Synopsis
The UK Wine Show is all about wine and the UK wine scene. We interview winemakers, consumers, wine bar owners, scientists, you name it, if it is about wine in the UK we will cover it. Almost all good wine from around the world washes up on these shores so we'll find out more about the people behind the wines that are making a splash.
Episodes
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Andraia Gimtilinimilan on Brazil
25/06/2010Andraia Gimtilinimilan represents Wines from Brazil. In this interview Andraia gives an overview of Brazil's wine regions and the country's wine making history.
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Professor Chris Howe on Grapevine DNA
18/06/2010Chris Howe is professor of plant and microbial biochemistry at Cambridge University. We find out about grapevine DNA and genetics.
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Professor Chris Howe on the parentage of Chardonnay
11/06/2010Chris Howe is professor of plant and microbial biochemistry at Cambridge University. We find out how he discovered the parentage of the Chardonnay grape.
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Mike Roberts of Ridgeview Estate on the Merret brand
04/06/2010Mike Roberts of Ridgeview Estate talks to us about his ambitions to create an accreditation for top quality English sparkling wine.
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Ryan Opaz on Social Media Technology
22/05/2010Ryan Opaz of Catavino is a prolific wine blogger. In this second interview with Ryan we explore social media technology with a focus on sharing tasting notes online.
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Ryan Opaz on Wine Blogging
21/05/2010Ryan Opaz of Catavino is a prolific wine blogger. We find out how Ryan uses his blog to promote the wines and foods of Iberia and how his blogging has become a business.
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Allan Johnson on Palliser Estate, Martinborough
14/05/2010Allan Johnson is the winemaker at Palliser Estate in Martinborough, New Zealand. In this interview Allan gives us an overview of the region, the vineyards and winemaking at Palliser.
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South Burnett Wine Region with Luke Fitzpatrick of Clovely Estate
07/05/2010Luke Fitzpatrick is the chief winemaker at Clovely Estate in South Burnett, Queensland Australia. Luke talks about the region, the vineyard and making wine.
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James Leonard Wine vs Teeth Protection Prevention and Cure
30/04/2010James Leonard is a dentist in Blenheim, New Zealand and cares for the teeth of many in the local wine industry. We find out about teeth protection, prevention and cures relative to wine.
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Tim Heath and Siobhan Harnett of Cloudy Bay
23/04/2010Tim Heath and Siobhan Harnett of Cloudy Bay talk to us about reduction in winemaking and viticulture.
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Claudio Salgado of Hyatt hotels
16/04/2010Claudio Salgado is responsible for the food and beverages at the Hyatt in Hong Kong and China. We find out about the part he plays in selecting wines for the hotel chain.
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Wendy Cheung on the HK Governments position on wine
09/04/2010Wendy Cheung, the principal assistant secretary for Commerce and Economic Development in Hong Kong, talks to us about the strategy for promoting wine consumption.
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Brendan OToole of Summergate Fine Wines on the Chinese wine market
02/04/2010Brendan OToole of Summergate Fine Wines talks to us about the expanding wine market in mainland and greater China.
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Greg Deeb Crown Wine Cellars
26/03/2010Crown Wine Cellars provides high quality wine storage in Hong Kong, we talk to Greg Deeb about the fine wine market in Hong Kong.
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Greg Deeb Crown wine Cellars in Hong Kong
19/03/2010Crown wine cellars provides high quality wine storage in Hong Kong, we talk to Greg Deeb about wine storage conditions and how the booming Hong Kong fine wine market copes with sub tropical temperatures.
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David Taylor from Bacchus Wine Closures and Nanocork
12/03/2010Nanocork is a type of plastic coating applied to the end of corks to act as an oxygen barrier. We talk with David Taylor managing director of Bacchus Wine Closures the developer of Nanocork.
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Tim Hanni MW sensory perception 2
05/03/2010Tim Hanni is a MW and chef, we talk to Tim about how we perceive wine and how he has created a radically new way of judging wines for competitions.
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Tim Hanni MW on Umami and sensory perception
26/02/2010Tim Hanni MW has a unique perspective on the world of food and wine matching that challenges traditional concepts. In this second interview we find out about the fifth taste, Umami.
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Tim Hanni MW on food and wine matching
19/02/2010Tim Hanni MW has a unique perspective on the world of food and wine matching that challenges traditional concepts. In this first interview we find out how different types of tasters perceive wine.
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Sonia Fernandes of ViniPortugal on Portuguese wines
12/02/2010Everybody knows about Port, but still wines from Portugal have a growing reputation for quality. We talk with Sonia Fernandes from ViniPortugal about the quiet revolution.