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**The Best 5 Minute Wine Podcast**

The Best 5 Minute Wine Podcast delivers quick wine education for busy wine lovers. Host Forrest Kelly interviews sommeliers, winemakers, chefs, and wine experts sharing practical wine tips, wine pairing advice, wine tasting notes, and insider secrets from Napa Valley to Bordeaux.
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Latest Episodes:

A Story About Pizza: Erica on Family, Flavor, and the Perfect Wine Pairing Pt. 5 Oct 21, 2025

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Guest: Erica D’Arcangelo — Author of A Story About Pizza and My Big Loud Italian Christmas
Topics Covered:
- The origins of A Story About Pizza and its connection to her family’s 65-year-old pizzeria
- Secrets to light, airy, perfectly crispy pizza dough
- Why simplicity — and family — make the best recipes
- Italian wines that pair perfectly with pizza, from Montepulciano d’Abruzzo to Lambrusco Frizzante
- How family heritage inspires creativity, loyalty, and great food
Quote to Remember:
Pizza fills the plate, wine fills the glass — and together, they fill the soul.
Pair It With: A classic margherita pizza and a chilled glass of Lambrusco Frizzante

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Pizza, Wine & Family: Erica’s Secret Ingredients for La Dolce Vita Pt. 4 Oct 17, 2025

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Guest: Erica D’Arcangelo — Author of A Story About Pizza and My Big Loud Italian Christmas

Topic: The perfect pairing of Italian pizza traditions and heartfelt family gatherings

Key Moments: The secret to light, airy, crispy pizza dough

Why simplicity makes the best sauce

The magic of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo and Lambrusco Frizzante

How family, food, and faith shape Italian culture

Quote to Remember: “Pizza fills the plate, wine fills the glass, and together they fill the soul.”

Perfect Pairing: A thin-crust margherita and a bubbly Lambrusco Frizzante

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My Big Loud Italian Christmas: Erica on Family, Food and Finding Joy in Chaos Pt. 3 Oct 14, 2025

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Guest: Erica D’Arcangelo, Bestselling Author of A Story About Pizza and My Big Loud Italian Christmas
Topic: How Italian heritage, tradition, and storytelling blend together in food, wine, and family
Highlights:
- How A Story About Pizza became an Amazon bestseller
- The heart behind My Big Loud Italian Christmas
- The joy and “noise” of growing up Italian
- Why family loyalty and good food never go out of style
- Pair it with: A glass of Chianti or Montepulciano, preferably around a loud dinner table

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Pizza & Wine: The Timeless Duo That Brings People Together Pt. 2 Oct 07, 2025

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Erica, creator of A Story About Pizza. Together they explore the heritage and comfort behind two timeless staples — pizza and wine. Erica shares how family recipes, ovens, and traditions shaped her passion for pizza, while Forrest highlights the ways wine completes the experience and elevates everyday meals into lasting memories. From funny family moments to practical pairing insights, this episode celebrates the simple joys of food, storytelling, and gathering around the table.

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Wine Myths Busted: Legs, Age, and Price Don’t Tell the Whole Story Oct 03, 2025

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Rusty Sellers and Sour Grapes to bust three of the most common wine myths:

Wine Legs Mean Quality

The truth: Legs reflect alcohol and sugar content, not flavor or complexity.

Sour’s take: “The only legs I trust are the ones that walk me out of a bad blind date.”

Older Wine is Always Better

Reality: Only a small fraction of wines age well. Most are meant to be enjoyed young.

Sour’s story: That “aged to perfection” bottle? It tasted like wet socks — even his dog Bubbly wouldn’t touch it.

Expensive Wine Tastes Better

Fact: Price can reflect rarity or reputation, but taste is personal.

Sour’s roast: “$300 for dirty laundry water. My twelve-buck Chianti hit the high notes so good, the lasagna asked for an encore.”

🎙️ Sponsor Spotlight: This episode is bottled by Bubbly Creek Winery — fresh, approachable wines crafted for everyday enjoyment.

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Pepperoni, Chianti & Family Legacy: A Pizza Story Pt. 1 Sep 30, 2025

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🍷 Presented by Bubbly Creek Vineyards

Forrest kicks things off with his legendary pizza streak in Seattle.

Erica D’Arcangelo, author of A Story About Pizza, joins to share how her grandfather immigrated from Italy, worked in the coal mines, and ultimately fulfilled his dream by opening a family pizzeria in 1960.

We explore how pizza and wine elevate each other—from pepperoni with Chianti, to Margherita with Sauvignon Blanc, to Zinfandel with a hearty meat lover’s pie.

A heartfelt conversation about family, culture, and food that brings people together.

👉 Connect with Erika: astoryaboutpizza.com

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Wine Myth #2: Do All Wines Get Better With Age? Sep 26, 2025

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What you’ll learn in this episode:

Why over 90% of wines are designed for drinking within the first couple of years.
The small handful of wines (Bordeaux, Barolo, Riesling) that actually reward long-term aging.
How bad storage can turn even the best bottle into vinegar.
Sour Grapes’ hilarious take on saving a $12 Pinot Grigio for a decade (hint: it ended up as lawnmower cleaner).
The debut of Bubbly Creek Vineyard as the official podcast sponsor.

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Summerhill Pyramid Winery’s Journey World-Class Sparkling Wine - Full Interview Sep 23, 2025

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What you’ll learn in this episode:

The origins of Stephen Cipes’ journey from New York real estate to pioneering organic vineyards in British Columbia.
How French grape clones, dry Okanagan climate, and second-bottle fermentation built a foundation for award-winning sparkling wines.
Why Summerhill Pyramid Winery constructed a precision pyramid modeled after Giza, and how it influences the “marriage period” of sparkling wine.
The philosophy behind biodynamic and organic wine production, and its environmental impact.
The role of Riesling in Summerhill’s most awarded sparkling wine, Cipes Brut.
The future of organic winemaking and Stephen’s call for global conversion to organic farming

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Wine Myth #1: Do Expensive Wines Really Taste Better? Sep 19, 2025

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What’s inside:

Price vs. Pleasure: Why expectation can trick your taste buds—and how blind tastings level the field.

Affordable All-Stars: How a sub-$20 Tempranillo or $12 Chianti can punch above its weight. Practical Pairing: Don’t waste a $200 Burgundy on pizza night. Match the moment, not the marketing.

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Hidden Legend Winery’s Ken Schultz Crafting Winning Mead in Big Sky Montana Sep 16, 2025

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Mead, honey wine, Hidden Legend Winery, Victor Montana, Bitterroot Mountains, wildflower honey, clover honey, mead fermentation, raw honey handling, Mazer Cup International, Montana mead, family-run winery, continuous fermentation, online shipping to 37 states.

Quotes:

If you break a grape, you can’t stop it from making wine—honey needs a nudge.

I buy 12–30,000 pounds of honey at a time—if a tank’s empty, I fill it.

Our bottles are so laden with hardware you can barely see them.

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