Vins Doux Naturels
Vins Doux Naturels are some of the most historic wines of France, although they remain an obscure category. Learn about the various wines made from Muscat and Grenache, such as Beaumes de Venise, Rive...
14 Sep 201711min
Madeira - Production and Styles
The taste of madeira is all about heating the wine to produce a maderised effect. On top of that, the characteristics of the different grape varieties result in a wide range of quality and style.
14 Sep 201711min
Madeira - Climate, Viticulture, Grape Varieties
The sub-tropical island of Madeira is warm and wet, unique conditions that growers and producers have to factor when planting the classic grape varieties Sercial, Verdelho, Boal, and Malmsey, as well ...
14 Sep 201712min
Madeira - Introduction
Madeira is one of the greatest and most historic styles of wine, but now there are just 4m bottles made a year. The history of the wine accounts for its distinctive style, as explored in this first ep...
13 Sep 201711min
Port Grape Varieties
With over 80 grape varieties allowed for port production, the wine is always a blend, combining the colour, acidity, alcohol, body, flavour profile, and, of course, quality of the many varieties. This...
12 Sep 201714min
Port Production and Styles
Extracting colour and tannin are all-important for the production of port; how and where the wine is aged afterwards determines the style. Those styles have changed a lot in the last fifty years - lea...
11 Sep 201716min
Port - the Douro
The Douro is famous for its historic steep terraced slopes but modernisation over the last forty years have seen changes in how and where the grapes have been planted. Learn more about this hot, inhos...
9 Sep 201711min
Introduction to Port
An introduction to port, the great wine of Portugal: its history and how its styles have changed and developed over the centuries.
6 Sep 201711min
