Episode 1: Talking Kanye West & Natural Wines BTG while drinking Post Flirtation
Talking Kanye West & Natural Wines BTG while drinking Post Flirtation by Marissa A. Ross and Adam Vourvoulis. Natural Disasters is powered by Simplecast.
View ArticleEpisode 2: Drinking Wine with Quinn Kimsey-White of Psychic Wines
Drinking Wine with Quinn Kimsey-White of Psychic Wines by Marissa A. Ross and Adam Vourvoulis. Natural Disasters is powered by Simplecast.
View ArticleEpisode 3: Do Words Matter? Does Terroir Matter? The New Lewandowski Rosé...
On this episode, Marissa likes talking about dirt, while Adam thinks dirt is dumb. We also text with Evan Lewandowski & Chris Scanlan to get to the bottom of this bottle. We ramble a bunch and are...
View ArticleEpisode 4: Tracey Brandt of Donkey & Goat Brings Us Pinot Gris
Our first winemaker! Tracey Brandt of Donkey & Goat! We drink Pinot Gris and talk labels, transparency, fining, filtering & more. Doug Swim chimes in about front farts, Adam renames "mouse,"...
View ArticleEpisode 5: What Does Organic Mean? What Do Charles Shaw Organic Wines Taste...
Marissa hates plain M&M's and Adam first smoked weed before you were born also does Charles Shaw's certified organic wine taste better or nah? Natural Disasters is powered by Simplecast.
View ArticleEpisode 6: Adam Made A Brutal!!! WTF Is That!?
What the hell is a Brutal!!! wine and how the hell did Adam Vooolovooolus make one? Adam tells all, Marissa is a little drunk and fawning, they both have solid Sanchez burps and discuss another...
View ArticleEpisode 7: Drinking L'Octavin With Severine Perru of The Ten Bells
Severine Perru of The Ten Bells joins Adam, Marissa, three dogs, one cat, and a baby to talk about The Ten Bells opening in Los Angeles, her beginnings studying bugs, and her wine adventures in...
View ArticleEpisode 8: Noel Diaz of Purity
Noel Diaz of Purity wine brings a bottle that makes Marissa smile so big it hurt, Adam cries about mariachi bands, and they discuss co-op life, the importance of community, and the future growth of...
View ArticleEpisode 9: Blends and BDE
Adam and MAR talk blends and Big Dick Energy while drinking the new Vini Rabasco "Cancellato" Montepulciano before going classic A&MAR on LeBron, Percy Selections' trade tasting, Drake, veal...
View ArticleEpisode 10: Talking MAR making wine with Marcucci & Native Yeast
Adam and MAR drink and talk about the wine she helped make with Umbrian winemaker/Yoda/Batman Danilo Marcucci, the Vini di Giovanni “Ciliegiozzo Frizzante” Ciliegiolo. They also talk about what the...
View ArticleEpisode 11: It's Getting Hot In Here!
Adam and MAR talk about how heat damages wine and how to store wine at home while drinking a Meinklang Zweigelt. They hold the Dan Harmon discussion until the end. If you don’t hate us, maybe...
View ArticleEpisode 12: How to Serve Wine & Everything You Need To Do It
Ditch the wine charms you added to your cart while drunk on Etsy and get ready for Adam and MAR to tell you exactly what you need-- and don't need-- to serve wine. They discuss everything from wine...
View ArticleEpisode 13: Harvest Makes Marissa Cry
It's that time again-- HARVEST! Adam and MAR go over the broad what/where/when/why's of harvesting while drinking Lamiddia's "Crick" sparkling Montepulciano and make progress on their never-ending...
View ArticleEpisode 14: Carbonic Maceration: The Pop Music of Wine Fermentation
Adam and MAR discuss the process, the pros, the cons, and the Bruno Mars-ness of carbonic maceration. Natural Disasters is powered by Simplecast.
View ArticleEpisode 15: What's Cork Got To Do With It?
Marissa and Adam talk cork. Natural Disasters is powered by Simplecast.
View ArticleEpisode 16: Becoming A Sommelier Is Like School, But With Less Drinking
Becoming A Sommelier Is Like School, But With Less Drinking by Marissa A. Ross and Adam Vourvoulis Natural Disasters is powered by Simplecast.
