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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. He opened his first bar, White Lyan in London’s East End, just a decade ago, yet Ryan Chetiyawardena is now the world’s most awarded bartender. To celebrate London Cocktail Week, his celebrated Lyan bars have been recreated together - and he also has a new cocktail book to inspire us to mix at home.
Medal winners featured (all spirits, gold outstanding medal winners):
Loch Lomond Whiskies 10 YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Destilerias Arehucas 12 YO Selección Familiar Rum
Avion Reposado Tequila from Pernod Ricard House of Tequila
Aldi Haysmith's Rhubarb & Ginger Gin (also a trophy winner too!)
Miguel Torres 20 Hors d'Age Brandy (also a trophy winner too!)
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David talks to Master of Wine Julia Harding, lead editor of the Oxford Companion to Wine to find out what’s new in the, just-released, fifth edition of the OCW, a much-loved reference tome, totalling more than a million words on wine.
Wines featured (all gold medal winners):
Casa da Passarella Abanico Reserva 2021
Gemtree Wines Ernest Allan Shiraz 2021
Marathasa Wines, Amarantos Yiannoudi 2021
Silvio Carta Per Te Riserva 2002
Cálem 40 Year Old Tawny NV
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. The low and no category is big business, with double digit growth as drinkers choose to abstain, or just have a little less. David chats to Bev Zero’s Irem Iren, who is dedicating the latest stage of her career to the development of no and low.
Low and no winners (all gold):
Giesen 0% Pinot Gris NV
Giesen 0% Merlot NV
Edenvale Cabernet Sauvignon NV
Dzjing Bergamot
Botivo Slow Sipping Botanicals
AmaricoAperitivo
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Caroline Kenyon talks our favourite, happy-making foodstuff with writer Andrew Baker (his latest book is Cake: A Slice of British Life), Stephen Hallam MBE, master baker and Judge of the Tiptree Cake Award, and Loria Stern, Los Angeles-based culinary artist and cake baker.
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David talks to the dynamic couple behind one of Argentina’s fastest growing premium wine brands, Domaine Bousquet, which recently triumphed at the IWSC with a trio of gold medals. David hears how the story began, in rural France, and how it made the Uco Valley its own.
Wines featured (all gold medal, winners judged ‘in situ’ in Argentina):
Domaine Bousquet Gran Bousquet Organic Malbec 2021
Bodegas Bianchi Gran Famiglia Corte 2020
Bodegas Salentein Portillo Organic Malbec 2022
Bodega Benegas Family Juan Malbec 2022
Bodegas Fabre Alta Yari Gran Corte 2021
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. With its ability to retain high acidity in the summer sun, Assyrtiko is now planted around the world, but it never tastes the same as it does when it comes from its home in Santorini. David talks to pioneering producer, Yiannis Paraskevopoulos, at Gaia Wines, to find out why.
Greek wines and spirits featured:
Estate Argyros Cuvee Evdemon 2019 (gold)
Estate Argyros Assyrtiko 2021 (silver)
Lafazanis Winery Geometria Moschofilero 2022 (silver)
7 Epta Gold Premium Ouzo (gold)
Axia Mastiha (silver)
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David’s guest is a whisky legend: Master Blender and Director of Inventory at Chivas Brothers, Sandy Hyslop, talks about his 40-year-career crafting whisky, how he learnt his skill, his approach to innovation and his favourite dram.
Whisky medal winners:
Chivas Brothers Royal Salute 62 Gun Salute Blended Scotch Whisky (gold and trophy)
Royal Salute 30 Year Old Key To The Kingdom Blended Scotch Whisky (gold)
Chivas Brothers Aberlour A’Bunadh Speyside Single Malt Whisky (gold)
The Glenlivet 12 YO Rum & Bourbon Cask Selection Single Malt Scotch Whisky (gold and silver whisky highball)
Ballantine's 30 YO Blended Scotch Whisky (silver)
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David chats to Master of Wine, Sarah Heller, about her series of detailed reports on Italian fine wine, being published across the month of September by Club Oenologique, featuring Tuscany’s Chianti Classico and Brunello, Piedmont’s Barolo and Barbaresco, plus Amarone di Valpolicella.
Featured wines:
La Togata Seconda Stella a Destra 2018 (gold)
Fattoria La Vialla Riserva 2013 Vin Santo Del Chianti Occhio Di Pernice (gold)
Fattoria La Vialla Vin Santo 2018 (gold)
G.D.Vajra Coste di Rose 2019 (gold)
Lo Zoccolaio 2018 (silver)
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David travels to The Uco Valley for a special episode focused on altitude winemaking in Argentina, featuring legendary names including Daniel Pi, Sebastian Zuccardi and Silvio Alberto, plus Alistair Cooper MW.
IWSC Argentina ‘in situ’ gold medal winners:
Domaine Bousquet Ameri Single Vineyard Organic Red Blend 2020
Bodegas Bianchi Gran Famiglia Malbec 2020
Chakana Ayni Malbec 2020
Antigal Aduentus Cabernet Franc 2019
Bodega Argento Gualtallary Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2021
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. On the Rhône’s Right Bank, Lirac might still be a well-kept secret for some, despite its long and illustrious history of winemaking, but its reputation is growing, so for this special edition David talks to Alistair Cooper MW, and winemakers, Pierre Fabre at Château Mont Redon and Gérald Lafont, at Domaine d’Arbousset.
