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Grape Tapes: wine radioORIGIN STORIESListen to the episode playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6HFqCVpmZlQaNjtTHE79LW?si=2b504cb7ad084f8b
Sam and Mike pop open bottles of Uivo Renegado and Huaso de Sauzal, breaking Sam’s yearlong streak of champagne. After they wax poetic on the beauty of magnum bottles and wonder whether that one time they actually a magnum by themselves, they turn towards a discussion of how people’s music tastes come to be.
Sam, the self-identified 60-year-old dude from Manchester, talks about how her secret listening of pop music on Z100 while growing up wa...2024-02-1831 minGrape Tapes: wine radioTHE LOST EPISODE??Listen to the episode playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ABkEN3cDV7IPHcvdQWIsW?si=2283a33da38640e1
Grape Tapes IRL is always a good time! (It might have been too good because some of their conversation was drowned out by the audio clips this time - sorry!)
Sam and Mike record in-person at Mike’s office in San Francisco! After they polish off a bottle of Jauma Arneis 2021 (notes: winter, outdoor fireside mood; tastes like burnt, pineapple but fired up), they discuss different types of compilation albums, and ideate on what gives 90s electronic so...2024-01-2047 minGrape Tapes: wine radioNOSTALGIA FOR OUR NOSTALGIA EPISODESam and I tried something new. We recorded ourselves constructing our episode playlist, and we loved the results so much that we wanted to share it with you!
Come join us on a trip down memory lane to 3 weeks ago and listen to us figure out what makes music sound nostalgic.
Episode playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ilxnS0OQk6bcGVk3G2OB4?si=94c24caa79354b5c2023-11-3040 minGrape Tapes: wine radioGRAPE TAPES 3.0: BRINGING RADIO TO PODCASTINGListen to the episode playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ilxnS0OQk6bcGVk3G2OB4?si=94c24caa79354b5c
We've created a brand new blend of Grape Tapes that we think you're going to love. The varietals are 60% music, 30% boisterous discussion, and 10% wine.
We invite you to start off with a wine pour. Sam, sticking to #chardlife goes with a Blanc-de-blancs from Henriet-Bazin. Michael sips a perennial favorite Dinavolino from DENAVOLO.
Then the duo share what they've been listening to recently. Sam blows Michael's mind with a Phoenix-backed...2023-11-1044 minGrape Tapes: wine radioJUST GOOD CHARDONNAY WITH BUTT MUSICListen to the episode playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0glQ2LWTNKq3fkAsnJErhF?si=a3cf3acfe2ca4bd8
We took the annual August vacation in July, but have no fear, Grape Tapes is BACK and we are going to explain to you a new musical genre: BUTT MUSIC. It's like porn, where you know it when you hear it, and where you're going to hear it...is a wine bar that turns into a straight up bangin' clerb after 10. Is it possible to eat charcuterie at 5pm and hear butt music by...2023-08-2924 minGrape Tapes: wine radioCHAMPAGNE AND CHAMPAGNE ONLY + the fantasy draft for music dorks (we made our own festival)Listen to the accompanying playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5OAQbQtlYPifFCzU417TQv?si=761adebb26f845bd
Listen, are music festivals basically land cruises? Is this no way to enjoy music? Well, yes. But, what if we could program our very own GRAPE TAPES FEST? On this, Episode 21, we debate the merits of the proliferation of music festivals and how they're basically...county fairs for people who used to be cool :)
We're drinking Etienne Calsac's beautiful, beautiful blanc de blancs L'echappee Belle and made our fantasy music festival...it was the first...2023-06-2118 minGrape Tapes: wine radioPet Nat Pash Rash n' America's Favorite Pastime (Scammin')listen to the accompanying playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1FkwPvwcmOwfwhzT384GET?si=a23a99aa27a34193
Welcome to episode 20 of Grape Tapes!!!! We are talking all things SCAM. What makes a wine scam? Were you one of those kids that signed up for 10 CDs for the low, low price of a penny? And finally, we talk you through how to avoid Sp*tify algo scams (hint: hang out with music dorks).
We're drinking Borachio's Pash Rash, it's looking ruby red grapefruit this year and it's a hypnotic blast and the perfect fuel for...2023-05-1221 minGrape Tapes: wine radioHAPPY B-DAY GRAPE TAPES WE'RE GOING TO RAW WINE (a wine radio mood)Listen to the accompanying playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0PDSFlnj1J7Qn7O1tQnVRw?si=1511b3b369654afa
Hello and welcome to the 1st birthday (or is it anniversary?) episode of Grape Tapes 2.0!! We may be de-evolving, but we are SO happy to be hanging out with you, drinking wine and *carefully* "crafting" playlists to go with the moods :)
On this episode, we count down our top 5 episodes from the last year and crown one wine mood playlist the KING OF THEM ALL. Hint, hint...it's a super coherent playlist with banger after...2023-03-2424 minGrape Tapes: wine radioDrinking Dead Starfish Chardonnay from Jura and Making a Forgettably Unforgettable PlaylistListen to the accompanying playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3QTwMgojigq8TYWI79h5D9?si=36260922e1794975
hello and welcome to grape tapes where we are drinking dead starfish from a bajillion years ago!!
Have you heard this story? About how the first time Dom Perignon tasted his accidentally bubbly wine he exclaimed, "Come quickly, I am drinking the stars." Well...turns out that's an apocryphal story :/ But no matter, we're drinking chardonnay (the king of grapes) again, but this time in the form of Jura's Domaine de Montbourgeau where 3rd gen winemaker Nicole Deriaux...2023-02-2222 minGrape Tapes: wine radioChampagne and a Truly Excellent First DateListen to the accompanying playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7BJaQe4IvtrAPhpRFRoqnl
Welcome to Grape Tapes champagne edition :)
We're drinking Laherte Frères, Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature, it is YUM. Smells like honeydew melons and eraserheads and tastes like wet pears...like the kind you get in a french dessert. It is giving us the vibes of getting to know you. It is intimate. It is hanging out, having a great conversation wine (it is a really good first date).
