The Local Show: June 21, 2012

This week, we present a special episode about Kansas and Missouri wines. While restaurants strive to include local foods on their menus, many local restaurants have little or no local wine selections. We discuss the challenges and conduct our own blind tasting.

Danny Wood, local wine enthusiast and author of the Regional Wine Taster blog, and Colleen Gerke, owner of Jowler Creek Vineyard and Winery, sit down with Nick Haines to discuss the stigma of locally produced wines and the challenges of changing people’s perceptions. We will share video pieces about Holy Field Vineyard Winery and Amigoni Urban Winery and we will conduct our very own blind taste test. Wine expert Doug Frost and Randy Mason host the tasting which features Eddie Kennison, Stretch, Stephen Molloy, Katie Van Luchene and Lucinda Kreifel.

Who will reign supreme in the battle of the grape?