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The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM

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David Kermode, wine expert, talks through his top drinking picks of the week.

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Episode 109 - Fine cider and its parallels with wine

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/05/12

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Can fine cider really rival a wine? Nick Showering certainly thinks so. Born into a Somerset cider family, the former Apprentice contestant (he reached episode 8 of last year’s series) chats to David about his triple vintage edition that’s made its way onto some Michelin-starred menus. Medal winning ciders, to coincide with entries opening for IWSC cider judging: Eden Specialty Ciders Heirloom Blend Ice Cider 2018

60:07

Episode 108 - Highlights of Series 9

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/05/05

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David reflects on a few of the highlights from the latest series, including ‘Mr Bubbles’, Pieter Feirrera of Graham Beck Cap Classique; Natalie Christensen, Chief Winemaker at Yealands in Marlborough; Trevor Durling, Chief Winemaker at Napa’s Beaulieu Estate; Pierpaolo Petrassi MW, head of beer, wine and spirits at Waitrose & Partners; Essi Avellan MW talking Grower Champagne; and the Queen of Scotch Whisky,

61:40

Episode 107 - Sunny Hodge

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/04/28

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David is joined by the founder of wine bars Diogenes the Dog and Aspen and Mersault, Sunny Hodge, to talk about the uniquely different way that he communicates wine and why natural wine is so often misunderstood. Banfi 2017 Brunello Di Montalcino (silver) Edouard Delaunay 2019 Volnay Santenots 1Er Cru (silver) La Chablisienne Chablis Premier Cru 2019 (silver) Benjamin Darnault 2021 Picpoul de Pinet

60:13

Episode 106 - Summer Trends

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/04/21

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David is joined by Club Oenologique spirits columnist, Joel Harrison, and The Wine Society buyer and IWSC judge, Freddy Bulmer, to talk about the latest trends in spirits and wine as we approach a summer season and a trio of bank holidays. Drinks featured (all spirits, all gold outstanding): AQ - Sakagura Ohtemon Aku No Kurobuka Deanston 21 YO Sherry Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky Koch ‘Arroqueño’ Mezca Black

42:43

Episode 105 - Mathieu Roland-Billecart of...

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/04/14

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Representing the seventh generation of his family at the helm of Billecart-Salmon, its President, Mathieu Roland-Billecart, talks about what it takes to be in charge of one of the most famous names in Champagne and invites David to the release of its latest premium cuvée, Nicolas François 2008, at multi-Michelin-starred restaurant, Mirazur, in the South of France. Drinks featured: Piper-Heidsieck Essentiel Extra

42:47

Episode 104 - Grower Champagne

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/04/07

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Celebrating the success of fashionable Grower Champagne, David is joined by Master of Wine, Essi Avellan, one of the world’s most influential sparkling wine critics, to discuss her special report on Grower Champagne for Club Oenologique. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

57:58

Episode 103 - Trevor Durling, Chief Winemaker,...

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/03/31

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David’s guest is Trevor Durling, Chief Winemaker at Beaulieu Vineyard, one of the Napa Valley’s most historic wineries, to hear how he went from a future Top Gun to a celebrated cellar master making sought-after Cabernet Sauvignon. Wines featured: Cellar 777 Beauzini Zinfandel 2019 (gold) Dark Horse Zinfandel 2020, Gallo (gold) Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 (gold) Chateau Ste Michelle & Dr. Loosen

53:38

Episode 102 - Master Distiller Richard Seale, Four...

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/03/24

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. A pioneer of premium rum, Richard Seale, Master Distiller and Master Blender at Foursquare Distillery, representing the fourth generation to work in the family business, he tells David about the innovation that’s put rum at the pinnacle of fashion. Drinks featured: R L Seale & Co Doorly's 14 YO Rum (gold) R L Seale & Co Foursquare Indelible Rum (silver) The Equiano Rum Co Equiano Light Rum (silver) Mount Gay XO

62:38

Episode 101 - Pierpaolo Petrassi MW, Waitrose

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/03/18

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. To celebrate the ‘double’ of winning IWSC Best Supermarket for Wine and also Spirits, Pierpaolo Petrassi MW joins David to talk about buying for Britain’s best-loved supermarket, sustainability and the latest trends in wines and spirits. Drinks featured: Bodagas Toro Albalá Don PX Gran Reserva 1999 (gold) Gabrielskloof The Landscape Series Cabernet Franc 2020 (gold) Montidori Sangiovese 2020 (silver) Waitrose &

54:06

Episode 100 - Master Blender Dr Rachel Barrie

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/03/10

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. For the 100th episode of the Drinking Hour, David talks to Dr Rachel Barrie, Master Blender for Brown Forman's Single Malt Scotch distilleries, the first female to hold the title and the first woman to be inducted into Scotch whisky’s Hall of Fame. Drinks featured: GlenDronach Distillery 16 YO Boynsmill Single Malt Scotch Whisky (gold / trophy) Benriach Distillery ‘The Twenty Five’ 25 YO Single Malt Scotch

