In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David chats to Alex Watson about Renais Gin, the brand he has founded with his actor sister, Emma Watson, a premium gin produced from the skins of grapes, from the vineyards of Chablis where their father is a winemaker.
IWSC gold medal winning gins featured:
Three Engineers Oy 3E Gin
North of Eden Admiral Navy Strength Gin
Karu Distillery Affinity Gin
Enceladus Distilling Company Limited
Astra Premium New Zealand Gin
Vinha Alta Balancal Barrel Rested Gin
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Episode 211 - English Chardonnay
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. England’s nascent still wine scene gets ever more exciting, with premium cuvées now taking the limelight. David chats to the co-owners of Whitewolfe, Clare Whitehead and Luke Wolfe, to hear about their self-funded project to create a trio of wines from Chardonnay, grown at Kit’s Coty in Kent.
IWSC winning wines featured, all silver medals :
Chapel Down Kit’s Coty Coeur De Cuvée Extra Brut 2016
Louis Pommery England Brut NV
Hattingley Valley Wines Blanc de Blancs Brut 2015
Denbies Wine EstateCubitt Blanc De Noirs Brut 2015
Vagabond Wines Pinot Noir 2022
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Episode 210 - Wines of Lisbon with Libby Brodie
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Lisbon, Portugal’s beguiling capital, is also an enticing wine region stretching north for 130 kilometres along the country’s Atlantic coast. Libby Brodie chats to David about the terrain, climate, grapes and gastronomy of the Lisboa region. In this episode, the wines tasted are: Adegamae Vinhas Velhas 2020 (Grape variety: vital): Adegamae Vinhas Velhas 2020 – Banquist, Morgado de Santa Catherina Arinto Reserva (Grape variety: arinto): Buy Morgado de Santa Catherina Arinto Reserva Online at Hic! and Cas'Amaro’s Vinho Tinto Falatório Bastardo 2021 (Grape variety: bastardo): 2021 Falatório Bastardo tinto.
Wines featured, all IWSC silver medal winners from Lisboa:
Quinta Do Conde Galodoro 10 Barricas Reserva 2022
Aveleda, Mandriola De Lisboa 2022
Aluado Reserva Alicante Bouschet 2020
Casa Santos Lima Quinta Do Espírito Santo 2021
M&S Lisboa Bonita 2021
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Episode 209 - Sunny Hodge on his Cynic’s Guide to Wine
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Sunny Hodge is David’s guest to talk about his new book, The Cynic’s Guide to Wine, demystifying the subject, using science to take a deep dive into the glass, pulling apart conventional tasting notes and challenging established assumptions.
Wines featured, all gold medal winners from Turkey, with Sunny among the judges:
Sevilen Sarap Sanayi Sevilen Centum Syrah 2020
Likya Wines Likya Arkeo Acikara 2022
Kuzubag Hür Amfora Merlot 2022
Kayra Imperial Merlot Blend 2015
V'asbosExpression Cabernet Franc Edition 1 NV
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Episode 208 - Côtes du Rhône Villages
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. In the second special episodes, David’s focus is Côtes du Rhône Villages, the next tier up from Côtes du Rhône in the region’s hierarchy of quality, chatting with Raphaël Knapp, of Château la Borie, and Anthony Taylor, of Gabriel Meffre.
To find out more - web:Homepage | Côtes du Rhône site officiel Instagram: AOC Côtes du Rhône (@cotesdurhone) • Instagram photos and videos)
Medal winners featured:
Château De Ruth 2023 Côtes Du Rhône Villages Sainte-Cécile (silver)
Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Chartreuse De Bonpas 2020 Côtes Du Rhône Villages (silver)
Domaines Vincent Moreau 2023 Côtes Du Rhône Villages Sainte-Cécile (silver)
Julie Rouffignac Tesco Finest 2023 Côtes Du Rhône Villages Blanc (silver)
J. Jacques Beaumet 2022 Cairanne (silver)
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