Uk Wine Show

Susan Fleischer of NOFAS talks about Foetal Alcohol Syndrome and how drinking alcohol during pregnancy can affect a baby's development.

Godfrey Spence on drawing conclusions about a wine in the Level 3 tasting paper.

Godfrey Spence talks us through WSET Level 3 descriptors for how a wine tastes on the palate.

Godfrey Spence talks us through the descriptions at Level 3 and how they differ from Level 2 plus useful exam tips.

We chat about the Chewton Glen wine list and how its managed, with Oscar Malek their beverages manager.

Oscar Malek is beverage manager at Chewton Glen, a luxury hotel in Dorset, England. He tells us how he came to be a sommelier and his role as beverage manager.

In this final interview with Professor Charles Spence of Oxford University we discuss how music can affect our perception of wine.

Professor Charles Spence from Oxford University tells us about research on how sounds can change our perceptions of wine.

We talk to Professor Charles Spence about the psychology of wine pricing and the concept of end-anchoring.

We find out from Professor Charles Spence how factors such as music and lighting can influence our wine purchases.

Chris Powell of the Local Wine School franchise talks to us about how he has expanded network of wine schools across the UK.

Godfrey Spence tells us about the descriptors for tannins and length using the Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine at Level 2.

In this interview we focus on descriptors for sweetness and acidity used in the Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine at Level 2.

This week we focus on how to describe the aroma and flavour characteristics of wine using the Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine at Level 2.

Godfrey Spence is a WSET course tutor and in this first interview we concentrate on the Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine at Level 2 to analyse the appearance of a wine.

In this second interview with Kevin Sutherland we hear about Plumpton College.

Kevin Sutherland talks to us about Bluebell Vineyards in Sussex and their sparkling wine production.

Bruno Paumard on the Chinese wine regions and the increasing popularity of wine in China.

This week we discuss the aromas of wine and how these are described using the WSET Systematic Approach to Wine Tasting.

Bruno Paumard is a French winemaker making wine in the Gobi Desert. We find out about the wine region, the grapes and the wines he produces.