Parri Estate and Fleurieu Peninsula
This week we talk to Michael House from Parri Estate in the Fleurieu Peninsula, Australia. We discover the differences between the Fleurieu Peninsula and neighbouring McLaren Vale region.
Feb 09, 2007
UK Wine Show
The UK Wine Show is all about wine and the UK wine scene. We interview winemakers, consumers, wine bar owners, scientists, you name it, if it is about wine in the UK we will cover it. Almost all good wine from around the world washes up on these shores so we'll find out more about the people behind the wines that are making a splash.
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Jamie Goode on wine faults
Jamie Goode is an expert in the science of winemaking. His book Wine Science provides an indepth reference for wine producers across a range of issues. In this interview we explore common wine faults such as Brettanomyces and volatile acidity.
Feb 02, 2007
Richard Selley Global Warming and Wine in Britain
Richard Selley is a Professor of Geology and a Senior Research Fellow at Imperial College, London. He is author of The Winelands of Britain and shares with us his knowledge on climate change in Britain relating to wine.
Jan 26, 2007
Isabelle Legeron on the Master of Wine programme
Isabelle Legeron from Wine Labs is studying for her Master of Wine. Find out how Isabelle has found the course, what her motivations are and the rewards she hopes an 'MW' may bring.
Jan 19, 2007
Chris Foss, Plumpton College
Chris Foss is Head of Wine Studies at Plumpton College in Sussex. He is half-French and Bordeaux-trained. Chris brings us up to speed on the wine courses on offer at Plumpton.
Jan 12, 2007
Ian Harris, Wine and Spirit Education Trust
Ian Harris is Chief Executive of the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET). He has been in the wine trade for 30 years and joined WSET in 2002. We find out what's on offer and how Ian has instigated change.
Jan 05, 2007
Roger Corder, The Wine Diet
Roger Corder is the author of a new book, The Wine Diet. He sets out to explain the health benefits of red wine and how drinking in moderation, with food, may help lower the risk of heart-related disease. Roger asks are all red wines equal?
Dec 29, 2006
Aged Semillon with Phil Ryan, Mount Pleasant
Phil Ryan is Chief Winemaker at Mount Pleasant in Hunter Valley and has been with parent company McWilliams for 41 years. Phil takes us through a vertical tasting of Semillons and explains how the wine's character changes as it ages.
Dec 22, 2006
Taylor's Port with Rod Smith MW, Mentzendorff
Rod Smith MW explains the different port styles made by top producer Taylor's and how to store and serve it. We taste Taylor's 1985 Vintage Port to discover how it has aged over the past 21 years.
Dec 15, 2006
Matthew Jukes
Wine expert Matthew Jukes writes the Daily Mail wine column and his Top 250 is the UKs no.1 wine guide. We talk about life as a wine writer and get Matthew's recommendations for Christmas 2006 drinking.
Dec 08, 2006
Mt Difficulty Michael Herrick
Mt Difficulty is a top producer of Pinot Noir in Central Otago, New Zealand. Michael Herrick talks to us about the wines being produced at Mt Difficulty and techniques employed in the vineyard.
Dec 01, 2006
Simon Waghorn, Astrolabe and Whitehaven winemaker
Simon Waghorn has 20 years experience as a winemaker. In 1995 he began making wine for Whitehaven in Marlborough and now has his own label, Astrolabe. We discover the differences in style between the two brands and the winemakers influence.
Nov 24, 2006
Oz Clarke UK Wine Communicator of the year
Oz Clarke is one of wine world's best known personalities and is Wine Communicator of the Year for 2006. He is back on TV on 22 November with a six-part BBC series 'Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure'.
Nov 17, 2006
Ridgeview and the 2006 English Harvest Mike Roberts
Mike Roberts is the owner of Ridgeview Estate, a top English sparkling wine producer. His wines consistently win international awards so what makes them so successful and able to compete with Champagne?
Nov 10, 2006
The Zork! John Brooks from Zork
Zork is a revolutionary wine closure that seals like a screwcap and pops like a cork. It has been developed to help solve the problem of cork taint and random oxidation associated with natural corks. John Brooks, co-founder of Zork, explains the benefits.
