In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. A familiar face for his work with ‘The Three Wine Men’, writer and broadcaster Tom Surgey chats to David about his new book ‘How to Drink Wine’, which offers a comprehensive, yet accessible, guide to the world of wine terminology. Drinks featured: Marks & Spencer 5 Times Distilled Vodka (gold) Chapel Down Kit’s Coty Coeur De Cuvée Extra Brut 2016 (silver) Denbies Wine Estate Cubitt Blanc De Noirs Brut 2015 (silver) Vagabond Wines Pinot Noir 2022 (silver) Gusbourne Rosé Brut 2019 (silver) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Famously where East meets West, Turkey offers a treasure trove of indigenous grape varieties which are well worth seeking out. David finds out more from Sarah Abbott MW and Isa Bal MS, who co-chaired the recent IWSC wine judging in Istanbul, where an impressive 20 gold medals were awarded. Wines featured (all gold medal winners): Kayra Vintage Öküzgözü 2021 Kavaklidere Saraplari Prestige Okuzgozu 2021 Vinolus Kalecik Karasi 2022 Likya Vineyards Boğazkere 2014 Kavaklidere Saraplari Cotes d'Avanos Narince 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. For the first of two special editions dedicated to the wines of Chablis, Rosemary George MW joins David to talk about this special region’s distinctive terroir and he meets producers to find out more about a region that’s a global brand in itself. Wines featured, all four of them gold medal winners at the ’24 judging: Charly Nicolle Ante MCMLXXX Les Fourneaux 2022  J. Moreau & Fils 2021 La Chablisienne Grenouilles 2020 La Chablisienne Les Preuses 2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. To celebrate Rioja Wine Month, David is joined by Jane Parkinson, wine expert on BBC One’s Saturday Kitchen to learn more about this beautiful region, its food culture and, of course, its world famous wines.   Drinks featured: La Rioja Alta Viña Ardanza Reserva 2016 (gold) Rioja Vega Colección Tempranillo 2020 (silver) El Coto de Rioja, El Coto de Imaz, Gran Reserva 2016 (silver) Altos de Rioja, Altos R Pigeage, Graciano 2020 (bronze) Rioja Vega, Tempranillo Blanco Reserva 2018 (bronze) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David celebrates Austria’s fine wines with Michael Moosbrugger, director of historic Schloss Gobelsburg and President of the Österreichische Traditionsweingüter, plus he catches up with The Wine Society buyer Freddy Bulmer.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David talks to Victoria Mason, Waitrose wine buyer for South Africa and Italy, to learn more about how wines get from the vineyard to the shelves, the current trends in the sector and where we should look for the most exciting wines.   Drinks featured: Gabrielskloof, The Landscape Series Cabernet Franc 2020 (gold) Mullineux Great Heart Red Blend 2019 (silver) Waitrose & Partners Blueprint Côtes Du Rhône Villages 2020 (silver) Waitrose No 1 Amontillado Don Gaspar NV (silver) Waitrose Rich And Warming 3 YO Blended Scotch Whisky, Whyte & Mackay (gold) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. What’s in a glass? A lot more than you might imagine, if Daniel Primack is to be believed. He tells David why he’s completely obsessed by glassware, explaining how retro-nasal olfaction dictates wine flavour perception and how you can enhance your wine, with the right choice of vessel. Drinks featured: Tenuta Casenuove 2018 Chianti Classico (gold) Saint Veran 2020, Dominic Hentall, Naked Wines (silver) Vidal-Fleury Crozes Hermitage 2020 (silver) Black Bottle Alchemy Series Double Cask Blended Scotch Whisky (gold/trophy) A Sticky End Noble Sauvignon Blanc 2021, Marlborough (silver) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David talks to the legendary Hugh Johnson, one the best-loved names in wine writing, to talk about his autobiography The Life and Wines of Hugh Johnson. Drinks featured: Champagne Piper Heidsieck 2014 Brut in magnum (gold/trophy) Champagne Jacquart Mosaïque Rosé Brut NV (silver) Marks & Spencer L'or du Ciron 2018 Sauternes (gold) Aldi Château Moulinet 2016 Pomerol (silver) Weingut Karl Schaefer Dürkheimer Michelsberg Riesling Trocken 2015 (gold) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David reflects on the highlights of the sixth season, including England’s Irish winemaking star Dermot Sugrue, former Savoy head bartender Shannon Tebay, Chateau Galoupet’s sustainability pioneer Jessica Julmy, Petaluma’s new winemaker Teresa Heuzenroeder, Exton Park’s Corinne Sealy, The Wine Society’s Italy buyer, Sarah Knowles MW, and Olivier Ward, gin expert on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. The freshest form of Sherry, Manzanilla comes from Sanlucar de Barrameda, where the Atlantic influence gives it a unique character. Fresh from a visit to the Sherry Triangle, David is joined by Fermin Hidalgo, one of the eighth generation at family-run Hidalgo, famous for La Gitana.  