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Fake Wine: A Laughing Matter?
Season 6 Episode 17
Brilliant rogues counterfeit unicorn wine, fool the establishment and laugh their way to the bank. It's good story - so good that even The Simpsons h…
1 year ago
Do You Need More than One Wine Glass in Your Life?
Season 6 Episode 16
Some people say you need loads of different wine glasses. Others say you need just one kind (known as 'universals'). There's money, reputation, even …
1 year ago
RIDGE - The Insider's Guide
Season 6 Episode 15
Ridge is an iconic wine producer - not just in its homeland California, but in global terms too.
But how and why did it attain this status in just 70 …
1 year, 1 month ago
Wine in a Can - Sacré Bleu!
Season 6 Episode 14
Wine. In a can. A hellish reality of tinny plonk? Or a convenient, eco-friendly, fun new format that's the future for wine?
This is fun one, because …
1 year, 1 month ago
Appellation Marlborough Wine
Season 6 Episode 13
Appellations are wine regions with rules, normally associated with Europe. So how come an enviably free-wheeling, super successful region like New Ze…
1 year, 1 month ago
Why Wine Matters
Season 6 Episode 12
Wine and other booze are under attack like seldom before, from many sides: moralists, the media, health authorities citing dubious studies... So it's…
1 year, 2 months ago
Margaret River Finds its Voice
Season 6 Episode 11
Western Australia's Margaret River is renowned as one of the world's foremost fine wine hotspots. But it only got started in 1967, so how has it buil…
1 year, 2 months ago
Don't Know Western Australia's Great Southern? You Should
Season 6 Episode 10
What the hell...where the hell...is the Great Southern?! That's what most people say. Which is why Peter got on a plane and braved fires, snakes and …
1 year, 3 months ago
Lessons in Wine Chemistry
Season 6 Episode 9
Why does wine taste the way it does? Why does Cabernet smell like blackcurrant? Or Syrah like pepper? Or Beaujolais like...bananas?!
In this intriguin…
1 year, 3 months ago
Our WINES OF THE YEAR (2024)
Season 6 Episode 8
Is it a white? Is it a red?! Is it a rosé??!!
Or is our WINE OF THE YEAR none (or all) of the above...because it is, quite simply, pure gold?
Welcome t…
1 year, 4 months ago