Mar 3 – This Week’s Show

Only had 30 minutes for this show, and it wasn’t enough!

Liliana Demma, Guy, Hollis, Rick Lange, Brian Schwan

GoodLifeGuy and Hollis on the air

Ms. Hollis Bulleit was in the studio to talk about her families Bourbon and much more.  www.bulleitbourbon.com

Hollis Bulleit

Hollis was born in Fairfax Virgina to a vietnam veteran working at the IRS with Bourbon dreams and a woman who had the looks and vivacity of Janice, the puppet who played the guitar for the Muppet Show Band. The young Ms. Hollis spent many a late night dining with her parents making napkin masterpieces out of a compact watercolor set and matches. Most of her adolescent years were spent in Kentucky collecting swimming trophies and being the only hick to wear legwarmers in the 80’s. After a decade long scholastic career, followed by forming her own business in children’s murals, Hollis put her distillery experience to use and now consults for the Bulleit Distilling Co. for a good part of the year.

Good Life Guy’s Wine Bourbon of the week:   Bulleit Bourbon  

Bulleit Bourbon is made by following the small-batch technique inspired by Augustus Bulleit over 150 years ago. Only the highest quality ingredients are used. Bulleit Bourbon’s subtlety and complexity stem from its unique blend of rye, corn and barley malt, along with special strains of yeast. Because Bulleit Bourbon is especially high in rye content, it has a bold and spicy character with a distinctively smooth, clean finish.  DRINK RESPONSIBLY. IT’S THE MARK OF A GENTLEMAN.

 


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Feb 25 – No show this week; WSU Basketball!

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Feb 18 – No show this week – WSU Basketball :-(

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Feb 11 – Calorie Wars, Juke Joint Cookbook, Valentines bubbles!

First up another interesting “Anti-diet” book Calorie Wars: Fat, Fact and Fiction by Larry Deutsch and Jeff Schweitzer.  Joining me to talk about the book is Dr. Jeff Schweitzer

Calorie Wars: Fat, Fact and Fiction presents a startling truth: if you want to be lean, fit and healthy you don’t need to diet. All you need to do, to have the body that you desire, is to eat naturally and normally.  Written by Dr. Larry Deutsch, a family physician, and Jeff Schweitzer, biologist and former White House senior analyst, Calories Wars reveals the truths that weight loss industry doesn’t want you to know:

• How the human body stores and burns fat

• The role that metabolism plays in weight loss

• How easy losing weight can be

The authors take on and debunk popular diets and dieting experts. Read Calorie Wars: Fat, Fact and Fiction to learn why these popular diets are guaranteed to fail:

• Herbal Magic

• Zone

• South Beach

• Atkins

• 4 Hour Body

• Raw Food

If you have battled extra weight for years stop wasting your time and end the war today. Don’t be fooled by fad diets and false promises. Get the truth. Read Calorie Wars.

Learn more or get a copy at: www.jeffschweitzer.com or www.drlarry.com

In the second half I’ll be talking to a Ruby Dee Philippa, a Grammy nominated singer, a former restaurant owner featured on The Food Network, a professional musician who suffered a devastating brain injury, only to use recipe writing to nurse herself back to health – and now the author of Ruby’s Juke Joint Americana Cookbook, a full-length recipe book featuring down-home favorites like cornbread, ribs, and sweet tea…and much more!

Ruby Dee Philippa is the lead singer of the high-octane roots and rockabilly act Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers. Raised in both the Northern California foothill ranches and the cotton and oil fields of the Texas panhandle, Ruby has worked on fishing boats in Alaska, lived in South America, and toured most of the United States. Her travels have inspired her devotion to Americana culture, which celebrates the melting pot heritage of the United States.

Previously, Ruby owned three successful restaurants in Seattle, Washington, until she finally “settled down” as a musician in Austin, Texas, where she lives today. Her book, Ruby’s Juke Joint Americana Cookbook, is a veritable feast of down-home recipes meant to be enjoyed with family and friends.

Ruby’s Juke Joint Americana Cookbook is available at www.barnesandnoble.com and www.amazon.com, in hardcover, paperback, and eBook format. It can also be purchased from major and independent bookstores nationwide or from Ruby directly at www.rubysjukejoint.com.

Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
NV Gimmonet-Gonet (Le Mesnil) Grower Champagne

“Champagne Gimmonet-Gonet is stand-alone, no-frills bubbly that shows extremely well against much heavier weights, and does quite well next to their neighbor Krug (also from Le Mesnil). The Brut Tradition is 50% chardonnay, 50% pinot noir.” -The Importer

 Perfect for your Valentines day celebration with someone you like! 😉

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Feb 4 – Wine Guidebook, Clos Du Val Napa Cabernet

My guest is Charles Olken, co-author with Joseph Furstenthal of “The New Connoisseurs’ Guidebook to California Wine & Wineries.”
For this powerful successor to his best-selling guide to California wine, Charles E. Olken has joined forces with Joseph Furstenthal to craft The New Connoisseurs’ Guidebook to California Wine and Wineries. An encyclopedia, atlas, and buying guide combined in one comprehensive, authoritative work, this new guide delivers information and guidance that is not available in any other place. From first page to last, it is geared towards a wide range of consumers, yet also offers the depth and detail that made its predecessor one of the most frequently referenced works by wine educators and industry insiders. Now organized geographically into eight wine regions, the guide has been completely rewritten and expanded to provide the most current information on the state’s evolving wine industry–its history, grapes, winemaking, terminology, geography, and leading wineries.

Charles E. Olken is the publisher and editor of the monthly Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wine, described by the Los Angeles Times as the “oldest, most prestigious reviewer of California wines.” Joseph Furstenthal is a writer, wine collector, and marketing specialist.  Get a copy NOW!

In the second half I’ll be talking to Clos Du Val winemaker Kristy Melton.  A biologist by trade Kristy Melton’s career as a research scientist at the prestigious National Institutes of Health was cut short when a family trip to Napa Valley inspired her to trade in her beakers for barrels in 2004.

Clos Du Val winemaker Kristy Melton

Kristy attended University of California at Davis where she earned her MS in Viticulture and Enology in 2007.   She joined Clos Du Val as Assistant Winemaker in August of 2010 after having held several key enology and winemaking positions at high profile wineries.  In January 2012, Kristy was promoted to Winemaker, the only woman and one of very few men to ever hold that title in the iconic winery’s 40 year history.   She will report to COO and Head Winemaker, John Clew who has overseen Clos Du Val winemaking since 1999.

www.closduval.com

Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
2008 Clos du Val Napa Cabernet Sauvignon
Characteristic of Clos Du Val’s world-class Cabernet Sauvignon since 1972, this latest vintage continues the winery’s tradition of balanced, complex and elegant wines. Deep garnet-black in color, the 2008 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas of black fruit, complex spices, and hints of toast. Rich and intense flavors of black fruit, and wood spices fill the mouth. The wine has a powerful, solid middle palate and lingering finish. Expect this Cabernet Sauvignon to age gracefully for an additional 5-10 years.

Can’t wait to taste this on the air!  On my recent visit to Napa, I was impressed with all the 2008 Cabernet tasted.  Many of the wines I tasted were as good or better than the 2007 “vintage of the decade” wines that preceded them.

Pick up a bottle at Jacob Liquor Exchange or your favorite wine shop and join me!

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