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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Jamie Hutchinson of The Sampler
05/02/2010Jamie Hutchinson owns the award winning wine shop The Sampler in Islington, London. We find out about his concept for sampling and selling wine and his plans for expansion.
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Lisa McGovern Wine Australia
29/01/2010Lisa McGovern is regional director of Wine Australia for the UK, Europe and Ireland. We find out about the strategy and plans for the promotion of Australian wine.
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Peter Franz Sensible Wine Service
22/01/2010Sensible Wine Services provide behind the scenes logistics support for wine trade events and competitions in the UK and abroad. We talk to owner Peter Franz about his thriving business.
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David Swaddle on Tasting Sessions and the WSET Intermediate Course
15/01/2010David Swaddle of Tasting Sessions offers an interactive WSET course online. We find out more about how studying wine online works.
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Isabelle Legeron MW
08/01/2010Isabelle Legeron MW is the first woman in France to become a Master of Wine. Shortly after passing first time around we asked her how her studies went.
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IWSC Green Debate
01/01/2010The Green Fad or Future, an IWSC debate on how much is green wash and how much is substance.
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Guy Tresnan of Chapel Down on brand positioning in the UK
18/12/2009Chapel Down is one of the biggest players in English wine. We met up with Guy Tresnan to find out how they are positioning the brand in the UK market.
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Montalcino with Donatella Cinelli Colombini
11/12/2009Donatella Cinelli Colombini has vineyards in Montalcino and DOC Orcia in Italy. We find out about how they were first established and the wines being produced.
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Montepulciano with Susanna Crociani
04/12/2009Crociani is a leading producer in Montepulciano, Tuscany. We catch up with owner Susanna Crociani to hear about the wines of the region.
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Jamie Goode on respiration and photosynthesis
27/11/2009Jamie Goode is a wine writer and leading wine blogger with a PhD in plant biology. In this final interview Jamie gives us an overview of grapevine respiration and photosynthesis.
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Jamie Goode Grape Biology Overview
13/11/2009Jamie Goode is a wine writer and leading wine blogger with a PhD in plant biology. In this interview Jamie gives us an overview of grape vine biology.
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Jamie Goode on the vines roots and grapes
13/11/2009Jamie Goode is a wine writer and leading wine blogger with a PhD in plant biology. In this second interview Jamie gives us an overview of grapes, vines and roots.
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Alistair Maling MW group winemaker at Villa Maria
06/11/2009Alistair Maling MW is group winemaker for New Zealand winery Villa Maria. Alistair explains his role and discusses how the Villa Maria range is segmented.
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Villa Maria with Sir George Fistonich
30/10/2009Villa Maria is the largest privately owned wine company in New Zealand but was set up as a one-man band business in 1961 by George Fistonich. George tells us the story of Villa Maria and the highs and lows.
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Vinolok with Siegfried Landskrone
23/10/2009Siegried Landskrone of Closure Systems International talks to us about Vinolok, an innovative glass closure for wine.
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IWSC with Allen Gibbons
16/10/2009The International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) this year celebrates its 40th anniversary. In this interview with Executive Director Allen Gibbons we hear about the competition and judging process.
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Piedmont with Enrico Rivetto
09/10/2009The Rivetto family began producing wine in 1902 in the province of Piedmont in North West Italy. In this third and final interview with Enrico Rivetto we find out more about the Piedmont region.
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Barolo with Enrico Rivetto
02/10/2009The Rivetto family began producing wine in 1902 in the province of Piedmont in North West Italy. In this second interview with Enrico Rivetto we find out more about his Barolo wines.
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Rivetto wines with Enrico Rivetto from Barolo
25/09/2009The Rivetto family began producing wine in 1902 in the province of Piedmont in North West Italy. In this first interview with Enrico Rivetto we find out about the wines and the region.
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Closing bubbles with Dave Pahl from Zork
18/09/2009Dave Pahl is CEO of Zork, the wine closures company that has recently launched their latest innovation for closing bottles of sparkling wine.