Going Gaga for Garnacha
It's called 'The Grenaissance'. This exhilarating revival of the grape variety known as Garnacha in Spain and Grenache in France, once the world's fourth most widely planted wine grape, which has gon...
21 Mar 202453min
Grower Champagne with Lea & Sandeman
From big brand to fine wine - it's no exaggeration to say that grower champagne has changed the notion of what champagne can and should be. Pioneers like Francis Egly of iconic grower champagne Egly-...
6 Mar 202444min
Light Strike: Wine's Not-So-Secret Scandal
Light strike is probably the biggest wine fault you've never heard of. Bigger than cork, bigger than oxidation or anything else. That pretty-looking bottle of rosé perched on the bright supermarket ...
23 Feb 202447min
Ancient Vines to the Rescue in St Mont
Deep in the wilds of south-west France there's a vineyard that was planted over 200 years ago with unknown vines that may hold the secret to fighting climate change. Join us as we head (virtually) ou...
9 Feb 202450min
ORANGE WINE Part 2: Gimme Some Skin
So - orange wine. Is it any good? What qualifies a wine to be 'orange'? Does it sell? And who's going to win our argument about one particularly divisive orange wine?! Dive into the controversial, to...
26 Jan 202454min
ORANGE WINE Part 1: The Resurrection
'Please can you do an episode on orange wine?' pleaded listener David. 'It's not just hipster wine! These are some of the finest wines in the world...' How could we resist? Orange wine is topical, ...
12 Jan 202452min
A Southern French Feast
Wine. Food. Merriment. And a touch of southern French sun. That just about sums up this episode. We're exploring Occitanie - the sun-kissed southern French region that stretches from the western Rho...
29 Des 202347min
Our WINES OF THE YEAR (2023)
Our Wines of the Year format has grown into this riotous, rollicking rollercoaster of a show which we humbly offer up for your amusement and delectation. This is no shopping list. Nor is it a chest...
15 Des 202353min
