgeous zine. She invited everyone's favorite Meatball, James Sligh, of Children's Atlas of W...2023-01-171h 25DisgorgeousEpisode 223: Bordeaux in the USA, Part Four: A Great Evil Walks Here (ft. Erica Catubig)Bordeaux's coolest champion, Erica Catubig, stepped into the octagon to eat french fries and discuss michel rolland... and we ran out of fries. Go visit her at Le Gratin, which might actually be the most fun we've had at a restaurant this year. Don't tell anyone. This is it, really, the moment of when we finally get to the evil heart of Bordeaux. Thank you so much, Patreons (Patreon.com/disgorgeous) for letting us have this much fun. We love you all.////LIST////Chateau Monbousquet, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 2000//Chateau Pontet-Canet, Pauillac, 2008////Support the show2022-11-141h 01DisgorgeousEpisode 214: Chile: Valleys of the Pod, Part Two: In Itata, Da Vino (ft. James Sligh)SING THE TITLE OUT LOUD TO UNDERSTAND THE JOKE ITS V SMART. James Sligh aka Meatball came on to talk about Itata, the post colony, fascism, the pigeons that have watched every episode of Disgorgeous since April, and puerh tea, which is the dumb thing John won't shut up about currently . According to James "this was a good number of wines to choose for this. I'm going to black out." According to me, the guy who writes these, this was a fun time. Support Jame's work at Childrensatlasofwine.com ////LIST////Mingaco, Moscatel, 2019//A Los Viñateros Bravos, D.O...2022-09-121h 27DisgorgeousUNLOCKED: Episode 50 of the Crush Pad "The good kind of garagiste-a" ft Deidre HeekinFolks, this is a real treat for you all. We're unlocking Duck's interview with Deidre Heekin, aka La Garagista. Normally this content is only available on Patreon.com/disgorgeous, but what can we say... 50 is an important number. Please continue to drink Deidre's wines, and support Vermont agriculture. If you'd like to hear more stuff like this, please go to patreon.com/disgorgeous and check out the rest of the Crush Pad.Support the show2022-08-0838 minDisgorgeousEpisode 208: Hybrid Theory, Round Four: New York State Division (ft Christy Frank)The boys are joined by their wine idol, Christie Frank to discuss NYS hybrid wines. It's a bop, even though John made it kind of weird. Honestly, it's fun to taste some experiments from NYS -- it's now canonical that NYS everything else beats NYS riesling, so write that down. Please visit Copake Wines in Copake to tell Christie which one of the Disgorgeous crew is your favorite, and DM all the winemakers to buy so much wine their heads spin. ////LIST////Keuka Lake, Vignoles Pet Nat, 2021 //Chepekia, Delaware Pet Nat, 2020 //Hudson Chatham Winery, Seyval Blanc, 2020 //2022-06-271h 25DisgorgeousEpisode 199: Piedmont Hyper-decanted, Part Two: "Nothing But Bangers" (Kendall Roy) (ft. Patrick Kattner and Keara Driscoll)Keara Driscoll returns with dreamy newcomer Patrick Kattner to wreak havock in Duck's v cute home. I think we talked about Kendall Roy and the concept of 'new piedmont,' but we drank like 4 bottles of 15% alcohol wine so basically derangement happened. I am not apologizing we did nothing wrong. Patrick is amazing and Keara is unknowable and they both brought the heat. Please support their future endeavors which are secret, sorry, keep refreshing their linkedin profiles until the truth reveals itself. Also, Patreon.com/disgorgeous, lol go there. ////LIST////Luli, Grignolino, 2019//Foresto, "Acru" 2018//Fabio Gea, L...2022-04-111h 22DisgorgeousFLAWLESS Season Finale ft Disgorgeous*Crosspost w/ our beautiful child, Flawless*The end of an era! To finish off our series, we investigate the biggest flaw of all, capitalism, with our host dads aka wine menaces to society, the boys from Disgorgeous. We go up, down, all around, a little bit of Monica, a lot about feelings, and obviously about how wine’s human effects can be catalysts for good change.we drank:19 Crimes Rosé19 Crimes Cali RedBarefoot Bubbly Sweet RoséBartenura Moscato d’AstiDark Horse Pinot GrigioMyx Moscato & PeachMyx Mo...2022-03-141h 04DisgorgeousEpisode 194: Catalonia: Breath of the Wild part 4: Rock (ft. Eric Moorer)Eric Moorer of Domestique wine in DC came to talk about rocks, and boy did we realize, accidentally, that we were almost talking about *terroir.* Luckily, we are always capable of getting dumber (and how!), so what we did talk about is mostly insane. Eric is an absolute gem and came to NYC to visit us, so I guess we have to go to DC now and get drunk and tell those clowns in congress how we really feel? Please go to and shop at Domestique, it's an incredible store, and if you tell Eric that Disgorgeous sent you, he...2022-02-281h 32DisgorgeousEpisode 192: Catalonia: Breath of the Wild part 2: Air (ft Rafael Garcia Febles and James Sligh)This is the most we've spent on a single episode and we had two of our favorites on. Rafa and James came to party and talk about Zelda and Catalonia, and holy shit did they ever.