Spirits featured:
Armorik 10 YO Breton Single Malt Whisky (gold)
Bartavelle Mediterranean Grapefruit & Rosemary Gin (silver)
Boulard VSOP Calvados (silver)
Martell Blue Swift (silver)
Belle De Brillet Liqueur (silver)
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Though the Côtes du Rhône is a shorthand for red, its white and rosé wines are growing in stature. David talks to renowned Rhône experts, the author Matt Walls, Master of Wine Liz Gabay and her son Ben Bernheim to find out more.
Wines featured:
Bonpas Réserve de Bonpas, Côtes du Rhône, 2022 (silver)
Château la Verrerie Grand Deffand, Luberon 2021 (silver)
Les Combes de Saint Sauveur Terra Vitis 2022 (silver)
Héritages, Côtes Du Rhône 2022 (silver)
Domaine Duclaux Châteauneuf-Du-Pape 2018 (silver)
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. The astonishing rise of English wine is the theme as Henry Jeffreys, author of the ‘Vines in a Cold Climate’, released today, joins David to talk about his book telling the story of the pioneers who have pursued their dream, often against the odds.
Featured wines:
Raimes English Sparkling Classic Brut 2018 (Gold)
Hattingley Valley Wines Classic Reserve Brut NV (Gold)
Langham Wine Estate Pinot Noir Brut Nature 2019 (Silver)
Louis Pommery Brut NV (Silver)
Wyfold Vineyard Rosé Brut 2018 (Silver)
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Caroline Kenyon talks to Juliane Caillouette Noble, MD of the Sustainable Restaurant Association, about their new global Power of Food campaign, championing the power of food and community.
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David presents his favourite moments from series 10 including renowned Argentine chef Francis Mallmann, Dr Laura Catena of Catena Zapata, Master Distiller Ian Chang of Karuizawa Distillers, Antonio Capaldo of Feudi di San Gregorio, Sarah Abbott MW talking about Georgian wine and IWSC emerging talent winner Alex Brogan on democratising wine.
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. This week the evolution of the spritz, from Aperol to Zimphandale. We’ll hear how the simple spritz took the world by storm and what might be next for this most refreshing of Summer serves. Joel Harrison and James Stimpson are David’s guests.
Tesco Vermouth Bianco (gold and trophy winner)
Antica Distilleria Quaglia Berto Vermouth di Torino Rosso NV (silver)
Gruppo Campari 1757 Vermouth di Torino Sweet NV (silver)
Vermuts Miró Bianco Sweet NV (silver)
The London Vermouth Company No.1 Amber Limon NV (silver)
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Austria, a proud wine making history, a whiff of scandal, the wonder of it's indigenous grapes and the wow factor for its finest wines. Freddy Bulmer from the Wine Society is here to share his passion for Austrian wine.
(all gold medal winners from Austria)
Winery Aigner Ried Obere Sandgrube Privat Grüner Veltliner 2021
Domäne Baumgartner Orange By Katharina Baumgartner 2020
Weingut Johann Schneeberger Kittenberg Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Hans Tschida KG Ried Lüss Seewinkel Sämling 88 Trockenbeerenauslese 2019
Domäne Roland Chan Bach Riesling 2021
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Caroline Kenyon talks to Vanessa Feltz about British office lunch habits - and how we need to change them for the better
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David is joined by one of the whisky world’s most accomplished names, Ian Chang, who made his name at Taiwan’s Kavalan Distillery, about his brand new project in Japan: Karuizawa’s Komoro Distillery.
Featured:
Kavalan Distillery Select No.2 Single Malt Whisky (silver)
Kavalan Distillery King Car Conductor Single Malt Whisky (silver)
Shibui Whisky Company 10 YO Pure Malt Whisky (gold/trophy)
Nagahama Distillery Amahagan Edition No.1 Malt Whisky (gold)
Nagahama Distillery Amahagan Yamazakura Wood Finish Malt Whisky (silver/highball)
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Caroline Kenyon talks to Ed Gorst, who has just convened a first gathering for British young famers on his family farm in Lincolnshire. Loneliness, diversification, succession were all on the menu.
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. To celebrate being guest editor of the latest edition of Club Oenologique, pioneering Patagonian chef Francis Mallmann joins David to talk about his love of fire, flames and fine wine and why he won’t be offering a pairing menu anytime soon.
Featured:
La Maison et Velier, Version Française Domaine d'Espérance 17 YO Petit Lot Armagnac (gold and trophy)
Bhakta Spirits 1973 Armagnac (gold)
Domaine Tariquet Plant De Graisse 18 Ans Armagnac (gold)
Domaine Tariquet Pure Folle Blanche 25 Ans Armagnac (gold)
Marquis De Montesquiou VSOP Armagnac, Société des Produits d'Armagnac (gold)
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