Toasting to 2024, Cindy & Andi wrap up the year with some of their favorite party pours for the holiday season. Pop & pour the varied flavors and price-point purchases we recommend for parties, holiday dinners, gifts for friends, or whatever you need to sip & savor as we cheers to 2025.

Here are the wines to find for yourself, family & friends:

• Château Garraud Pomerol 2016
  • From the right bank of Bordeaux, a fuller bodied wine with wonderful complexity and flavors of blackberry, plum preserves, cherry pie, unsmoked cigar, and earthiness.
• Luc Pirlet Reserve Syrah - Mourvedre
  • From the Languedoc region in France, this medium-bodied wine presents flavors of blackberry, plum, and a little spice.
• Adegamae Terras de Lisboa Red Blend
  • From the Lisboa wine region of Portugal, another medium-bodied wine with flavors of strawberry, blackberry, and floral notes.
• La Grand Vigne Rosé
  • From Provence, France, this light-bodied, crisp wine pours with flavors of raspberry, citrus, and melon.
• Poema Rosé Cava
  • This Spanish Sparkling Rosé is made in the Cava way and perfect to toast to the holidays with delicious, crisp, fresh flavors of strawberry, raspberry, and rose petals, plus it’s best to pair with all the apps, seafood, and fresh bites!
• Poema Brut Cava
  • A favorite go-to Cava, "Spanish Sparkling" wine made in the same traditional method as Champagne, a different grape but the same delicious taste of fresh, clean, citrus, mineral, and Granny Smith apple plus aromas of toasted bread notes!
• Saint Hilaire Limoux Blanc de Blanc Brut
  • Feeling French? This similar sparkling brut is delicious, unique, and bespoke with an incredible story. This is Andi’s go-to sparkling for special occasions and gifts. Read the back label and know you’re in for a treat, plus you can find in many grocery stores at an incredible price you just can’t beat for any budget!

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Never have I ever had a wine that’s been open for over six weeks! Let alone expect the wine to still taste yummy & strong!!

Cheers and wow on how surprised we both were… Tune into the full episode to hear the final details of our wine preserving experiment with our partner in wine, Repour, and the number one reason we need all our friends in the service industry to invest and pour with their amazing yet simple and effective wine stopper designed by a true chemist to preserve your wine to the very last drop!

After 6+ weeks of opened wines, Cindy & Andi dive into our findings. Listen to the results and pour with us by keeping your wines fresh through your very own Repour device ordered by our special discount code AWINEAFFAIR to receive 20% off when you order at www.repour.com

Andi & Cindy share what to expect as Season 2 of the podcast continues. Subscribe & pour along each week as we welcome more of our industry friends on upcoming episodes. Connect with both of us on Instagram @Pour_Atlanta and @AWine_Affair Cheers to you and all we can do!

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How long can you get your wine to last? What if you can save it for over a week or more with a tool that cost less than $3 per stopper!? Extending the life of your wine allows you to enjoy each and every pour!

Dive into Week 2 of our Repour Wine Saver test to see how long our wine will last! Listen along to hear how the experiment went and how deep we can determine the true flavors in the wines after being opened for over two weeks. Tom knows all the tricks so relisten to our interview with the creator of Repour in Episode 15: “Repouring our favorite wines & episodes with Repour” featuring Tom Lutz, creator of Repour Wine Saver.

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Join us as we celebrate our 1 year of #awineaffairpodcast with Repour wine preservers - In this episode, we kick off our comparison of Repour versus the vacuum pump. Cindy @awine_affair and Andi @Pour_Atlanta both selected a fragrant & tasty red & white wine to see how long these tools can keep the wine with full flavor!

Don’t miss this episode to learn more about Portugal Douro blended white, Italian Pecorino native white, Italy’s Piedmont “Nebbiolo” red, and how diverse Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon red wines can be!

