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Kansas City's master sommelier shares his holiday wine recommendations

By Steve Kraske,
Zach Wilson
Published December 22, 2023 at 1:01 PM CST
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Master sommelier Doug Frost sits, talking into a microphone, in front of a table with a variety of tasting glasses and alcoholic beverages.
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Doug Frost brought wine and other beverages for holiday celebrations to KCUR for his appearance on Up to Date.

Doug Frost, who holds the titles of both master sommelier and master of wine, joined Up To Date to talk all things wine.

In what has become a holiday tradition at KCUR, master sommelier and master of wine Doug Frost joined Up To Date to share the wine he’ll be pouring and enjoying this holiday season.

Frost is also the CEO of Echolands Winery in Walla Walla, Washington, and explained why he included one of those wines in this year's selections. He also recommended a wine made in Missouri.

Here are the wines — and other beverages — he brought to KCUR:

  1. Echolands Pét-Nat, 2020 Walla Walla Valley, Washington.
  2. August Winery Vignoles, 2020 Augusta, Missouri.
  3. Durron-Goldfield Winery Pinot Noir McDougall Vineyard, 2021 Fort Ross-Seaview, Sonoma Coast, California.
  4. Weihenstephaner Helles Non-alcoholic beer
  5. Eggnog by Ryan Magnuson from The Restaurant at 1900
  • Doug Frost, master sommelier and master of wine
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Steve Kraske
When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.
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Zach Wilson
As Up To Date’s senior producer, I construct daily conversations that give our listeners context to the issues of our time. I strive to provide a platform that holds those in power accountable, while also spotlighting the voices of Kansas City’s creatives and visionaries that may otherwise go unheard. Email me at zach@kcur.org.
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