EAT SLEEP WINE REPEAT: A wine podcast
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My guest today is Helen McGinn, wine expert on the BBC’s Saturday Morning Kitchen and ITV’s This Morning. She's the author of the Book and Blog: Knacked Mother's Wine Club. She has worked for over a decade as a wine buyer Tesco’s supermarket, and so this episode we are settling down to talk about her career and wine moments. We'll have some wine and food pairing recommendations and you’ll come away with a few wine tips. Enjoy.
If you want to skip ahead:
2.01: Helen’s wine journey
4.21: A Penfolds wine, that set the path for Helen
6.01: Krug 1988 – a significant wine memory
7.46: Joining Tesco’s as a wine buyer, and the lessons learnt
13.44: Starting the wine blog
19.08: Helen’s wine course on Create Academy
21.08: Tips for buying wine in a supermarket
23.36: Filming the wine course down at Wistons Estate with winemaker Dermot Sugrue
26.28: Choosing the wines on Saturday Morning Kitchen
27.48: Balfour Wineries Eight Acre Sparkling Rose £19.50 Coop
31.19: Best food pairings with wine
34.15: Discussing the flexibility of sparkling wine with all foods
35.39: Favorite wine glass for sparkling wine and wine glasses in general
38.43: Helen’s fiction books
41.32: The perfect wine for main character Stella in Helens latest book: This is Us
43.26: The perfect drink for Lizzie Bennett, Pride and Prejudice
44.21: The perfect wine for Lisbeth Salander, The girl with a dragon tattoo
Next week I am back with Helen for Part two and we are going to being talking about the wines of the South west of France.
And if the podcast isn't enough....
Fancy watching some videos on my youtube channel: Eat Sleep Wine Repeat
Or come say hi at www.eatsleepwinerepeat.co.uk
Or contact me on Instagram @eatsleep_winerepeat or on email: janina@eatsleepwinerepeat.co.uk
Until next time, Cheers to you!
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