Matthew's World of Wine and Drink
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Matthew's World of Wine and Drink
An Englishman in California soaking up the sun, I am a WSET Diploma graduate and Certified WSET Educator. I blog about wine, teach it at all levels, and drink plenty of it. Follow me on twitter @mattswineworld or check out my website: matthewsworldofwineanddrink.com
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Interview with Lukas Therre of Josephinenhütte
Ever wondered how a glass alters your appreciation of a wine? Lukas Therre works at Josephinenhütte, a series of very distinctive glassware designed b...
Interview with Agostino Bertolin: Austria
An interview with Agostino Bertolin of notastingnotes.com all about Austria, talking about some of the lesser known regions, Weinviertel, Neusiedlerse...
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grape Varieties
There are eighteen grape varieties permitted for Châtauneuf-du-Pape, some of them very famous, others much more obscure. This episode details the char...
Interview with Terah Bajjalieh
Terah Bajjalieh is an up-and-coming winemaker in California, making wine from Grenache, Syrah, Vermentino, and Falanghina. The wines are modern expres...
Gouais Blanc
Gouais Blanc is a little-planted white grape variety that in the past has been banned in France. It produces indeterminate, high-acid wines, but is in...
Interview with Julian Hanna: "Island"
Julian Hanna has just published "Island," a book all about island life. In this episode, I interview him all about island culture and how it differs f...
Interview with Henry Jeffreys: England
Henry Jeffreys's book, Vines in a Cold Climate, is an essential and extremely engaging history of the development of English wine since the 1970s. He...
Interview with Natalie Maclean: Ontario
Author and podcaster Natalie MacLean gives a thirty-minute overview of Ontario wines: climate, Ice Wine, Riesling, Vidal, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc,...
Interview with Luke Whittall: British Columbia
Luke Whittall is the author of The Sipster's Pocket Guide which is an annual overview of the best wines made in British Columbia. This interview with...
Bairrada: Interview with Rui Lucas of Prior Lucas
Interview with Rui Lucas of Prior Lucas in Bairrada, Portugal. It's a region heavily influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, and therefore cooler and wetter...
Culture Wine Co & Peter Andrews: South Africa
Interview with Peter Andrews of Culture Wine Co, who's importing South African wine into California. Topics covered include Pinotage; Mediterranean va...
Michigan
The Michigan wine scene is relatively new, growing in the last few years. I speak to Drew Perry of Simpson Family Estates, who started in 1980—dicsuss...
Gamay
Gamay: a high-yielding variety associated with youthful, fruity wine but which, in the right growing conditions, makes wonderful, structured wines. Th...
Armenia: Interview with Vahe Keushguerian
Winemaking in Armenia goes back at least 6,000 years, one of the starting points of viticulture. But it's only in the last ten to fifteen years that t...
Brazil: Interview with Flavio Pizzato
Brazil's wine industry has gone through many changes since the 1990s, and is still finding its feet. The focus on quality wine began with sparkling wi...
Brash Higgins: McLaren Vale
Brad Hickey has been making wine in McLaren Vale for over fifteen years, in a range of styles that reflect the Mediterranean climate of the region. Th...
Champagne Interview with Garth Hodgdon of Cage Imports
A conversation with Garth Hodgdon of Cage Imports, which imports 15 small Champagne producers into the USA. We talk about trends in Champagne, how to...
Mexico
Plantings in Mexico date back to the 1520s, although the development of the wine industry was curtailed by Spanish colonial intervention. Since the 19...
Georgia
Georgia is one of the world's oldest winemaking countries. Traditions—such as amber wine and wine made for home consumption—continue, which make Georg...
Emeritus Vineyards - Dry Farming in Sonoma County
Interview with Mari Jones of Emeritus Vineyards in Sonoma County, who began the conversion to dry farming in 2008. In tandem with the selection of sui...
Long Island
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Long Island has unique growing conditions heavily influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. I interview three producers: Jen...
Albania
Wine has been made in Albania for thousands of years, and grape-growing used to be central to its culture before rule by the Ottoman Empire and then a...
Montenegro and Kosovo
Two neighbouring countries, formerly of Yugoslavia. Kosovo's winemaking history goes back 2,000 years, with a renewed focus on quality after the bulk...
North Macedonia
The small, landlocked country of North Macedonia has a long winemaking history. The source of much of the former Yugoslavia's bulk wine, there is a re...
Serbia
Episode number four on the wines of the former Yugoslavian countries. Serbia's climate is continental, influenced by the river Danube and by mountains...
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Part 3 of series on the wines of the Balkan States and former Yugoslavia: Bosnia-Herzegovina. A small wine industry, with just 3,500ha of plantings bu...
Croatia
Episode 2 of my series on Balkan wine: Croatia. A beautiful country which attracts two and a half times as many tourists as residents, the wine region...
Slovenia
First episode on the wines of the Balkan States, starting with Slovenia, a country with lots of connections with neighbouring regions of Friuli in no...
Portuguese Grape Varieties
250 indigenous varieties plus a handful of international; different names for the same variety, named after animals, people, and often hard to pronoun...
Austrian Grape Varieties
This episode explores some of the 40 grape varieties approved in Austria, including the classics such as Grüner Veltliner, Blaufränkisch, St. Laurent,...
Scarce and Wild Italian Grape Varieties
Conversation with Sheila Donohue of Vero Vino, who specialise in importing "scarce and wild" Italian grape varieties. We discuss four lesser known—or...
The Identity of Cava
Interview with three Cava producers on its identity and what makes the sparkling wine different from others: place, grape varieties, ageing, and its h...
Trip to Australia
Just back from a two-week trip to Australia where I visited the wine regions of Tasmania, Adelaide Hills, and McLaren Vale. The former two are relativ...
Old World v New World
What's the difference between an Old and a New World Wine? Is there a differerence? This episode explores what the terms mean, whether we should use t...
Southern Italy Black Grape Varieties
There are many historic grape varieties from southern Italy, which are deservedly regaining attention. This episode looks at some of the black grape v...
Malvasia
Malvasia isn't a grape variety, nor is it a family of grape varieties: it's a group of grape varieties which happen to have the same name. Some of the...
Muscat
Muscat isn't a grape variety, but a family of related varieties all with different features. There are also many styles of wine made from the Muscat f...
The Unique Grape Varieties of South America: Interview with Amanda Barnes
Interview with Amanda Barnes, author of The South America Wine Guide. We discuss grape varieties which are largely only found in the diverse continent...
Interview with Paul Yanon on the Rhône
The southern Rhône is a large region where many styles of wine are produced - red, white, rosé, and fortified. There are also lots of different appell...
Interview with Bruce Taylor of Kono in Marlborough
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc has been one of the extraordinary success stories of the last forty years, creating an entirely new category of wine. In t...