Nov 03, 2006
The Frenchman's generic generic and Chris Skyrme from Sopexa
Sopexa work with the French generic bodies to promote French wines as a whole. Chris Skyrme brings us up to speed with how they are promoting their wines to the UK consumer.
Oct 27, 2006
Wine Show Preview with Isabelle Legeron and Chris Skyrme from Sopexa
This week we preview The Wine Show with wine expert Isabelle Legeron and head of PR for the French Wines Experience, Chris Skyrme. The Wine Show is on from 26-29 October 2006 at the Islington Business Design Centre in London.
Oct 20, 2006
Granite Belt Australia's least known wine region Leanne Gangemi Ballandean
The Granite Belt in Queensland, Australia is at 28 degrees latitude - outside the normal range for growing grapes. Chris met up with Leanne Gangemi of Ballandean winery to find out how they are able to successfully make good wine.
Oct 13, 2006
Organic wine, Steve Caracatsanoudis, Robinvale
Steve Caracatsanoudis runs Robinvale Organic Wines with his brother Bill. Their biodynamic vineyards were established in 1980 in Victoria, Australia. We find out how bio-dynamic farming puts life into the soil, the grapes and ultimately, the wine.
Oct 06, 2006
Organic wine, Lance Pigott Vintage Roots
Lance Pigott is a founder of Vintage Roots, the UK's leading organic wine company. We catch up with him to find out about a thriving organic wine industry that includes biodynamic, vegan and sulphur-free wines.
Sep 29, 2006
The UK Wine Consumer, Richard Halstead of Wine Intelligence
Richard Halstead of Wine Intelligence provides an insight into how UK consumers approach wine, revealing our attitudes and behaviour when it comes to buying and drinking the stuff.
Sep 22, 2006
The intelligence behind wine, Richard Halstead of Wine Intelligence
We get the lowdown from Richard Halstead of Wine Intelligence on market research into wine and the wine industry. In the first of two interviews with Richard catch up on the latest trends on the UK high street.
Sep 15, 2006
Decanter Awards
In our second interview with Decanter we talk to Clare Seel about the Decanter World Wine Awards. The 2006 results are just out providing wine drinking recommendations for consumers across the globe.
Sep 08, 2006
Decanter The UK's leading wine magazine
This week we interview Guy Woodward and Adam Lechmere at Decanter, the UK's top wine consumer magazine. We find out who is reading it and what to expect inside the covers.
Sep 01, 2006
The wine show preview
The Wine Show was launched in 2005 at the Business Design Centre in Islington. 12,000 consumers attended, making it one of the largest wine focused shows in the UK. We talk to the people behind the show and see what they have in store for us this year.
Aug 25, 2006
Pieter Ferreira from Graham Beck wines on winemaking in South Africa part 2
Pieter Ferreira, winemaker at Graham Beck, tastes three wines with us and explains how they are made. Find out why he makes sparkling wines in barrels and how he prefers his barrels burnt on the inside to a medium toast!
Aug 18, 2006
Pieter Ferreira from Graham Beck wines on winemaking in South Africa part 1
In a two part series we talk with Pieter Ferreira winemaker at Graham Beck, one of South Africa's top sparkling wine producers. Peter talks about South African wine industry social responsibility and Nasa satellites.
Aug 11, 2006
Huw Gott from The Marquess Tavern
In the last of our three part series we speak to Huw Gott of gastro pub, The Marquess Tavern, to find out about their wine list and the wines people are drinking this summer.
Aug 04, 2006
Wine buyer Mathew Cooper from Ellis of Richmond
This week is the second in a three part series looking behind the scenes at restaurant wines. Matthew Cooper, wine buyer at Ellis of Richmond, reveals some of the differences between restaurant and supermarket wines.
Jul 28, 2006
James Ellis from Ellis of Richmond
We talk to James Ellis of Ellis of Richmond, supplier of wine to the independent restaurant trade, and pick up tips on what to look out for on wine lists.
Jul 21, 2006
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