Episodes
Sioban Harnett is viticulturist at Cloudy Bay, the iconic New Zealand winery. We find out how the vines are trained and managed to suit the growing conditions of the Marlborough region.
Published 02/20/19
Grafting and Phylloxera go hand in hand we find out how phylloxera attacks the grape vine and the importance of grafting.
Published 02/15/19
We talk with leading Viti climatologist Alistair Nesbitt about the different types of frosts and the best way to manage them.
Published 02/13/19
We talk about Viticulture in the Margaux region - the climate, the weather and the soils - and find out how the vines at Chateau Angludet are managed and maintained.
Published 02/12/19
Benjamin Sichel of Chateau Angludet talks us through the red wine-making process from start to finish for his Bordeaux reds
Published 02/09/19
We talk about how rose wine is made with Jerome Pernot from Chateau Leoube, Provence.
Published 02/06/19
We taste and discuss low sulphur wines from the Pure range.
Published 02/05/19
Frederic Roger from Planet Bordeaux talks to us about the key Generic Bordeaux appellations, the rules, the grapes and the wines.
Published 02/04/19
Olivier Normand is a Burgundy courtier who acts as the export department for many small growers. Olivier gives us an overview of the region and the appellation system.
Published 01/31/19
We discover the differences in Pinot Noir between different sub regions.
Published 01/29/19
Nathalie and Gilles Fevre are the owners of Domaine Fevre in Chablis. We find out about the region and wines of this famous French appellation.
Published 01/28/19
We talk with Christophe Coquard about Beaujolais Nouveau, the region, grape varieties and some of the unique methods in making Beaujolais Nouveau.
Published 01/27/19
In this show this week we talk to Christophe about the 12 appellations of Beaujolais with a focus on the 10 Cru Beaujolais, the highest category of classification in the region.
Published 01/24/19
Jean Frederic Hugel tells us about Alsace, the French wine region which borders Germany grape varieties of Alsace.
Published 01/20/19
Philippe Zinck heads up Paul Zinck vineyards in Alsace. He talks to us about the history and the wines of this famous French wine region
Published 01/19/19
We discuss the main grapes and how the grapes express themselves differently according to where in the Loire they are grown.
Published 12/30/18
In our second interview with Laetitia Terry we learn about the wine regions of the Northern Rhone, the climates, the soils and grapes.
Published 12/22/18
Sommelier Laetitia Terry of Jaboulet gives us an overview of Hermitage in Northern Rhone.
Published 12/20/18
Christophe tells us about Southern Rhone wine regions, including the Crus of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Lirac, Gigondas, Vacqueyrays and Gigondas.
Published 12/19/18
Leading Languedoc producer Jean-Claude Mas gives us an overview of Languedoc, its geography and appelations.
Published 12/10/18
Jerome Pernot at Chateau Leoube takes us into the vineyard to look at the vines and gives us an overview of their wines from Provence
Published 12/03/18
German Quality Standards and VDP with Michael Adelmann
Published 11/25/18
We take a look at Mosel and one of the Mosel premier vineyards Goldtropchine.
Published 11/20/18
Pinot expert Arne Bercher tells us about the wine region of Baden and the different grape varieties grown there.
Published 11/18/18
In this interview Ralf describes the Pfalz wine region which is the 2nd largest region in Germany.
Published 11/15/18