Best Mattia Scarpazza Podcasts (2024)

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Exploring Spain most bubbly region 'Penedes' with Raventos I Blanc and Pepe Raventos 39:01

6M ago39:01

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Join us in this captivating episode as we venture into the heart of Penedés, Spain, a region renowned for its contribution to the world of sparkling wine, particularly Cava. Our special guest, Pepe Raventós, scion of the esteemed Raventós family, takes us on a journey through the picturesque vineyards that have been integral to the family's legacy …

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Careers in wine? let's talk Journalism with Decanter Magazine Editor Amy Wislocki 29:58

9M ago29:58

29:58

Entering the world of wine as a career path can be as challenging as it is rewarding. It's a realm where passion meets precision, where tasting, talking, and writing about wine is not just a job but a lifelong journey. To shed light on this fascinating but demanding field, we recently had the privilege of hosting a guest who knows the wine industry…

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Exploring the Hunter Valley Old vines and unique climate with Mount Pleasant 40:30

10M ago40:30

40:30

The #huntervalley Zone is around 200km north of #Sydney. It contains one o Australia’s oldest, simply called Hunter which, with plantings exceeding 2,300 ha, covers a slightly smaller area than the Hunter Valley Zone but the region is also often split, unofficially, into Lower Hunter and Upper Hunter. Lower Hunter is closer to the coast and benefit…

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Why storing wine perfectly is a logistic and delicate matter with Octavian Wine Services 34:32

11M ago34:32

34:32

An underdiscussed and under-appreciated part of the wine journey from the cellar to the end consumer is its storage which often is the cause of wines mature too quickly, losing freshness and downright oxidise. Storing wines in ideal conditions of 12 to 13 degrees with high levels of humidity constant year-round for a long time is not as easy as it …

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Wine's Aromas? what's to know about them and their chemistry with Sensory Science MSc Sietze Wijma 36:21

1y ago36:21

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What are the many wine flavours found in the various wine aromas wheels with descriptions such as strawberries, apple and vanilla? So, when you smell wine, the alcohol volatilises and carries these lighter-than-air aroma compounds into your nose. Each wine can contain hundreds of different aroma compounds and each compound can affect the flavour of…

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The evolving industry of South Africa wines, with author Jim Clarke 30:11

1+ y ago30:11

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For more than 350 years, the cultures of Africa, Europe and the East have mingled in Cape Town, the gateway to the South African Winelands, a city rich in colourful history and culturally vibrant. It was here that Nelson Mandela, in 1990, took his historic walk to freedom. Today South Africa, a country of enormous diversity, is a peaceful democracy…

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The history and globalisation of Amber Wines With author Simon Woolf 40:05

1+ y ago40:05

40:05

Skin contact, maceration pelliculaire in french, winemaking operation with the aim of extracting flavour compounds, flavor precursors, and anthocyanins from grape skins into grape juice or wine partly inspired by the likes of gravner in friuli, and traditional winemaking techniques in georgi , winemakers have been experimenting with fermentation an…

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Cote du Rhone sustainability researches and plans with Julie Coutton & Institut Rhodanien 34:15

1+ y ago34:15

34:15

In the second episode dedicated to Cotes du Rhone’s, we explore the sustainability program and the research that is taking place, other geeky episode just what we like! Inter Rhône has three main missions: economic support, promotion of the appellations, and technical support. The latter is embodied by the ‘Institut Rhodanien’, where all our Resear…

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An exploration of the Cotes du Rhone with Author Matt Walls 41:24

1+ y ago41:24

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In this episode, I spoke to Matt Walls author of the book The wines of Rhone about the Southern Rhone with a focus on the Cote du Rhone. To best understand the appellation system is a pyramid with three distinctive stages for the Cotes du Rhone - Cote du Rhone, Cote Du Rhone Village, cotes du Rhone Named village and then the Cru see picture here: h…

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Alentejo a region at climate risk and the wasp program with Journalist Nick Breeze 26:55

