Sparkling Wines of South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand
Looking at three countries in the southern hemisphere, all of which produce sparkling at different levels of quality. South Africa is the only non-European country with a specific designation for spar...
12 Feb 201812min
Northern Spain
The north of Spain is home to one of the country's historic regions, Rioja. This episode explores its history and its wines, as well as those of nearby regions Navarra, Somontano, Catalayud, and Cariñ...
8 Feb 201815min
Italian Sparkling Wine II
Second episode on Italian sparkling wine, focusing on Franciacorta, Italy's only DOCG for wine made using the traditional method, and Lambrusco, the unusual and very varied style of red sparkling wine...
5 Feb 201813min
Italian Sparkling Wine I
First of two episodes on Italian sparkling wine, focusing on the two big-volume regions, Prosecco and Asti.
1 Feb 201812min
Cava
Cava covers a broad area of Spain, producing wines that are too often simple and disappointing. There is momentum to raise the quality - find out what's happening in cava in this episode.
29 Jan 201812min
French Sparkling Wine
French sparkling wine isn't just Champagne: it's made all around the country. This episode explores the frustratingly inconsistent Crémants of France, as well as some of the more unusual, historic sty...
27 Jan 201815min
Champagne Producers
Discussing the relationship between growers and producers in Champagne and exploring the styles of the big producers.
26 Jan 201816min
Southern Italy
Southern Italy is an historically poor part of Italy, making inferior wines. The last 20 years have seen more investment and quality has risen - not least because there are some superb local grape var...
25 Jan 201815min
