QSS Ep 53: Austria + Choosing How We Are Treated

DISCUSSIONS DU JOUR:

This week is AUSTRIA! 

 

Austria is cool for a lot of reasons. We talk about those reasons in this episode. 

 

Most importantly (to us) is that they grow a ton of indigenous grape varieties (which is cool for reasons that are elaborated in our discussion). 

 

We explore some of these varieties as are grown in two key regions: Niederosterreich and Burgenland. 

 

We try a Gruner and a St. Laurent from these areas. 

 

Then we try some other Austrian varieties (Blaufrankisch and Zweigelt) but grown in… California… 

Why? 

I’m not sure. Ask Dan.

 

Therapeutically, today we are really therapizing Dan. Bear with us… we really do get somewhere eventually! 

 

Discussing what it means when we let people walk all over us, codependency vs. a deep desire to be seen, and also… a fear of being seen… how curious !! 

 

Wine 1: Meinklang Gruner Veltliner ($25)

Wine 2: Ziniel St. Laurent ($30)

Wine 3: Trail Marker Kid Sister Blaufrankisch ($30)

Wine 4: Trail Kid Sister Zweigelt ($30)

 

ABOUT THE QUE SERA SYRAH PODCAST:

After many consecutive Sunday mornings at the wine bar discussing our wine obsessions and our personal lives, we thought to ourselves… do you think other people might care about this stuff? The answer to that question is still ambiguous. But we recorded a podcast anyway.

 

Here's the deal:

🎤It’s a podcast about wine & therapy

🍷Dan and Elo will each bring a wine each week to taste & discuss

😩We will also bring our traumas & triumphs from therapy that week to share openly with the world

 

The goal is to learn about wine and get a little tipsy and be VULNERABLE TOGETHER. How cute?!

 

CREDITS:

Creators / Cast: Dan Mekpong & Elodie Oliver

Producer / Editor: Jeremy Keeler