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Ep 131: Wines of South West France with The Author of the Knackered Mothers Wine Club, Helen McGinn (Part 2)
27 maart 2023 · 38 min
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This episode is part 2 with wine expert Helen McGinn, who you can watch on BBC’s Saturday Morning Kitchen and ITV’s This Morning. She's the author of the Book and Blog: Knacked Mother's Wine Club. During her 10 years as a wine buyer, one of the most rewarding regions to visit and which offered great value was the South West of France. We will be talking about the wonderful array of different grape varieties down there, the wine styles and the sub regions.
If you want to skip ahead:
1.50: Why is South West of France such a special wine region
3.21: The Co-op Plaimont – supporters of the local varieties
5.09: The views, vistas, and beauty of this wine region
8.18: Travelling to this wine region
9.30: The largest sub-region Bergerac including Pécharmant
12.22: Saint Mont and Fronton sub-region
13.05: The local grapes to discover
14.03: Sweet wines of Monbazillac and Saussignac compared to Sauternes
16.07: Sweet wines of Jurançon
17.10: Sweet wines of Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh
18.40: Madiran and the grape variety Tannat
23.50: Cahors and the grape variety Côt (Malbec)
29.45: Visiting Château Tour des Gendres in Bergerac
34.06: Gaillac, Gaillac Primeur and the local grapes
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Ep 130: Supermarket wines and wine stories with The Author of The Knackered Mothers Wine Club, Helen McGinn (Part 1)
20 maart 2023 · 46 min
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My guest today is Helen McGinn, wine expert on the BBC’s Saturday Morning Kitchen and ITV’s This Morning. She's the author of the Book and Blog: Knacked Mother's Wine Club. She has worked for over a decade as a wine buyer Tesco’s supermarket, and so this episode we are settling down to talk about her career and wine moments. We'll have some wine and food pairing recommendations and you’ll come away with a few wine tips. Enjoy.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.01: Helen’s wine journey
4.21: A Penfolds wine, that set the path for Helen
6.01: Krug 1988 – a significant wine memory
7.46: Joining Tesco’s as a wine buyer, and the lessons learnt
13.44: Starting the wine blog
19.08: Helen’s wine course on Create Academy
21.08: Tips for buying wine in a supermarket
23.36: Filming the wine course down at Wistons Estate with winemaker Dermot Sugrue
26.28: Choosing the wines on Saturday Morning Kitchen
27.48: Balfour Wineries Eight Acre Sparkling Rose £19.50 Coop
31.19: Best food pairings with wine
34.15: Discussing the flexibility of sparkling wine with all foods
35.39: Favorite wine glass for sparkling wine and wine glasses in general
38.43: Helen’s fiction books
41.32: The perfect wine for main character Stella in Helens latest book: This is Us
43.26: The perfect drink for Lizzie Bennett, Pride and Prejudice
44.21: The perfect wine for Lisbeth Salander, The girl with a dragon tattoo
Next week I am back with Helen for Part two and we are going to being talking about the wines of the South west of France.
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Ep 129: Deep Dive into Sparkling Wines of the World: Production and methods for WSET Diploma Students (Part 1)
13 maart 2023 · 27 min
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This is part 1 of the deep dive series into Sparkling wines: All on production and different sparkling wine methods. These episodes are specifically designed to help out my WSET diploma friends. This is a flashcard-style podcast, which is a useful way for those trying to memorize the information, however, for all of you who just love wine and want to know more and increase your knowledge, this will still be a really interesting episode as you can just play it all the way through like any other episode.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.28: The 6 different methods of sparkling wine
3.10: Traditional method
10.09: Transfer method
11.11: Charmat method
12.08: Method Ancestral
13.45: Asti Method
15.30: Moscato d’Asti
16.29: Vineyard decisions
18.17: Winery decisions
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Ep 128: Wines of Georgia, Qvevri and Lesser Known Varieties with Wine Writer Chris Boiling (Part 2)
6 maart 2023 · 45 min
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This is part two of my chat with wine writer and now part time winemaker Chris Boiling. Check out his articles on Canopy, on the International Wine Challenge website. This episode is all about crazy wine making projects, discussing lesser known varieties, and that includes those of Georgia. We we talk about the wine capital Kakheti, the ancient art of ageing in Qvevri and discussing the Georgian grape varieties Saperavi, Rkatsiteli, Kisi and Khikhvi.
If you want to skip ahead:
1.12: Piwi varities
2.19: Saperavi, the red grape of Georgia
3.00: Rkatsiteli, the white grape of Georgia
4.30: Chris’ dream of making nine wines in five countries in one vintage
7.09: The grape variety Pearl of Victoria
12.41: The PIWI varieties Souvignier Gris and Muscaris
16.08: Lesser known Georgian white varieties: Kisi and Khikhvi
20.42: Looking at Qvevri traditions, what they are and how they are cleaned
30.32: The advantage of ageing in Qvevri
34.37: Getting to Kakheti, the main wine region in Georgia and it’s geography
40.47: Discussing in detail Kakheti, the wine capital
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Ep 127: Wines of Slovenia with Wine Writer Chris Boiling (Part 1)
27 februari 2023 · 45 min
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This is part one of my chat with wine writer and now part time winemaker Chris Boiling. You can find his work in Decanter or other online wine magazines. And more recently, a wine newsletter called Canopy, which you can find on the International Wine Challenge website. We will be talking about the wines of Slovenia because Chris has bought a home with a small vineyard there and it has inspired all kinds of wine projects. On the famous wine site jancisrobinson.com, you may have seen him chronicling his winemaking disasters in a column called Diary of a Dream. For this reason we will be touching on some winemaking techniques and some mistakes Chris has made on the way. We will look at some interesting grape varieties like Laški Rizling, Refošk, and Rebula. You'll learn about some indigenous varieties of Slovenia alongside the three main wine regions of this country, and I'll be trying Chris's very unique and interesting Pinot Gris.
If you want to skip ahead:
1.58: Why did Chris decided to buy a vineyard in Slovenia?
5.21: Slovenian wine getting the fame it deserves and it’s neighbours
6.45: The wine region Podravje
8.25: Documenting Chris’ winemaking journey on Jancis Robinsons website, called The Diary of a Dream
12.01: The grape variety Laški Rizling and discussing Chris’ Pinot Gris and the winemaking process
18.54: Tasting Chris’ Pinot Gris
25.22: Food pairings for Orange wines/Skin contact wines
27.15: Furmint in Slovenia and it’s differences from Hungary
30.29: The wine region Primorska and Ribolla Gialla
33.31: The red wine Teran and Refosc
35.25: The third and final wine region Posavska
36.03: The wine Cviček
37.31: Indigenous varieties Zelen, Pinella, Ranina and Ranfol
38.59: Movia, a winery that you need to know about
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Ep 126: Wines of Burgundy: The wine regions from top to bottom, and where to find the value with Burgundy Expert Jasper Morris MW (Part 2)
20 februari 2023 · 33 min
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This is part two with the expert of Burgundy and Master of Wine, Jasper Morris. As we spoke about in the episode before, he has published two editions of his book “Inside Burgundy”, which both times has won the Andre Simon Prize. So this episode we are going through the regions of Burgundy from the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, Côte Chalonnaise and Mâconnais. I am not going to touch on Chablis at the top or Beaujolais at the bottom as they deserve episodes to themselves. Jasper will be giving us some of his best value regions to look out for, some buying advice and his personal favourite Grand Crus.
If you want to skip ahead:
1.39: Interesting young producers and regions to look out for.
5.21: When was the appellation system created?
6.08: Explaining the appellation system.
12.04: More value wine regions to look out for.
13.27: The grape variety Aligoté.
15.11: One of Jasper’s special memories in Burgundy
17.20: A run down of all the regions and points to note about them,
24.28: Is climate change affecting where to plant on the slopes?
26.29: Jaspers personal favourite Grand Crus
29.22: Inside Burgundy website
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Ep 125: Wines of Burgundy: The styles of Pinot Noir and Burgundies changes over the last 4 decades with Burgundy Expert Jasper Morris MW (Part 1)
13 februari 2023 · 46 min
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This is part one of two with the expert of Burgundy and Master of Wine, Jasper Morris. He has published two editions of his book “Inside Burgundy”, which both times has won the Andre Simon Prize. There really isn't much that Jasper doesn't know about Burgundy over the four decades that he has dedicated to this region. So this episode we'll be talking about the quality of Pinot noir and discussing the styles of this great variety across the world. Of course, Chardonnay will get a little attention to, we'll be talking about the use of natural yeasts in Burgundy and the changes in Burgundy over the last 40 years, looking at the use of fertilizers and their effects, the technologies that have been adopted and premox (premature oxidation).
