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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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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.   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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Episode 207 - Côtes du Rhône

  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) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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