Uk Wine Show

We get a feel for the Napa wine region, geology, climate and the changing styles of the wines.

We discuss viticulture issues that need to be considered when planting a vineyard such as about row spacing, orientations, seaweed fertiliser as well as whether Organics is viable for a large vineyard such as Rathfinny.

We talk with Hugo Rose MW about the new industry body the Wine Investment Association. This week we talk about the Audit process and give Hugo and chance to respond to question about the board raised by Jim Budd

We talk with Hugo Rose MW about the new industry body the Wine Investment Association. Their goal is to help clients get there wine in the case of bankruptcy.

Ian Steel is owner of For the Love of Wine and imports Swiss wines. He tells us about the main wines and regions of Switzerland.

Keith Moore of The Royal Society tells us more about Christopher Merret whose paper detailed how to make wine 'brisk and sparkling' by adding molasses.

Keith Moore of The Royal Society talks to us about Christopher Merret whose paper on sparkling wine is the earliest evidence of how sparkling wine could be created.

Matt Knight of Riedel discusses the benefits of using a decanter for all wines, not just older reds and ports.

In this show this week we talk to Christophe about the 12 appellations of Beaujolais with a focus on the 10 Cru Beaujolais, the highest category of classification in the region.

We talk with Christophe Coquard about Beaujolais Nouveau, the region, grape varieties and some of the unique methods in making Beaujolais Nouveau.

Mark de Vere MW of Robert Mondavi winery talks to us about California and Sonoma County, the climates, soils and grapes.

Jim Budd, wine blogger and writer, talks about the need for regulation of wine investments to protect individuals.

Jim Budd the wine blogger and writer talks to us about fraudulent wine investment companies and how to avoid them.

Bob Lindo owns Camel Valley Vineyards in Cornwall. He talks to us about his vineyards and award-winning still and sparkling wines.

Andrew Weeber owns Gusbourne Estate in Kent. He talks to us about his wines and the vineyards.

Leonid Popovich is President of the Russian Union of Wine Growers and Winemakers. He tells us about the recent history of winemaking in Russia, the main wine regions and the wines.

Jim Budd is a journalist and blogger who has just won the IWC Personality of the Year 2012. We talk about his blogs and how he helped uncover the Pancho Campo story.

We talk to Tom Cannavan of The Wine Gang about minerality in wine and the debate over the word as a common descriptor.

We talk to Tom Cannavan of The Wine Gang about the service he and his fellow wine critics provide.

We talk with Tim Philips about his tiny walled garden in the New Forest near the South Coast of England.