If you want to skip ahead:
2.32: Chat with Jasper
4.33: How Jasper became a UK importer of Burgundian wine
8.14: What is the allure of Burgundy?
9.57: Addressing the cliches of Burgundy ie: The Holy Grail and being a minefield
14.51: Janina’s experience with a Grand Cru Musigny Comte George de Vogue
17.14: Does a new world or old world pinot style exist?
19.59: The flavours and descriptors for Pinot Noir
23.31: Chardonnay
26.07: Using natural yeast
27.59: How has Burgundy changed over the last 40 years?
29.55: Use of fertilizers and chemicals
32.39: Going organic and biodynamic
34.00: Premox
35.41: Natural cork, Diam cork, capusules and wax
39.26: The price changes in Burgundy
40.45: The differences between both editions of “Inside Burgundy” Book
AND NEXT WEEK: Part 2: We will run through the wine regions from top to bottom.
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Ep 124: Wines of Tenerife and the grapes of the Canary Islands with Wine Educator Jimmy Smith (Part 2)
6 februari 2023 · 55 min
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We are back with wine educator Jimmy Smith for part two and we are talking about the wines from the Canary Islands. We'll be looking at the major grapes that grow across this sun worshipers Archipelago, with a major focus on Tenerife. Why Tenerife? Because this is the main producer and exporter of Canarian wines with an incredibly rich and interesting history.
His YouTube channel “Wine with Jimmy” and his other wine businesses. He has just started making wine in England. We'll be discussing his journey, some wine disaster stories and then will get stuck in to learning about Jura. So, pour yourself a glass of wine and let's go.
If you want to skip ahead:
1.53: Discussing Jimmy’s YouTube channel “Wine with Jimmy”
12.23: Visiting the Canary Islands and the intrigue of these volcanic wines
17.00: The biggest island Tenerife and it’s wine history
22.12: The Epic Wines of the Canary Islands by Santo Bains – a must read
24.31: Listán Blanco
30.10: Cordon Trenzado – the art of trellising in Tenerife
34.26: Touching on the DO’s
36.11: Listán Negro
42.00: Negramoll
44:00: Tacoronte-Acentejo DO
46.30: Baboso Negro
49.00: Castellana Negra
50.51: Lanzarote
NOTE: The is an episode on Wines of Lanzarote (Ep49) with Ollie Horton of Wine Tours Lanzarote. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN.
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Ep 123: Wines of Jura with Wine Educator Jimmy Smith (Part 1)
30 januari 2023 · 1 uur 5 min
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I AM BACK FOR 2023! And I am starting strong. I have wine educator Jimmy Smith talking to us about the Jura wine region in France. Jimmy is one of the best wine educators out there. You'll hear through this podcast all about Jimmy's wine schools. His YouTube channel “Wine with Jimmy” and his other wine businesses. He has just started making wine in England. We'll be discussing his journey, some wine disaster stories and then will get stuck in to learning about Jura. So, pour yourself a glass of wine and let's go.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.08: How did Jimmy get the wine bug
6.24: Jimmy’s best wine disaster stories during his career
15.58: Talking Jura
22.35: The Terroir in Jura
25.26: Pinot Noir in Burgundy compared to Jura
27.14: Beare Green Winery in England (Jimmy’s winery) and using Burgundy V Champagne clones
35.28: The grape variety Poulsard
39.59: The grape variety Trousseau
43.07: The grape variety Savagnin
48.00: Chateau Chalon and aging Savagnin under flor
50.47: La Percée du Vin Jaune, wine festival in February
53.29: The three styles of Savagnin
56.44: Vin de Paille
58.50: The history of aging wine under flor
1.01.13: L’etoile sub region
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Ep 122: Wines of Romania with Philip Cox, Owner of Cramele Recas (Part 2)
19 december 2022 · 53 min
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This is Part 2, all about Romanian wine and we are continuing our conversation with Philip Cox, Owner of the largest Romanian Winery, Cramele Recas. In this episode we will focus on the country’s flagship variety: Fetească Neagră but we will also be discussing the other grapes you need to try alongside Pinot Noir which is just incredible value. We will also be talking natural wine, organic wine and orange wine alongside some very interesting conversations on the wine packaging crisis. Enjoy!
If you want to skip ahead:
3.05: The wine packaging crisis
6.15: Philip’s answer to combat the glass crisis
12.57: Natural wine – opinions
17.15: Talking about and tasting the Orange Natural Wine 2021 £10.99 Clickndrink.co.uk £9.99 Mix 12 Averys of Bristol
25.09: The winemakers behind the wines of Cramele Recas
27.54: How many Romanian wines are there and area under vine
29.24: Romania’s flagship grape variety: Fetească Neagră
33.41: Talking and tasting the Curious Parallel Fetească Neagră 2020 £9.99 Virgin Wines
37.56: Pinot Noir In Romania
42.56: Complications of making Organic wines
47.13: The other grapes in Romania that people must try: some international, some indigenous varieties
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Ep 121: Wines of Romania with Philip Cox, Owner of Cramele Recas (Part 1)
12 december 2022 · 47 min
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Today’s episode is all about Romanian wine. And who better to talk about this than the owner of the largest Romanian Winery, Cramele Recas, responsible for more than 50% of all of Romania's wines that are exported. So, English born Philip Cox, is going to be taking us through the wine regions of this much lesser-known eastern European country. He'll be taking us on his own journey of how he ended up in Romania, the challenges he's had to take on, how to deal with adversity, how to think outside of the box, how to market to the right customer. We will, of course, be tasting and talking about one of the most famous indigenous grape varieties of Romania, Fetească regală, which means royal madam. We will discuss tourism in this beautiful country, wine making choices.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.36: How English born Philip ended up owning and running a Romanian winery
13.45: The size of Cramele Recas in terms of production and export
15.44: All the main wine regions of Romania and the grapes that grow there
19.27: Discussing the white grape variety Fetească regală
23.24: Tasting Fetele Fetească regală 2021 £10.45 Corney & Barrow
31.19: Tasting Pasari, Chardonnay - Fetească regală 2021 £9.95 Corney & Barrow
34.03: Storing all wines at 5 degrees Celsius and its effect on wines
36.22: The 2021 vintage in Romania
37.16: Describing the vineyards in Recas
41.10: Visiting the winery – and advice on a trip to Timișoara aka ‘Little Vienna
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Ep 120: Deep dive into Fortified wines: Port & Madeira for WSET diploma students (Part 2)
5 december 2022 · 40 min
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This is part 2 of the deep dive series into Fortified wines: a new style of episode specifically designed to help out my WSET diploma friends. If you haven’t heard part 1, you need to go back to Episode 113 which covers intensely Sherry, Vin Doux Naturels and Rutherglen Muscat. This part 2, covering Port and Madiera. This is a flashcard-style podcast, which is a useful way for those trying to memorize the information, however, for all of you who just love wine and want to know more and increase your knowledge, this will still be a really interesting episode as you can just play it all the way through like any other episode.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.34: Port
24.54: Madeira
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Ep 119: Everything you need to know about Cork Oak Forests with Carlos de Jesus, Head of Marketing and Communication at Amorim Cork (Part 2)
28 november 2022 · 41 min
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This is part two with Carlos de Jesus from Amorim. Now we are continuing our journey into the wonderful sustainable world of cork production. This episode, you're gonna learn about the species of tree, the percentage of cork trees in Portugal compared to the rest of the Southern Iberian peninsula. You'll learn about some incredible investment that Amorim’s done to speed up the time in which the tree bark can in fact be used and we will touch on how long is normal to wait for a tree to be ready. By the end of the episode, you're gonna know how old these trees tend to get and how to actually harvest the bark. The incredibly long process of turning that bark into a cork stopper, then there is a common misconception of how oxygen is transmitted through the cork. So, Carlos will do some debunking and then right at the end you're gonna learn how to check the quality of your cork and to know that it is in good condition.
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2.44: The species of cork tree
3.57: Where in Portugal are the cork oak trees found
6.41: Who owns the cork oak tree forests and how long it takes for an oak tree to be ready to have it’s bark used for cork production
7.58: Amorim investment plans to speed up tree development
11.11: How old cork oak tree lives to
12.42: How to harvest the bark from the tree
15.05: Sustainability story for the people
20.16: How oxygen ACTUALLY gets into the wine inside the bottle – the truth
22.22: The advantage of natural cork over screwcap
27.07: The different types of corks at Amorim and their prices
28.51: How does the plank of bark get turned into a cylinder cork?
34.59: How do you check that your cork is in good condition?
