KCTS 9 Connects: May 15, 2009
Biodynamic Wine
It’s the newest trend in wine-making that combines science and agriculture with astrology, mysticism and spirituality. Biodynamic wine-makers use almost pagan-like rituals to produce their wines, promising to infuse them with as much cosmic karma as grape juice. Producer Jenny Cunningham shows us how biodynamic wine is made. Does it really make a better wine, or is it just vintner voodoo?
Online Extra: Biodynamic Wine Taste Test
So can you really tell the difference between regular wine and biodynamic wine? Producer Jenny Cunningham gathers an informal panel of wine-lovers for a blind taste test.
Can our self-proclaimed oenophiles distinguish the biodynamic wine from the conventional vino? See for yourself.
Fighting Fraud: Affinity Scams
Con artists will do anything to gain your trust. Sometimes they’ll even use your own faith against you. It’s called Affinity Fraud, when scammers use your religion, culture, or ethnic background to rip you off. We’ll show you the signs of affinity fraud, and how to avoid this sinister type of scam.
Roundtable
Democratic strategist Cathy Allen, Republican strategist Randy Pepple, and Seattle Times columnist Joni Balter join Enrique Cerna for our weekly political roundtable. Will longtime Seattle City Council Member Jan Drago join the race for mayor?; new Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske’s war on the word “war”; and Sarah Palin’s million dollar book deal.
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