If you know someone who would enjoy this episode please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/22 If you really enjoyed it please leave the episode an iTunes review on the same link. Thanks! 👌👌 Show notes (0:30) Sara’s wine origin story (4:50) Wine 1: 2015 Mandili Mtsvane, Georgia (10:45) Wine 2: 2016 Pierre Cotton Brouilly (17:25) Food pairings for these wines Contact details www.claridges.co.uk/restaurants-bars/fera-at-claridges/ Email: reservations@feraatclaridges.co.uk Tel: +44 (0...
Mar 03, 2018•22 min
Show notes (0:40) Mark’s wine origin story (7:50) Sager + Wilde moments, music and wines (17:45) Wine 1: 2016, Sin rumbo, Microbio (22:00) Wine 2: 2015, Ruhe en Frieden, Joiseph (26:05) Wine 3: 2015, Clarott, Tommy Ruff Contact details www.sagerandwilde.com hello@sagerandwilde.com Winemaker events: www.sagerandwilde.com/events www.instagram.com/sagerandwilde Intro and outro music The New Investors http://newinvestors.dk/ Contact: glenn@velournet.dk Interview details Host: Mark Smith, GM, Sager +...
Mar 02, 2018•34 min•Ep. 21
Show notes (1:10) Solfinn’s wine origin story and philosophy (10:25) Wine: Vincent & Marie Tricot - Petit Rouge de La Côte Ouest (13:45) Natural wine education (17:55) Spanish natural wine and his journey from Paris to Barcelona Contact details www.rodderogvin.dk/ Tel: +45 27 20 27 84 Email: solfinn@ogvin.dk Solfinn’s book, Naturvin: https://rodderogvin.dk/product/naturvin-af-solfinn-danielsen/ You can also find Solfinn at Rødder & Vin:skabet www.facebook.com/rodderogvin www.instagram.co...
Mar 01, 2018•21 min
Show notes: (0:55) Behind the scenes in the Copenhagen food scene (8:50) Wine tasted: Sepp & Maria Muster, Sauvignon blanc vom opok 2015 (23:35) Deep dive on vindetta importing business Contact: www.vindetta.se fanny@vindetta.se www.instagram.com/vindetta_ab/ www.facebook.com/vindettaab/ Intro and outro music The New Investors http://newinvestors.dk/ Contact: glenn@velournet.dk Location: The Corner, Strandgade 108, DK-1401 Copenhagen Guest: Fanny Josefsson Waller Date visited: 30th November,...
Mar 01, 2018•32 min
Show notes (0:45) The evolution of the wine list at Geranium (8:45) Wine 1: 2004 Trésors d'Aiglepierre blend, Jean Marc Brignot, Jura (Chardonnay/Savagnin) (16:55) Wine 2: 2010 Els Jelipins, Penedes (Sumol/Garnacha) (24:35) Wine 3: 2012 Saumur Champigny, Clos Rougeard, Loire (Cabernet Franc) Contact: Phone: +45 6996 0020 info@geranium.dk - for general information virginia@geranium.dk - for press inquiries www.facebook.com/restaurantgeranium www.instagram.com/restaurant_geranium www.twitter.com/G...
Feb 28, 2018•41 min
If you know someone who would enjoy this episode please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/17 If you really enjoyed it please leave the episode an iTunes review on the same link. Thanks! 👌👌 Show notes: (1:10) Simon’s restaurant origin story (9:30) How he thrives in today’s super competitive Copenhagen food scene (17:05) Spanish wine secrets and the future of Spanish wine Contact: www.paleagade.dk/frontpage/ Tel: +45 70 82 82 88 Email: info@palaegade.dk www.instagram.com/rest_palae...
Feb 26, 2018•26 min
If you know someone who would enjoy this episode please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/16 If you really enjoyed it please leave the episode an iTunes review on the same link. Thanks! 👌👌 Show notes (0:50) Bianca’s wine epiphany and Cork Dork journey (8:45) The link between language and smell (12.50) Reliving her Michelin 2 star sommelier experience (17:36) The human blind spot in the food chain Contact details www.biancabosker.com www.twitter.com/bbosker www.instagram.com/bbosk...
