In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. The perfect party starter and a versatile gastronomic wine, Provence rosé is so much more than a summer wine. David is joined by Jeany Cronk of Domaine Mirabeau to spread some seasonal cheer and turn your winter pink. Featured wines: Villa Moncigale Cicada La Légende 2022 (gold) Mirabeau Pure 2022 (silver) Château La Gordonne Vérité Du Terroir 2022 (silver) Château Beaulieu Cuvée Alexandre 2022 (silver) Love b...
Dec 15, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 140
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. An historic region, with a distinctive identity of its own, Alsace is also evolving all the time. Though 90% of production is white, it’s forging a new reputation for red, exclusively from Pinot Noir. David is joined by two pioneers of biodynamic viticulture, Olivier Humbrecht MW and Véronique Muré. Featured wines: Jean Bailly Riesling 2019 (silver) Cave de Ribeauvillé Riesling 2019 (silver) La Cave du Vieil A...
Dec 08, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 139
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David’s guests are Master Sommeliers Jane Lopes and Jonathan Ross, authors of How to Drink Australian, a comprehensive guide to that country’s wines, its vinous history, the latest trends and the innovative producers to watch. Wines featured (all gold medal winners): Leo Buring ‘Leonay’ Mature Release Riesling 2017 (also a trophy winner) Gemtree Wines Ernest Allan Shiraz 2021 Penny's Hill Skeleton Key Shiraz 2...
Dec 01, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 138
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David is joined by scientist and critic, Dr Jamie Goode, author of Flawless, Understanding Faults in Wine, for a whistle-stop tour of everything that might go wrong with a bottle of wine - and how to spot a fault. Drinks featured (*spirits chosen this week, to avoid associating wines with faults) - All gold medal winners: Shibui Whisky Company 10 YO Pure Malt Loch Lomond Whiskies 10 YO Single Malt Scotch Whisk...
Nov 24, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 137
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David explores the wines of Sauternes and its smaller sub-zone Barsac - some of the oldest and most famous in the world - to discuss its terroir and the magical effects of ‘noble rot’, with guests Jean-Jacques Dubourdieu, co-President of the Sauternes & Barsac appellations and Mathilde Aseretto, owner of Château Quincarnon. Wines featured: M&S - Maison Sichel L'or Du Ciron 2016 (gold) Chateau de Sours ...
Nov 17, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 136
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Amanda Barnes, author of the South America Wine Guide, chats to David about the wines of Uruguay, its maritime climate, the grape varieties that thrive there, its rich tradition of family wineries and, of course, the country’s distinctive food culture. Drinks featured (includes neighbouring regions, Brazil/Argentina): Vinícola Campestre Zanotto Malbec 2022 (silver) Terrazas de los Andes Grand Cabernet Sauvigno...
Nov 10, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 135
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Master of Wine, Sarah Abbott, and Turkish wine writer and critic, Gozdem Gurbuzatik, join David to talk about Turkey’s evolving wine scene, the challenges producers face, its distinctive indigenous grapes and the wines you must try. IWSC medal winners from Turkey (all gold): Akberg Lethe Ercis Karasi 2021 Kalpak Tarim Chateau Kalpak 2019 Kocabag Bagcilik Ve Sarapcilik Kocabag Leo's 2020 Yedi Bilgeler Sarapcili...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 134
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. World famous for his acting roles, including The Wire, Luther and playing Nelson Mandela, and as a DJ, Idris Elba has turned his hand to wine, with friend David Farber, creating a boutique range, Porte Noire, which has launched a new rosé Champagne. Both men chat to David about what inspired them. Featured drinks: Piper Heidsieck Cuvée Brut NV (gold) Bisol1542 Dry 2022 (gold) Akido Mukuzani 2021, Corporation G...
Oct 27, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 133
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. This week, highlights of Series 11. Henry Jeffreys, Julia Harding MW, Ryan Chetiyawardana, aka Mr Lyan, Sandy Hyslop, Sarah Heller MW and Anne Bousquet and Labid Ameri of Domaine Bousquet are among David’s highlights from the most recent series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 132
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. He opened his first bar, White Lyan in London’s East End, just a decade ago, yet Ryan Chetiyawardana is now the world’s most awarded bartender. To celebrate London Cocktail Week, his celebrated Lyan bars have been recreated together - and he also has a new cocktail book to inspire us to mix at home. Medal winners featured (all spirits, gold outstanding medal winners): Loch Lomond Whiskies 10 YO Single Malt Sco...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 131
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David talks to Master of Wine Julia Harding, lead editor of the Oxford Companion to Wine to find out what’s new in the, just-released, fifth edition of the OCW, a much-loved reference tome, totalling more than a million words on wine. Wines featured (all gold medal winners): Casa da Passarella Abanico Reserva 2021 Gemtree Wines Ernest Allan Shiraz 2021 Marathasa Wines, Amarantos Yiannoudi 2021 Silvio Carta Per...