`This season IS NOT about terroir, but holy shit, you guys should drink more wine from Penedes, just as an aside. Did Kevin play with the music any more? Let me know via text or DM. Please subscribe to the Children's Atlas of Wine on Patreon after you're done with Disgorgeous and just send Rafa $5 a month because he's nice. ////LIST////...2022-02-141h 28DisgorgeousEpisode 176: Harvest Moon Part One: Margin Call (ft. Megan Bell of Margins Wine)It's the boys' harvest season and holy heck is it starting with a bang. Please welcome Megan Bell of Margins to discuss the economics of winemaking, what rosé means and how to make wine when you can't necessarily afford wine. Megan's wines are incredible, but more importantly, she has so much to say about this silly little industry. Please buy your favorite winemakers' wines -- support the corners of this space you like.ALSO: This week features a song from Libby Winters. It's Called "Terroir," and it's fucking great. Check out her bandcamp: https://lakestheband.bandcamp.com/track/te...2021-10-041h 24DisgorgeousFlawless EPISODE ONEWelcome to Flawless, a podcast about faults in wine and the humans who make and consume it, presented by Disgorgeous! Series 1 features Kenneth Crum and Miguel de Leon talking about what's BUSSIN, or DISCUSSIN what's going on with the flaws in the bottles that they're drinking. IN THIS EPISODE: S01E01Daniel Yeom, beverage director at Loring Place, discusses the nuances of brettanomyces, culture clashes, and what it means to be considered 'enough' in the spaces we inhabit. IG @danielyeomWE DRANK:Catherine & Pierre Breton Bourgueil La Dilettante 20182021-09-2756 minDisgorgeousEpisode 171: Augustria Part Three: Niederösterreich: DAC Attack (ft. Kenneth Crum)The boys are joined by sommelier extraordinaire Kenneth Crum to discuss Richard the Lionhearted, and, I guess, by extension, the DAC wines of Niederösterreich. It’s a heavy hitter episode as the boys try to pronounce a lot of valleys and castles and come to terms with a region that arguably led the charge for rebirth of Austrian winemaking post Antifreezegate. If you’re desperate for more Kenneth content, please check out Niche Niche, which is immaculately curated good clean fun. Also, please do come to our Niche Niche event OCTOBER 21 2021, unless we have a gamma variant or whatev...2021-08-231h 11DisgorgeousEpisode 162: Loire-dew Valley Part 8: We Need To Talk About Cabernet Franc (ft. Jesse Shappell)Duck's on vacation so Kevin is gonna attempt to describe this one. It's our final episode of Loire-dew Valley, and we've got a heady episode to go out on. Our son Jesse Shappell is in person for this most-expensive episode. We discuss pyrazines, the ephemeral experience of wine made for its own sake , and the unbearable lightness of clos rougeard. Patreon dot com regular slash disgorgeous List or whatever:Saint-Lo, "Bois Guyan" VDF 2016Theirry Germain, 2017 Saunur Cgaougbym "Franc de Pied" 2017Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny Rouge "Le Clos" 2015Support the show2021-06-071h 32DisgorgeousEpisode 156: Loire-dew Valley Part 2: Baz Luhrmann's Sancerre Rouge (ft. Miguel de Leon)The boys are joined by the world's favorite sommelier, Miguel de Leon, to discuss Sancerre again -- but this time, it's the good kind. Forget sauv blanc, baby, we're talking pinot noir, and honey, these wines whip. Huge insane people energy episode, but frankly, if you're not going to get weird about pinot noir on limestone, what are you doing talking about wine? Please support our guest by purchasing the Disgorgeous Zine from any number of fine retailers near you, or by emailing disgorgeouspod.com and purchasing a pdf copy. You can also find his work in Punch and B...2021-04-261h 37DisgorgeousEpisode 154: One Weird Trick... Wine Importers Hate Him (ft. Sam Decker of Wine + Peace)The boys talk Massachusetts rivalries, sports, and wine distribution nitty gritty with Sam Decker of Wine and Peace. Wine and Peace, the self - described "Etsy of Wine," is probably going to be the thing that destroys your boys' careers, so this is a little bittersweet. Seriously, these guys are wonderful people to buy wine from, and anything that gets winemakers a little more money is pretty cool by us. Speaking of money, give us some, Patreon.com/disgorgeous ////LIST////Methode Sauvage/ Iruai, Savagnin, 'Arcana,' 2019//Division, Gamay Noir, 'Lutte,' 2019//M...2021-04-121h 30DisgorgeousEpisode 152: Beware the Olds of March Part 5: I Love Bad Vintages That's My Fucking Problem (ft. Eric Asimov)Our friend Eric Asimov came back to discuss what the problem with vintages and how we talk about them and also, to discuss the wine industry and covid. When he left, the boys did an alcoholism. Please support our guest by subscribing to the New York Times, offer code, "Disgorgeous 420" at checkout. ////LIST////Gerard Boulay, Sancerre, 'Clos de Beaujeu,' 2003//Reinhold Haart, Mosel Riesling halbtrocken, 1991// *only on PATREON*Simon Bize, Bourgogne Rouge, 'Les Perrieres,' 2004 // *only on Patreon*Support the show2021-03-291h 20DisgorgeousEpisode 144: Pacific Northwestlandia Part 1: ChadWelcome to Pacificnorthwestlandia. The boys discuss the concept of Chadosity in wines from Oregon, a place that they malign right out of the fucking gate. Duck describes a guy, the return of h*rses, and Kevin welcomes a newcomer to the Creed. It’s a banger of an ep and you’d be a fool to not listen, even though there aren’t any guests. We’re trying to go back to our roots. Patreon.com/disgorgeous for bonus eps, wine reviews and advance lists of what we’re drinking. The zine issue 2 is coming omg get ready btw. ////LIST////2021-02-011h 26