Sips, Suds, & Smokes · One Tan Hand Productions

Lillie was full of spit and fire

August 22, 2025·41 min·4 clips
How did a new winemaker's first vintage elevate Larkmead's Solari Cabernet to a perfect five-sip rating?
The hosts taste and review six wines from Larkmead and Hall wineries, focusing on the 2021 vintage. They discuss tasting notes, winery histories, and rate each wine using their unique sip-based system, with standout praise for the new winemaker at Larkmead and the exceptional quality of Hall's offerings.

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A lively wine panel that finds real structure beneath the jokes.

This wine tasting knows the room it is in: six pours, one table, and a panel happiest when it can work through oak, fruit, and finish. Larkmead and Hall anchor the lineup, and the episode works best when it lets the wines open up in real time, so the praise feels earned rather…

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Press play for a rowdy Cabernet tasting that still lands a real verdict.

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