Oct 06, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 130
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. The low and no category is big business, with double digit growth as drinkers choose to abstain, or just have a little less. David chats to Bev Zero’s Irem Eren, who is dedicating the latest stage of her career to the development of no and low. Low and no winners (all gold): Giesen 0% Pinot Gris NV Giesen 0% Merlot NV Edenvale Cabernet Sauvignon NV Dzjing Bergamot Botivo Slow Sipping Botanicals AmaricoAperitiv...
Sep 29, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 129
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David talks to the dynamic couple behind one of Argentina’s fastest growing premium wine brands, Domaine Bousquet, which recently triumphed at the IWSC with a trio of gold medals. David hears how the story began, in rural France, and how it made the Uco Valley its own. Wines featured (all gold medal, winners judged ‘in situ’ in Argentina): Domaine Bousquet Gran Bousquet Organic Malbec 2021 Bodegas Bianchi Gran...
Sep 22, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 128
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. With its ability to retain high acidity in the summer sun, Assyrtiko is now planted around the world, but it never tastes the same as it does when it comes from its home in Santorini. David talks to pioneering producer, Yiannis Paraskevopoulos, at Gaia Wines, to find out why. Greek wines and spirits featured: Estate Argyros Cuvee Evdemon 2019 (gold) Estate Argyros Assyrtiko 2021 (silver) Lafazanis Winery Geome...
Sep 15, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 127
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David’s guest is a whisky legend: Master Blender and Director of Inventory at Chivas Brothers, Sandy Hyslop, talks about his 40-year-career crafting whisky, how he learnt his skill, his approach to innovation and his favourite dram. Whisky medal winners: Chivas Brothers Royal Salute 62 Gun Salute Blended Scotch Whisky (gold and trophy) Royal Salute 30 Year Old Key To The Kingdom Blended Scotch Whisky (gold) Ch...
Sep 08, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 126
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David chats to Master of Wine, Sarah Heller, about her series of detailed reports on Italian fine wine, being published across the month of September by Club Oenologique, featuring Tuscany’s Chianti Classico and Brunello, Piedmont’s Barolo and Barbaresco, plus Amarone di Valpolicella. Featured wines: La Togata Seconda Stella a Destra 2018 (gold) Fattoria La Vialla Riserva 2013 Vin Santo Del Chianti Occhio Di P...
Sep 01, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 125
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David travels to The Uco Valley for a special episode focused on altitude winemaking in Argentina, featuring legendary names including Daniel Pi, Sebastian Zuccardi and Silvio Alberto, plus Alistair Cooper MW. IWSC Argentina ‘in situ’ gold medal winners: Domaine Bousquet Ameri Single Vineyard Organic Red Blend 2020 Bodegas Bianchi Gran Famiglia Malbec 2020 Chakana Ayni Malbec 2020 Antigal Aduentus Cabernet Fra...
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 124
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. On the Rhône’s Right Bank, Lirac might still be a well-kept secret for some, despite its long and illustrious history of winemaking, but its reputation is growing, so for this special edition David talks to Alistair Cooper MW, and winemakers, Pierre Fabre at Château Mont Redon and Gérald Lafont, at Domaine d’Arbousset. Spirits featured: Armorik 10 YO Breton Single Malt Whisky (gold) Bartavelle Mediterranean Gr...
Aug 18, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 123
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Though the Côtes du Rhône is a shorthand for red, its white and rosé wines are growing in stature. David talks to renowned Rhône experts, the author Matt Walls, Master of Wine Liz Gabay and her son Ben Bernheim to find out more. Wines featured: Bonpas Réserve de Bonpas, Côtes du Rhône, 2022 (silver) Château la Verrerie Grand Deffand, Luberon 2021 (silver) Les Combes de Saint Sauveur Terra Vitis 2022 (silver) H...
Aug 11, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 122
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. The astonishing rise of English wine is the theme as Henry Jeffreys, author of the ‘Vines in a Cold Climate’, released today, joins David to talk about his book telling the story of the pioneers who have pursued their dream, often against the odds. Featured wines: Raimes English Sparkling Classic Brut 2018 (Gold) Hattingley Valley Wines Classic Reserve Brut NV (Gold) Langham Wine Estate Pinot Noir Brut Nature ...