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Ep 118: Everything you need to know about Cork Oak Forests with Carlos de Jesus, Head of Marketing and Communication at Amorim Cork (Part 1)
21 november 2022 · 35 min
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Today's theme is Cork, a natural wine stopper that has been used for centuries. They come from a forest habitat with incredible biological diversity. With the explosion of screw caps in the last 20 years, many began predicting that cork stopper would become obsolete. But the story behind cork is so much more than the fact that they are adequate at sealing the neck of a glass bottle. There are the people, the animals, an epic story of sustainability. And so, this episode, I'm talking with Carlos De Jesus, who heads the marketing and communications department at Amorim Cork, the world's leading company in the cork sector. In part one we touch on TCA, Trichloroanisole. This has been the nightmare story for cork as when wine comes in contact with a natural cork that has been affected by TCA, it changes the flavors of that wine for the worst. Flavours such as musty, wet cardboard. But we will also touch on the science that has now been used to eliminate TCA, and offers a non-detectable TCA guarantee on cork. You're going to understand the composition of a single cork and how it works, why it truly is one of the world's greatest sustainability stories, which countries produce cork, the age of the trees, and when it was first discovered. And next week will we touch on everything else, like harvesting the bark and how to convert that into the cylinder cork that we know.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.52: How did Carlos get into the Cork industry
5.43: Carlos' best wine memories
10.51: More about Amorim, the leading producer of cork and how they used technology to defeat TCA, including:
- detecting TCA
- the number of wine bottles made in a year (how many to each type of closure)
21.24: The number of cells in a single cork
24.27: The sustainability story of cork
27.39: Where are the cork oak forests
30.14: How long cork oak trees have been around and when were they first used as cork
32.06: Describing a cork oak forest during …
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Ep 117: Wines of Chile: Old Vine Carignan, Pais, VIGNO and the MOVI movement with Wine Educator and Wine Merchant Lee Issacs (Part 2)
14 november 2022 · 51 min
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This is Part two with South American wine specialist Lee Issacs. We are continuing on with Chile. We will talk about old vine Carignan, and discuss one of the associations that are really making waves in Chile, Vigno. Alongside that, we'll also be talking about MOVI, another movement that you need to know about. We also highlight old vine Pais. You will learn about it's flavours and where it originally came from. You also might find it interesting to know how winemakers in Chile are going back to the old winemaking techniques. So we will be talking about the traditional style and apparatus that is used.
If you want to skip ahead:
1.00: Wine facts on Chile's grape plantings throughout history
2.00: The synonyms of Carignan around the world
2.49: Vigno - Vignadores de Carignan
12.22: Flavours of Carignan
12.57: Talking about and tasting Garage Wine Co Lot #48, Portezuelo vineyard, Carignan 2013 About £27
17.15: Talking about Torres as a winery and it's history
20.36: Tasting Miguel Torres Vigno Carignan 2016 Current vintage release £13.99 Waitrose
24.16: MOVI - Movimiento de Viñateros Independientes
30.57: Old Vine Pais, it's flavours and it's story
39.32: Pipeño - what does it mean, and the tradional way to make wines in Chile
NOTE: If you enjoyed listening to Lee Issacs, he has just started his own podcast with Balfour Wineries Head Winemaker Fergus Elias, and it's called The Maker and The Merchant. Check it out HERE.
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Ep 116: Wines of Chile: Carmenère with Wine Educator and Wine Merchant Lee Issacs (Part 1)
7 november 2022 · 50 min
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This episode is all about Chile and the grape variety Carmenère. Lee Issacs is joining me, a South American wine specialist, wine merchant and wine educator. You will learn some interesting stories about this grapes past, how it was rediscovered after 150 years and why it has struggles to get the attention it deserves. There’s certainly a few wine facts in this episode that aren’t often discussed so you will certainly learn something new.
If you want to skip ahead:
3.35: How Lee got into the wine industry
10.05: Describing The Worlds Best Winery: Piedra Infintia – Familia Zuccardi
14.57: Why is Chile so special
19.14: The three biggest wineries in Chile and the effect they have had on the country and it’s exports
23.23: The story of Carmenère
27.01: The discovery and resurrection of Carmenère
31.16: The issue with labelling Carmenère once it was discovered
33.28: Carmenère’s other name: Grande Vidure
34.11: Carmenère’s history starting in France and how it’s hard to grow.
37.21: Viticulturally what Carmenère needs
39.06: Flavours of Carmenère
41.30: Regions in Chile to find best Carmenère
NOTE: If you enjoyed listening to Lee Issacs, he has just started his own podcast with Balfour Wineries Head Winemaker Fergus Elias, and it's called The Maker and The Merchant. Check it out HERE.
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Ep 115: Shiraz and the Hunter Valley wine region with Chris Tyrrell of Tyrrell’s Wines (Part 2)
31 oktober 2022 · 42 min
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This is part 2 with Chris Tyrrell of Tyrrell’s Wines. We are looking at Shiraz from the Hunter Valley, but it's not anything like you would identify as an Aussie Shiraz. These are incredibly different from all Shiraz and Syrahs around the world. We will also be talking old Vines. Tyrrell’s has some of the oldest vines in the world, and in fact, you will learn they might quite possibly have more super old vine single vineyards than anyone else in the world. We will also be chatting about the fires, about vintages and going into far more detail in general about the Hunter Valley wine region. And to finish we will also touch on their Chardonnay’s. Get ready to know Hunter Valley and Tyrrell Wine’s in its entirety.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.38: The climate of Hunter Valley
5.53: The beauty and the landscaping of Hunter Valley – Why visit
7.00: The best vintages in Hunter Valley
8.24: The fire in 2020
12.01: Chris’ winemaking experience, and favourite part of winemaking
16.08: Hunter Valley Shiraz V Barossa Valley Shiraz
18.18: Talking about and tasting The Hunter Valley Shiraz 2019 £17 Vinvm £19 Noble Green Wines
21.31: Talking about and tasting The Old Hillside Shiraz 2019 £30 Uncorked – 2018 vintage
25.37: Adding in whole bunch and what it adds
26.58: The Old Patch Shiraz – planted in 1867
29.57: Hunter Valley’s old vines – and the old vines of Tyrrell’s
33.01: Tyrrell’s Single Vineyard Chardonnay
35.30: How to visit Hunter Valley
37.14: The Lower Hunter Valley – were most wineries are located
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Ep 114: Understanding Semillon with Chris Tyrrell of Tyrrell’s Wines (Part 1)
24 oktober 2022 · 46 min
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This episode is going to be all about the white wine grape variety Semillon, a grape that is such an age worthy grape variety that is also very affordable. Those of you interested to try, should turn your attention to the wine region of Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia, which is the new world's spiritual home for this grape variety. When talking of Semillon, the winery Tyrrells is never close behind. And so today's guest is Chris Tyrrell, who is COO of the Tyrrells Wines. He is fifth generation and grew up around these vines so is the perfect person to learn from.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.25: What is Baumé and Brix
3.34: The history of Tyrrell’s Wines
5.26: Australia's first families of wine
8.54: Growing up on the family estate
11.53: Working with Murray and Bruce Tyrrell
15.05: All things Semillon (History, Shepherds Riesling, Earlier picking, winemaking, flavour)
36.05: Tasting and talking about the HDV Semillon 2015 £24 Waitrose
43.01: Pairing Semillon with food
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Ep 113: Deep dive into Fortified wines: Sherry, Vins doux Naturels & Rutherglen Muscat for WSET diploma students (Part 1)
17 oktober 2022 · 47 min
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This is a new style of episode specifically designed to help out my WSET diploma friends. Several episodes ago I focused on viticulture. Part 1 is Episode 98 and Part 2 is Episode 105. My teachings in those episodes (or ramblings) are all things expected of you IF you want to pass your D1 ‘Wine production’ exams. Since then, regardless of if you are studying for your diploma, or just wanting to do some DEEP DIVES, I’ve been requested to do some more episodes focusing on the units in these highly regarded wine exams. So this episode is going to be on FORTIFIED WINES – (Unit D5 in the WSET Diploma).
I've decided to do a flashcard-style podcast, which is a useful way for those trying to memorize the information, however, for all of you who just love wine and want to know more and increase your knowledge, this will still be a really interesting episode as you can just play it all the way through like any other episode.
