EAT SLEEP WINE REPEAT: A wine podcast
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This episode is part 2 with wine expert Helen McGinn, who you can watch on BBC’s Saturday Morning Kitchen and ITV’s This Morning. She's the author of the Book and Blog: Knacked Mother's Wine Club. During her 10 years as a wine buyer, one of the most rewarding regions to visit and which offered great value was the South West of France. We will be talking about the wonderful array of different grape varieties down there, the wine styles and the sub regions.
If you want to skip ahead:
1.50: Why is South West of France such a special wine region
3.21: The Co-op Plaimont – supporters of the local varieties
5.09: The views, vistas, and beauty of this wine region
8.18: Travelling to this wine region
9.30: The largest sub-region Bergerac including Pécharmant
12.22: Saint Mont and Fronton sub-region
13.05: The local grapes to discover
14.03: Sweet wines of Monbazillac and Saussignac compared to Sauternes
16.07: Sweet wines of Jurançon
17.10: Sweet wines of Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh
18.40: Madiran and the grape variety Tannat
23.50: Cahors and the grape variety Côt (Malbec)
29.45: Visiting Château Tour des Gendres in Bergerac
34.06: Gaillac, Gaillac Primeur and the local grapes
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!
Ep 141: Mini Series – South African Wine: Pinotage with Sales & Marketing Manager Deidre Taylor of Kanonkop (Part 5)
Ep 140: Mini Series – South African Wine: Pinot Noir and the Elgin wine region with Winemaker Andries Burger of Paul Cluver Winery (Part 4)
Ep 139: Mini Series – South African Wine: Minimal Intervention & Bot River with Winemaker Alice Verburg of Luddite Winery (Part 3)
Ep 138: Mini Series – South African Wine: Chardonnay in Stellenbosch with Winemaker Mike Dawson of Journeys End (Part 2)
Ep 137: Mini Series – South African Wine: Chenin Blanc and old vines in Stellenbosch with Cellarmaster RJ Botha (Part 1)
Ep 136: Deep Dive into Sparkling Wines of the World: Champagne for WSET Diploma Students (Part 2)
Ep 135: Visiting Chianti, Wine Recommendations and Whiskey matured in Bordeaux Barrels with drinks writer and broadcaster Helena Nicklin (Part 2)
Ep 134: The Three Drinkers and Cognac with drinks writer and broadcaster Helena Nicklin (Part 1)
Ep 133: Planting your own vineyard with wine writer Christina Rasmussen (Part 2)
Ep 132: Grape Variety Palomino with wine writer Christina Rasmussen (Part 1)
Ep 130: Supermarket wines and wine stories with The Author of The Knackered Mothers Wine Club, Helen McGinn (Part 1)
Ep 129: Deep Dive into Sparkling Wines of the World: Production and methods for WSET Diploma Students (Part 1)
Ep 128: Wines of Georgia, Qvevri and Lesser Known Varieties with Wine Writer Chris Boiling (Part 2)
Ep 127: Wines of Slovenia with Wine Writer Chris Boiling (Part 1)
Ep 126: Wines of Burgundy: The wine regions from top to bottom, and where to find the value with Burgundy Expert Jasper Morris MW (Part 2)
Ep 125: Wines of Burgundy: The styles of Pinot Noir and Burgundies changes over the last 4 decades with Burgundy Expert Jasper Morris MW (Part 1)
Ep 124: Wines of Tenerife and the grapes of the Canary Islands with Wine Educator Jimmy Smith (Part 2)
Ep 123: Wines of Jura with Wine Educator Jimmy Smith (Part 1)
Ep 122: Wines of Romania with Philip Cox, Owner of Cramele Recas (Part 2)
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