It's the last main feed episode of Austro Thirsty Empire (WINE CLUB MEMBERS... YOU GET A SECRET EPISODE NEXT WEEK, and Patreons there's a few more interviews bopping around) so we thought we'd bring in the BIG guns: Welcome Emily Gutiérrez, possibly NYC's best Central and Eastern European sommelier to the pod. We're talking English Royalty, unveiling new bits, purring, slaying, and contextualizing the shit out of the various Hungarian bits and bobs on the edge of the empire. Full disclosure -- Duck was really worried the wines weren't going to be good, and it actually turned out to be the best lineup of the whole season, so what the fuck does he know. Stalk Emily on instagram @SKANK.OCEAN and go listen to here at One Fifth NYC. ////LIST////
Edgar Brutler, Crisana (Romania), ‘Sisu,’ 2021//
Marvla Tindo, Sitno Slovakia, ‘Sedimental #4,’ NV //
David Kušicky, Stredoslovenska (Slovakia), ‘Serotonin,’ 2022//
Filip, Tokaji Hárslevelü, 2020//
Berecz Stéphanie, Tokaji Hárslevelü, ‘Kikelet,’ 2021/////