Aug 04, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 121
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David presents his favourite moments from series 10 including renowned Argentine chef Francis Mallmann, Dr Laura Catena of Catena Zapata, Master Distiller Ian Chang of Karuizawa Distillers, Antonio Capaldo of Feudi di San Gregorio, Sarah Abbott MW talking about Georgian wine and IWSC emerging talent winner Alex Brogan on democratising wine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jul 28, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 120
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. There’s an A to Z of what might make a spritz, from Aperol to Zinfandel, so David looks at how the simple spritz took the world by storm - and what might be next for this most refreshing of summer serves with Joel Harrison and James Stimson. Tesco Vermouth Bianco (gold and trophy winner) Antica Distilleria Quaglia Berto Vermouth di Torino Rosso NV (silver) Gruppo Campari 1757 Vermouth di Torino Sweet NV (silve...
Jul 21, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 119
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. With a proud history of making wine, a scandal that resulted in some of the most stringent standards in the world, a range of characterful indigenous grape varieties and some well-priced fine wine, Freddy Bulmer from The Wine Society joins David to share their passion for Austrian wine. (all gold medal winners from Austria) Winery Aigner Ried Obere Sandgrube Privat Grüner Veltliner 2021 Domäne Baumgartner Oran...
Jul 14, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 118
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David is joined by one of the whisky world’s most accomplished names, Ian Chang, who made his name at Taiwan’s Kavalan Distillery, about his brand new project in Japan: Karuizawa’s Komoro Distillery. Featured: Kavalan Distillery Select No.2 Single Malt Whisky (silver) Kavalan Distillery King Car Conductor Single Malt Whisky (silver) Shibui Whisky Company 10 YO Pure Malt Whisky (gold/trophy) Nagahama Distillery...
Jul 07, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 117
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. To celebrate being guest editor of the latest edition of Club Oenologique, pioneering Patagonian chef Francis Mallmann joins David to talk about his love of fire, flames and fine wine and why he won’t be offering a pairing menu anytime soon. Featured: La Maison et Velier, Version Française Domaine d'Espérance 17 YO Petit Lot Armagnac (gold and trophy) Bhakta Spirits 1973 Armagnac (gold) Domaine Tariquet Plant ...
Jun 30, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 116
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David travels to Georgia to learn about its distinctive indigenous grape varieties and how to navigate them, the long history that underpins its wine culture and why the qvevri remains so important in the production of its wines. Features Sarah Abbott MW, Irakli Cholobargia and chef, Tekuna Cachechiladze. Featured wines (all gold medal winners) Ruispiri Qvevri Rkatsiteli 2021 Satrapezo Saperavi 2019 - from JSC...
Jun 23, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 115
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David chats with Antonio Capaldo, the CEO and head winemaker for Feudi di San Gregorio, a pioneer in premium wines from the hills of his native Campania. They talk about his unusual background as a global financier, his passion for his region’s indigenous grapes and old vines and the connection between art and fine wine. Featured medal winners: Corte Del Golfo Coda Di Volpe 2022 (gold) Bisol1542 Cartizze, Dry ...
Jun 16, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 114
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David talks to one of the most important figures in Argentine wine, Dr Laura Catena, at the helm of family winery Catena Zapata. Until recently a practising paediatrician at a San Francisco hospital she talks about the influence of her pioneering father, Nicolas, the importance of science, sustainability and old vines in the production of distinctive altitude wines. There’s even a moment for an empanada. Featu...
Jun 09, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 113
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David travels to New York’s Long Island to visit its wineries as the region prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Featured wines: Boundary Breaks Ice Wine 2020 (gold) Hosmer Winery Limited Release Cabernet Franc 2020 (silver) Wolffer Estate Caya Cabernet Franc 2019 (silver) Lieb Cellars Cabernet Franc 2021 (silver) Red Newt Cellars The Knoll Riesling 2017 (silver) McCall Wines Reserve Pinot Noir 2014 (br...
Jun 02, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 112
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David talks to Cotswold farmers Tim and Tanya Spittle whose desire for diversification inspired them to create an innovative sheep’s milk vodka, Blacklion, that’s already picking up fans, including Gordon Ramsey, and winning awards. Featured vodka: Virtuous Spirits Rye Vodka (gold and trophy winner) Destillerie Farthofer Darauf Einen Hüpperling (gold) Cutwater Spirits Fugu Vodka, California (gold) Deep Eddy Vo...
May 26, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 111
