California (I): Napa Valley
Beginning a new mini-series on California with Napa Valley, the state's most famous wine region. The episode traces the history of wine production back to the 1830s, and what makes Napa so unique thro...
14 Maj 202026min
Favourite Producers (VI): Savage Grace
This series on my favourite producers doesn't just focus on famous, iconic estates but new, up-and-coming wineries that point towards the future of their region. Savage Grace is a winery in Washington...
6 Maj 202014min
Bordeaux (V): Sweet Wines
The production of sweet wine in Bordeaux goes back 300 years, and up until the Second World War it accounted for a third of all wine made in Bordeaux. Now it's only 2%, but the small regions of Sauter...
5 Maj 202022min
Bordeaux (IV): Dry White Wines
White Bordeaux is severely underappreciated, it was historically very important. Plantings of white varieties are slowly beginning to rise, so there is a welcome movement back to white wine. This epis...
28 Apr 202014min
Bordeaux (III): Cabernet Sauvignon
Continuing the focus on Bordeaux, this episode is all about Cabernet Sauvignon and the prestigious appellations associated with this world famous variety, explaining what makes Bordeaux Cabernet so in...
22 Apr 202023min
Favourite Producers (V): Pfeiffer
The fifth episode on my series featuring my favourite producers goes to Australia, and the great fortified wines of Rutherglen. The producer is Pfeiffer; Chris Pfeiffer started his first solera system...
21 Apr 202013min
Bordeaux (II): Merlot
Merlot is the most planted grape variety in Bordeaux, and is the base for wines at all price points and levels of quality. This episode focuses on the variety, its characteristics and the key Merlot-b...
15 Apr 202021min
Favourite Producers (IV): G.D. Vajra
The fourth episode of my series on my favourite producers turns to Italy, with a Barolo producer that bridges the modern and the traditional. G.D. Vajra was started by Aldo Vaira in the early 1970s an...
14 Apr 202015min
