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Interview with Julian Hanna: "Island"
Season 14 Episode 4
Julian Hanna has just published "Island," a book all about island life. In this episode, I interview him all about island culture and how it differs …
1 year, 11 months ago
Interview with Henry Jeffreys: England
Season 14 Episode 3
Henry Jeffreys's book, Vines in a Cold Climate, is an essential and extremely engaging history of the development of English wine since the 1970s. He…
2 years ago
Interview with Natalie MacLean: Ontario
Season 14 Episode 2
Author and podcaster Natalie MacLean gives a thirty-minute overview of Ontario wines: climate, Ice Wine, Riesling, Vidal, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc,…
2 years, 1 month ago
Interview with Luke Whittall: British Columbia
Season 14 Episode 1
Luke Whittall is the author of The Sipster's Pocket Guide which is an annual overview of the best wines made in British Columbia. This interview with…
2 years, 1 month ago
Bairrada: Interview with Rui Lucas of Prior Lucas
Season 13 Episode 11
Interview with Rui Lucas of Prior Lucas in Bairrada, Portugal. It's a region heavily influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, and therefore cooler and wette…
2 years, 5 months ago
Peter Andrews & Culture Wine Co: South Africa
Season 13 Episode 10
Interview with Peter Andrews of Culture Wine Co, who's importing South African wine into California. Topics covered include Pinotage; Mediterranean v…
2 years, 6 months ago
Michigan
Season 13 Episode 9
The Michigan wine scene is relatively new, growing in the last few years. I speak to Drew Perry of Simpson Family Estates, who started in 1980—dicsus…
2 years, 8 months ago
Gamay
Season 13 Episode 8
Gamay: a high-yielding variety associated with youthful, fruity wine but which, in the right growing conditions, makes wonderful, structured wines. T…
2 years, 9 months ago
Armenia: Interview with Vahe Keushguerian
Season 13 Episode 7
Winemaking in Armenia goes back at least 6,000 years, one of the starting points of viticulture. But it's only in the last ten to fifteen years that …
2 years, 9 months ago
Brazil: Interview with Flavio Pizzato
Season 13 Episode 6
Brazil's wine industry has gone through many changes since the 1990s, and is still finding its feet. The focus on quality wine began with sparkling w…
2 years, 11 months ago