This is Part 1 which will cover Sherry, VNDs (Vins Doux Naturels), and Rutherglen Muscat. Part 2 will come out in the following weeks and that will cover Port and Madeira.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.32: Sherry
28.35: Vins Doux Naturels
38.21: Rutherglen Muscat
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Ep 112: Adrianna Vineyard; the grand cru site of Argentina, Malbec and Cabernet Franc with Managing Director of Catena Zapata, Dr Laura Catena (Part2)
10 oktober 2022 · 56 min
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This is part 2 with Dr Laura Catena and we are going deeper into what makes great wines: Terroir. And this takes us to THE ADRIANNA VINEYARD: the vineyard, situated in the Gualtallary sub-region of the Tupungato region (which in itself is part of the Uco Valley) lies at almost 5,000 feet in elevation. This is considered to be the most studied vineyard in the world, and their discoveries are fascinating. Both Laura and her father Nicolas have moved the bar for Malbec and premium winemaking in Argentina and so this episode Laura tells us more stories of what is was like working with her father, how he ‘cheated’ her into the world of wine, how they have pushed the boundaries and you will of course learn about some of the most exciting wines coming out of this very special vineyard.
If you want to skip ahead:
1.30: A look at the different temperatures of the sub regions of Mendoza
3.11: The Vision of Nicolas Catena, Decanter Person of the Year – and how this changed things for Argentine wine
8.25: Founding the Catena Institute of Wine and what Laura has done to understand terroir and Malbec
13.58: Adrianna Vineyard – the grand cru site of South America
23.20: Fortuna Terrae Malbec 2019 £96 Vinissimus / Jeroboams is doing 2019 in bond
30.31: River Malbec 2019 £129 Lay and Wheeler / Jeroboams is doing 2019 in bond
33.06: Mundus Bacillus Terrae Malbec 2019 £196 Vinissimus / Cru worldwide, Berry Bros and Rudd are doing 2019 in bond
36.10: The difference soils can offer to Chardonnay in Adrianna Vineyard
White bones and White Stones Chardonnay 2020 Both £88 Vinissimus
41.01: Laura and Alejandro’s new book: Malbec Mon Amour
46.06: Wine and music
47.13: DV Catena Cabernet Franc 2019 £10 Tesco
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Ep 111: Understanding Malbec with Managing Director of Catena Zapata, Dr Laura Catena (Part 1)
3 oktober 2022 · 47 min
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This is part 1 with Dr Laura Catena, managing director of Catena Zapata. She's a fourth-generation Argentine Vintner, has graduated from Harvard, and has a medical doctorate degree from Stanford University. She uses science to work with nature and promotes Malbec across the world. She has been an emergency physician for 30 plus years, and volunteers to help the homeless. She's an author of three books AND is a Mother of three children. She is an incredibly inspiring woman and a fountain of knowledge for Malbec, so we are going to go deeper into the subject of this much-loved grape.
If you want to skip ahead:
4.39: What it was like growing up in Mendoza and how different things were then.
8.08: Laura talks about all the million things she does and on how she is focused to discover more grand cru sites for Malbec outside of Mendoza
12.37: Malbec planted in Salta, Patagonia and Mendoza and how they differ in aroma, and flavours
18.30: The Catena story dating back to 1898
22.02: The history and story of Malbec
31.54: Talking about the women in Catena Zapata story and tasting the Angélica Zapata Malbec 2018 £28 Tesco
39.54: Perfect pairings for Malbec (other than steak)
42.50: A detailed description of what Malbec actually tastes like and what to look for
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Ep 110: WINE SCIENCE: Native V Cultured yeast, the use of Sulphur dioxide, Whole-cluster and Carbonic maceration V de-stemming with Wine writer, author, speaker and wine judge Dr Jamie Goode (Part 2)
26 september 2022 · 33 min
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This is Part 2 with Dr. Jamie Goode where we are discussing more parts from his third edition 'Wine Science' Book. You can read his articles on thousands of wineries over at his blog wineanorak.com
In this episode, we are discussing the advantages and disadvantages of using native (wild) yeasts versus cultured (packaged) yeasts and the different strains. Where they can be found and how they work in fermentation. Then we talk about adding sulfites to the wine, and you will learn about free, bound, and total sulfur, and how to get the best use out of adding sulfites. We then look at what carbonic maceration is, how to do semi-carbonic, which regions tend to do this, and what varieties work best fermented this way. Then we will touch on destemming the grapes versus whole bunch pressing. I hope this opens up your eyes to all the different choices a winemaker has. This episode only looks at just a few of them.
If you want to skip ahead:
3.02: Yeasts
11.18: The use of Sulfites
15.48: Whole bunch V De-stemming
17.53: Carbonic Maceration
21.44: Adding the stems back into the fermenting juice
35.21: Costières de Nîmes recommended
27.19: Costières de Nîmes in more detail
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Ep 109: WINE SCIENCE: Aromas and compounds in wines specifically Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc with Wine writer, author, speaker and wine judge Dr Jamie Goode (Part 1)
19 september 2022 · 41 min
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This is the first part with Dr Jamie Goode, who has a PhD in plant biology, was originally a science editor and then got the wine bug. Since then he has travelled to thousands of wineries, founded the incredibly successful wine blog https://wineanorak.com/ which features wineries, wine regions and wine topics of interest and has published several wine books. It was one of his latest wine books Wine Science which just had its third edition published that got me really wanting to delve a little deeper into the wonderful world of wine from a scientific point of view. This episode focused on aromas and compounds that end up in wine. How do you analyse these, what you can do with this knowledge and we look at one of the most unique wines in the world when it comes to aromas: A Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand. We will be looking at why this wine tastes different to all other Sav Blancs in the world, light strike, Brettanomyces and much more.
If you want to skip ahead:
3.09: The hundreds of wine t-shirts of Jamie
5.35: How Jamie transitioned from Plant Biology to Vines
12.53: The most significant experience from travelling to 1000+ wineries
14.50: Talking as a keynote speaker at the New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc Celebration – learnings and education and the story of Sav Blanc plantings in Marlborough
16.38: How Sauvignon Blanc gets its flavour
19.42: How stressed ladybirds can affect the flavours in wine
21.28: Why is Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc so different to the other Sauvignons around the world?
23.44: How are people researching and investigating the aromas and compounds in wine?
25.57: Understanding aromas and compounds could create fake wine
32.41: What is light strike and why is it bad?
33.41: What is Brettanomyces and is it a bad or a good thing in wine?
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Ep 108: Wines of Vinho Verde and Bairrada with two times winner of the IWSC Communicator of the year Joe Wadsack
12 september 2022 · 44 min
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Welcome back to part 2 with TWO TIMES winner of the IWSC Communicator of the year award Joe Wadsack. We are jumping over to mainland Portugal, talking about two wine regions Vinho Verde and Bairrada and the delicious sweet and fortified wine Moscatel de Setúbal. This is an episode as equally entertaining as it is educational. Made sure you stay till the end to hear the craziest story of Joe firing a hole through the wall of a winery, in typical Joe fashion. Enjoy the episode.
If you want to skip ahead:
3.09: Talking about the wine region Vinho Verde and Alvarinho
5.44: Albariño v Alvarinho
7.00: The grape variety Loureiro
8.00: Why Vinho Verde has it’s name (apparently its to do with malolactic fermentation) and the red wines of this region
15.43: The sweet fortified wine Moscatel de Setúbal
25.22: Tasting about the wine region Bairrada
28.00: The grape variety Baga
29.45: The grape variety Maria Gomes (Fernão Pires) and Sparkling wine
31.09: The story of how Joe show a hole in the wall of a winery in South Africa.
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Ep 107: Wines of Madeira with two times winner of the IWSC Communicator of the year Joe Wadsack
5 september 2022 · 51 min
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I decided to start with a bang and am chatting with TWO TIMES winner of the IWSC Communicator of the year award Joe Wadsack. Get strapped in as you are about to be taken for a ride. If you don't know Joe, you certainly will after this. He will be taking you through a few of his stories getting into wine, talking about working in Bordeaux and how he studied winemaking. Then he will go through the most expensive cocktail in the world using First Growth Bordeaux, Sauternes and premium Madiera.... We will finish by going into more detail about Madiera as a fortified wine producing country. Joe educates you whilst adding in his own anecdotes! I love it! ENJOY!
If you want to skip ahead:
3.16: The story of Joe, his michelin star chef Dad and a glass of Rielsing Auslese
7.31: Washing up dishes and tasting a 1982 Jadot Chambolle Musigny
9.54: Pinot Noir, its essence and why it's now so expensive
12.25: Working in Bordeaux and getting fired for not serving bread on a doily, but then making that leading on to making his own wine.
20.24: The understanding of why very little wine options come into the country (and other countries) - the flat wine buying pyramid!
21.55: The most expensive wine cocktail in the world: The Empire Punch - and it's ingredients!
