Synopsis
The UK Wine Show is all about wine and the UK wine scene. We interview winemakers, consumers, wine bar owners, scientists, you name it, if it is about wine in the UK we will cover it. Almost all good wine from around the world washes up on these shores so we'll find out more about the people behind the wines that are making a splash.
Episodes
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Will Davenport on Organic Wine
09/01/2009Will Davenport is the owner of Davenport Vineyards and has been growing organic grapes commercially since 2003. We catch up with him to find out why he went organic.
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Jancis Robinson MW on Wine Education
02/01/2009Jancis Robinson MW is a world-leading wine writer with a weekly column in the FT. We ask her about her wine education and her advice for those wanting to further their own knowledge.
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Xavier Rousset on food and wine matching
19/12/2008Xavier Rousset is an award-winning sommelier and owner of Texture restaurant in London. We catch up with Xavier to get his top tips on food and wine matching.
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Josep Baujan on Cava and Yeast
12/12/2008Josep Baujan is technical director of Freixenet, the world-leading Cava and sparkling wine producer. In the second part of our interview we talk to Josep about yeast selection in Cava.
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Josep Baujan of Freixenet on Cava
05/12/2008Josep Baujan is technical director of Freixenet, the world-leading Cava and sparkling wine producer. We talk to Josep about the history of Cava and the different styles.
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Anna Lopez Lidon of Gramona on Cava
28/11/2008Anna Lopez Lidon is the export manager at Gramona, a Cava producer in Penedes, Spain. We discuss how Cava is produced, the dosage and the debate over international vs local grape varieties.
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David Paxton on McLaren Vale
21/11/2008David Paxton is owner of Paxton Vineyards in McLaren Vale and one of Australia's best known viticulturists. David gives us a brief insight into the region and the grape varieties grown there.
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Chris Unger of Yalumba on the Environment
14/11/2008Chris Unger is a sales manager for Negociants UK, the Australian owned importer of Yalumba. We talk with Chris about how Yalumba manage the environmental aspects of wine production.
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Jancis Robinson on wine writing
07/11/2008Jancis Robinson is a world-leading writer and author of books including The World Atlas of Wine and the Oxford Companion. In this second interview we focus on her writing and what it involves.
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Karen Wilson of Kingsland on bulk wine importing
31/10/2008Kingsland Wines and Spirits is the largest independent UK bottler of wines and spirits. Karen Wilson and Fiona Loveland explain how the process works and discuss the companys green initiatives.
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Eduardo Beltran of Faustino on Rioja
24/10/2008Eduardo Beltran is the marketing director at Bodegas Faustino in Rioja, Spain. In this second interview we find out more about the wines of Rioja.
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Eduardo Beltran of Faustino on Rioja
17/10/2008Eduardo Beltran is the marketing director at Bodegas Faustino in Rioja, Spain. We find out about Faustino and the wines of Rioja.
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Bruce Walker of Vincor on wine regulation in Canada
10/10/2008Bruce Walker is a vice president of Vincor Canada and chairman of the Vintners Association. We chat to him about how alcohol and wine are regulated in the provinces of Canada.
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Jancis Robinson MW
03/10/2008Jancis Robinson MW is a world-leading wine writer with a weekly column in the FT. We caught up with her and in the first of 3 interviews find out about a typical day in her life.
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Peter Bohn of Weingut Schloss-Proschwitz on East Germany
26/09/2008Peter Bohn of Weingut Schloss-Proschwitz talks to us about wine production before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Wines from the Goldtroepfchen, Germany
19/09/2008We speak with 2 producers, Gerhard Hahn from Kurt Hahn, Peter Lehnert from Lehnert-Veit and Ansgar Schmitz from Mosel wine production to find out more about the wines from the Goldtroepfchen region of Germany
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Goldtroepfchen with Johann Haart and Manfred Breit
13/09/2008Johann Haart and Manfred Breit are vineyard owners in Goldtroepfchen in the Mosel. We find out about the area and why it is so unique.
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Michael Adelmann on VDP wines
01/09/2008Michael Adelmann is a vice president of VDP, the Association of German Pradikat Wine Estates. We find out more about the VDP system for classifying Germany's finest wines.
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Bernard Segway from INRA on Climate Change
27/08/2008INRA is the French National Institute for Agricultural Research. We speak with Bernard Segway on the potential effects of climate change on grape growing.
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Stephen Skelton on the UK Vineyards Guide 2008
15/08/2008Stephen Skelton MW is an expert on English wine and author of the UK Vineyards Guide 2008. We find out about the book and what's changed on the UK wine scene since the last edition was published in 2001.