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The best TV show of 2022, sez us! This is the first in a 5-part series covering all of Severance Season 1, the show created by Dan Erikson, directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle, and starring Adam Scott.

Part 1: How Did This Get Made?
Part 2: Episodes 1-3 (and wine pairings with those episodes)
Part 3: Episodes 4-6 (and wine pairings with those episodes)
Part 4: Episodes 7-9 (and wine pairings with those episodes)
Part 5: Interview with Chris Black, Executive Producer and Writer on Severance

In this episode, we cover Episodes 7-9, the final episodes of Season 1, all directed by Ben Stiller, and cover the wine pairings for these episodes.

THE WINES:

DALLAS' WINE
No new wine pairing from Dallas! He says stick to the Cab Francs from the previous episodes:
2019 Red Newt Cellars Cabernet Franc, Glacier Ridge Vineyard, Finger Lakes, New York
or
2022 Domaine des Sables Verts Saumur-Champigny "Glouglou"

DAVE'S WINE
Brady Vineyard Paso Robles Cabernet Franc 2021
A warmer weather Cab Franc compared to Dallas' picks. Dave says you need the greater intensity for these intense final episodes - more extraction, more "sweetness" (not literal sugar sweetness, but jamminess), yet still with Franc's acidic and green pepper bite. The wine featured in the show is from the Lorimar Winery but that Cab Franc is not currently avaiable, so Brady Vineyard's also from Paso, is an excellent, available alternative!

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The best TV show of 2022, sez us! This is the first in a 5-part series covering all of Severance Season 1, the show created by Dan Erikson, directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle, and starring Adam Scott.

Part 1: How Did This Get Made?
Part 2: Episodes 1-3 (and wine pairings with those episodes)
Part 3: Episodes 4-6 (and wine pairings with those episodes)
Part 4: Episodes 7-9 (and wine pairings with those episodes)
Part 5: Interview with Chris Black, Executive Producer and Writer on Severance

In this episode, we cover Episodes 4-6, all directed by Aoife McArdle, and cover the wine pairings for these episodes.

THE WINES:

DALLAS' WINE
2021 Cantine Barbera Notrix Perricone Terre Siciliane (Sicily, Italy)
Grape varieties: Perricone 90%, Catanese 10%
A lively ruby color with violet shades that meet a playful nose of red berries and geranium flowers. Its solid tannins define a medium-bodied palate, where spicy notes of star anise and ginger stand out against a persistent saline background.

DAVE'S WINE
2019 Red Newt Cellars Cabernet Franc, Glacier Ridge Vineyard, Finger Lakes, New York
Or any cool climate Cab Franc will likely do! Though this one from Glacier Ridge vineyards contains a smoky, earthy dimension that truly pairs with the noir-style of these episodes!

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The best TV show of 2022, sez us! This is the first in a 5-part series covering all of Severance Season 1, the show created by Dan Erikson, directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle, and starring Adam Scott.

Part 1: How Did This Get Made?
Part 2: Episodes 1-3 (and wine pairings with those episodes)
Part 3: Episodes 4-6 (and wine pairings with those episodes)
Part 4: Episodes 7-9 (and wine pairings with those episodes)
Part 5: Interview with Chris Black, Executive Producer and Writer on Severance

In this episode, we cover Episodes 1-3, all directed by Ben Stiller, and cover the wine pairings for these episodes.

THE WINES:

DAVE'S WINE
Pitys Ritinitis (aka Retsina) NV
100% Assyrtiko from vineyards in Katarrachia and Mantineia, Greece. With, of course, pine resin added! That's what makes it a "retsina"! A daily drinker in Greece, the vegemite of Greece, it tastes like wine made from an alien to everyone else.

Ancient Greeks used to seal off wine-filled amphorae with pine resin. The resin would then seep into the wine itself, and act as a preservative! They came to love the flavor, too, and so the practice continues to the present day. Note that most modern Greek wine does NOT do this, only those marked "Ritinitis" or "Retsina".

DALLAS' WINE
2022 Domaine des Sables Verts Saumur-Champigny "Glouglou"
An mostly "natural" wine (minimal sulfites have been added, but the winemakers work as "naturally" as possible and are in the process of being certified organic). Crafted in the Loire valley, the Saumur-Champigny AOC in specific in a 16 hectare domanie, this is 100% Cabernet Franc and is meant to be drunk young. Fresh red fruit, high acidity, soft tannins, and subtle hints of florals and fresh earth.

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