As for the discourse, we came to the conclusion: the b...2023-01-1434 minGrape Tapes: wine radioCosmic Cruse Control: Beatles, Bubbz and...Grimes?Listen to the accompanying playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Fe8CmBd9n3yO3GMMiiB9a
Why, hello you. Get ready to melt down into a pool of color, we're headed to destination nowhere, a cosmic, galactic zone of pink bubbles courtesy of Cruse Tradition Rose. Tunes are psychedelic, they're pulsetic, they shimmer, they shoot off into the stars.
Up top, we ask, is your local wine store with all those wine freaks exactly like your local record shop with all those music geeks? Taylor Swift, what is Sam missing? Michael tries to...2022-11-3025 minGrape Tapes: wine radioF*ck the algo (except algo smash) + Berrylicious FrappatoListen to the accompanying playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4uyRnTWJtDUT1xYd7CBJI0
From the untamed hills of Sicily, we're drinking COS frappato, a beautiful, as in LITERALLY GORGEOUS wine. We're talking scents of lavender and berries (weirdly also smells like silly putty??), an ethereal sensation on the tongue as this light bodied red bursts onto your palate and evaporates just as quickly. Our wine music mood is the hint, the vibe, the sensation of someone absolutely lovely walking past you; the playlist will make your body feel all rubbery and smooshy...all finger snaps...2022-11-0528 minGrape Tapes: wine radioWhat Makes You Cry More? Wine or Music?Listen to the accompanying playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5wUF5WvJEKEr8LbRTcTyoI
We're drinking Meigamma's Chupa Cabra Rosso, a 100% muristellu red from Sardinia. It's lush. It's velvety. Nice little hits of chocolate, licorice, and macerated cherries. Kinda a sweet tarts flavor after some sips??? The mood is walking in a damp forest, your bare feet on dewy moss, and the sun shining through leaves...it's like taste buds in your feet. You'll go on a jams journey...we start with Brian Eno. We end with Chromatics. Phew.
Plus we muse upon the...2022-09-2228 minGrape Tapes: wine radioAre You Gatekeeping? Or Just Judgmental? + A Cotton Candy Infused with DIAMONDS wineListen to the accompanying playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Y6lploikIW6fvFktmjnsQ
We're drinking Furlani's Macerato a 100% pinot gris pet nat from northern Italy and it is A MOOD. Big grapefruit rinds on the palate, earthy on the nose, the sunset color looks like cotton candy infused with DIAMONDS! The mood is introspective, bouncy pathos in the woods on a mountain. You're having fun, but you're reflecting (no spiraling); it feels easy, but you're on a journey into the psyche.
Plus we talk through the modern concept of gatekeeping. Is it being...2022-07-1925 minGrape Tapes: wine radioWavy Wines Vinicider = Indie Sleaze Club BangersListen to the accompanying playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3FguaetMcFIbtiJtIO2ETM
Grape Tapers recently pondered, what wine would put you in the mood for club bangers? Turns out, it's Wavy Wines' collab with Bardos Cider, a Syrah and Jonathan, Russet, and Pink Pearl apples co-ferment. The effervescent wine drinks like a juicebox (goes down like a piquette, but is a WINE at 11.5% abv) Injects you with feral energy. It's a light European cigarette that burns in 20 seconds on the beach mood. It's a sweaty, mega dance party on a rooftop under leafy greens. Late...2022-06-1722 minGrape Tapes: wine radioA Brett-y Bottle of WineListen to the accompanying playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/53TTU9WYVsD0D360L5PqAd
This episode we're drinking Les Vins Pirouettes Ultra Violet de David 2020 and *one of us* got a brett-y bottle, which means two Very Different music wine moods. We smash together hair whipping in your face while dancing with cozy library energy. Listen to the playlist, it is very much Not to Be Missed!! We presented the first two songs as a two theses and then did dueling picks to shape the music wine mood into something very VELVETY aka, really...2022-05-1619 minGrape Tapes: wine radioIs Sauvignon Blanc the Worst Grape? Plus...How to Drink Art.Listen to the accompanying playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/71Mo6XsjwcYw3naj4VrZl2
Is sauvignon blanc the worst grape? Is wine an aesthetic experience? Are vignerons artists? Is Yard Act a pop punk band? It is with these questions, that we enter the discourse!! The wine is Vigna Flor Solo il Vero Resta Bianco, 100% Sauvignon Blanc, and the mood is a cold blanket on a hot summer day. We build the playlist In Real Time (don't worry, only the tail end of *that* discussion is included). You'll hear bops, thrumming beats, and the super...2022-04-2525 min
Grape Tapes: wine radioGot Wine? Nah, Natural Wine Doesn't Need Don Draper!!Listen to the accompanying playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5RkSH5sya6ztS2MbwzWEvV
Are millennials the Wh*te Cl*w generation?? Do we care that "a longtime analyst of the American wine market" is worried that mainstream drinkers are not buying wine? Are we good living in our little 00 bubble? We riff on these Very Good questions, come to some inconclusive conclusions and invite you to consider them as well.
Grape Tapes April mood is a long, gorgeous walk through New York. Sam brings a plush, bouncy, fruity poulsard (Domaine Gerard Villet...2022-03-0129 min