1+ y ago26:55

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Alentejo the largest wine region of Portugal, is also one of the hottest wine region in the world with many sumer days above 40 degrees and is also one of the at most risk to climate change. The region has long known about this risks and formed an association dedicated to its sustanabily and future proofing called Wines of Alentejo Sustainability P…

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Understanding Brettanomyces in winemaking with professor Clark Smith 46:35

1+ y ago46:35

46:35

Brettanomyces, also known as Brett, is a yeast that imparts plastic or animal aromas, such as sticking plasters, smoke, leather, or sweaty horses, to wine. To put it differently, Brettanomyces could cause spoilage in wines via the production of volatile phenol compounds. At first glance, these characters may seem unpleasant. However, many wine enth…

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Timorasso, Derthona and Piedmont's white wines with Micheal Palij MW 26:20

2y ago26:20

26:20

Welcome to the first episode of the 3rd season of the Looking Into Wine podcast! Timorasso? What is that you might ask? Timorasso is a white Italian wine grape variety grown primarily in the Piedmont wine region of northwest Italy. There it is used to make aromatic wine with some ageing potential On the palate, Timorasso is known for an exceptional…

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Announcing season three 1:55

2y ago1:55

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We Coming back on the 19th of September on monthly basis and many great guests to joining us.By Mattia Scarpazza

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Rose wines sustainability, business and issues with Elizabeth Gabay MW 36:49

2y ago36:49

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With the rise in popularity of Rose Wines especially those of the province region, A multitude of look-alike rose' have found their way into the markets, from wineries chasing the sales and to the wine region in which rose' have been traditionally made the style has shifted to mimic this of the Provance. With my guest today Elizabeth Gabay MW we ar…

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Friuli's most invisible yet incredible wine Pignolo with author Ben Little 41:15

2y ago41:15

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Pignolo is promising red grape variety native to the friuli region of northeast Italy, probably first cultivated in the hills of Rosazzo in the colli orientali. Pignolo is a very shy bearer and it was generally ignored by local growers who preferred other, more productive grape varieties until, like schioppettino, it was given a new lease of life b…

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Riesling why is it a puzzle? how can we solve it with author Dr John Haeger 35:22

2y ago35:22

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Loved by wine critics but a stranger to broad commercial appeal, Riesling is a light-skinned, aromatic grape of German origin which is also responsible for some of Germany's greatest, and longest-lived, wines. Riesling is made in a range of styles but generally produces crystalline, aromatic white wines with notes of citrus, wax and lanolin, with a…

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The evolution of Chablis with author Rosemary George MW 30:00

2y ago30:00

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Chablis has been one of the hardest wine regions to learn for me while studying for the WSET Diploma, in the blind tasting is my Achilles heel I never get it right! Well following my ideas of covering regions and topics that I found fascinating and hard while studying, this episode was bound to happen! Chablis is the name of a town and an appellati…

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Wines of Kent with Simpson Wine Estate - English wine scene Ep.5 36:15

2y ago36:15

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The final episode on English wines is out now! We went to Kent to Visit Simpsons! https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wines-of-kent-with-simpson-wine-estate-english-wine/id1525851408?i=1000557684410 Kent is a county in southeast England and one of the leading areas for wine production in the UK. A range of still wines is made, predominantly white…

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Oak use for Sparkling wines, Wiston Estate Sussex with Dermot Sugrue English wine scene Ep.4 41:41

2y ago41:41

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Sussex is classified as having a maritime climate and is one of the sunniest and warmest areas in England. Rainfall per annum is typically in the 650 to 850 range (25.5 to 33.5 inches). Projections regarding climate change have prompted optimistic suggestions that Sussex and neighboring areas may in a couple of decades supplant the ever-warming Cha…

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Camel Valley on Cornwall and Bacchus English wine scene Ep.3 19:44

2+ y ago19:44

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The third episode of the English mini-series on English wines explores Cornwall with Sam Lindo of Camel Valley Estate. https://www.camelvalley.com/?msclkid=b4bf09daa60a11eca885d38a7ebd41e9 A brief history ex-RAF pilot Bob Lindo and his wife Annie planted their first eight thousand vines in 1989, they never dreamed of the phenomenal success they wou…

