Uk Wine Show

Richard Bampfield MW gives us his views on wine retailing in supermarkets and talks about his role at Lidl.

Richard Bampfield MW talks to us about the Association of Wine Educators and the Cool Climate Wine Symposium taking place in the UK this May 2016.

Richard Bampfield MW talks to us about his work as a wine consultant including his role as wine selector for Lidl.

Steven Parker is the inventor of the Kelvin Duo. He tells us about the latest gadget that helps you serve your wine at the perfect temperature.

We explore the Paul Mas philosophy and styles of wine with Jean-Claude Mas.

We discuss the IGP and AOP classifications in Languedoc and the sub-regions where Paul Mas produce wines.

Jean Claude gives us an overview of the geography of the region and how this relates to the Paul Mas range.

We learn about the history and marketing of the Languedoc region with Jean-Claude Mas of Paul Mas Wines.

We find out about the Coupe Stack Champagne Tower with Barney Macaulay

iFAVINE's iSommelier is a decanting device that speeds up the decanting process. They claim you can decant wine in 1-6 minutes rather than 1-6 hours.

Dan Lovell is managing director at WineEmotion, specialists in wine dispensing and preservation systems.

In this second interview with Christophe Jaume we focus on the Southern Rhone wine regions including the Cotes du Rhone.

Christophe Jaume is a sixth generation wine grower in Chateauneuf-du-Pape. We learn about the history and the region in this first interview.

Dale Smith and Marcia Waters MW of FlavorActiV tell us all about tasting and nosing techniques for detecting common wine flavours or faults.

We talk about the new FlavorActiV wine faults recognition kit with Marcia Waters MW and Dale Smith.

We talk to Dale Smith and Marcia Waters MW from FlavorActiV, the sensory training company, on their new basic wine faults recognition kit which launches this week.

In our second interview with Laetitia Terry we learn about the wine regions of the Northern Rhone, the climates, the soils and grapes.

Sommelier Laetitia Terry of Jaboulet gives us an overview of Hermitage in Northern Rhone.

Antony Crameri and Helen de Schepper give an overview of Margaux, St Emilion and the Bordeaux Superieur classification.

Technical director Jean Michel Garcion talks us through a tasting of the 2011 and 2005 vintages and how they compare to past vintages.