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
Friday Sep 13, 2019
Friday Sep 13, 2019
This filler episode we are talking about the wines of Hungary. Furmint is the countries white grape variety and we talk about its flavours and styles. We discuss other regions of Hungary and the history of their famous red wine - Bulls Blood. Jon shares his love of the Pinot Noirs from Kovacs Nimrod.
We also talk a lot about women in wine including Madame Clicquot of Veuve Clicquot and Angelo Gajas wife and daughter. We díscuss what international women's day means to us. What's your opinion of women in wine, or any industry for that matter, in your country?
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Thursday Sep 05, 2019
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
What a cracking episode, not just because we got to spend it drinking Champagne, but because we got to chat with our guest Charles, who thought it appropriate to bring an egg along to the tasting. You can imagine this is certainly not your standard episode. Alongside Janina being named Janina the Yoghurt, some dyslexia chat and the fact that Charles came with a damp crotch, we manage to talk about vintages of champagne, the grapes used and the new potential varieties the CIVC is planning on crossing. We discuss what disgorgement is and how to do it the traditional way. Learn what food pairs well with champagne, how rose champagne is actually made, grower champagnes, classification of the villages and some labelling terms.
This episode we tasted Rene Jolly RJ Cuvee Speciale (£42, Soho Wine Supply ), Billecart-Salmon Rose NV (£60, Laithewaites ), 2012 Philipponnat Blanc de Noirs Brut ( £49.50 Justerinis ) and Justerini & Brooks, 250th Anniversary Cuvée, Champagne, Extra Dry, NV ( £22, Justerinis )
What’s your favourite champagne? What did you think of the episode? Leave us your comments here or on Instagram/twitter @unfilteredpcast
Cheers!
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Thursday Aug 29, 2019
Thursday Aug 29, 2019
This episode we are joined with Lucy Stevenson who is a wine educator at the WSET. She tells us how she got into the wine industry and we learn all about how the WSET is planning on breaking a Guinness Book Record for the largest ever recorded Sommelierie lesson. This is happening on 9th September 2019 so you still have time to be a part of this. We are also tasting 2 different Sherries, so you can learn the difference between a Fino and an Oloroso Sherry, as well as how they are made.
The Sherries tasted are Valdespino Inocente Single Vineyard Fino and Valdespino Don Gonzalo Oloroso VOS.
- Monday 9th September – Breaking a Guinness World Record with Olly Smith at The Kia Oval
- Saturday 14th September – WSET School London walkaround tasting as part of Bermondsey Street Festival
Wine Education Week sessions on sherry in Amsterdam and Shanghai! You can find all events info. at www.wineeducationweek.com
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Friday Aug 23, 2019
Friday Aug 23, 2019
This week we are joined by Master of Wine Student Pauline Vicard. The theme is The Future of Fine Wine so prepare yourself for a lot of opinions, but all nicely guided back with some clearer definitions from Pauline. Pauline works for the Areni Institute who run studies and research to try and define such a complex and personal definition. We get to learn what it's like to grown up on a vineyard in Burgundy, how Burgundy has changed over the years and all about Pauline's super nose power. We also discuss how the English wine industry is developing.
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
New filler episode out now - it's all about Bordeaux!
Things are changing in Bordeaux. We are talking about the 7 new varieties that have been approved with climate change in mind. And the most expensive wine in the world that is being released by Liber Pater using pre-phylloxera vines. Tune in to listen to us chatting about the region, the best satellite regions for good value Bordeaux, the terroir, grapes, the confusing classification systems and arguing over the best vintages. Learn about the Dutch making huge changes to Bordeaux in the past, and about Lafite Rothschilds new wine coming out of China.
We are tasting a Pom N Roll 2015 by Olivier Teacher from Chateau Gombaude-Guillot! This is such a refreshing wine coming out of Bordeaux, to demonstrate the new modern style winemaking that is slowly coming out of this wonderful wine region.
