Episode 17: Sparkling Wine and Tsiporo with Laurens Hartman
Tsiporo straight from the still is marvellous – especially when there is music, food and friends to dance with!
In November of 2018 I travelled to the Amyndeo region in…
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Episode 16: An Interview at Gerovassiliou Estate in Greece
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Vangelis Gerovassiliou is a giant in the Greek wine industry. More than anyone else he represents the modern revival of Greece’s wines. A student of and…
Episode 15: Salvatore Avallone of Villa Matilde
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Salvatore Avallone’s father created Villa Matilde in the 1960’s after spending over 10 years of painstaking research to locate and identify the few remaining grape…
Episode 14: Greek Wine Renaissance
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The wine scene in Greece is evolving fast. New energy and new investment is being poured in and a young generation of innovators is shaking…
Episode 13: Tormaresca Estate with Maria Teresa Carlone
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Tormaresca Estate and the great wines of Puglia. Maria Teresa Carlone tells us about the history of the estate and the grape varieties that are…
Episode 12: Marco de Corato of Rivera Guides Us Through Puglian Wine
Castel del Monte lies in the heart of Puglia, the heel of the boot of Italy. Puglia is experiencing a wine renaissance and if there is a wine region within…
Episode 11: The History of Wine – Greece (with Anna Dimitriadis)
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In this episode the eloquent and very knowledgeable Anna Dimitriadis takes us on a tour through Greek history to explore wine’s role in culture. Anna…
Episode 10: An Interview with Vassilis Papagiannakos in Attica, Greece
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Vassilis Papagiannakos is the third generation of winemaker in his family and produces fine wines from grape varieties that have been grown in the Attica…
Episode 10: An Interview with Vassilis Papagiannakos in Attica, Greece
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Papagiannakos produces bright, expressive and delicious wines from local and international varieties. Perhaps the most compelling thing about Vassilis Papagiannakos philosophy is his…
Episode 9: Wine Regions of Spain (Part 2) with Shanyn Ward
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Part 2 of a whirl-wind tour of the wine regions of Spain with my guest, the charming Shanyn Ward. Spain’s wines in 2 acts!
This…