Drinks featured: La Guita Manzanilla En Rama NV (silver) Aldi Specially Selected Manzanilla NV (silver) Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana Vermut (bronze) González Byass Del Duque VORS Amontillado NV (gold) Kavalan Distillery Solist Manzanilla Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. Celebrating Prosecco Day, David talks to expert Neil Phillips and Villa Sandi’s export director, Flavio Geretto, to find out more about Prosecco, what’s made it such a storming global success story and how best to enjoy it.   DOC Prosecco featured: Villa Sandi Rose Brut Millesimato 2021 (silver) Biasiotto Andrea Brut 2021 (silver) Morrisons The Best Brut NV Prosecco (silver) Asda Extra Special Brut Prosecco (silver) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David talks to The Wine Society’s Italian buyer, Sarah Knowles MW, covering the length and breath of Italy to find out about the history and also the latest innovations in Italian wine and where to look for the best bottles. Wines featured: Tenuta del Buonamico Cercatoja 2017 (gold and trophy) Anna Spinato Brut NV Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Di Cartizze (gold and trophy) Fattoria La Vialla, Barriccato Bianco Non Filtrato 2020 (gold) Cantina Sanpaolo di Claudio Quarta Vignaiolo Riserva 2015 (gold) Tesco Finest 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella (gold) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. Her winemaking pedigree is distinctively French - her first job was at Château Lynch Bages - and Corinne Seely has made wine all over the world, yet she has chosen to make England her home. David hears why Exton Park is her calling.   Drinks featured: Lyme Bay Winery Pinot Noir 2020 (gold and trophy) Coates and Seely La Perfide, Blanc De Noirs Brut 2014 (silver) Château de Pellehaut Ugni Blanc 40 YO Armagnac (gold outstanding) Laphroaig Distillery10 YO Sherry Oak Finish Single Malt Scotch Whisky (gold outstanding) Gralyn Estate Artizan Rare Muscat NV (silver) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. To celebrate English wine week, one of the country’s rising stars, Zoe Driver, winemaker at the critically acclaimed Black Chalk, joins David to talk about her own winemaking philosophy and the reasons behind English sparkling’s stellar success. Wines featured: Wyfold Vineyard Rosé Brut 2018 (Gold) Roebuck Estates Rosé De Noirs Brut 2018 (Gold) Gusbourne Boot Hill Vineyard Blanc De Blancs Brut 2018 (Gold) Fox & Fox Mayfield Eclipse Brut 2019 (Gold) Black Chalk Classic Brut 2020 (Silver) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. Is the gin renaissance still flourishing and where should we be looking for the latest innovation? Self-confessed ‘gin nerd’ Olivier Ward, editor of Spirits Beacon, a member of the IWSC spirits judging committee and the gin expert on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch, gives David the lowdown. Gins featured:  Opihr Aromatic Bitters Gin, Quintessential Brands (gold and trophy) The Welsh Whisky Company Brecon Chocolate Orange Gin (gold) Awildian Coromandel Spiced Gin, Coromandel Distilling Company (gold) Dry As A Nun Gin, Distillers Republic (gold) Stone Grange Elg Gin Likør (gold) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. The former Commercial Director of Krug, Jessica Julmy, talks to David about her latest project, overseeing the renewal of Provence Grand Cru Classé estate Chateau Galoupet, purchased by LVMH in 2019, putting sustainability front and centre.  Drinks featured: Domaine la Chautarde 2021 Coteaux Varois (silver) Famille Ravoire Manon 2021 Cotes de Provence (silver) Mirabeau Etoile 2021 (silver) Aldi ‘Specially Selected” Cotes de Provence rosé 2020 (silver) Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage Extra Brut 2013 Champagne (silver) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David is joined by one of Australia’s most respected winemakers, Teresa Heuzenroeder, who moved from Yalumba to become the new senior winemaker at Petaluma last year, to talk about making wine in the Adelaide Hills, Coonawarra and the Clare Valley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. Drinks entrepreneur Tom Gamborg, the founder of Van Hunks, joins David to talk about creating a successful new brand with Cap Classique bubbles and also why he thinks sparkling mead could be the next big thing. Plus, Freddy Bulmer of the Wine Society is back for an insight into life as a wine buyer. Featured drinks: Bacardi 10 Year Old Gran Reserva Diez Rum (gold) Black Cow Vodka (silver) Fetzer Vineyards 1000 Stories Chardonnay 2020 (silver) La Chablisienne 2019 Grand Cru Chablis (gold) Kilchoman 100% Islay Scotch Whisky (gold) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. He’s been described as ‘the best winemaker in England’, An Irishman, Dermot Sugrue has changed the face of English sparkling wine. First at Nyetimber, then Wiston Estate and now with his own Sugrue South Downs project. Sugrue interrupts his honeymoon to chat to David about what makes England’s bubbles so special.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. It is one of the world’s most heat-tolerant and versatile varieties and also South Africa’s signature white grape, despite its origins in the Loire. David celebrates Chenin Blanc day, with Richard Duckitt, winemaker at Bellingham, and also hears about South Africa’s groundbreaking Old Vine Project.   