Feb 15, 2018•21 min
Show notes (1:00) Challenges of putting together her wine list (5:56) The Nuala wine list: Bubbles, Tried and True, A Walk on the Wild Side, The Classics, A Touch out of the Ordinary, Wild Things (11:22) Wine number 1: Gentle Folk Wines, ‘Village’ Pinot 2016 (16:40) Why organic? (19:04) Wine number 2: Ota Ševčík Blanc De Pinot Noir 2015 (30:15) Copenhagen (35:55) Wine number 3: Christian Tschida, Himmel auf Erden no.2, 2016 Contact details www.nualalondon.com Email: hello@nualalondon.com Tel: +4...
Feb 14, 2018•43 min
Show notes (0:52) Jenn and Aneley’s wine origin story (10:54) How California influences their lives and restaurant (14:45) Health and sustainability at West (20:30) The ups and downs of going into business with a friend Contact details www.westwinekitchen.com Email: hello@westwinekitchen.com www.instagram.com/westwinekitchen/ www.facebook.com/westwinekitchen/ West in a nutshell: WEST is a new, innovative and approachable all day eatery, a healthier and environment focused conscious kitchen and n...
Feb 12, 2018•25 min
Show notes (0:40) An introduction to Bedale’s and the wine team (3:10) Intro to pairing (6:45) First Pairing: Goat’s cheese and Riesling (12:12) Second Pairing: Blue cheese and Dessert wine Tasting notes Cheese #1 Fromage de Chèvre France - Raw goat's milk, Bloomy Rind Paired with - RIESLING Weingut Pfluger, Buntsandstein 2016, Pfalz, Germany Cheese #2 Colston Basset Stilton England - Pasteurised cow's milk, Blue Paired with - VIN SANTO Bonacchi, Vin Santo del Chianti 2006, Tuscany, Italy Contac...
Feb 05, 2018•19 min
Show notes (2:35) How do the grapes reach Bethnal Green and how are they vinified? (9:45) What Warwick finds has the biggest influence on the flavour of the wine. (16:35) Where their wines are being drunk (28:50) The urban winery scene around the world (34:00) Building the brand and building a business Contact details www.renegadelondonwine.com/ Email: warwick@renegadelondonwine.com Intro and outro music The New Investors http://newinvestors.dk/ Contact: glenn@velournet.dk Visit details Location...
Feb 04, 2018•40 min
Show notes (06:23) Complete wine range overview (07:47) Austrian wine classifications (23:40) Muchelkark range overview (26:50) The future of the winery (33:35) How their wines fit into the winemaking region Wines tasted 1. 2017. Muchelkark 2. Grunervertliner 3. Grunervertliner (late harvest) 4. Weisburgunder 5. Weisburgunder (later harvest) 6. Nuieburger 7. Muchelkark. 8. Pet nat 9. Rosé. Complex rosé. 10. Muchelkark Red. 11. Leitherberg Red 2015 12. Single Vineyard. Vorderberg 2015 13. Vorderb...
Feb 03, 2018•47 min
Show notes (01:25) Background to the location and family winemaking history (10:10) Wine tasting (details below) (37:31) Wine fairs attended by Alexander Koppitsch in the coming months Wines tasted 1. Gruner Vertliner, Autentische 2017 (Barrel sample) Some 'funk' on the nose. Much more restrained in mouth. I had the impression that it would change over time in the glass. 2. Weissburgunder Autentische 2017 (Barrel sample) Reminded me of Reisling, but actually Pinot Blanc A lot calmer nose than fi...
Jan 29, 2018•39 min
If you know someone who would enjoy this episode please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/9 If you really enjoyed it please leave the episode an iTunes review on the same link. Thanks! 👌👌 Show notes: (02:00) Mike’s backstory and who the book is written for (07:43) Winewords, a bridge to WSET higher levels for non-native English speakers (11:40) How eight Masters of Wine helped Mike write the book (15:43) How the experience of writing the book changed Mike (19:00) Visiting Niepoor...
Jan 28, 2018•25 min
Show notes: (00:50) Cava is not the new ‘kid on the block’. (01:16) The region: the D.O Cava is bigger than you think! An intro to the D.O Penedes. (03:42) Torello: A family dynasty dating back to 1395. How cava is made! In case you want to try for yourself. (06:49) Marketing: A high end cava, 90% of which never leaves Spain. In Cataluña you don’t need a special reason to drink cava! (08:40) Enotourism: Bringing the public closer to the world of cava (09:26) Tasting notes: We tried two cavas: To...
