Pinot Noirs & Suzanne Balaes-Blair In November, we welcomed Suzanne Balaes-Blair to the Wine, Women, & Song podcast and focused our tasting on Pinot Noir. J asked those to Click here to listen. This month’s Music Selections were: O Magnum Mysterium, by Morten Lauridsen Los Angeles Master Chorale Conductor: Paul Salamunovich  Latin O magnum mysterium, et … Continue reading WWS November 2015 →

Ensembles & Red Blends In October we decided to focus one bring voices and grapes together – in blends! Click here to listen. This month’s Music Selections were: Recordare – Requiem, by Wolfgang A. Mozart Gundula Janowitz (soprano) Christa Ludwig (contralto) Peter Schreier (tenor) Walter Berry (bass) Chor der Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Symphoniker Conductor : … Continue reading WWS October 2015 →

Sins & Zins: with guest Megan Ihnen In September we welcome guest podcaster Megan Ihnen, a.k.a. blogger “Sybaritic Singer“, who joins us for a super-sized tasting of four Red Zinfandels paired with vocal selections on the theme of sin. We think you’ll agree, this is quite a good pairing! Click here to listen. This month’s Music … Continue reading WWS September →

Berganza, Bernstein, Battonage, & Buttocks In August we once more have all our regulars as we introduce occasional ‘themes’ to our podcasts. This month we pair Albariños with paired with music that is Span-ish. We’ll enjoy a double-bill of Teresa Berganza, along with a little Bernstein; learn about Battonage and laugh about Buttocks. Click here … Continue reading WWS August →

Heather Lockard-Wheeler & NZ Sauvignon Blancs In July we welcome Heather Lockard-Wheeler, the final member of our core group of the Wine, Women, & Song podcast; learn why New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs are like rediscovering your first time; and hear what might be our first ‘name singer’ in the ‘On the Way to the Dump’ … Continue reading WWS July →

In June, we were missing regular Catrin Davies as she was traveling in Europe (lucky lucky!). So we invited guest podcaster Megan Dimmock to join us this month – which was a great addition to our podcast family (and not just because she brought some slammin’ wings to nosh on prior to and during the … Continue reading WWS June: Guest Megan Dimmock – Côtes du Rhône/GSM →

May 23, 2015 Podcast Music Selections: Zefiro Torna by Claudio Monteverdi Nuria Rial, soprano & Philippe Jaroussky, counter-tenor, l’Arpeggiata [Studio Recording – Published February 2009] n°2. Le spectre de la rose, from Nuits d’été by Hector Berlioz Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano, Danish Radio Symphonic Orchestra. Conductor – Herbert Blomstedt [Recorded live March 9, 1972] Ain’t it … Continue reading Wine, Women, & Song: Inaugural Edition →