Episode 3 is here!
Today's guest is STRIKER REESE, the founder of ANIME AND WINE, the site where he...you guessed it!...pairs anime with wine. A man after our own heart.
Striker is a wine lover and educator and is WSET Level 2 Certified (a fancy schmancy wine knowledge thang. It means he knows what he's talking about, unlike us.)
This episode is FREE TO ALL, fully uncut. It was a tight convo, with too much good stuff to slice and dice it up, so I decided this would make a great first free-to-all uncut episode. We’ll do this occasionally because while we want our paid subscribers to have extra-special perks, we also want to share our uncut, unbridled love for these topics with the whole wide world (or is that the world wide web? Something like that.)
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STRIKER'S CHOICE: we talk two different Godzilla movies and explore the differences of how the same franchise expresses itself between two different cultures. And then how wine expresses itself similarly between two different places, or the same wine between two different winemaking techniques.
The Wines!
STRIKER'S WINE COMPARISON:
Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc (Shin Godzilla)
vs
Regular (dry) Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand (or crisp), California (for decadent), or look for an Italian SB from Trentino-Alto Aldige to surprise yourself! (Godzilla vs. Kong)
DALLAS' WINE COMPARISON:
Huia Pinot Noir 2020, New Zealand (Shin Godzilla)
TECH SHEET
vs
Blood Root Pinot Noir 2021, Sonoma County (Godzilla vs. Kong)
DAVE'S WINE COMPARISON
Domaine Berthoumieu 100% Tannat, Madiran, France (Shin Godzilla)
vs
Tablas Creek Tannat, Paso Robles, California (Godzilla vs. Kong)
OR
Valpolicella Classico (any brand, native Italian grapes, fresh, young, vibrant style - Godzilla vs. Kong)
vs
Amarone Valpolicella (same grapes and region, made "appassimento" style, partially dehydrated or "raisined" grapes, concentrated, rich, decadent, harsh unless you age it for a bit - Shin Godzilla)
Here’s an EXCELLENT (and timely!) breakdown of the Valpolicella region and their different wine styles by
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Wine and...Movies: Shin Godzilla (2016) and Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)