A wine podcast bringing the joys of wine to wherever you are in the world. This is the place for fun, casual wine conversations, with tips, wine facts and wine tasting to inspire your next bottle of wine or vineyard visit. Listen to Winemakers, Sommeliers and Master of Wines who share their extensive knowledge, talking about wine regions and their terroir, their favourite wine pairings and winemaking techniques. This podcast is ideal for anyone starting their wine journey and studying WSET level 1 and 2 or just some great revision for those of you going even further. So grab that wine glass and lets get stuck in!
Episodes
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
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We are back with wine educator Jimmy Smith for part two and we are talking about the wines from the Canary Islands. We'll be looking at the major grapes that grow across this sun worshipers Archipelago, with a major focus on Tenerife. Why Tenerife? Because this is the main producer and exporter of Canarian wines with an incredibly rich and interesting history.
His YouTube channel “Wine with Jimmy” and his other wine businesses. He has just started making wine in England. We'll be discussing his journey, some wine disaster stories and then will get stuck in to learning about Jura. So, pour yourself a glass of wine and let's go.
If you want to skip ahead:
1.53: Discussing Jimmy’s YouTube channel “Wine with Jimmy”
12.23: Visiting the Canary Islands and the intrigue of these volcanic wines
17.00: The biggest island Tenerife and it’s wine history
22.12: The Epic Wines of the Canary Islands by Santo Bains – a must read
24.31: Listán Blanco
30.10: Cordon Trenzado – the art of trellising in Tenerife
34.26: Touching on the DO’s
36.11: Listán Negro
42.00: Negramoll
44:00: Tacoronte-Acentejo DO
46.30: Baboso Negro
49.00: Castellana Negra
50.51: Lanzarote
NOTE: The is an episode on Wines of Lanzarote (Ep49) with Ollie Horton of Wine Tours Lanzarote. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN.
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Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
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I AM BACK FOR 2023! And I am starting strong. I have wine educator Jimmy Smith talking to us about the Jura wine region in France. Jimmy is one of the best wine educators out there. You'll hear through this podcast all about Jimmy's wine schools. His YouTube channel “Wine with Jimmy” and his other wine businesses. He has just started making wine in England. We'll be discussing his journey, some wine disaster stories and then will get stuck in to learning about Jura. So, pour yourself a glass of wine and let's go.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.08: How did Jimmy get the wine bug
6.24: Jimmy’s best wine disaster stories during his career
15.58: Talking Jura
22.35: The Terroir in Jura
25.26: Pinot Noir in Burgundy compared to Jura
27.14: Beare Green Winery in England (Jimmy’s winery) and using Burgundy V Champagne clones
35.28: The grape variety Poulsard
39.59: The grape variety Trousseau
43.07: The grape variety Savagnin
48.00: Chateau Chalon and aging Savagnin under flor
50.47: La Percée du Vin Jaune, wine festival in February
53.29: The three styles of Savagnin
56.44: Vin de Paille
58.50: The history of aging wine under flor
1.01.13: L’etoile sub region
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Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
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This is Part 2, all about Romanian wine and we are continuing our conversation with Philip Cox, Owner of the largest Romanian Winery, Cramele Recas. In this episode we will focus on the country’s flagship variety: Fetească Neagră but we will also be discussing the other grapes you need to try alongside Pinot Noir which is just incredible value. We will also be talking natural wine, organic wine and orange wine alongside some very interesting conversations on the wine packaging crisis. Enjoy!
If you want to skip ahead:
3.05: The wine packaging crisis
6.15: Philip’s answer to combat the glass crisis
12.57: Natural wine – opinions
17.15: Talking about and tasting the Orange Natural Wine 2021 £10.99 Clickndrink.co.uk £9.99 Mix 12 Averys of Bristol
25.09: The winemakers behind the wines of Cramele Recas
27.54: How many Romanian wines are there and area under vine
29.24: Romania’s flagship grape variety: Fetească Neagră
33.41: Talking and tasting the Curious Parallel Fetească Neagră 2020 £9.99 Virgin Wines
37.56: Pinot Noir In Romania
42.56: Complications of making Organic wines
47.13: The other grapes in Romania that people must try: some international, some indigenous varieties
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Until next time, Cheers to you!
