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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David chats to Master of Wine, Andrew Caillard, winner of the IWSC Wine Communicator of the Year award, about his epic three volume work ‘The Australian Ark’, the story of the country’s wine industry, from its origins to the present day.
IWSC medal winning wines featured, all gold medal winners:
Dandelion Vineyards Firehawk Shiraz 2022
Golden Amrita Sunshine Hill Shiraz 2021
Ponting Wines The Pinnacle Shiraz 2022
Levantine Hill Katherine's Paddock Chardonnay 2021
Orlando Wines Lyndale Chardonnay 2021
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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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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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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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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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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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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. In the first of two special episodes, David explores the wines of Côtes du Rhône, chatting with Frédéric Lavau, a négociant, and Louis Barruol, of Château Saint Cosme, to find out what makes the region such a favourite with wine lovers.
To find out more - web:Homepage | Côtes du Rhône site officiel Instagram: AOC Côtes du Rhône (@cotesdurhone) • Instagram photos and videos)
Medal winners featured:
M&S Pont de Fleur 2022 Côtes Du Rhône Blanc
The Wine Society's Exhibition Vinsobres 2020 (silver)
M&S Les Closiers 2022 Lirac (silver)
Asda Cuvée Traditionnelle Grignan-Les Adhemar 2022 (silver)
Château la Verrerie Grand Deffand Syrah 2021 Luberon (silver)
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David meets the new face of GH Mumm, Yann Munier, who joined last April as cellar master. A native of the Champagne region, he talks about his passion for Pinot Noir, the grape that defines Mumm, and reflects on the latest 2024 vintage.
Medal winners featured, all silver winners:
Nicolas Feuillatte Blanc De Blancs Grand Cru Brut 2015
Laurent-Perrier Blanc De Blancs Brut Nature NV
Lanson Brut 2013
Mandois Vieilles Vignes Victor Blanc De Blancs Brut 2013
Champagne de Saint Gall Premier Cru Rosé Brut NV
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David reflects on some special moments in series 17, including the creator of ‘The Chocolate Block’, Marc Kent; the winemaker of another South African trailblazer, Journey’s End, Mike Dawson; a Champagne pioneer, Alice Paillard of Maison Bruno Paillard; there’s Sicily’s Cerasuolo di Vittoria with Stefano Girelli, of Santa Tresa and Cortese; and the man behind Ribera del Duero’s ‘Pingus’, Peter Sisseck.
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Austria is the focus as David chats to Master of Wine, Dirceu Vianna Junior, and top sommelier, Melania Battiston, wine director at Cornus. They talk about the incredible versatility of Grüner Veltliner, what defines Austrian Riesling and the red wines to look out for, as they reflect on judging in the country for the IWSC.
Wines featured, all gold medal winners.
Weinkultur Preiss Grüner Veltliner Ried Berg Reserve Traisental DAC 2022
Weingut Gerhard Deim Grüner Veltliner Ried Kalvarienberg Kamptal DAC 2022
Weingut Stefan Bauer Grüner Veltliner Hutzler Wagram DAC 2021
Weingut Eder Wachau Grüner Veltliner Ried Süssenberg Smaragd Wachau DAC 2021
Weingut Leth Roter Veltliner Fels Ried Scheiben 1 ÖTW Wagram DAC 2021
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David travels to Journey’s End estate at the far end of the Stellenbosch region, close to the ocean, to meet winemaker, Mike Dawson, to talk about terroir, sustainability, the rising stature of South African wine and the impact of the Cape Doctor.
Wines featured, all gold medal winners:
Journey’s End The Pioneer Malbec 2022
De Morgenzon Reserve Syrah 2021
Newstead Blanc de Blancs MCC Brut 2017
Jordan Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2022
Cederberg Shiraz 2020
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Sicily’s only DOCG, Cerasuolo di Vittoria, is David’s focus this week as he chats to Stefano Girelli, of Santa Tresa and Cortese, a passionate advocate for the region who sold his wineries in northern Italy to pursue organic viticulture on the island.
Medal winners featured:
Scoccia Siciliano Amaro Al Carrubo E Zagara (gold)
The Wine Society’s Sicilian Reserve Red, Nosio, 2020 (Silver)
Fattoria La Vialla Passito Moscato 2022 (Silver)
M&S Found Lucido 2023 (Silver)
Asda Extra Special Sicilian Reserve 2020 (Silver)
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. China is now the world’s sixth most important producer of wine and the country’s cuveés are winning new acclaim from international experts. David is joined by two Masters of Wine, Susie Barrie and Antony Moss, to reflect on the inaugural IWSC global judging in China.