25.31: MADEIRA WINE
26.43: Discussing the island and what grows there and why it's unique
29.58: Sercial with seafood
30.29: Price of Madeira increasing and the plantings of Tinta Negra Mole
33.04: How Madeira gets it's cooked flavour
24.36: A Joe story on how indestructable Madiera wine is
27.16: Sweetness levels in Madeira
39.25: The rare grape variety Bastardo
41.26: Colheita
35.15: Frasqueira
46.55: Scat rat battles on the island and the rum drink called Poncha
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Ep 106: The future, growth and focus of English wine with Fergus Elias, Head Winemaker of Balfour Winery
25 juli 2022 · 47 min
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This is the last episode of Season 2. Season 3 will start in September. I am finishing on a high with Fergus Elias, the head winemaker of Balfour winery – my winemaker! We just picked up a trophy for best red wine in the WineGB awards 2022 and so it seemed the ideal time to talk with Ferg about his winemaking skills. Now, this is an awesome episode if you are interested in the English wine industry. We discuss Pinot Noir and its future in England. Have you heard about Crouch Valley in England? My guess is in a few years, that is going to be labelled a Grand Cru site. We are talking about clones and root stocks, which is rather convenient seeing as the episode before was all on viticulture. And also we touch on how our business model works in Balfour, now working with the growers of England and how that is expanding. You’ll also learn about the acid levels, and PH in English wines and how this affects Malolactic fermentation.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.28: Chat with Fergus
3.05: Fergus getting into wine, and how Balfour winery used to be
6.41: Working with Owen Elias, Dad of Ferg, and one of Englands wine making legends
9.21: What Ferg has learnt from Owen
10.07: What Owen has learnt from Ferg – discussing what ‘Malo’ is (malolactic fermentation) and how it is done in England and why
17.30: Discussing the innovative Winemakers Collection and THE AWARD WINNING GATEHOUSE PINOT NOIR 2020 £60 Balfourwinery.com
21.03: The clones used in The Gatehouse Pinot Noir and why choose specific clones
27.20: Discussing how different rootstocks can make a difference in English vines
31.10: Crouch Valley in Essex and our plantings
33.20: Working with growers in England and how to work the vineyards
35.37: Planting more Pinot Meunier and the incredible Red Miller Pinot …
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Ep 105: Viticulture: Rootstocks, Clones, Vineyard design, Trellising, Vine training, Soil prep, Pests and Hazard control (Part 2)
18 juli 2022 · 38 min
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This is part 2 of my viticulture series. If you haven’t heard part 1, go back to episode 98. However, if you are ready for part two, we are going be looking at rootstocks and clonal selections, then a little bit on vineyard design, how you choose your trellising for the vines. And in fact, training that vine, once you've done that. A small section on preparing your soils and then what you can do during the year, such as green harvesting and leaf stripping. You can choose to plant cover crops, put in an irrigation system, and you will most likely have to deal with pests and funguses, so this is discussed at the end giving a run down of what agrochemical farming is down to organics and then biodynamics.
If you want to skip ahead:
3.50: Rootstocks
8.17: Clonal selection
13.36: Vineyard design
15.33: Trellising choices
19.58: Training of the vine
22.53: Preparing of the soils
25.17: Weeds and cover crops
27.11: Irrigation
29.20: Leaf stripping and green harvesting
30.37: Pests and diseases
32.20: Prevention techniques and organic or biodynamic viticulture
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Ep 104: Livio Felluga: the man who reestablished the wine culture of this Italian region and the wine grapes of Friuli-Venezia Giulia with Laura Felluga (Part 2)
11 juli 2022 · 31 min
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This is Part 2 with Laura Felluga, granddaughter of Livio Felluga, the rebuilder of the Friulian viticulture. This episode is all about the grapes varieties that are native to the Friuli-Venezia Giulia wine region. I’m tasting both the Friulano and the Pinot Grigio. We will be looking at both, discussing the misunderstanding of Pinot Grigio and it’s the perception around the world, along with Ribolla Gialla, Picolit and Refosco.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.17: The grape variety Friulano
7.03: Tasting the Livio Felluga Friulano 2021 £27 Petersham Cellar (2020)
11.00: Discussing how Pinot Grigio is perceived across the world
15.37: Tasting the Livio Felluga Pinot Grigio 2021 £27 The Drink Shop
19.05: The grape variety Ribolla Gialla
20.44: The grape variety Picolit
23.20: The grape variety Refosco dal Penduncolo Rosso
26.33: How many wines are available in Livio Felluga range
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Ep 103: Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Livio Felluga: the man who reestablished the wine culture of this Italian region with Laura Felluga (Part 1)
4 juli 2022 · 45 min
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This week I am joined with Laura Felluga who is the granddaughter of a great man: the man who reestablished and rebuilt the wine culture in Friuli. Friuli-Venezia Giulia is a wine region best known for it’s white, and certainly Livio Felluga’s wines are some of the best known in the world. This episode Laura talks about how this winery started and all of Livio’s struggles, followed by his successes. You will learn all about the wine region. It’s location, terroir, climate and we will look at Livio Fellugas Flagship wine Terre Alte.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.51: Laura’s story being part of such an Iconic Italian winery
6.33: The history and amazing story of Livio Felluga
12.11: The famous map label on their wines
15.49: The wine region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and a focus on the main DOC’s and Rosazzo DOCG.
20.50: The Ponca soils of the region
23.36: The Abbey of Rosazzo
30.56: Talking about the creation and production of the flagship wine Terre Alte
38.29: Tasting the Terre Alte 2019 £79 Petersham Cellars
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Ep 102: Modern History of the US: The Judgement of Paris, The French Paradox and The Sideways Effect with Paul Kalemkiarian (Part 2)
27 juni 2022 · 47 min
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This episode is Part 2 with Paul Kalemkiarian who is the owner of the original wine of the month club. We dive into the modern day history of drinking habits in the US and it’s reputation around the world. We look at how The 1976 Judgement of Paris put California on the map, and Paul goes into detail laying out the facts and the key players behind this tasting. We discuss the film Bottleshock which portrayed this important event (although not too factually!). We also talk about the Sideways Movie and how this changed peoples perception towards Merlot and Pinot Noir. If you are a movie buff, I’ve got quite a few facts in there for you. And talking about facts we have a whole section dedicated to those wonderful things called Polyphenols. So if you want to learn about some new health studies and how red wine can do you wonders, listen on. There are also wine suggestions, and book suggestions throughout so this is a jam-packed episode to enjoy!
If you want to skip ahead:
1.55: The Story of The Judgment of Paris, and the people who set it up
9.49: The Sideways effect: Discussing the movie and the change in sales for Merlot and Pinot Noir.
13.22: Fascination with Pinot Noir
16.42: Affordable Pinot Noir’s
20:42: Looking at The French Paradox and Morley Safer’s Mediterannean lifestyle book, and how this changed sales with red wines in the US
22.33: Cabernet Sauvignon and the cost of land in California. Where are the best values?
25.50: Discussing red wine and the part it plays in health. Which are the red wines with the most polyphenols?
29.48: Health facts based on the consumption of red wine in moderation
38.09: The Somm Movie
40.27: The Sour Grapes Documentary
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Ep 101: Wine grapes, wine regions, and wine history with Paul Kalemkiarian (Part 1)
20 juni 2022 · 43 min
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This episode is Part 1 with Paul Kalemkiarian who is the owner of the original wine of the month club, based out of LA, California. During his 32 years in the trade he has tasted up of 100,000 bottles and learned many things along the way. In this episode he is talking about many of the changes of the years in the US. How retailers used to work AND the shockingly cheap prices of some of the best wines back then. Because his monthly offerings are always great value and interesting grape varieties, we are talking about some interesting grapes and regions: Canary islands, Armenia, Greece etc… So enjoy this episode where two people who just love talking about wine go all over the place, so there should be something for everyone in this episode.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.10: Chat with Paul
2.44: The story of how the original wine club of the month started
9.30: Talking about Listan Negro from the Canary Islands
11.54: Talking about Armenia wines
17.42: What grapes and wines are popular and hitting the US shores right now
19.06: Talking about Greek wines
20.24: Talking about the bad (and the good) celebrity wines
24.58: Tips to narrow down your selection in a supermarket
34.23: Thoughts on pairing wines with food
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Ep 100: Master of Wine Student Seminar in Rust, Austria and Blind tasting Grüner Veltliner, Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch with Melissa Worrall (Part 2)
12 juni 2022 · 33 min
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This is Part 2 with Master of Wine Stage 1 Student, Melissa Worrall. Earlier this year she went to Rust, Austria for a 1 week residential. She is going to tell us all about this, what is expected from her and the emotional journey of being on it. Then we are going to talk about how to identify the 3 main varieties of Austria: Grüner Veltliner, Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch in a Blind tasting. As Mel visited Kamptal DAC and Burgenland DAC she will talk about her experiences of the regions and their climates/terroirs.