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Hambledon Vineyards Hampshire on Viticulture English wine scene Ep.2 30:01

2+ y ago30:01

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In the second episode of the English Mini-series, we explore Hampshire and the English viticulture with Nick Crombie, head Viticulturalist of Hambledon Vineyards. Hambledon Vineyard is England's oldest commercial vineyard which was planted by Major General Sir Guy Salisbury-Jones in 1952. In the present day, current owner Ian Kellett has a meticulo…

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English Wines an overview with Stephen Skelton MW (Ep.1) 27:14

2+ y ago27:14

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Great Britain is a premium wine-producing region, with around 650 vineyards in England and Wales covering some 2,750 hectares and producing sparkling and still wines. English and Welsh's wines have won many prestigious awards recently and Stephen Skelton is one of the leading authorities on the wines of the UK who has been working in those vineyard…

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Introducing the English wines mini-series 0:59

2+ y ago0:59

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English wine is growing in popularity and is increasingly recognised as a premium wine-producing region, The most popular grapes varieties grown in English vineyards are Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Bacchus, as well as Pinot Meunier, Syval Blanc and Ortega. According to WineGB, some 3,500ha of vineyards are now rooted in UK soils, with 690ha added in…

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Learning about California wines Capstone with Evan Goldstein Master Sommelier 31:40

2+ y ago31:40

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We are starting the second part of season two by speaking about something that I wish was available while I was doing my advanced studies in Capstone California. California Wine Institute is offering VIP Access to level the one: ttps://tinyurl.com/CWIUKVIP Leave a comment or review to let us know if you enjoy it! Capstone California is the new webs…

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Chianti Classico, its history and its oddities with authors Bill Nesto MW and Frances di Savino 44:35

2+ y ago44:35

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Chianti over centuries had become the equivalent of Italian red wine and grew to be a style rather than a wine that represented a place. The key producers in the Chianti Classico region were aristocrat Florentine families with interestingly up to the Second World War, a run their estates with a system known as sharecropping. Landowners allowed farm…

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Wine producer profile: Testalonga wines with owner Craig Hawking from Swartland S.A. 29:27

2+ y ago29:27

29:27

As South Africa approaches yet another wave of #Covid, I speak to Testalonga is one of the most progressive producers of the country. This Durban-born winemaker Craig Hawking is all about avoiding stereotypes, an ideology embodied in his self-designed wine labels which we discussed on the show. They are all constructed from various photos that have…

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Spotlight on Israel wines with Journalist Adam Montefiore 44:13

2+ y ago44:13

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Israel is a sliver of a country stretching 424 km/263 miles in length. The north and centre of the country may be divided into the fertile coastal plain and the mountainous region that runs down the spine of the country, which falls away to the Jordan Rift Valley in the east. The quality revolution began in the 1890s with Baron Edmond De Rothschild…

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Discussing Micro-Oxygenation in winemaking myths and usage with Professor Clark Smith 28:04

2+ y ago28:04

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Micro-oxygenation, or Mox to its mates, is a controlled, periodically continuous addition of tiny amounts of oxygen to the wine, usually red. Forget the new world being leaders in technical winemaking innovation. Mox was devised in 1991 by Patrick Ducournau, of Domaine Mouréou in Madiran, as a way of softening the tannins of his home grape variety …

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Producer profile: Chene Bleu with owner Nicole Rolet 35:58

2+ y ago35:58

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In this episode, I talk to Nicole Rolet the co-owner of Chêne Bleu, who has to put Chêne Bleu on the global wine map in just over two decades. Blessed with a convergence of natural factors, Chêne Bleu has the benefit of an exceptional location, multifaceted geology, and a southern Rhône climate with soils more typical of the northern Rhône. Isolate…

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The values of old vines and creating its category with Sarah Abbot MW 33:51

2+ y ago33:51

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All over the world old vines get proudly mentioned on labels, in many languages. Such is the value everywhere accorded to old vineyards and the wines they produce. With my guest Sarah Abbot MW who run the Old Vine conference, we looked at what are the values of old vines and why we should care for them? Sarah aims to create a global category for Ol…