Nov 21, 2017•16 min
Show notes: (00:36) Why I started the ‘Interpreting Wine’ podcast and an introduction to Daniel Ramos (02:02) Welcome to the Sierra de Gredos and the D.O Cerberos (04:50) What a bodega! The history of wine drinking in El Tiemblo. (06:30) Daniel’s strong links with Spain and Australia (08:07) How Spanish wine is bought and drunk in New York (and Spain) (09:49) Enotourism: Bringing the Hunter and Napa valley to Gredos. (10:57) Two ranges of wines: Zerberos and Kpi (11:33) Tasting notes: 2017 Sauvi...
Nov 10, 2017•22 min
Show notes: (00:18) Introducing the Cataluñan natural wine producer series (01:40) The impact of the regional natural wine scene (02:40) The D.O Costers del Segre (briefly) (03:08) Why Casa Pardet do what they do (05:00) Defining natural wine (Pep style) (05:45) Why Casa Pardet exports more than 90% of their wine (06:45) Tasting notes: Vermouth (made with 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon/Trepat), Cabaret Sauvignon 2015, Cabaret Sauvignon 2014, Cabaret Sauvignon 2014 (oxidised style) (10:31) Blind tasting...
Nov 07, 2017•16 min
Show notes: (00:27) Overview: Cava. More than a sparkling beverage and how a small bodega is adapting to change. (01:00) The region: Why (most) white grapes love the region (02:00) The bodega: How Pere’s grandmother changed the family’s story and the bodega’s USP (04:20) What’s happening in the market: Who drinks their cava overseas (04:50) Marketing: Making Penedes a household name (06:10) Enotourism: Slow cava, slow visits (chill out between the vines) (07:43) Tasting notes: Guilera Agosarat B...
Oct 22, 2017•13 min
Show notes: (0:30) Introduction: Natural diversification by knowing the land and its grapes (0:58) The region: Navarra, a Spain in miniature. (1:40) The bodega: A secluded bodega with lots going on (2:02) The 8 families of Añorbe (2:48) Marketing: Staying close to the market (3:20) Enotourism offering: An equally diverse visitor base to complement Pamplona tourism (4:23) Marketing: The reason the bodega focuses on exporting (5:30) Tasting notes: An approachable Chardonnay (5:58) How the grapes a...
Oct 18, 2017•9 min
Show notes: (0:25) Intro: A bodega transmitting their unique location through its wines (1:39) The region: Welcome to the Basque Country and its valleys (2:20) The bodega: From Hawaii to the North of Spain (via France) (5:18) What’s happening in the market: To orange wine or not to orange wine? (6:00) Marketing: Why 90% of their wine leaves Spain! (7:40) Enotourism offering: (not) the Bhilar Hilton (10:17) Marketing: The three levels of wine from Bodegas Bhilar (11:22) Tasting notes: Lagrimas de...
Oct 15, 2017•23 min
Show notes: (0:40) The region: The holy trinity: Xarel.lo, Macabeo, Parellada grapes (2:35) The bodega and family: A tale of 3 fincas (6:28) Trends and Marketing: The rise of higher end cava (8:12) Enotourism: A different side of Cataluñan tourism (10:10) Tasting notes: Núria Claverol brut nature 2011, Núria Claverol Rosé (11:55) How the grapes are grown: (13:22) Processing: How cava is made (16:50) Ageing: Secondary fermentation in bottle and ageing (19:30) Geek out: Developing disease resistan...
Oct 07, 2017•21 min
Show notes: (0.19) Why I want to come back as a grape (1:32) The region: the heart and soul of cava country (4.00) The bodega: The best of both worlds (4.35) The family: 9 generations on the land (14.00) What’s happening in the market: Don’t panic it’s organic! (15.30) Enotourism offering: What else goes on among the vines (19.55) Marketing: A Catalan beaujolais wine created for Japan! (26.50) Tasting notes: 3 wines: Familiar, Mil.leni and Avi Ton (32.00) How the grapes are grown: A pampered gra...
Sep 24, 2017•42 min
