In todays episode, we sit down with Split Rail Winery owner and winemaker, Jed Glavin, as we taste through four of their wines. This the third week of Idaho Wine Month and these wines represent some of the best wines you'll find in Idaho! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #BottleOfBeast #TacosDeLengua

Wines this episode:

• 2023 Split Rail White Noise Pétillant Naturel Sparkler ($32 through the winery/website) 
• 2021 Split Rail Laser Fox Cinsault Wahluke Slope ($32 through the winery/website) 
• 2021 Split Rail Bearded Quixote Tempranillo Walla Walla Valley ($35 through the winery/website) 
• 2021 Split Rail Horned Beast GSM Wahluke Slope ($39 through the winery/website) 

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The CDA Gourmet Wine Word of the Week - Exploratory Winemaking 

Exploratory winemaking is an unconventional approach to winemaking that involves experimentation and innovation in the process. 

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Mentions: Andrea Robinson, M.S., Mollydooker, Gary Vaynerchuck, The Greatest Song You've Never Heard podcast, Chris Cochran.

Some Wines we enjoyed this week: Firestone Cabernet Sauvignon (Paso Robles), Decoy Merlot, Chalk Hill Chardonnay, Cambria Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay, Eternal Wine Discovery Cabernet Sauvignon, Antinori Castello della Sala Bramìto Chardonnay, Cantina Lavis Cabernet Sauvignon, Ferrari Carano Chardonnay and of course, Imagery Chardonnay (Delta, in a can). 

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