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
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Today’s episode is all about Romanian wine. And who better to talk about this than the owner of the largest Romanian Winery, Cramele Recas, responsible for more than 50% of all of Romania's wines that are exported. So, English born Philip Cox, is going to be taking us through the wine regions of this much lesser-known eastern European country. He'll be taking us on his own journey of how he ended up in Romania, the challenges he's had to take on, how to deal with adversity, how to think outside of the box, how to market to the right customer. We will, of course, be tasting and talking about one of the most famous indigenous grape varieties of Romania, Fetească regală, which means royal madam. We will discuss tourism in this beautiful country, wine making choices.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.36: How English born Philip ended up owning and running a Romanian winery
13.45: The size of Cramele Recas in terms of production and export
15.44: All the main wine regions of Romania and the grapes that grow there
19.27: Discussing the white grape variety Fetească regală
23.24: Tasting Fetele Fetească regală 2021 £10.45 Corney & Barrow
31.19: Tasting Pasari, Chardonnay - Fetească regală 2021 £9.95 Corney & Barrow
34.03: Storing all wines at 5 degrees Celsius and its effect on wines
36.22: The 2021 vintage in Romania
37.16: Describing the vineyards in Recas
41.10: Visiting the winery – and advice on a trip to Timișoara aka ‘Little Vienna
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Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
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This is part 2 of the deep dive series into Fortified wines: a new style of episode specifically designed to help out my WSET diploma friends. If you haven’t heard part 1, you need to go back to Episode 113 which covers intensely Sherry, Vin Doux Naturels and Rutherglen Muscat. This part 2, covering Port and Madiera. This is a flashcard-style podcast, which is a useful way for those trying to memorize the information, however, for all of you who just love wine and want to know more and increase your knowledge, this will still be a really interesting episode as you can just play it all the way through like any other episode.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.34: Port
24.54: Madeira
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Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
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This is part two with Carlos de Jesus from Amorim. Now we are continuing our journey into the wonderful sustainable world of cork production. This episode, you're gonna learn about the species of tree, the percentage of cork trees in Portugal compared to the rest of the Southern Iberian peninsula. You'll learn about some incredible investment that Amorim’s done to speed up the time in which the tree bark can in fact be used and we will touch on how long is normal to wait for a tree to be ready. By the end of the episode, you're gonna know how old these trees tend to get and how to actually harvest the bark. The incredibly long process of turning that bark into a cork stopper, then there is a common misconception of how oxygen is transmitted through the cork. So, Carlos will do some debunking and then right at the end you're gonna learn how to check the quality of your cork and to know that it is in good condition.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.44: The species of cork tree
3.57: Where in Portugal are the cork oak trees found
6.41: Who owns the cork oak tree forests and how long it takes for an oak tree to be ready to have it’s bark used for cork production
7.58: Amorim investment plans to speed up tree development
11.11: How old cork oak tree lives to
12.42: How to harvest the bark from the tree
15.05: Sustainability story for the people
20.16: How oxygen ACTUALLY gets into the wine inside the bottle – the truth
22.22: The advantage of natural cork over screwcap
27.07: The different types of corks at Amorim and their prices
28.51: How does the plank of bark get turned into a cylinder cork?
34.59: How do you check that your cork is in good condition?
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Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
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Today's theme is Cork, a natural wine stopper that has been used for centuries. They come from a forest habitat with incredible biological diversity. With the explosion of screw caps in the last 20 years, many began predicting that cork stopper would become obsolete. But the story behind cork is so much more than the fact that they are adequate at sealing the neck of a glass bottle. There are the people, the animals, an epic story of sustainability. And so, this episode, I'm talking with Carlos De Jesus, who heads the marketing and communications department at Amorim Cork, the world's leading company in the cork sector. In part one we touch on TCA, Trichloroanisole. This has been the nightmare story for cork as when wine comes in contact with a natural cork that has been affected by TCA, it changes the flavors of that wine for the worst. Flavours such as musty, wet cardboard. But we will also touch on the science that has now been used to eliminate TCA, and offers a non-detectable TCA guarantee on cork. You're going to understand the composition of a single cork and how it works, why it truly is one of the world's greatest sustainability stories, which countries produce cork, the age of the trees, and when it was first discovered. And next week will we touch on everything else, like harvesting the bark and how to convert that into the cylinder cork that we know.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.52: How did Carlos get into the Cork industry
5.43: Carlos' best wine memories
10.51: More about Amorim, the leading producer of cork and how they used technology to defeat TCA, including:
- detecting TCA
- the number of wine bottles made in a year (how many to each type of closure)
21.24: The number of cells in a single cork
24.27: The sustainability story of cork
27.39: Where are the cork oak forests
30.14: How long cork oak trees have been around and when were they first used as cork
32.06: Describing a cork oak forest during harvest
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Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
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This is Part two with South American wine specialist Lee Issacs. We are continuing on with Chile. We will talk about old vine Carignan, and discuss one of the associations that are really making waves in Chile, Vigno. Alongside that, we'll also be talking about MOVI, another movement that you need to know about. We also highlight old vine Pais. You will learn about it's flavours and where it originally came from. You also might find it interesting to know how winemakers in Chile are going back to the old winemaking techniques. So we will be talking about the traditional style and apparatus that is used.
If you want to skip ahead:
1.00: Wine facts on Chile's grape plantings throughout history
2.00: The synonyms of Carignan around the world
2.49: Vigno - Vignadores de Carignan
12.22: Flavours of Carignan
12.57: Talking about and tasting Garage Wine Co Lot #48, Portezuelo vineyard, Carignan 2013 About £27
17.15: Talking about Torres as a winery and it's history
20.36: Tasting Miguel Torres Vigno Carignan 2016 Current vintage release £13.99 Waitrose
24.16: MOVI - Movimiento de Viñateros Independientes
30.57: Old Vine Pais, it's flavours and it's story
39.32: Pipeño - what does it mean, and the tradional way to make wines in Chile
NOTE: If you enjoyed listening to Lee Issacs, he has just started his own podcast with Balfour Wineries Head Winemaker Fergus Elias, and it's called The Maker and The Merchant. Check it out HERE.
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Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
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This episode is all about Chile and the grape variety Carmenère. Lee Issacs is joining me, a South American wine specialist, wine merchant and wine educator. You will learn some interesting stories about this grapes past, how it was rediscovered after 150 years and why it has struggles to get the attention it deserves. There’s certainly a few wine facts in this episode that aren’t often discussed so you will certainly learn something new.
If you want to skip ahead:
3.35: How Lee got into the wine industry
10.05: Describing The Worlds Best Winery: Piedra Infintia – Familia Zuccardi
14.57: Why is Chile so special
19.14: The three biggest wineries in Chile and the effect they have had on the country and it’s exports
23.23: The story of Carmenère
27.01: The discovery and resurrection of Carmenère
31.16: The issue with labelling Carmenère once it was discovered
33.28: Carmenère’s other name: Grande Vidure
34.11: Carmenère’s history starting in France and how it’s hard to grow.
37.21: Viticulturally what Carmenère needs
39.06: Flavours of Carmenère
41.30: Regions in Chile to find best Carmenère
NOTE: If you enjoyed listening to Lee Issacs, he has just started his own podcast with Balfour Wineries Head Winemaker Fergus Elias, and it's called The Maker and The Merchant. Check it out HERE.
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Until next time, Cheers to you!
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
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This is part 2 with Chris Tyrrell of Tyrrell’s Wines. We are looking at Shiraz from the Hunter Valley, but it's not anything like you would identify as an Aussie Shiraz. These are incredibly different from all Shiraz and Syrahs around the world. We will also be talking old Vines. Tyrrell’s has some of the oldest vines in the world, and in fact, you will learn they might quite possibly have more super old vine single vineyards than anyone else in the world. We will also be chatting about the fires, about vintages and going into far more detail in general about the Hunter Valley wine region. And to finish we will also touch on their Chardonnay’s. Get ready to know Hunter Valley and Tyrrell Wine’s in its entirety.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.38: The climate of Hunter Valley
5.53: The beauty and the landscaping of Hunter Valley – Why visit
7.00: The best vintages in Hunter Valley
8.24: The fire in 2020
12.01: Chris’ winemaking experience, and favourite part of winemaking
16.08: Hunter Valley Shiraz V Barossa Valley Shiraz
18.18: Talking about and tasting The Hunter Valley Shiraz 2019 £17 Vinvm £19 Noble Green Wines
21.31: Talking about and tasting The Old Hillside Shiraz 2019 £30 Uncorked – 2018 vintage
25.37: Adding in whole bunch and what it adds
26.58: The Old Patch Shiraz – planted in 1867
29.57: Hunter Valley’s old vines – and the old vines of Tyrrell’s
33.01: Tyrrell’s Single Vineyard Chardonnay
35.30: How to visit Hunter Valley
37.14: The Lower Hunter Valley – were most wineries are located
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