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What is Smoke Taint and how does it affect wines with Anita Oberholster UC Davis California 34:09

3y ago34:09

34:09

Welcome to the first episode of the second season of the Looking Into Wine Podcast, is so good to be back - Mattia Today’s guest is the Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension in Enology for the University of California UC Davis Anita Oberholster. Today she is here to spotlight the incredibly growing concern that is Smoke taint. In recent yea…

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Insights on wine barrels, wood origins and technicalities with Mel Knox barrel broker 37:47

3y ago37:47

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Wine Barrels made from oak are among the oldest technologies used to produce wines. But where all the wood to produce all those barrels, what oak is good for Barrels, what do we do next? With my gest Mel Knox, an international semiretired wine barrel broker with over 40 years of experience in trading and researching wine barrels for winemaking sour…

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Santa Cruz Mountains AVA wines spotlight with viticulturist Prudy Foxx 32:12

3y ago32:12

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Recognized as an AVA in 1981, Santa Cruz Mountains was the first California appellation to be defined by its mountain topography. As the name suggests, Santa Cruz Mountains is a mountainous AVA that sits between Monterey Bay and San Francisco. The rugged terroir in the mountains can be extremely difficult for vignerons, but those who persevere are …

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Beyond fortified, exploring the dry wines of Portugal with author Richard Mayson 30:45

3y ago30:45

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A transformation has been taking place in the vineyards and wineries of Portugal during the last twenty years, bringing hundreds of new wines onto the international market. Indigenous grape varieties that were once obscure are now becoming mainstream. Thought of as a country that produced mainly red wine, Portugal is now proving that it has produce…

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Spotlight on Prosecco Superiore Valdobbiadene with Sarah Abbott MW 35:33

3y ago35:33

35:33

The historical area between Conegliano and Valdobbiadene in Veneto, has been promoted to Prosecco Superiore Conegliano Valdobbiadene to DOCG in 2010. After a decade on the making, Valdobbiadene is setting itself apart from the wider Prosecco Doc produced in Both Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia. The Conegliano Valdobbiadene has many factors that ar…

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Producer profile: Zorah wines in Armenia with founder Zorik Gharibian 31:20

3y ago31:20

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At the foothills of Biblical Mount Ararat, at altitudes between 1400 and 1600 meters above sea level and just a stone through from the world’s oldest winemaking facility Areni 1 cave. The vineyards of ZORAH can be found in the rural village of Rind in the heart of Vayots Dzor, Armenia’s classic winemaking region. Zorah aims to re-establish the long…

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Exploring the Friuli wines and the Adriatic Sea with author Paul Balke 31:18

3y ago31:18

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The Adriatic Sea, is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkans. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto to the northwest and the Po Valley. The sea affects many wine regions in Europe but is in the northernmost part where it’s most visible, winds coming from the sou…

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Spotlight on Furmint, Hungarian noble variety with Caroline Gilby MW 26:00

3y ago26:00

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In this episode, we explore Furmint a noble grape of Hungary, with Caroline Gilby Master of Wine. Furmint is undoubtedly one of Hungary most valuable white grape variety. Is unique, distinctive with a flavour profile quite unlike any other grape variety I have ever tasted. With Caroline Gilby MW, who has been visiting Hungary since the 90s, we disc…

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Producer Profile: Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon and Popelouchum California 33:42

3y ago33:42

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Randall Grahm, one of California's most innovative vintners, founder of Bonny Doon Vineyard and Popelouchum is the guest of Looking Into wine. We started by talking about his early days. After three years studying philosophy at Santa Cruz University, and completing a winemaking degree at UC Davis, Grahm acquired a vineyard site at Bonny Doon in the…

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How the Rhone Ranges influenced American wines with author Patrick Comiskey 36:20

3+ y ago36:20

36:20

The Rhône Rangers began as an informal band of like-minded renegades who were convinced that the grapes traditional to France’s Rhône Valley would thrive in the Mediterranean climate of California. As recently as the late 1980s, there were only a few dozen such producers on the entire West Coast. The ideas of those pioneers caught on rapidly in the…

