Beginners Wine Tasting Course

Red wine

Ostatu Rioja Wine (Episode 170 Part 2)

In the second part of this episode, we interview Mariasum Saenz de Samaniego Berganzo, one of the family owners of the Ostatu winery. This winery is located in the Rioja…
Red wine

Txakolina Wine (Episode 170 Part 1)

This episode is from our visit to the 2019 London Wine Fair where we interview Ainhoa Gabaram about the wonderful wines available from the Basque region of Spain. The region…
Gin

Wines of Romania (Episode 168)

We talk to Lucian Timofanovici who was helping man the Wines of Romania stand at the 2019 London Wine Fair. Lucian introduces himself and then goes onto to discuss the…
Georgian Wine

Sarah Abbott Master of Wine -Talks about Georgian Wines (Episode 166)

Sarah Abbott is one of only 382 Masters of Wine in the world and so is perfectly qualified to talk about the Georgian wines that are just beginning to break…
Red wine

Ramirez de la Piscina Rioja at the London Wine Fair (Episode 164)

In the first of our London Wine Fair interviews, we interview Sonia from the Ramirez de la Piscina vineyard and ask her all things Rioja. Sonia's family has been making…
Californian

1000 Stories Zinfandel (Episode 160)

In this episode, we taste a great Zinfandel, perhaps the best wine we have tasted this year! To begin with, it smells wonderful a great start to the tasting. A…
Red wine

3 Ases Tempranillo (Episode 158)

In this episode, we taste an excellent Tempranillo called 3 Ases which is available from John's shop Czwericks. It has a fantastic blackcurrant aroma which is really powerful and great…
Cabernet Sauvignon

Priorat Wine (Episode157)

In this episode, we taste a Priorat from Catalunya in Spain. This wine is a blend of Garnacha, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mazuela and Syrah and, given it's alcohol by volume…
Italian Wine

Grillo Wine (Sparkling) – Episode 155

In this episode, we taste a bottle of Sparkling Grillo wine available from Aldi. It has a nice "Verde" type colour with a sweet aroma of pear. The taste was…
Grenache

Arabella 10th Anniversary Wine (Episode 153)

Drinking a wine one evening John L thought John M would enjoy so he thought he would seek Joh M's view on the wine, The wine was produced to celebrate…