48:44

Episode 99 - Pieter Ferreira, winemaker for Graham Beck

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/03/03

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. He’s known as Mr Bubbles for his prowess with traditional method sparkling wine. Graham Beck’s winemaker, Peter Ferreira, talks to David about why he has dedicated his entire career to South Africa’s trademark sparkler, Cap Classique. Wines featured: Graham Beck Cap Classique, Ultra Brut 2016 (bronze) Robertson Winery, Constitution Road, Chardonnay 2021

58:57

Episode 98 - Rob Wallis and Sam Hunt, plus Freddy Bulmer

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/02/24

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David is joined by entrepreneurs Rob Wallis and Sam Hunt, co-founders of ready to drink cocktail brand MOTH, Britain’s fastest growing RTD brand - and also The Wine Society buyer Freddy Bulmer, taking about his recent trip to New Zealand. Drinks featured: Church Road Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2020 (gold) Craggy Range Single Vineyard Te Muna Road Pinot Noir 2020

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Episode 97 - Natalie Christensen, Chief Winemaker,...

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/02/17

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David meets the Chief Winemaker of Yealands, Natalie Christensen, to talk about her journey from classical music to sustainable winemaking in New Zealand’s Marlborough region, including her latest creation, a Kiwi Albariño. Wines featured: Yealands Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2021 (silver) Yealands Babydoll Sauvignon Blanc 2021 (silver) The Ned Pinot Noir 2020

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Episode 96 - Highlights of Series 8

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/02/10

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David reflects on the highlights of the latest series, including the FT columnist Alice Lascelles, old vine champion Sarah Abbott MW, Carlos Agrellos of Quinta do Noval, Mermaid Gin’s Xavier Baker, plus renowned Bordeaux expert Stephen Brook and find out what happened when David tried his hand at blending his own Bordeaux red. Learn more about your ad choices

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Episode 95 - Carlos Agrellos, Technical Director,...

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/02/03

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David turns his focus to the breathtaking beauty of the Douro Valley, as he talks to Carlos Agrellos, Technical Director at Quinta do Noval, about its still wines and Ports, including the much-coveted ‘Nacional’, from historic pre-phylloxera vines. Drinks featured: Sandeman 40 YO Tawny NV (gold) D’Oliveiras Malvazia 1992 (gold) Real Cave Do Cedro Aleixo

36:05

Episode 94 - Xavier Baker, Mermaid Gin

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/01/27

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. The Isle of Wight Distillery is on a mission to make top notch spirits in a sustainable, community-focused way. David talks to co-founder Xavier Baker about IWSC gold medal winning Mermaid gin and vodka and the ethos behind it. Drinks featured: Isle of Wight Distillery, Mermaid Pink Gin (gold) Opihr Aromatic Bitters Gin (gold) Seppeltsfield Road Distillers,

72:16

Episode 93 - Old Vines special

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/01/20

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. What makes an old vine worth treasuring? David heads to Italy for the Old Vine Conference inaugural ‘field trip’, hearing from Sarah Abbott MW, Domenico Veronese and Claudio and Niccolo Zani. Wine featured (all old vine wines): Le Bortole - Suprème Dry 2021 Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore (gold) Quest Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2021 (gold) Luca Old Vine Malbec 2020

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Episode 92 - Greener wine

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/01/13

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. Virgile Joly winner of the IWSC’s inaugural Green Wine award and Master of Wine Ray O’Connor, wine director at Naked Wines, join David to talk about sustainability and its importance to the world of wine. Wines featured: (all Naked Wines this week) Virgile Joly 2020 Côtes Du Rhône Villages Plan De Dieu (bronze) Grasshopper Rock Earnscleugh Vineyard Pinot Noir

61:46

Episode 91 - Drinks trends in 2023

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/01/06

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David is joined by Richard Siddle, editor-in-chief of The Buyer, to look ahead to 2023 and how global events, and the latest trends, could have an impact on what goes in our glass. Drinks featured: (note first spelling is correct/lower case/upper etc - Maori name) te Pa Family Vineyards Signature Series Sauvignon Blanc 2021 (gold) Diemersdal Wine Estate - The

57:04

Episode 90 - Dry January

The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM ·

2023/01/03

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David is joined by Carl Anthony Brown and Tim Blake of alcohol-free producer, Crossip, sponsors of the IWSC ‘emerging talent - bartender of the year’ competition, to talk about innovation in the world of low and no alcohol. Drinks featured (all low/no and all gold medal winners): Crossip Dandy Smoke Flor de Madre - Agua de Madre - Blood Orange Bitters Water

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