Plus, news of the winners from the IWSC’s South African wine judging, including: (all the following are gold medal winners) Kanonkop Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Vergelegen GVB Red 2015 Richard Kershaw GPS Series Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon 2020 Chenin - Quest Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2021 Piekenierskloof Heirloom Red 2020  Delheim Wines Edelspatz Botrytis Riesling 2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. Until recently, head bartender of The American Bar at London’s Savoy Hotel, Shannon Tebay made her name at New York’s celebrated Death & Co and is now Beverage Director at Outernet London and head judge for the IWSC’s spirits and mixers category. She tells David how she went from the role of pastry chef to master of mixology, her role as a pioneering woman in what was often regarded as a man’s world and, of course, how to mix the perfect serve.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. Rosé is on a roll! David catches up with Master of Wine Dirceu Vianna Junior, an expert on rosé wines who oversees the category for the IWSC, to find out why we’re all sinking the pink, whether colour really matters and the wines we should all be watching out for, including the first IWSC wine winners from the 2022 awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David reflects on the fifth series of the Drinking Hour, to select his favourite moments, including a tribute to Steven Spurrier, veteran drinks writer Susy Atkins, Yalumba Chief Winemaker Louisa Rose talking Viognier, Alistair Cooper MW on Chile’s renaissance, Madeleine Stenwreth MW on altitude wines in Argentina and an intro to New York’s Finger Lakes from Kelby Russell at Red Newt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David talks to entrepreneur Elwyn Gladstone, a great, great grandson of Queen Victoria’s Prime Minister, who has made a name for himself as an innovator in the drinks world, launching brands such as Malfy Gin, Hotel Starlino and his latest creation, Gladstone Axe Scotch Whisky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David visits Sicily’s Mount Etna region to explore the ancient civilisation of pre-phylloxera old vines, from indigenous grape varieties, and meet the winemakers toiling on its volcanic slopes to craft distinctive wines. Drinks featured:  Amaro Amaranca (silver) Bisol1542 Cartizze Dry 2022 (gold) BiancaVigna Rive Di Collalto Extra Dry 2021 (gold) Silvio Carta Per Te Riserva 2002 (gold) Fattoria La Vialla Riserva 2013 (gold) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David talks to Master of Wine Madeleine Stenwreth, international winemaking consultant, expert on Argentina and specialist on the impact of altitude on winemaking, to explore the country’s most exciting wines and styles, including her latest project, Bemberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David talks Chile with Master of Wine Alistair Cooper, consultant and member of the senior judging committee at the IWSC, who believes innovation is now the driving force in the country with “things changing at a spectacular rate”. David finds out which are the wines, regions and producers you should try. In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. To celebrate International Viognier Day, David is joined by Louisa Rose, chief winemaker at Australia’s oldest winery Yalumba, a pioneer who has worked with the variety for thirty years, earning the accolade ‘the Queen of Viognier’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David is joined by Club Oenologique spirits columnist, author and IWSC spirits judging committee member, Joel Harrison, to talk about what makes Cognac so special, from its terroir, to barrel ageing, blending and beyond, into cocktails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. What difference does the shape, colour or size of the glass make to the experience of fine Champagne? And how does what we see, smell or taste impact what we think of it? David seeks to answer the question with Laurent Fresnet, chef de cave at GH Mumm. Plus, The Wine Society’s Freddy Bulmer is back to chat about life as a buyer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David takes the Drinking Hour on the road, to upstate New York’s Finger Lakes to find out what makes this cool climate, emerging wine region one to watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David talks to Susy Atkins, wine editor of Delicious magazine, Sunday Telegraph wine critic and author about her thirty years at the heart of the drinks trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David is joined by Alex Virgili, co-founder, with his brothers of El Bandarra, a vermouth, or vermut as they say in Spain, with its roots in Barcelona’s buzzing bar culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To mark the anniversary of the death of Steven Spurrier, David is joined by Adam Lechmere of Club Oenologique to pay tribute to the legendary and much-loved man behind the famous ‘Judgement of Paris’. In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David presents some of his highlights from the most recent series, including some of Australia’s biggest names - Peter Gago of Penfolds, Sarah Pidgeon from Wynns, Larry Cherubino and Katie MacAuley of Robert Oatley - plus, Rollo Gabb of Journey’s End and Rudger Van Wyk of Stark Condé, and also Majestic Wine CEO, John Colley.