If you want to skip ahead:
3.50: Winery of the week: Heinrich based in Burgenland DAC
4.28: Tasting the Heinrich 2017 Cuvee “Pannobile” £29.50 The Sourcing Table
7.03: Chat with Mel: Talking about what the Master of Wine Student Seminar in Rust is
8.51: A WSET diploma exam mistake in blind tasting
13.29: Some Master of Wine facts and figures
15.18: Blind tasting Grüner Veltliner
18.08: Blind tasting Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch
22.13: Describing the Kamptal DAC region
24.00: Describing the Burgenland DAC region
27.14: The beautiful town of Rust
28:00: Austrian Sekt
Other episodes to explore Austrian wine a little further are Ep 54 (18 mins in) – Talking about St. Laurent grape variety and Ep 37 – At the beginning of the episode touching of food pairings with Grüner Veltliner and the end of the episode, pairings for Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch
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Ep 99: Being a Master of Wine Stage 1 Student, and the wine regions of South Australia with Melissa Worrall (Part 1)
6 juni 2022 · 48 min
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I am joined today by a good wine friend of mine, Melissa Worrall. We did our WSET diploma together and now she embarks on the next stage: Master of Wine. There are different stages and she is on Stage 1, so she will explain what is required of her, the types of things she is studying right now in details, and how to deal with the incredibly high financial costs. As she is from South Australia, she is going to be taking us overseas and talking about the main wine regions of this area. We will be comparing several of the main grape varieites and seeing what nuances they have depending on where they grow within South Australia.
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If you want to skip ahead:
2.08: The famous Terra Rossa wine soils of Coonawarra, South Australia
3.35: Chat with Mel
4.46: Jancis Robinsons wine writing competitions and Mel’s article that won on old vines in the Barossa
9.55: Life affirming moment in a Birgit Braunstein’s vineyard in Austria
12.16: Why study to be a Master of Wine
14.03: The biggest surprises and shocks of being a Master of Wine Student
15.48: Ways to deal with the financial costs associated with becoming an MW
19.47: The subjects and what you have to study to pass Stage 1 MW
25.12: How to structure the learning
28.23: Talking about the wine regions of South Australia- where they are and their main grape varieties
34.07: Looking at the volume wine region Riverland which is now creating some very interesting wines from old vines
38.16: The wines of Kangaroo Island
40.30: Comparing Riesling from Clare Valley and Eden Valley
41.57: Comparing Shiraz from Barossa Valley and Eden Valley
43.14: Comparing Cabernet Sauvignon from Coonawarra and Langhorne Creek
44.16: Comparing Grenache from McClaren Vale and Barossa Valley
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Ep 98: Viticulture: The annual growth cycle, understanding your meso-climates, and soil structures and nutrients (Part 1)
30 mei 2022 · 33 min
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This episode is all about vine growing and vineyard choices. Firstly we will look at the annual growth cycle of a vine so you can fully understand what happens each year, and at every stage. I will be breaking down the different categories of climates out there and then looking deeper into the meso-climates of each site. Then we will get really geeky looking into soils, and talking about textures, nutrients and minerals.
If you want to skip ahead:
3.22: The annual growth cycle – looking at each stage in the year and the hazards and issues vines can come across
13.14: Looking at the difference between continental, maritime and Mediterranean climates. What qualifies as cool climate, moderate and warm, and the effects of being far from the equator. Effects of:
- altitude
-mountains
-slope aspect
-bodies of water
22.19: Looking at different soil textures and types and the nutrients that a vine needs.
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Ep 97: New York State: The Finger Lakes Part 4 with Richard Rainey from Forge Cellars
24 mei 2022 · 42 min
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Welcome back to part 4 of our four-part series on the Finger Lakes wine region. Again I am joined by Richard Rainey, Managing Partner of Forge Cellars. He continues his reign of energy and gives us more information on Seneca Lake (the deepest, largest lake of the Finger Lakes). We will talk about why his wines have certain flavours and what the terroir has offered up. You will learn about a very surprising but amazing food pairing match for Riesling, along with conversations on petrol notes in Riesling, sustainable packaging etc! Enjoy!
If you want to skip ahead:
1.54: Talking about their naked bottles (their bit for sustainability)
5.02: Being included in The Wine Spectators top 100 wines of the year (twice)
6.53: The tough vintage 2018
8.09: The difference between Seneca Lake and the other two main lakes, Cayuga and Keuka.
13.04: The Lieu-dits of Forge Cellars
15.51: Talking about and tasting the Breakneck Creek Riesling 2020 ($26 in the US)
18.02: Petrol/Kerosine flavours in Riesling
22.09: The size of Riesling plantings compared to Other US regions and Canada
24.31: Talking about and tasting the Leidenfrost Riesling 2020 ($26 in the US)
31.35: Food pairings with Riesling and a new one: TINNED FISH
36.46: Coming to visit Forge Cellars
39.13: Actual stats on Rielsing plantings and total plantings for New York State, Finger Lakes and Washington State
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Ep 96: New York State: The Finger Lakes Part 3 with Richard Rainey from Forge Cellars
16 mei 2022 · 48 min
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Welcome back to part 3 of our four-part series on the Finger Lakes wine region. I am joined by Richard Rainey, Managing Partner of Forge Cellars. His energy is going to make you feel on top of the world. Of course we will talk a little bit about Seneca lake, where they are based, but we will be discussing their use of wild yeasts and how that affects the fermentation and flavours compared with commercial yeasts. Richard will be talking about all the interesting things he is doing out in the vineyard to be more sustainable and you will learn why geology has a huge effect on the flavour of his Rieslings.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.42: Chat with Richard
2.32: Richards story in the wine world
6.07: What it’s like to enter into the Finger Lakes
8.28: The distance between all the lakes
11.11: The superstar winemaker of Forge Cellars and his history
17.24: Why is the focus of Forge Cellars Bone Dry Riesling
20.39: Discussing the low intervention in the winery and using wild yeasts
22.29: The difference between fermenting with commercial V wild yeasts
29.42: Sustainable farming in the vineyards and talking about cover crops, indian runner ducks and low weight tractors
39.25: Talking about the Classique Dry Riesling
40.56: Tasting the Classique Dry Riesling 2020
43.32: The mother rock of the finger lakes, the salt mines and how this affects the flavours of the Rieslings
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Ep 95: New York State: The Finger Lakes Part 2 with Meaghan Frank from Dr Konstantin Frank winery
9 mei 2022 · 32 min
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Welcome back to part two of our four part series on the Finger Lakes wine region. I am joined again by Fourth Generation Meaghan Frank from Dr Konstantin Frank. This episode we are talking and tasting their Gewürztraminer and Cabernet Franc whilst talking about over varieties they produce such as Rkatsiteli. You'll also learn about a new series in their wine range which allows you to know more about the very special story of Konstantin, through the females in the family.
If you want to skip ahead:
3.13: Comparing Gewürztraminer in the Finger Lakes to that of France and Germany
5.29: Tasting the Dr Konstantin Frank Gewürztraminer 2017 2020 £20 (Unable to find a Uk retailer)
8.09: Discussing the Helm Series – a new dedicated range to the women of the family
13.07: Rkatsiteli grape variety and the different styles it is made in
19.37 Talking about and tasting the Dr Konstantin Frank Cabernet Franc 2016 £34 Renoufs Wine Bar (but currently out of stock)
24.04: Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese and the first vintage made by Konstantin in 1962
28.12: Varieties to look out for in the Finger Lakes
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Ep 94: New York State: The Finger Lakes Part 1 with Meaghan Frank from Dr Konstantin Frank winery
2 mei 2022 · 34 min
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Welcome to this four part series of the Finger Lakes, part of the New York State region. This is such an exciting region right now, producing cool climate varieties but also varieties such as Rkatsiteli (from Georgia). I am joined by Fourth Generation Meaghan Frank from Dr Konstantin Frank, and you will learn today how her Great-Grandad shaped this whole region to what we know it as today. You will also learn more about this region and it’s lakes.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.44: Chat with Meaghan
3.19: The incredible story of Konstantin
6.28: What species of vines used to be planted in the Finger Lakes before the 1960’s
8.37: The technique: hilling up
11.50: What does Vitis Labrusa taste like, what does it taste like, and how are they used now
14.36: Why has Riesling become the focus in the Finger Lakes, and comparing to Mosel
16.54: All the different styles of Riesling at Dr Konstantin Frank
18.42: Talking about, and tasting the Dry Riesling 2020 £20 goodwinexgoodpeople.com
25.22: Why is the Finger Lakes so special?