What is your favorite region? Where do you think are the best value Bordeaux regions? Leave us your comments and feedback on Instagram or twitter @unfilteredpcast
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Meet H, the international wine man of mystery and owner of Wapping wines. This episode is all about Tempranillo, its ageing terms of Rioja, the regions in which it grows, its clones and different names, and it’s white mutation. It wouldn’t be a Unfiltered podcast without food talk: Jon’s giving out free apple pie tips to keep your Mcdonalds warm and we get onto the Cannabis train again with the CBT being used in wines. We are talking specifically about Canna wine where you can choose a red or a white wine with all the medicinal benefits of cannabis.
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This episode we are drinking Almate Alfredo Maestro 2017, Ribera Del Duero, Spain, HB Tempranillo 2016, Vino de la tierra Castilla, Spain and Zuccardi Q Tempranillo 2015, Mendoza, Argentina.
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Monday Jul 29, 2019
Monday Jul 29, 2019
We are joined on this episode by Super Sommelier turned Woodwinters, Account Manager, Sarah Bachiorri. Sara is from Umbria, Italy, so naturally, the theme is Sangiovese.
Learn all about the region Chianti, where Sangiovese hails. We talk about its history, its past problems, clonal research and why you should be looking out for clones R24 and T19 ( yep, seriously! ), We probably spend far too much time talking about sausage rolls ( very us ), but in our defence we were in Gezellig Restaurant and Bar and this could be the best bar snack in London, and at least this time we are eating it, so you get a wine and a food tasting this week. We also have a little chat about the Super Tuscans, Tignanello, Sassicaia and Ornellaia. This week we are tasting Antinori Chianti Classico Reserva 2015, Italy, Cantina Goccia, Nodo 2012, Umbria, Italy and Vinea Marson 2013, Heathcote, Australia
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
This episode we are chatting with Sommelier Rafael Castro in the gorgeous Latin American Restaurant Paladar. No surprise that the theme is on South America, however, we all brought along a bottle of Chilean wine. Viva Chile. Rafael tells us how he goes about building a complete wine list when he only uses wines from South America, and we discuss the exciting things about Chile, with its wild vines, no phylloxera, their innovations, and evolutions. We talk about why Malbec is loved so much, and Burgundy even gets a mini appearance, discussing a few dramas from the region. Janina gets overly dramatic about the weather, and we all get to hear about Jons new love of his life: A dog! And as usual, going off-piste: we talk about the most expensive flight in the world at $18,000 and Julian Assange hiding in Equador ( who? Yes Janina still doesn’t know ). Wines tasted are the Lapostelle Grand Selection Semillon 2014, Pais Salvaje Blanc 2018 by Bouchon and the 2012 La Ronciere, Solares. Salud everyone!
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
We are joined by the beautiful Charlotte Kristensen – ex-lawyer turned wine lover and blogger. Learn about her mid-life gap year in New York and the legacy she left behind. Charlotte tells us all about her work with the Loire Valley. We talk all about this amazing region, its gems but also its difficulties with labelling terms. Uruguay gets a decent focus too as a wine region and as a country, we all should visit. We discuss Prosecco Superiore DOCG and how it is celebrating it’s 50 years and also the best vintages of Port. We still manage to talk about Japanese toilets squirting up your bum, sexy French accents and an incredible wine label called Sorry for the slow reply – which literally has a naked cartoon man with a humongous penis on it!
These episodes wines are Maverick Trial Hill Riesling 2017 from Eden Valley, Australia, Bouza Riesling 2015 from Canelones, Uruguay and Saurwein Chi Riesling 2018 from Elgin, South Africa. Enjoy!
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Friday Jun 07, 2019
This is our first Filler episode: our shorter episodes, just Jon and Janina talking about issues that are slightly more relevant than the random conversation that ensues on our normal hour-long episodes. We are drinking a Chardonnay from Sea Change. David Attenborough has endorsed these wines are they have been created with the focus of helping the environment. Learn how drinking these wines saves the planet, and also how it’s a great Breakfast wine too! (Yes Breakfast wines are a thing – especially for Jonathan). Latest wine news includes Hawksmoor Restaurant giving away a £4500 bottle of wine ‘by accident’. If only we were that lucky. And to finish with you can learn about the grape Variety Albarino from the region of Rias Biaxas in Galicia, Spain. We are drinking Bodegas Abanico Diluvio. Yum! Enjoy!