Wines featured, all gold medal winners:
Mihope vineyards, Chateau Mihope Reserve Dry Red Wine 2019
Ningxia Mulando Co, Mulando M365, Red 2021
Yunnan Zangditianxiang Wine Pabala Ecological Icewine NV
Xuzhou Hanxiang Liquor Co, Nabaifu Vidal Icewine Reserva 2018
Tiansai Vineyards Skyline of Gobi Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2021
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. It is one of South Africa’s most celebrated and successful premium wines, ‘The Chocolate Block’, a red blend led by Syrah, that changes every year according to the vintage, and has evolved with the times. David meets its creator, Marc Kent at Boekenhoutskloof, in Franschhoek, to hear the story of its success.
Medal winners featured, all gold medal winners:
Vilafonté Series M 2019
Constantia Glen Two 2022
Spier 21 Gables Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Warwick Estate The Blue Lady 2020
Klein Constantia Vin De Constance 2020
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David travels to Castilla y León to explore Ribera del Duero, meeting the winemakers who have put this Spanish region on the fine wine map, including Master of Wine Almudena Alberca and the creator of Pingus, Peter Sisseck.
Medal winners featured:
Finca Sobreño Ildefonso 2018, Toro (gold)
Bodegas Valdubón Honoris 2021, Ribera del Duero (silver)
Jesús Madrazo Seleccion 2019, Ribera del Duero (silver)
Tesco Finest Ebeia 2022, Ribera del Duero (silver)
Pradorey Real Sitio de Ventosilla Salgüero 2019, Ribera del Duero (silver)
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David’s joined by CEO and co-owner of Champagne Bruno Paillard, Alice Paillard, to talk about taking over from her father, who established the house in 1981. Their wide-ranging chat includes extra brut, post-disgorgement ageing, climate change and her role as a female pioneer.
Medal winners featured:
Charles Heidsieck Blanc Des Millénaires Brut 2014 (gold)
Henriot Cuvée Hemera Brut Grand Cru 2013 (gold)
Lanson Le Blanc De Blancs Brut NV (gold)
Abelé 1757 Blanc De Blancs Extra Brut NV (gold)
Pommery Apanage 1874 Brut NV (silver)
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Bourbon or rye, blended or single malt, the USA and Canada offer a wealth of whiskies, from heritage styles that predate Prohibition or the latest innovations. Dawn Davies MW of Speciality Drinks chats to David about the inaugural IWSC judging in Kentucky.
Gold and gold outstanding winners featured:
Toasted Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky Peerless Distilling
Blanton’s Straight From The Barrel Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Bulleit Rye 10 YO American Straight Rye Whiskey
Five Trail Barrel Proof Batch 003 Blended American Whiskey, by Coors Spirits
Cabernet Cask Select American Single Malt Whiskey by Virginia Distillery Company
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Continuing his look at what’s in store for 2025, David talks bar trends with Emma Hutchison, Executive Creative Director at Sweet&Chilli - an agency with offices in London, Sydney, New York, Los Angeles, São Paulo, and Paris - to hear more about what the world’s best bars might be serving up this year.
Drinks featured, all gold medal winners:
St. Nicholas Abbey 12 YO Cask Strength Rum
Three Ships 13 Yo Cape Ruby Cask Finish
Código 1530 Blanco Tequila
Calvados Lecompte 25 YO Calvados Pays d’Auge
8 Friends Vanilla Advocaat
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. ‘The Chief’ is back with his annual predictions for what’s in store for the drinks world. As editor in chief of The Buyer, Richard Siddle, has his finger on the pulse and he shares his insights with David, including tax changes, a stylistic shift in English wine and what a returning President Trump might mean for booze.
Drinks featured:
Destilaria Portuguesa Amarguinha Sour RTD (gold)
Levantine Hill Katherine's Paddock Chardonnay 2021 (gold)
Marisco Vineyards The Craft Series Pride And Glory Sauvignon Blanc 2022 (gold and trophy)
Oyster Bay Cuvée Brut NV (gold)
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David’s joined by Laura Willoughby, co-founder of Club Soda and Irem Eren of BevZero to discuss the growing importance of the ‘low and no’ category and the latest innovations for those choosing to cut out, or reduce, their alcohol intake.
Drinks featured
Edenvale Beverages Premium Reserve Sparkling Shiraz NV (gold and trophy)
Dr Zero Zero Amarno (gold and trophy)
Drinks Kitchen Orange Cinchona Non-Alcoholic Aperitif (gold)
Sweet&Chilli Air Mary (gold and trophy)
Min Min Kombucha Oak Ageing Kombucha (gold)
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