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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Dermot Sugrue of Wiston Estate on autolysis
24/06/2011Dermot Sugrue is winemaker at Wiston Estate Winery in West Sussex. We find out how sparkling wines develop through the process of autolysis.
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Dermot Sugrue of Wiston Estate on contract winemaking
16/06/2011Dermot Sugrue is winemaker at Wiston Estate Winery in West Sussex. We find out how contract winemaking works and what it takes to set up a winery.
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Stuart Smith on selecting clones for vineyards
10/06/2011Stuart Smith of Ryedale Vineyards in Yorkshire, North England talks to us about his vines and wines and how different root stocks are selected for vineyards.
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Mike Paul on the marketing of English wine
03/06/2011Mike Paul is a marketing consultant to English wine producers through the WineSkills programme. We discuss the marketing of English wines and what the future might hold.
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Philippe Zinck on Alsace
27/05/2011Philippe Zinck heads up Paul Zinck vineyards in Alsace. He talks to us about the history and the wines of this famous French wine region.
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The Benevolent with Cheng Loo
20/05/2011Cheng Loo is chief executive of the Wine and Spirits Trades Benevolent Society, better known as The Benevolent. We hear about the charity and how it helps people who have worked in the industry but now need help or financial support.
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Natural Wine Part 2 with Doug Wregg from Les Caves de Pyrene
13/05/2011Doug Wregg from Les Caves de Pyrene talks to us about natural wines Part 2.
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Natural Wine with Doug Wregg from Les Caves de Pyrene
06/05/2011Doug Wregg from Les Caves de Pyrene talks to us about natural wines - Part 1.
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Patagonia with Federico Boxaca of Familia Schroeder
29/04/2011Federico Boxaca of Familia Schroeder talks to us about the relatively new wine region of Patagonia in Southern Argentina.
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Simon Back on the Environment PET and black empowerment in South Africa
15/04/2011We talk to Simon Back of Backsberg Estate Cellars, South Africa about the environment, PET (plastic bottles) and black empowerment.
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Charmat Method with Viviana Bet from Cantine Bortolotti
01/04/2011Viviana Bet of Cantine Bortolotti talks us through the production method for Prosecco.
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Prosecco with Viviana Bet from Cantine Bortolotti
22/03/2011We find out about the history of Prosecco and about the DOCG region of Conegliano-Valdobbiadene.
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Tony Laithwaite on Direct Wines
18/03/2011Tony Laithwaite owns Direct Wines, a global business selling wine direct to consumers through mail order and the internet. In this second interview we talk about the past, present and future plans.
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Tony Laithwaite and the history of Direct Wines
10/03/2011Tony Laithwaite owns Direct Wines, a global business selling wine direct to consumers through mail order and the internet. In this first interview we find out how it all started.
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Limari and Botrytis wine with Nicolas Jarpa from La Playa
04/03/2011We talk to Nicolas Jarpa from La Playa winery in Colchagua Valley, Chile about botrysised wine and a new wine region, Limari.
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Colchagua with Nicolas Jarpa from La Playa
25/02/2011We talk to Nicolas Jarpa from La Playa winery in Colchagua Valley, Chile about the region's climate, soils and grapes.
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Ian Meadows on Roman vineyards in the UK
17/02/2011In this second interview with archaeologist Ian Meadows we find out about the excavation of the first proven Roman vineyard in the Nene Valley, Northampton.
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Ian Meadows on ancient English wine drinking
11/02/2011We interview archaeologist Ian Meadows who excavated the first proven Roman vineyard in the Nene Valley, Northampton, to find out how the English were first introduced to wine.
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Stanlake Park with Vince Gower
04/02/2011We talk to Vince Gower, the winemaker at Stanlake Park Wine Estate in Berkshire, England to find out about the vineyard and the wines they produce.
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Miguel Torres on Chile
28/01/2011In our final interview with Miguel Torres we hear about the company's winemaking operations in Chile.