Follow our test and keep your favorite wines fresh with @repourwinesaver and special AWINEAFFAIR promo code to receive 20% off when you order at www.repour.com

Check out our previous podcast episode interview with Tom, the creator of Repour, as he dives into his invention of this cool tool everyone should have when they’re not ready to finish the bottle but don’t want to waste a single drop!

Order their product so you can pour along with us each and every episode, and stay tuned for our next check-in to see how two weeks with Repour turned out!

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To celebrate our one year of A Wine Affair Podcast, Andi and Cindy team up with Repour, your favorite and most effective wine saver, and their creator, Tom Lutz, to talk about their important wine preserving tool PLUS share a special A Wine Affair Podcast discount for our friends, family & fans!

Listen to this week’s interview with Tom, the creator of Repour, as he dives into his invention of this cool tool everyone should have when they’re not ready to finish the bottle but don’t want to waste a single drop!

Follow @repourwinesaver and visit their website for your own wine preservers at www.repour.com with a special AWINEAFFAIR promo code to receive 20% off their product so you can pour along with us each and every episode. Repour’s product preserves the wine for up to 6 weeks - One pour per 5 glasses in a bottle is saved with each use! Visit Repour and use our promo code to try your wine-preserving pack today.

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Since launching his career on Wall Street the same year as Gordon Gekko’s Hollywood debut, Jay Raffaldini decided to search for his future second act while riding the ups & downs of the market. This New York City business man set his eyes on the historic but now more lesser-known wine region of North Carolina to try his passion at producing something special & unique with his goal of making the best wine possible through his “house style” of Appassimento.

Not familiar with this Italian wine making method or the Italian native grapes grown at his estate? Listen to our A Wine Affair podcast episode with Raffaldini Vineyards to learn why the hot Carolina weather and Appalachian setting create a distinct foundation for his wine and AVA experience. Plus, you’ll hear more on what else they have planned for visitors & wine club members of all ages & wine preferences!

Test your own Italian pronunciation, and tune in for more about Jay & Raffaldini Vineyard’s other blockbuster moment when their wine was selected for President Obama’s White House dinner for the President of Italy’s 80th Birthday!

Visit Raffaldini Vineyards yourself in North Carolina nestled near the Yadkin River and Blue Ridge Mountains. Dive into all their details on their website: www.raffaldini.com and follow on Instagram @raffaldini

Salute!

Can’t get enough!? Check out Jay’s Ted Talk expanding more on his pursuit to “be a jellyfish” (the image behind his video interview with us) - it’s another great story!

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Celebrating Rosé month in August this summer, A Wine Affair Podcast welcomes Marilee Bramhall, Founder of Iola Wines, a wine importer specifically focused not only on French and Italian wine, but women growers and producers creating inspiring wines in a sustainable practice.

Pouring rosé from the Bandol commune of the Provence region in southern France, we learn more about the wine growers and makers Iola Wines features, plus Marilee’s story on how and why she became so passionate about what she does. Go behind the scenes of a year in the life of a wine importer and hear why Iola Wines and their producers are so special.

Follow Marilee and her importing journey @iola.wines on Instagram and visit her website at iolawines.com

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Ever wonder what goes on to create the wonderful wine found in each pour? Join A Wine Affair Podcast as we welcome Tom Payette, Winemaking Consultant, to share the insights and magic that goes into winemaking production. Learn more about the process, steps, and evolving days in the life of a winemaker. Tom talks us through the impact of oak aging and specialized winemaking techniques like sur lie, how to know when it’s time for harvest, production methods based on the grape, and how they select the final wine through the blending sessions.

With three decades of winemaking experience, Virginia Tech’s Department of Food Science and Technology’s Distinguished Alumnus in Industry Award, and mentorship from one of the top Bordeaux winemakers, Tom has worked with hundreds of wineries to create their own unique flavors and award-winning, signature wines. Don’t miss this week’s episode featuring Wine Business Monthly Magazine’s 2020 Wine Industry Leader recognized for his contributions to making a difference in the North American Wine Industry and learn more about Tom via his website winemakingconsultant.com.

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