Ep 107: Wines of Madeira with two times winner of the IWSC Communicator of the year Joe Wadsack

WELCOME BACK TO SERIES 3!!!!!!!!

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I decided to start with a bang and am chatting with TWO TIMES winner of the IWSC Communicator of the year award Joe Wadsack. Get strapped in as you are about to be taken for a ride. If you don't know Joe, you certainly will after this. He will be taking you through a few of his stories getting into wine, talking about working in Bordeaux and how he studied winemaking. Then he will go through the most expensive cocktail in the world using First Growth Bordeaux, Sauternes and premium Madiera.... We will finish by going into more detail about Madiera as a fortified wine producing country. Joe educates you whilst adding in his own anecdotes! I love it! ENJOY!

If you want to skip ahead:

3.16: The story of Joe, his michelin star chef Dad and a glass of Rielsing Auslese

7.31: Washing up dishes and tasting a 1982 Jadot Chambolle Musigny

9.54: Pinot Noir, its essence and why it's now so expensive

12.25: Working in Bordeaux and getting fired for not serving bread on a doily, but then making that leading on to making his own wine.

20.24: The understanding of why very little wine options come into the country (and other countries) - the flat wine buying pyramid!

21.55: The most expensive wine cocktail in the world: The Empire Punch - and it's ingredients!

25.31: MADEIRA WINE

26.43: Discussing the island and what grows there and why it's unique

29.58: Sercial with seafood

30.29: Price of Madeira increasing and the plantings of Tinta Negra Mole

33.04: How Madeira gets it's cooked flavour

24.36: A Joe story on how indestructable Madiera wine is

27.16: Sweetness levels in Madeira

39.25: The rare grape variety Bastardo

41.26: Colheita

35.15: Frasqueira

46.55: Scat rat battles on the island and the rum drink called Poncha

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Until next time, Cheers to you!