Uk Wine Show

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.

David Mawer tells us about the inner workings of JF Hillebrand, the global market leader in transporting alcoholic beverages around the world.

We explore a new concept of food and wine pairing with Federica Zanghirella of the UK Sommelier Association.

Fedirica Zanghirella is general manager of the UK Sommelier Association. She tells us about the organisation and how they are helping to educate budding sommeliers.

In our second interview with Sanjay Gahlot he give us an overview into the main wine regions of India.

Sanjay Gahlot tells us about wine and wine consumption in India and the history behind it.

This week we talk with Hambledon Vineyard co-owner Ian Kellett. Ian tells us about the history behind the vineyard and the investment that has been made to build the Hambledon brand.

Tatjna Bogdanova of Dialog talks to us about natural oak wood tannin that is used in the production of wine and spirits and for regenerating oak barrels.

We talk to Doug Wregg of Les Caves de Pyrene about not white, not red but...orange wines.

Jose Vouillamoz is a botanist and grape geneticist and is co-author of the book Wine Grapes. We talk to him about the technicalities of DNA mapping of grape varieties.

Jose Vouillamoz is a botanist and grape geneticist and is co-author of the book Wine Grapes. We talk to him about mapping grape varieties and their DNA profiling.

Jose Vouillamoz is a botanist and grape geneticist and is co-author of the book Wine Grapes along with Jancis Robinson MW and Julia Harding MW. We talk to him about the book and its success.

We discuss The Drinks Business, with editor Patrick Schmitt, a magazine and website which focuses on the international wine and spirits industry.