29.37: The three primary lakes
30.08: More about the Keuka Lake, where the winery is based
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Ep 93: Cider is Wine (Part 2) with Alistair Morrell
25 april 2022 · 44 min
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This is Part 2 with Alistair Morrell and we are continuing our chat on why Cider is Wine, and why this is a drinks category that you need to try.
If you want to skip ahead:
1.58: Are there better apples to use than others?
5.00: Talking about using grapes in cider production and tasting Berryland 2020 Cabernet Franc Apple cider Brut 75cl £13*
10.50: What is Melomel?
12.45: Do mature trees make a difference?
15.01: Talking about the biggest producers of cider around the world and tasting Llanblethian Orchards La Petite Grange du Cidre 2020 75cl £9.99*
17.24: The Cider Museum in UK and the story of Bulmers
22.34: Using wild yeasts in Cider making
23.54: Talking about the history of Ice Cider and tasting the Brännland Ice Cider 2019 37.5cl £20*
31.05: Subscription boxes at cideriswine.co.uk
31.37: The different styles of cider
33.57: Eden Ciders in Vermont
35.59: The silver seal of authenticity
36.55: The wineries that have a special place in Alistairs heart
40.31: Recommended book: Neuroenology by Gordon Sheperd
* All ciders and perrys available form cideriswine.co.uk
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Ep 92: Cider is Wine (Part 1) with Alistair Morrell
18 april 2022 · 41 min
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This is a slightly different type of episode where I am talking with Alistair Morrell from Cider is Wine, where he is going to convince us of just that. So much of the bad reputation is the fact that many ciders you have tried are made from fruit concentrate. Well Alistair, who has spent his whole career making wine, selling wine, working with wine, is going to explain why he has now got so excited for ciders, perrys and fruit wines. Get ready to see how the cider processes compare to wine... spoiler alert: they are very similar!
If you want to skip ahead:
2.38: Chat with Alistair
4.00: The definition of wine
6.48: Why cider has got such a bad name for itself
8.33: Discussing production methods and tasting Able Methode Cider 2017 50cl £16*, and do vintages matter?
11.18: Tannin in cider
12.06: Ageing cider
17.19: Why cider is so good with food
19.05: Special cider and food pairing dinner at Michelin Star restaurant Cowarth Park
26.50: Discussing and tasting Guzman Riestra Cidra Brut Nature 75cl £10.99* and fermenting down to dryness
31.59: IWSC now adding in a cider and perry category for blind tasting and awards
34.31 Talking about Perry and tasting the Templar's Choice Perry 75cl £8.50*
35.18: What is the process Keeving?
* All ciders and perrys available form cideriswine.co.uk
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Ep 91: The incredible story of Madame Clicquot and the Champagne Region’s Grand Crus
11 april 2022 · 28 min
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After a whole month of talking with inspiring wine women I wasn't quite ready to stop, so this is a podcast about Champagne and the women who made remarkable changes to this region and the product that we all so famously love. The first part is all about the story of Madame Clicquot. You will learn the techniques and styles that she created, alongside explanations of the sweetness levels in sparkling wines, and what the riddling method is alongside other techniques used in Champagne winemaking. Then we will jump across to the Champagne region itself, covering all 5 of the sub-regions and talking about all of the Grand Crus within them.
If you want to skip ahead:
1.50: The story of Madame Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot
5.48: Her invention of the riddling process
9.03: Her invention of blending red wine to white to produce Champagne Rosé
10.35: Talking about the Veuve Clicquot Brut Rosé NV Champagne £49 Most supermarkets
13.07: Tasting the Veuve Clicquot Brut Rosé NV Champagne
14.49: Food pairings for Rosé Champagne
15.33: Other women in Champagne who were inspired by Madame Clicquot and the invention of Brut Champagne
17.00: Advise from Madame Clicquot
18.11: Looking at the 3 most premium sub-regions of Champagne that house all the Grand Crus
20.38: The creation of the échelle des crus
22.22: Listing the Grand Crus in Montagne de Reims
23.36: Listing the Grand Crus in the Valle de la Marne
24.05: Listing the Grand Crus in the Côte des Blancs
24.39: Looking at the last 2 sub-regions in Champagne
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Ep 90: Wines of Moldova with Victoria Daskal
4 april 2022 · 38 min
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This is Part 2 with Victoria Daskal, a second stage MW candidate and founder of Mummy Wine Club. She was born in Moldova and finally got to go back several years ago. Victoria tells us about this trip, giving us great oversight of the wine industry there; past, present and future. The regions, the grapes and what to see and eat when you are there.
If you want to skip ahead:
1.22: My Winery of the week: Sălcuța
3.30: Tasting the Eno Tămâioasa de Sălcuța 2020 £15 moldovawine.co.uk
*also one of the Moldovan wines included in the April Subscription box at Mummy Wine Club
7.21: Chat with Victoria
9.35: The history of Moldovan wine
11.03: Everyone grows their own wine
13.10: Are the more commercial wineries doing things naturally?
14.00: Grape varieties in Moldova
16.15: The native varieties of Moldova
18.13: Location of Moldova and affect from Black Sea
20.03: The three IGPs of Moldova
21.15: Hectares planted
21.59: The wine routes of Moldova
26.32: Eating Moldovan food
27.56: The different styles of wine made in Moldova
29.47: Recommended producers to try
34.06: The Wines in Aprils Mummy Wine Club Subscription Box
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Ep 89: Mummy Wine Club, wine adventures and wine tasting themes with Victoria Daskal
28 maart 2022 · 46 min
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This is Part 1 with Victoria Daskal, a second stage MW candidate. She has completed the OIV MSc in International Wine Management– a whirlwind program that took her around 45 wine regions and 23 countries, and so we are looking at some of her favourite memories and thoughts from this time. She was also lucky enough to work for Jancis Robinson MW. We discuss all this and throughout the episode, grape varieties to try and wine regions are dropped in. Victoria is now the founder and director of Mummy Wine Club which offers a monthly wine subscription club and bespoke wine tastings in the UK. We talk about the wine boxes she puts together and the wine themes within them, which should hopefully motivate you for any wine tastings you may want to put on, or inspire your wine choices next time you are in an independent wine shop.
Normally my episodes are more educational and detailed (wait for next week – Wines of Moldova!), but this one is just a great little glimpse into the life of someone who contributed beautifully to the wine industry. I hope you will curl up with a glass of wine on this one, slow down a little and enjoy the episode.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.12: How Victoria got into the wine industry
4.34: Moving to France and starting the OIV wine management program
7.16: Favourite memories and places from traveling on the wine management program
10.03: Most beautiful wine region
11.18: Female inspirations in the wine industry
14.06: Working for Jancis Robinson
19.51: Setting up the Mummy Wine Club
23.20: Wine subscription and wine boxes
29.55: Different wine themes and favourite wines that have been in the wine boxes
34.30: Pairing wine with books
36.33: Cahors Malbec
37.46: Favourite food and wine pairing
39.46: Recommended wine book
41.52: Difference between modern and tradional Riojas and Barolos
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Ep 88: Lesser known wine regions of Germany with Anne Krebiehl MW
21 maart 2022 · 37 min
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I am joined by Anne Krebiehl MW (editor-in-chief of Falstaff International) for Part 2 and in this episode, we are looking at the wines of Germany and the lesser-known wine regions. We will also focus on some of the lesser-known grape varieties such as Silvaner and talk about Sekt, Germanys sparkling wines. Throughout you will pick up lot of German words and terms to help you with those labels.
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If you want to skip ahead:
2.12: My winery of the week: Weingut Horst Sauer
4.00: The grape variety SCHEUREBE
5.18: Alcohol content in German wine and the ripeness levels and sugar levels
6.32: Tasting the Horst Sauer Escherndorfer lump Scheurebe Spätlese 2019 £19.99 Hedley Wright Wine Merchants
8.43: Chat with Anne - discussing her wining wine book of the year 2020 for The Wines of Germany
10.36: The grape variety SILVANER
17.11: The iconic Bocksbeutel bottle used in Franken wine region
18.54: Franken wine region
20.33: Sekt - Germanys sparkling wine
23.27: Großes Gewächs: Germans premium dry wines
24.11: The VDP quality growers association
25.11: Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc in Germany
26.48: Sachsen and Saale-Unstrut wine regions
33.47: Master of Riesling and rising star of Rheingau: Eva Fricke
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Ep 87: Pinot Noir, Pinot Clones and Spätburgunder with Anne Krebiehl MW
14 maart 2022 · 54 min
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I am delighted to be joined by Anne Krebiehl MW (editor-in-chief of Falstaff International) in this really deep and interesting episode. Anne's childhood really continued to her sense of smell and taste, which you will learn about, alongside struggles taking the Master of Wine, how she now mentors others, one of her female wine inspirations and then we get stuck into some of the real wine geeky stuff: We are talking about Pinot Noir Clones, why they are so important and how they have come about, from where they started and the history of Pinot Noir. Then we are jumping across from Burgundy to Germany to talk about Spätburgunder which is the German name for Pinot Noir. Anne gives us an idea of regions and why all of them produce different styles of Pinot.
