The Drunken Sommelier

We searched. We stalked. And we found one. In between the wild and violent snapping of shirtless selfies in front of such mirroring devices ranging from those in public washrooms to car windows to the back of a silver spoon, Connor Bouchard enjoys a glass of wine. Here's the rest of the air-headed material he came up with on the topic while in conversation with Certified Drunken Sommelier™, Steven Lane. Support the show (http://www.drunkensommelier.com)

Guitarist extraordinaire and wine enthusiast Michael Fabro joins Steven on the podcast to nosh on some Spanish-inspired nibbles, slosh some Spanish wine, and discuss all the tangents surround his latest instrumental Spanish guitar-influenced album entitled "Tasting Notes". Get relaxed, make sure you have a couple bottles at the ready, and enjoy an extended ramble complete with a live performance from the one and only Michael Fabro. Support the show (http://www.drunkensommelier.com)

Steven discusses the importance of otherwise high-minded wine people embracing trash wine as a means of pushing the wine needle forward.Support the show (http://www.drunkensommelier.com)

Steven is sick & tired of being sick & tired. And wine is to blame. Support the show (http://www.drunkensommelier.com)

Steven jumps off another high-dive, this time inspired by the Talking Heads. What is the distinction between allowing creativity to take you to an unknown place versus creating solely for an intended outcome? Big questions, big answers.Support the show (http://www.drunkensommelier.com)

Steven extrapolates on the lyrics of Walter Becker & Donald Fagen to pose yet another existential question: how crucial is experimentation when it comes to developing not just your palate, but the wine industry at large?Support the show (http://www.drunkensommelier.com)

Steven's somewhat more-than-mild obsession with the world's greatest singer of all-time, Michael McDonald, has hardcore parallels when it comes to taking on a career in the wine industry. Let us explain. Support the show (http://www.drunkensommelier.com)

The Drunken Sommelier is BACK! Steven debuts season 2 of the podcast by egregiously categorizing & analyzing the types of wine one might find out there in the world and the types of people who might drink them.  Broad strokes, baby.Support the show (http://www.drunkensommelier.com)

Steven signs off of 2020 early (who wouldn't want to do that?) with a second mailbag edition. Is he losing his mind? Or just showing his true colours? The Drunken Sommelier Podcast will return with season 2 in January. Stay tuned and thanks for listening!Support the show (http://www.drunkensommelier.com)

Steven cracks a bottle of Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon and lets loose on the differences between reviewing a wine, rating a wine, and preferring a wine.Support the show (http://www.drunkensommelier.com)