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…
Epsidode 10: An Interview with Vassilis Papagiannakos in Attica, Greece
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 region for thousands of years.…
Episode 9: Wine Regions of Spain (Part 2) with Shanyn Ward
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 podcast will take us through…
Episode 8: Wine Regions of Spain (Part 1) with Shanyn Ward
Part 1 of a whirl-wind tour of the wine regions of Spain with my guest, the charming Shanyn Ward. Spain’s wines in 2 acts!
Spain’s wines and wine regions are…