Tim Atkin MW on the French wine industry
Tim Atkin MW is wine critic and writer for The Observer. A passionate Francophile, Tim shares his views on the French wine industry and presents the highlights and opportunities.
Mar 24, 2008
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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Richard Smart Climate Change and Wine 4
Dr Richard Smart is a world-leading viticulturist and canopy management specialist. We ask how climate change will affect current wine regions.
Mar 21, 2008
Dr Hans Schultz Climate Change and Wine 3 Impact on Viticulture in Europe
Dr Hans Schultz is Professor at the Department of Viticulture in The Geisenheim Research Institute of Germany. He has researched the impact of climate change on Viticulture and talks about how increasing temperatures might affect grape-growing in Europe.
Mar 14, 2008
Greg Jones Climate Change and Wine 2 Climatology
Greg Jones is a Professor of Climatology at the University of Oregon in the United States. We talk about the big picture for climate change and what it means for the wine industry.
Mar 07, 2008
Pancho Campo Climate Change and Wine 1 Introduction
Pancho Campo of the Wine Academy of Spain is the organiser of the International Conference on Climate Change and Wine. We caught up with Pancho on the eve of the conference to discuss the key messages.
Feb 29, 2008
Ernst Loosen on German Wine
The Dr Loosen estate has been in the Loosen family for 200 years. Ernst Loosen took over in 1988 and has been creating world-class wines ever since. We find out why Ernst believes German wine is hot right now.
Feb 22, 2008
Phil Laffer of Jacobs Creek on managing alcohol in winemaking
Phil Laffer, winemaker at Jacobs Creek, talks about how the company has set a goal to reduce the alcohol levels of their wines to below 14% abv.
Feb 15, 2008
Greg Hay on the Otago, New Zealand
Greg Hay of Peregrine Wines set up Chard Farm in Central Otago in 1986. We find out how the Otago wine region divides up and how Greg has been played his part in its success.
Feb 08, 2008
Olly Smith
Olly Smith has been presenting wine on British television since 2005 when he won Hardys Wine Idol competition. He appears on BBC Saturday Kitchen and the Richard and Judy Wine Club. We chat to him about what he gets up to and why he loves it so much.
Feb 01, 2008
Tim How on the Majestic Retail Management Programme
Tim How is CEO of Majestic Wines. Each year they recruit around 150 people onto their Retail Management Programme. We ask Tim about the programme and the opportunities for career progression at Majestic.
Jan 25, 2008
Harpers Podcast 1 New Zealand wine growers
The first Harpers' podcast, sponsored by New Zealand Winegrowers and produced by the UK Wine Show, gives behind-the-scene insight in a round-table discussion with Philip Gregan and producers from Trinity Hill, Neudorf and Felton Road take part.
Jan 25, 2008
Wine MBA at the Royal Agricultural College
Nikki Garrett runs wine modules as part of the Wine MBA at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. We find out what's involved in this course that equips graduates for careers in the wine industry.
Jan 18, 2008
85 Greg Hay on Sustainable Viticulture
Greg Hay of Peregrine Wines has been involved in the Central Otago wine industry for 21 years. We talk to him about the Peregrine winery and the New Zealand sustainable wine programme.
Jan 11, 2008
Blair and Estelle Hunt on Sustainable Viticulture
Blair and Estelle Hunt of Bald Hills,Central Otago have recently won an international award for sustainable viticulture. We ask what it means to be sustainable in the clean, green land we call New Zealand.
Jan 04, 2008
Blair and Estelle Hunt of Bald Hills Central Otago
Blair and Estelle Hunt own Bald Hills in Central Otago, New Zealand. Their 2005 Pinot Noir scooped Champion Red at the International Wine Challenge in 2007 attracting huge interest. We visited the vineyard to find out more.
Dec 28, 2007
Harpers with editor Richard Siddle
Richard Siddle is editor at Harpers Wine and Spirit magazine and was brought on board for the relaunch in 2007. We find out about the new magazine and the changes that have been made.
Dec 21, 2007
Tasting Buddy with Paul Fitzpatrick
Tasting Buddy is a tool to enable the flow of information about a bottle of wine from the producer to the end user. Founder Paul Fitzpatrick explains how it is starting to be utilised by the trade at tastings and shows.
Dec 14, 2007
Tim Atkin MW 2007 Wine Communicator of the Year
Tim Atkin MW is a leading wine writer in the UK and has been writing for The Observer since 1993. He won the 2007 IWSC Wine Communicator of the Year award in recognition of his contribution to wine education. We catch up with Tim to find out more.
Dec 07, 2007
Rozes winemaker Antonio Saraiva
Antonio Saraiva is winemaker and general manager for Port house Rozes. We find out about the vineyards and terroir of the Douro region.
Nov 30, 2007
Rozes Port with Sarah Hicks
Sarah Hicks, Sarah is the UK Manager for Vranken Pommery Monopole. They are the people behind Port house Rozes and Sao Pedro das Aguias. We talk to her about Rozes and which is more important - history or innovation.
Nov 23, 2007
aBecketts Vineyard Paul Langham
aBecketts Vineyard in Wiltshire was established by Paul Langham and wife Lynn in 2001. With 6 acres under vine of 5 grape varieties they're producing some interesting styles of English wine. Paul tells us about growing grapes on the Salisbury Plain.
Nov 16, 2007
Robert Joseph
Robert Joseph is a renowned wine expert and writer and the man responsible for launching the International Wine Challenge awards back in 1984. We talk to him about his latest book, his new wines and the emergence of new latitude wines.
Nov 02, 2007
Murray McHenry of McHenry Hohnen Vintners
McHenry Hohnen Vintners is a family owned wine producer sourcing grapes from four vineyards in Margaret River. We catch up with Murray McHenry to hear how their natural approach to growing grapes is reaping rewards.
Nov 02, 2007
Mike Ratcliffe Grape Varieties in South Africa
South Africa is known for Pinotage but there are other grapes coming through including Shiraz and Sauvignon Blanc. We talk to Mike Ratcliffe about the trends in new plantings.
Oct 26, 2007
Neal Martin on wine ratings
Neal Martin is a wine writer for Robert Parker and uses the The Wine Advocate Rating System to evaluate quality. We get to grips with the worlds most famous and powerful wine rating system and the pros and cons of wine ratings.
Oct 22, 2007
The Wine Show with Alicia Coughlan and Charlie Connor
The Wine Show is a consumer exhibition held at the Business Design Centre in Islington. We catch up with the organisers to find out whats on at this year's show.
Oct 12, 2007
Neal Martin on wine writing
Neal Martin writes for Robert Parker, the renowned American wine commentator to give a British perspective to the erobertparker.com website. We hear how Neal first created his own successful wine site and how his distinctive writing style sets him apart.
Oct 05, 2007
Tim How of Majestic on wine retailing
Tim How is CEO at Majestic Wine Warehouses winner of the 2007 Decanter award for Best High Street Retailer. Tim describes Majestic's positioning in the UK and how they compete so successfully.
Sep 28, 2007
Mike Rogers of Philglas and Swiggot
Mike Rogers is co-owner of award-winning independent wine merchant Philglas and Swiggot. Established in 1991 there are now 3 stores in London. Mike gives an insight into retailing wine at the quality end of the spectrum.
Sep 21, 2007
Waitrose Justin Howard-Sneyd MW
Justin Howard-Sneyd is head of wine buying at Waitrose and is one of 5 MWs in the team. Justin explains how Waitrose position their in-store wine departments to appeal to a broad range of customers.
Sep 15, 2007
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