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Discussion thread: Enology (WINE) episode is published! (Patreon)

Published:
2026-05-21 08:40:23
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2026-05

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*This episode is published and ready to hear wherever you get podcasts. Let's talk about it.*

So this has been a long one in the making, and it's a two parter on HOW TO DRINK WINE and next week we'll chat with two wine makers about HOW TO MAKE WINE.

For Part 1, we have a lively chat with author, sommelier, and winemaker Andre Huetson Mack, who covers so many basics about wine labels, how to order a wine, if pricey bottles are really worth it, temperatures, old timey glasses, and a wine professional's opinion on how to open a bottle if you're up a creek without a corkscrew.

So many things I never knew! Did you listen? Let me know if anything surprised you!

Onward to the vineyard,

Ward

Files

Enology Methodology (HOW TO DRINK WINE) with André Hueston Mack - alie ward

To chill or not to chill? That is the question. And then a bunch more questions. Thankfully, author, winemaker, sommelier, and Enology expert, André Hueston Mack is on hand to explain Old World vs. New World wines, corks vs.

Comments

Caro Young

I LOVED this! I’ve been looking forward to this episode for a while, I had so many questions! Thanks for asking some of them! I can’t wait for part 2

Jill Landry

Please tell me you discuss ice wine!

MikaRaccoon

I haven’t listened yet but I hope the question of why removing the alcohol from wine is so difficult! A good tasting N/A wine is impossible to find! They have mastered nonalcoholic beer but wine is another story.

Camille

so excited you had Andre on!

D.J. Brenner

On Decanting (source - I'm a chemical engineer): Decanting is the separation by letting liquids settle. In this case, letting the sediment settle to the bottom of the bottle or decanter, and pouring the clean wine off the top. It would also be decanting if you just wanted one part of a vinaigrette dressing. You would let the mixture settle, so you can pour one part off the top. If it have a container with a bottom drain, you can also pull one of the components off the bottom and it's still decanting, as long as you let the stuff settle first.

Matt and Lesley

Lesley: As a sommelier and in progress wine expert, I approve this episode. I was so deeply heartbroken when I found out that this episode was coming out and I didn’t get to ask any questions. (I think the question ask period was before I joined Patreon in September.) But I absolutely love AHM and I’ve been a long time follower of his YouTube videos with bon appétit and I’m so excited for part two next week, fingers crossed it’s the team behind Favia. As a longtime lover of Ologies, I have to say this might be one of my favorite episodes up there with psychedeliology. Alie threaded the needle flawlessly between giving enough information to people who have no previous knowledge about wine and also finding some beautiful gems for people who are intimately familiar with this topic like myself. I gotta say, though for the sound bite at the end, I was half hoping it would be the quote from Sideways “I’m not drinking anymore fucking Merlot,” although I do love the call back to Alan Rickman in Bottle Shock, especially given that this is the 50th anniversary year for the Judgment of Paris.

Matt and Lesley

Mionetto Alcohol-Removed Sparkling Wine is one of my favorites. Generally sparkling and white N/A wines seem to be more developed, but there’s almost nothing for red wines.

Kieran H

Andre was SO delightful. I enjoyed every second of this episode and I don’t even drink or like wine!! But wine is still pretty fascinating.

Jerome Kostus

Alie every podcast I listen to on Ologies makes me want to do a deep dive into the additional information , then I listen to another podcast and I want to do a deep dive into it, and then another podcast and my attention changes. Thanks for keeping it so interesting that I can’t stick with one subject, lol

Matt Schmidt

I’m getting caught up on Ologies. Really enjoyed Andre’s insights. One small comment and one given with love. The word should not be considered to start with an “o” in British English, but instead be spelled with the letter “œ” or what is referred to as “e dans l’o” in French, coming from Latin script. Meaning, “e inside of o”. They are inextricably linked. Therefore, I would argue the best way to spell the word is to begin with an “o”. As another example, we spell the play “Oedipus”, not “Edipus”. Thank you. Soap box put away. 🙂