People in Wine
In the current programme (no. 4) we interview two sparkling wine producers (sic!) about their techniques and their objectives - Rob McNeill from Mumm Napa (USA) and Natalia Fryar from Jansz in Tasmania. Richard Juhlin gives us his thoughts on some perfect food matching for Champagne and sparkling wines. You can hear this podcast on [...]
Ramandolo ” a unique sweet wine, from a distinct grape, grown in a special place
In June I bought a bottle of wine I had never heard of before: Ramandolo. I was intrigued by the taste and as a result travelled to the area a month later. I wrote this article as a result of my trip.
The wine of Ramandolo, a sweet wine, is quite unique for a number [...]
People in Wine - A matter of taste
Just thought we would let you know that our next programme (the second - hope you managed to catch the first programme) will be out shortly. We are covering some questions concerning ‘taste’ - that multi-faceted subject which is so hugely misunderstood and is so complicated. We try and answer some basic questions: is food [...]
The Four Seasons of Yquem “Les Quatre Saisons d’Yquem’
A film by Jean-Paul Jaud (French / English)
2002 J + B Sèquences
“The all-conquering sovereign of beverages.’
The film charts the course of the seasons during the year 2000 at Château d’Yquem in the company of Alexandre de Lur Saluces and his friend, journalist, John-Paul Kauffmann. Part of a series of four films each looking at part [...]
People in Wine
Preview a new radio programme / podcast on wine - ‘People in Wine’: interviews include Carole Bouquet on her wine Sangue d’Oro, a Passito from Pantelleria. Rod Phillips author of A Short History of Wine (Penguin Books) on Ontario Wines and the misuse of ‘terroir’. Michel Bettane on Burgundian wines and his views [...]
The Four Seasons of Yquem “Les Quatre Saisons d’Yquem’
A film by Jean-Paul Jaud (French / English)
2002 J + B Sèquences
“The all-conquering sovereign of beverages.’
The film charts the course of the seasons during the year 2000 at Château d’Yquem in the company of Alexandre de Lur Saluces and his friend, journalist, John-Paul Kauffmann. Part of a series of four films each looking at part [...]
Perna perexuctus San Daniele
My interest in ‘prosciutto crudo di San Daniele’ was first kindled by an ageing Italian diplomat. I was staying with some friends in Tuscany and on the lunch table was a large plate of prosciutto crudo (the word prosciutto is derived from the Latin perexuctus meaning ‘deprived of all liquid’). This type of ham [...]
Sideways: road movie or “wine’ movie?
If one didn’t think the movie “Sideways’ was a “wine’ movie then one could be forgiven in the light of the tours and wine clubs that have grown up since its release: maps featuring the 18 locations of the film including the wineries and restaurants, a special “Sideways Package including wine tastings and accommodation, and [...]
Sideways: road movie or “wine’ movie?
If one didn’t think the movie “Sideways’ was a “wine’ movie then one could be forgiven in the light of the tours and wine clubs that have grown up since its release: maps featuring the 18 locations of the film including the wineries and restaurants, a special “Sideways Package including wine tastings and accommodation, and [...]
The Wine Programme (sic) – March 7, 2005
Based oÂn the first issue of the Wine Programme – a radio broadcast by the BBC (Radio 4) oÂn 7th March – it would be hard to imagine a more boring or more amateurishly produced radio show than this oÂne. The contents as read out by Oz Clarke at the beginning of the show did [...]
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