Welcome to Bottles & Bites Without Borders , where the wine flows, the whiskey pours, and the food never disappoints! Hosted by Rob Clark, a WSET-certified wine enthusiast, whiskey collector, and home chef extraordinaire, this podcast is your go-to for all things delicious. Rob brings a mix of expertise and humor as he chats with friends, fellow foodies, and top-tier experts in the world of food, wine, and whiskey. Whether you're here for tips on pairing wine with dinner, exploring new whiskey…
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Send us Fan Mail Fall has landed on the table, and we're celebrating with a full brunch spread! In this episode of Bottles & Bites Without Borders , we're joined by Chris & Teri Chambers for a cozy autumn feast featuring a hearty meat lovers quiche, a veggie frittata, and French toast topped with homemade blueberry compote. Between bites, we dig into everything fall: the comfort foods we crave as…
Send us Fan Mail Here's a description ready to drop into YouTube: Bourbon Bottle Shares Are Dying — Here's How We Bring Them Back Five or six years ago, there was a bourbon bottle share happening almost every month. Now? They've all but disappeared. The common excuse is "everybody already has the bottles" — but we don't think that's the real reason, and in this episode we're making the case for…
Send us Fan Mail The bourbon world is changing... but is that a good thing? In this episode of Bottles & Bites Without Borders , we're taking a deep dive into The State of Bourbon . Has the bourbon boom finally peaked? Is the allocation craze beginning to fade? Are legacy distilleries still producing the quality that built their reputations, or are rising demand and premium pricing changing the…
Send us Fan Mail Long before "Super Tuscan" became a marketing term, the winemakers of Carmignano were already blending Cabernet into their Sangiovese — a tradition that reportedly dates back to Caterina de' Medici in the 16th century. In this episode of Bottles & Bites Without Borders, we sit down with Silvia Vannucci, proprietor of Piaggia in Poggio a Caiano, Tuscany, alongside John Fodera of…
Send us Fan Mail Tuscany is one of the most storied wine regions on earth — but is it still delivering the way it used to? On this episode of Bottles & Bites Without Borders , we sit down with wine journalist and Tuscan Vines founder John Fodera for a deep dive into The State of Tuscany . John has been writing about Italian wine since 1995 and has spent the last fifteen-plus years covering Tuscany…
Send us Fan Mail You've heard the name. You've probably chased the bottle. But do you actually know the story behind Buffalo Trace Distillery — the one operation in Frankfort, Kentucky that somehow makes the most affordable and the most impossible-to-find bourbons in America at the same time? In this episode of Bottles & Bites Without Borders, we go deep on the distillery that's become the holy…
Send us Fan Mail America turns 250 this 4th of July, and we're celebrating with Evan Williams' brand new America250 commemorative lineup — the 1783 Small Batch and the seriously strong Single Barrel, bottled at 117.76 proof and dipped in blue wax to match the Statue of Liberty on the label. In this episode, we taste both bottles side by side, break down what makes each one worth (or not worth) the…
Send us Fan Mail For years, bourbon enthusiasts have chased higher proof bottles believing that more proof equals more flavor. But is that really true? In this episode of Bottles & Bites Without Borders, Rob Clark is joined by longtime friend Chris Chambers for a blind three-pour bourbon tasting and a deep dive into one of whiskey's most debated topics: proof. We explore why higher proof bourbons…
Send us Fan Mail Bourbon Basics: Three Young Guys Enter the Bourbon World — and Nothing Goes as Expected My son Ian and his two best friends Bryant and Evan are 25 years old. They've been drinking bourbon for about two years. And when I started asking them what they actually knew about it… well, let's just say we had some work to do. In this episode of Bottles & Bites Without Borders , we sit down…
Send us Fan Mail What happens when three 25-year-old bourbon lovers sit down and taste rye whiskey for the very first time? We're about to find out. On this episode of Bottles & Bites Without Borders , host Rob is joined by his son Ian and Ian's friends Evan and Bryant — three young men who know their bourbon but have never crossed over into rye territory. We put a few bottles on the table, poured…
Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Bottles & Bites Without Borders , Rob sits down with whisky expert David Allardice from Paradice Whisky Experiences for a fun, educational, and approachable introduction to the world of Scotch whisky. If you’ve ever been curious about Scotch but didn’t know where to start, this is your episode. David breaks down the basics of Scotch 101 — the different regions…