The Sipping Point Radio: Wine and Food

Find out about a very special wine made by Kalaris Family Vineyards to commemorate the 2oth anniversary of Cal Ripkin's consecutive game record set in 1995. We taste and talk to Gus Kalaris owner of the winery and then Cal Ripken checks in to talk about the Cal Ripken Sr Foundation that is benefited by the proceeds of the wine.

Laurie talks great thanksgiving wine choices and gets cooking tips from Peggy Woodward of Taste of Home magazine as well as her better half Chef Forster!

Laurie talk about the 2015 vintage of Beaujolais Nouveau with Franck Duboeuf of Georges Duboeuf Winery. They talk about this amazing vintage, the Crus and so much more!

Laurie sits down with Chef Anthony Bourdain to talk about his collaboration with Balvenie Scotch as well as the amazing craftsmen his highlights during the tour. Laurie also gets a Scotch 101 lesson from brand ambassador & whiskey expert Jonathan Wingo.

Laurie talks to Hoby Wedler host of Francis Ford Coppola Winery's Tasting in the Dark series about how he is teaching the rest of us to focus more on our senses while wine tasting. Then Chef John Shields joins Laurie with some cocktails to celebrate the 25th Anniversary edition of his cookbook Chesapeake Bay Cooking.

This week Laurie takes you on her trip to the beautiful Willamette Valley in Oregon where she visits 2 great wineries--Stolller Family Estate & Willamette Valley Vineyards. Find out more about this wine region as well as how you can experience the wines on this week's show!

This week's show is the second installment in my 2 part series that features interviews from my trip to Montepulciano in Tuscany, Italy. First Laurie Talks with Renzo Cotarella CEO of winemaking at Antinori Estates about their La Braccesca Winery in Montepulciano. Laurie & Renzo Cotarella at La BraccescaLaurie & Renzo Cotarella at La Braccesca Bruno Gambacorta joins me to talk about the a Tavola con il Nobile competition every August in Montepulciano where neighborhoods compete to create the best food pairing for the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. I had the honor of being a judge this year and was totally impressed but the food as well as the wine! To round things out I included an interview with Italo Jofre of Marques de Casa Concha in Chile at the Hershey Food & Wine Festival.

Laurie visits the wineries of Cantine Dei & Cantina Contucci in Montepulciano to talk Vino Nobile di Montepulciano!

Judy Crow & Catrina North join Laurie in the studio to taste 3 of their award winning wines and let us know all about CrowFEST 2015 on 9/13/15.

Ryan Sparks from Bookmaker's Cocktail Club mixes up 3 great summer cocktails. Samantha Flottemesch form Moceable Feast shares all you need to know to be a part of Dining Out for Life on 9/17/15 at 50 Baltimore restaurants including Bookmaker's.

This week on The Sipping Point Laurie was joined in studio by Nick Shauman of The Local Oyster to talk about the heavenly paring of Oysters & IMG_6282Wine! Nick brough 4 varieties of oysters and Laurie chose 4 wines to match.

This week on The Sipping Point Laurie invited Aaron Joseph of Wit & Wisdom to mix up a few Summer Cocktails you are going to love! Then she tastes some innovative flavors of ice cream with David Alima, owner of The Charmery.

Join Laurie in visiting one of the country's best beer halls in Asbury Park, NJ...we learn more about the beer, food pairings and why beer halls are the antidote to our information overload society!

Think the best pairing for BBQ is beer? Think again! Laurie talks with Jim Lenchner about BBQ and some wines that pair perfectly!

Laurie introduces you to 3 affordable wines that are perfect for the 4th of July holiday--Red, White & Bubbly! Then her better half Chef Michael Forster of He Cooks She Wines joins her to give you tips on how to barbeque like a pro!