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Eric LeVine: 'Dry January does not exist'
Season 1 Episode 36
According to CellarTracker founder Eric LeVine, “Dry January does not exist” – at least among his audience – though drinkers are exploring far more w…
4 months, 1 week ago
David Furnish: Why Elton John launched an alcohol-free fizz
Season 1 Episode 35
Patrick Schmitt MW hears from David Furnish why he and his husband decided to enter the drinks sector with an alcohol-free alternative to Champagne c…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
UK drinking trends and the wines of the Centre Loire
Season 1 Episode 34
A look at the state of the UK drinks market and where the wines of the Centre Loire could fit in, as well as why, and with what. As an umbrella regio…
5 months ago
Julian Braithwaite: Does the science support ‘Dry January’?
Season 1 Episode 33
Patrick Schmitt MW speaks with Julian Braithwaite, chief executive of the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD), to find out whether…
6 months ago
Charles Taverner: Champagnes & Chateaux UK's new MD on building sales of fine fizz and Bordeaux in GB
Season 1 Episode 32
Following his appointment as MD at Champagnes & Chateaux UK in September last year, Charles Taverner tells Patrick Schmitt MW how he intends to raise…
6 months ago
Desert Island Drinks - Eran Pick MW
Season 1 Episode 31
What eight drinks, book and sole luxury would you take if cast away to a desert island? Patrick Schmitt MW speaks with Eran Pick, Israel’s first Mast…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Laura Diaz Munoz: How Robert Mondavi Winery is modernising to remain relevant for a new generation of drinkers
Season 1 Episode 30
Patrick Schmitt MW talks to Robert Mondavi Winery's Laura Diaz Munoz, who has held the role of winemaker at the famous Napa wine producer for the las…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Desert Island Drinks - Lenz Moser
Season 1 Episode 29
What eight drinks, book and sole luxury would you take if cast away to a desert island? Master of Wine Patrick Schmitt speaks with Lenz Maria Moser, …
8 months ago
David Pearson: How regenerative viticulture is re-energising Napa's Joseph Phelps wine estate
Season 1 Episode 28
Brought in to oversee the acquisition of great Napa Valley wine estate Joseph Phelps by global luxury group Moët Hennessy, former Opus One CEO David …
8 months, 1 week ago
Desert Island Drinks - Paul Schaafsma
Season 1 Episode 27
What eight drinks, book and sole luxury would you take if cast away to a desert island? Master of Wine Patrick Schmitt speaks with Paul Schaafsma, fo…
8 months, 2 weeks ago