View ArticleEpisode 17: Marissa Loves Vermont
Marissa Loves Vermont by Marissa A. Ross and Adam Vourvoulis Natural Disasters is powered by Simplecast.
View ArticleEpisode 18: What's The Deal With Pet-Nats?
Yeah, everyone loooves pét-nat, but what is it? Adam and MAR discuss how pétillant natural is made, how it differs from other methods of making sparkling wine, and how just because a wine is "natural"...
View ArticleEpisode 19: NATURAL WINE IS NOT A TREND!
MAR and Adam have a lot of opinions about how natural wine is being called a "trend" in the media. If you don't like their freewheelin' rambles, this is not an ep for you, but if you DO LIKE hearing...
View ArticleEpisode 20: Stoked On Oak?
Oak. People love it or hate it but all MAR and Adam are saying is give oak a chance! Tune in to get a general run down on the different types of oak you can get at the oak store (including what's in...
View ArticleEpisode 21: New Season Coming Soon!
A podcast about wine and sh*t. Mostly wine, but who's to say? Join wine professionals Marissa A. Ross (Bon Appétit Magazine) and Adam Vourvoulis (Vin de California) for the basics, in's and out's and...
View ArticleEpisode 21: Aunts, Uncles and Self-Improvement
Aunts, Uncles and Self-Improvement by Marissa A. Ross and Adam Vourvoulis Natural Disasters is powered by Simplecast.
View ArticleEpisode 22: We're Back!
Marissa and Adam are back. After an extended break we return with a general overview of who we are, and what to expect from Natural Disasters, all while drinking Sonoma Mountain Winery's Co-Ferment....
View ArticleEpisode 23: Is Typicity Typical?
What does it mean when someone says "typicity", are all grapes supposed to taste the same? Marissa and Adam explore two Pinot Noir's (Scar of the Sea from California and The Other Right from Australia)...
View ArticleEpisode 24: Managing Expectations
You finally get your hands on that wine you've been dying to try and... it sucks? In this episode, Adam and MAR discuss bottle variation, when wines don't live up to their hype and how to manage your...
View ArticleEpisode 25: Summer Wines
It’s June so Adam and MAR discuss the totally expected topic of summer wines while drinking some totally unexpected gems. JK what else would we be drinking if it wasn’t Calcarius' "OrangeJulius"...
View ArticleEpisode 26: Wine Fair Season Approaching
Wine fairs are growing faster and bigger by the minute. It seems there's a new one in a new city almost monthly. This is GREAT news! However, have you ever been overwhelmed and totally lost trying to...
View ArticleEpisode 27: Adam & MAR Dissect Deductive Tasting
Adam and MAR go through the entire Court of Master Sommeliers' Deductive Tasting Format with an unlabeled bottle from a winemaker you probably know of and wow, it was TURBID. It's HRN's annual summer...
View ArticleEpisode 28: The Episode About Ordering Wine In Restaurants
Ordering wine at restaurants can be a pain in the ass even for pros. In this episode, Adam and MAR discuss the ways they navigate a wine list, when to send wines back and other wine list related shit,...
View ArticleEpisode 29: Poppin’ Off
Adam surprises MAR with a new segment called "Poppin' Off" where they open sparkling wine and spring topics on one another without warning APPARENTLY since MAR was def not ready for this conversation...
View ArticleEpisode 30: Orange Wine, Or How MAR Lost the Skin-Contact War
Adam and MAR drink Alessandro Viola’s “Sinfonia di Grillo” while talking about one of the natural wine world’s brightest stars: Orange wine. They’ll take you through how it’s made, what gives it that...
View ArticleEpisode 31: The One About Dry Farming
MAR and Adam drink Staigaire’s “Sweat Dreams” and talk about dry farming: what it is, why it’s a pillar of natural wine philosophies and whether or not climate change may change that. Natural Disasters...
View ArticleEpisode 32: Glassware Shmlassware
Adam and MAR have always supported universal glassware. But which is the best? Zalto? INAO? Stemless? On this episode, join Adam and MAR while they drink Frank Cornelissen's "Susucaru" Rosato out...
View ArticleEpisode 33: Poppin’ Off with Nestarec’s Juicy Fruit
Adam and MAR pop open Milan Nestarec’s “Juicy Fruit” and pop off about allocated wines, sample bottles and tasting before buying. Natural Disasters is powered by Simplecast.
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