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Biodynamic Viticulture practises and principles with Douglas Wregg Les Caves de Pyrene 38:05

3+ y ago38:05

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In 1924, Rudolf Steiner presented his Agriculture Course to a group of 111, farmers in Poland. Steiner spoke of agriculture to ‘heal the earth’ and he laid the philosophical and practical foundations for such differentiated agriculture. Biodynamic agriculture is now practised internationally as a specialist form of organic agriculture. Steiner’s Ag…

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Jane Lopes on the good and the ugly sides of the wine industry 42:07

3+ y ago42:07

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In this episode, I spoke to Jane Lopes. Jane is the author of Vignette, in her book jane opens up about many great moments of her life and she put a great deal of effort in explain how stress and anxiety have dictated many part of her life. And outside the book, she has been recently been part of an expose article about sexual harassment from senio…

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Insights on postmodern winemaking with author Clark Smith 31:29

3+ y ago31:29

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Modern and traditional are words that many wine aficionados, students or professionals have heard off but what about postmodernism? In this podcast, Clark Smith the author of Postmodern Winemaking touches upon how modern winemaking changed the wine industry. For modern winemaking is generally referred to as wines that have developed after the secon…

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Producer Profile: Domaine Jones, with Katie Jones in Fitou AOC France 30:12

3+ y ago30:12

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Welcome to the second producer profile this time we are in southern France, Languedoc specifically in Fitou with Owner/Winemaker, Katie Jones of Domaine Jones. Katie moved to southern France from England to work for the local Co-operative, as the years passed she decided to open her own winery in 2008, starting off with a mere two hectares of old v…

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Blind tasting a closer look with author of Beyond Flavour Nick Jackson MW 23:11

3+ y ago23:11

23:11

The challenge of identifying an unknown wine can be thrilling, and hearing that you got it is a huge satisfaction but no easy task. Blind tasting can be a dreaded topic for anyone who wants to test their skills or preparing for it as part of a examination. It often involves tasting very many wines in a day which may sound fun but the pressure to id…

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Fire up your Slovenian wines knowledge with author Robert Gorjak 29:52

3+ y ago29:52

29:52

Slovenia has been producing wines since Roman times, and it is home to some of the oldest wine-producing regions in the world. Vineyards are limited to the two extremities of the country where milder temperatures allow for successful vine growing. I have caught up with Robert Gorjak, author of 'Slovenia a winemaking country', to discuss and discove…

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Exploring the wines of french alps with author Wink Lorch 33:32

3+ y ago33:32

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In this episode, we talked to Wink Lorch, Author of Wine of The French Alps. Vineyards in the French alps' region have been around since roman's time. Those vineyards are situated in eastern France, precisely in the Northwester part of the Alp. In this episode, we pay particular attention to the wines Savoie and touch upon the sparkling wines and d…

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Georgian wines explained with author Lisa Granik MW 34:54

3+ y ago34:54

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The history of Georgian wines can be traced back 8000 years but the modern Georgian wine industry its fairly young in the grand scheme of the world’s wines. It was only in the 80s when the Georgia opened up to western countries that their wines became influenced by modern techniques. My guest Lisa Granik, author of Georgia a Winemaking Country, des…

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Producer Profile: Lenz Moser of Chateau Changyu Moser XV in Ningxia 32:45

3+ y ago32:45

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In this first producer profile episode, a new segment of the podcast where I converse with wine producers about their wines - history and what is to come from them. I speak to Lenz Moser, Head winemaker of Chateau Changyu Moser XV in Ningxia China. China may not be the first country that spring to mind when thinking about wine, but it is now on the…

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New York wine region, What's to know about it with Dan Belmont 25:08

3+ y ago25:08

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Dan Belmont, my New Yorker guest, and I discussed the wines styles, history, and the elements of the New York wine region. It has a long history of vine planting and is the home of the oldest continuously operating winery in the USA – Brotherhood Winery Est. 1839. In the 1980s the NY wine region revolutionised its wines thanks to the increased inte…

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