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. A traditional wine nation that still offers a voyage of discovery for the wine lover, with its indigenous grape varieties, family winemakers and great value fine wines. David travels to Vienna to experience VieVinum, the largest showcase of Austrian wines, and speaks to the Austrian Wine CEO, Chris Yorke. Wines featured, all gold medal winners, judged ‘in situ’ in Austria: Weingut Alois Zimmermann, Rosshimmel Reserve Grüner Veltliner 2021  Seegut Lentsch Reserve Sankt Laurent 2020 Weingut Rabl Ried Dechant Alte Reben Grüner Veltliner 2021 Weingut Eder Wachau Leopold Riesling 2018 Weingut Horst & Georg Schmelzer Weißburgunder Eiswein 2012  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David talks to the co-winemaker at Wynns Coonawarra, Sarah Pidgeon, one half of one of Australia’s most enduring wine double acts, with Sue Hodder, to talk about the celebrated ‘Terra Rossa’ soils that produce a distinctive Cabernet Sauvignon - plus Freddy Bulmer of The Wine Society is back to talk about his recent buying trip to Austria.  In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. Rollo Gabb of Journey’s End talks to David about South Africa and marks the start of ‘Fairtrade Fortnight’ by talking about what fair trade means for wine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David talks to Chris Wilson of Gutter & Stars to find out more about the accolades his new urban winery in Cambridge is already winning and what he plans next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David talks to the founder of the Cotswolds Distillery, Dan Szor, to find out more about his plans for England’s biggest whisky producer.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. Celebrating Australia Day, with Larry Cherubino, Director of Winemaking at Robert Oatley and Katie Macauley, Brand Ambassador. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David is joined by Green Wine Future founder, Pancho Campo, and programme director, David Furer, to talk about the ambitious and exciting schedule for this global wine sustainability event, plus Freddy Bulmer from the Wine Society returns for his monthly glimpse at life as a wine buyer.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David is joined by Peter Gago, Chief Winemaker at Penfolds, custodian of The Grange, he has been described as a ‘wine rock star’.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David is joined by drinks industry veteran Richard Siddle, Editor in Chief of The Buyer with his predications for 2022, including the impact of the poor harvests of 2021, the shipping crisis, Brexit and the pandemic, plus the latest trends and what they might mean for what goes into our glass.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David is joined by regular contributors Freddy Bulmer of the Wine Society and Joel Harrison, spirits columnist at Club Oenologique for a Drinking Hour festive edition, to review an eventful year - including their highlights from the IWSC 2021 judging - and look ahead to 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David talks to the boss of Majestic Wine, John Colley, about pandemic challenges, the ill-fated pairing with Naked Wines, Christmas trading, new wine ranges and why Majestic staff members are what makes it special. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Chief winemaker at Rioja’s Ramón Bilbao, Rodolfo Bastida, is David’s guest as the winery celebrates its centenary and he toasts his 25 year tenure, to talk altitude winemaking, grape varieties, the pursuit of purity and the future for the region. Wines featured: Beronia Gran Reserva 2015 (gold) Bodegas Ramón Bilbao Gran Reserva 2015 (silver) El Coto De Rioja M&S Collection Gran Reserva 2015 (silver) Asda Extra Special Marques Del Norte Gran Reserva 2016 (silver) Dominio De La Salle Gran Reserva 2014 (silver) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David talks to winemaker Rudger van Wyk at Stark-Condé about Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon and New World Whisky with Charlie Steel at Distill Ventures  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David presents the best bits of series 3, featuring the Daily Telegraph’s wine editor Victoria Moore, President of the DO Cava Javier Pages, chef José Pizarro, author Amanda Barnes, Greg Sherwood MW, Cocchi MD and President of the Consorzio Vermouth di Torino Roberto Bava and vermouth expert Jon Lister. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David talks to Rupert Millar about the new Liv-ex Power 100, tracking the most powerful performers in the fine wine market, to see who’s up and who’s down, and he chats to Rob Mathias, French buyer at Bibendum about the creation of a brand new wine range, Fête de Flaveurs. You can read the full Liv-ex Power 100 report free of charge here https://www.liv-ex.com/2021/11/2021-liv-ex-power-100-rebalancing-act/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices