David Kermode, wine expert, talks through his top drinking picks of the week.
Latest episodes
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33 min
Episode 289 - Nikolai Haram Svorte, World’s Best Sommelier
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David chats to Norway’s Nikolai Haram Svorte, newly crowned as ASI Best Sommelier of the Worl…
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50 min
Episode 288 - Highlights of Series 24
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David presents some favourite moments from series 24 including Tinashe Musora’s rise from ref…
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45 min
Episode 287 - Alto Adige’s defining grapes
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David travels to Italy’s mountainous border region of Alto Adige Süd Tirol to focus on two of…
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40 min
Episode 286 - Jancis Robinson OBE MW
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David welcomes Jancis Robinson OBE MW to talk about the ninth edition of The World Atlas of W…
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32 min
Episode 285 - Melania Battiston on pairings for top tier Prosecco
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG is the theme, as David chats to sommelier, c…
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31 min
Episode 284 - Travis and Elizabeth Wray
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Winners of the first ever 100 point wine in the history of the IWSC’s scoring system, co-foun…
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56 min
Episode 283 - Tim Hayward on The Cocktail Hour
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. The lost art of the cocktail is David’s focus, with guest Tim Hayward, FT food and drinks wri…
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38 min
Episode 282 - Charlotte Kristensen on food and wine pairing
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David’s guest is Charlotte Kristensen, who worked as a lawyer before becoming the London Wine…
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42 min
Episode 281 - Australia’s ‘alternative’ varieties
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Australia has been synonymous with the likes of Chardonnay and Shiraz, but so-called ‘alterna…
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29 min
Episode 280 - Kyle Davids of Babylonstoren
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Representing a diverse and exciting new wave of South African winemakers, Kyle Davids of Baby…
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43 min
Episode 279 - JC and Carolyn Martin of Creation Wines
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David’s guests are JC and Carolyn Martin, a dynamic double act, both scions of winemaking fam…
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38 min
Episode 278 - Tinashe Musora
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David meets Tinashe Musora, sommelier and 2025 IWSC emerging talent award winner, to hear how…
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41 min
Episode 277 - Luke O’Cuinneagain of Vergelegen
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David travels to South Africa to meet the winemaker at Vergelegen, Luke O’Cuinneagain. They t…
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Episode 276 - Highlights of Series 22
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David selects some highlights from the latest series including Black Chalk’s Jacob Leadley on…
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40 min
Episode 275 - Buying British for Fortnum’s
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Edwina Watson, senior wine buyer for Fortnum & Mason is David’s guest to talk about buying Br…
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41 min
Episode 274 - UK Sommelier of the Year Emma Denney
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Fresh from her success in the fiercely-contested competition for UK Sommelier of the Year 202…
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35 min
Episode 273 - Michael D’Souza on Indian whisky
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David explores the flourishing world of Indian whisky with Michael D’Souza, the globally accl…
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33 min
Episode 272 - Jacob Leadley of Black Chalk
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. To mark English wine week, the owner of Hampshire winery Black Chalk, Jacob Leadley, is David…
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34 min
Episode 271 - Olly Smith on Death by Noir
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Most famous as the wine expert and host of the BBC’s Saturday Kitchen, Olly Smith is David’s…
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43 min
Episode 270 - The Yarra Valley
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Just an hour from Melbourne, the Yarra Valley is a striking contrast to the buzzing city, wit…