If you want to skip ahead:
1.52: How Anne got into wine
5.07: The wine moment that changed it all
7.00: Discovering WSET and moving onto the Master of Wine Programme
10.29: Studying and writing in a second language
12.35: Being traumatised by Master of Wine tasting exam
16.00: Female wine inspiration and thoughts on women in wine
19.25: Talking on new role as Editor-in-chief at Falstaff International and what this magazine offers the reader
27.32: Looking deep into Pinot Noir clones
37.44: The history of Pinot Noir
38.34: Pinot Noir in Germany
44.19: Comparing Pinot Noirs around the world to Burgundy
52.31: Featuring a wine quote from The Queen of Burgundy Lalou Bize-Leroy
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Ep 86: Napa Valley fires, Comparing Bordeaux varieties in Napa to Bordeaux and Soil mapping with Quintessa winemaker Rebekah Wineburg
7 maart 2022 · 41 min
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This episode is part two with Quintessa winemaker Rebekah Wineburg. We are listening to Rebekah talk about what it is like as a winemaker to make wine in great vintages and challenging ones. How they dealt with the Napa Fire of 2017 and how they are preparing for future ones. We compare the two vintages 2017 and 2018 in detail as I have both bottles of Quintessa to try. We talk about what each Bordeaux grape variety adds to the blend and how the soils affect these flavours with a focus on soil mapping with the help of Soil celebrity Dr Pedro Parra.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.13: Chat with Rebekah
2.29: The highs and the lows of a winemakers during great and challenging vintages with talk between the 2017 and 2018 vintage throughout
5.00: The Napa Valley fire of 2017
6.46: How to be more prepared in a winery for fires
7.23: Being a family in Quintessa
11.45: Quintessa Harvest Opening Ceremony
14.23: Tasting the Quintessa 2017 and 2018 – comparison of the years and how this affects the flavours in the wine and talking about the different soils and what they add
Quintessa 2017 £187 Tannico, Crump Richmond & Shaw Fine Wines (half bottles -Hedonism)
Quintessa 2018 £150 Uncorked, Cru World Wine London, uh, Farr Vintners, Burnett & Herbert Fine Wines
22.00: Working with Dr Pedro Parra (Soil specialist)
22.41: Mapping out the soils in the vineyard, how it is done and how it can benefit the wines in the future
31.45: Comparing Bordeaux to Napa Valley in terms of Bordeaux blends
35.30: Phenolics in Cabernet Sauvignon
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Ep 85: Biodynamics, Napa droughts, and the differences of Sauvignon Blanc between California and New Zealand with Quintessa winemaker Rebekah Wineburg
28 februari 2022 · 46 min
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This episode is part one with Quintessa winemaker Rebekah Wineburg. We are comparing wine regions to Napa Valley, looking at the differences of Sauvignon Blanc in Napa compared to New Zealand and talking about Biodynamics in the vineyard. Alongside this you will learn about Sauvignon Musque, how fermentation vessels affect the flavour of wine, and who Rebekah's inspiration and mentor has been in the wine world. I am also tasting the incredible Illumination, which is a very special Sauvignon Blend.
If you want to skip ahead:
1.58: Chat with Rebekah
3.34: How Rebekah got the idea to become a winemaker
5.43: What makes New Zealand special in terms of vines and vineyards
6.46: Comparing Oregon to Napa Valley
8.21: The effect of the droughts in Napa Valley
11.56: Why is Quintessa Estate so unique?
19.52: What does Biodynamics mean to Quintessa
24.39: Talking about a few of the Biodynamic preps used in the vineyard
28.17: Talking about the Illumination 2018 and what is Sauvignon Musque
Illumination 2018 £37.50 Ally Wines
31.00: How different fermentation vessels affect the wine
25.25: The label of Illumination coming from the book of Kells
36.12: Women history month, and Rebekah’s female mentor
40.34: How Sauvignon Blanc is different in Napa Valley V New Zealand
43.20: Explaining who Celia Welsh is
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Ep 84: Wines of Canada, the Ontario wine region and Icewine with Worlds best drinks journalist Natalie Maclean
21 februari 2022 · 43 min
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This episode is part two with Natalie Maclean, award-winning wine writer and presenter. She is taking us through the wines of Canada with a big focus on Canadas largest wine region ONTARIO and the ICE WINE that is made here. You will hear lots of top wineries mentioned so you know who to visit or try if you can find a bottle.
If you want to skip ahead:
1.45: My winery of the week: Stratus Vineyards
3.54: Tasting The Stratus Cabernet Franc 2017 £28.85 Vinvm
6.19: Chat with Natalie
7.01: Stats on Canadian wine
8.31: Climate and wine regions in Ontario
9.43: Ice wine
18.59: A mention about Quebec and Nova Scotia
20.30: The Sub appellations of Ontario in more detail
25.30: One of Natalies favourite wineries: Featherstone Estate Winery
28.44: The grape varieties of Canada
31.07: The grapes used in Ice wine
33.14: Hybrids, Vitis Lambrusca and BACO NOIR
34.56: The future for Canadian wine
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To go to Natalie's website: https://www.nataliemaclean.com/
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Ep 83: Wine stories, wine pairing and a whole load of wine tips with Worlds best drinks journalist Natalie Maclean
14 februari 2022 · 48 min
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Today's episode is all about fun, memorable and interesting wine stories. This is no wonder, as I am talking with Natalie Maclean, award-winning wine writer and presenter who has such a way with words. We are talking about her two books, her online wine pairing course and of course I squeeze her for loads of wine drinking tips for you all.
If you want to skip ahead:
1.41: Chat with Natalie
2.31: How Cypres trees and Italian wine got Natalie into the wine industry
5.11: A day in the life of Natalie
8.15: Presenting wine on TV
13.45: What stories are in Natalies first book, and what you can learn.
Red, white and drunk all over: a wine soaked journey from grape to glass
15.00: Time in the cellars of Domaine de la Romanée-conti
18.21: What you will find in Natalies 2nd book: Unquenchable: a tipsy quest for the world's best bargain wine. and some tips of where to find the best bargain wine
20.15: Some funny and memorable stories with winemakers
24.00: Why you can get great bargain wine in Sicily
26.14: Best wineries/areas that Natalie has visited
30.50: Advise on how to pick wine in a wine shop
33.48: Tips on how to improve your wine tasting skills
38.19: Favourite wine glass
40.10: Amazing cheese and wine pairings to try
43.10: Natalies perfect wine pairings with specific books (my favourite part)
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Ep 82: The oldest wineries in the world, the grape variety Müller-Thurgau, Mosel V Rheingau wine regions, German labelling terms, and Chianti Classico Gran Selezione
7 februari 2022 · 36 min
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Today I am going to go through the Oldest 10 wineries of the world that are still in operation today. Of course I want you to learn more than just the wineries so you will also learn quite a bit about different wine labels and what that will mean to the flavour of the wine, along with some talk about different wine regions such as comparing Riesling when grown in the Mosel V Rheingau and as I'm tasting a rather tasty Müller-Thurgau, we are going to talk about this too.
If you want to skip ahead:
1.45: The oldest winery in the world: Staffelter Hof
6.15: What is Müller-Thurgau and what does it taste like
7.35: Tasting of the Staffelter Hof - It's Muller Time 'Sandersstruck' 2020 £27 Modal wines
12.29: Château de Goulaine
13.00: What is Muscadet, the grape variety and its flavours. Plus a little on Vouvray and Sauvignon within the Loire Valley
15.45: Schloss Johanisberg and understading the difference in Riesling wines when grown in the Mosel V Rheingau regions of Germany
18.09: Understanding the Qualitätswein mit Prädikat system and what it means when you see Kabinett, Spätlese or Auslese on the bottle
23.58: Barone Ricasoli
26.00: What does Gran Selezione mean in Chianti Classico wines?
28.12: Antinori and some tips of where to visit when in Chianti
33.10: A quick run down of the the 5th to 10th oldest wineries in the world
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