Wine and War: Palestine, Israel and Lebanon
Wine can seem tremendously unimportant at a time of war. At what is a torrid time in the Middle East, we wanted to check in with three winemakers - from Palestine, Israel and Lebanon - and ask: can wi...
28 Jun 20241h 26min
Red Wine Headaches: A Eureka Moment?
Wine brings pleasure. But for some it can also prove painful. Red wine is particularly problematic for a proportion of the population, with just a few mouthfuls bringing on swift and excruciating head...
14 Jun 202444min
Rías Baixas - Albariño with Attitude
If Rías Baixas is famous for one thing, it's characterful, invigorating white wine based on the superstar Albariño grape - described in this episode by one winemaker as a variety that can take you, 'f...
31 Mai 202451min
Rías Baixas - Mists, Myths and Mariscos
What do bagpipes, rain, witches, pilgrimage, lampreys and Albariño all have in common? Not much really - but they are all featured in this episode on Rías Baixas, the intriguing wine region in north-w...
21 Mai 202447min
News & Views - global wine wobbles, free wine for phones, Merlot in the bath & does cling film remove cork taint?
How and why is the global wine scene in a bit of a state? Why is wine threatened by weight-loss drugs and smartphones? Does drinking high quality wine make you happier - and does light drinking increa...
3 Mai 202443min
UK Wine's Counterculture
There's a new wave of English and Welsh wine producers disrupting the neat and tidy order of the classic UK wine scene. Guerrilla producers - cool kids who aren't afraid to go off-piste and craft dang...
19 Apr 202458min
SASSICAIA - The Insider's Guide
Not many wines ascend to the status of 'icon'. But Sassicaia is one of them. The beauty is that it's not a flashy wine - quite the opposite ('old school' might be a more appropriate description). Wh...
3 Apr 202449min
Going Gaga for Garnacha
It's called 'The Grenaissance'. This exhilarating revival of the grape variety known as Garnacha in Spain and Grenache in France, once the world's fourth most widely planted wine grape, which has gon...
21 Mar 202453min
