The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. For the first of two special editions dedicated to the wines of Bourgogne, Robin Kick MW joins David to talk about the region’s intricate patchwork of plots, its signature grape varieties and the styles of wine that have won acclaim around the world. Wines featured: La Chablisienne Château Grenouilles 2019 (gold) Edouard Delaunay Chardonnay 2021 (silver) Château de Pommard Clos Marey-Monge Nicolas-Joseph 2020 (silver) Famille Carabello-Baum, Bourgogne Aligoté 2020 (silver) Maison Champy, Pernand-Vergelesses 2021 (silver) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Renowned whisky collector, Sukhinder Singh, joins David to talk about his journey, with brother Rajbir, from family off-licence to The Whisky Exchange and building their own distillery, plus his plans for the year as IWSC ‘Industry Champion’. Drinks featured (all gold medal winners): Elixir Distillers, Elements Of Islay, Cask Edit Blended Malt Scotch Whisky Glenmorangie Barrel Select Release 12 YO Amontillado Sherry Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky  Murray McDavid Cask Craft - Peated Finish Glen Elgin Single Malt Scotch Whisky  Whyte & Mackay Co-Op Irresistible Single Malt Scotch Whisky  Elixir Distillers, Black Tot Master Blender's Reserve Rum 2022 (also a trophy winner) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. To mark Earth Day 2024 David is joined by Christopher Carpenter, winemaker for Jackson Family Estates’ Napa properties, to talk about leading the transition to organic, as well as regenerative viticulture, cutting carbon and reducing water use. Wines featured: Capensis Wines, Silene 2021 (gold and trophy) Torres 15 Reserva Privada Brandy (gold) Familia Torres Sangre De Toro Rosé 2022 (silver) Yealands The Crossings Light Wave Sauvignon Blanc 2022 (silver) Champagne Lanson Le Blanc De Blancs Brut NV (silver) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. To launch the new series, David’s guest is Eduardo Chadwick, representing the sixth generation of the family behind some of Chile’s finest wines including Viñedos Chadwick and Seña, he’s celebrating twenty years since the Berlin Tasting, which saw his wines beat some of the great names and helped change perceptions of the wines of Chile. Wines featured: MontGras Intriga Máxima Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (gold) Morrisons The Best Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021 (silver) Viñedos Veramonte Ritual Pinot Noir 2019 (silver) Viña Morande Semillón 2022 (silver) Vina Errazuriz Max Carmenère 2021 (bronze)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Includes Oz Clarke OBE; Nyetimber’s chief winemaker, Cherie Spriggs; Stephen Duckett of Hundred Hills winery; Romain Ott of Château Léoube, Emanuel Pesqueira, group head of wine for Gordon Ramsay restaurants and Hannah Crosbie, author of ‘Corker’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. From pouring wine in a restaurant at 17 years old to being profiled in Vogue, it has been quite a journey for writer Hannah Crosbie, who joins David to talk about her debut book ‘Corker’, billed as “a deeply unserious wine book”. She tells him about ripping up the old rules and how to match wines to some of life’s defining moments. Wines featured: La Togata Seconda Stella A Destra, Brunello di Montalcino (gold) Belpoggio, Brunello di Montalcino 2018 (silver) MontGras, Intriga Máxima, Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (gold)  Robert Oatley, Finisterre, Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 (gold) Rioja Vega, Colección, Tempranillo Blanco 2022 (silver)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. A special episode dedicated to New Zealand’s biggest wine region, Marlborough. Oz Clarke OBE recalls the moment he first tasted its signature Sauvignon Blanc - which went on to be a global phenomenon - and David meets leading winemakers, including Cloudy Bay’s Daniel Sorrell, to find out what makes the region special, its diversity, and what the future might hold beyond Sauvignon. Wines featured: Yealands Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2022 (gold) Saint Clair Family Estate Origin Sauvignon Blanc 2022 (gold) Giesen Organic Chardonnay 2019 (gold) Marisco Vineyards The Craft Series The Pioneer Chardonnay 2021 (gold) Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Albarino 2022 (silver) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. South Africa’s dynamic, constantly evolving wine scene is the focus as David chats to Master of Wine Dirceu Vianna Junior and Sophia Longhi, to reflect on judging wines in South Africa for the IWSC last summer. Wines featured: Mont Rochelle Miko Chardonnay 2018 (gold and a trophy winner) Capensis Silene 2021 (gold and a trophy winner) Constantia Glen Five 2020 (gold) Bloemendal Wine Estate Kanonberg 2017 (gold) The Tangram, Durbanville Hills, White Blend 2020 (gold and a trophy winner) La Vierge Apogée Pinot Noir 2021 (gold) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. To mark International Women’s Day, David revisits some of his conversations with pioneering women in the world of wine and spirits, including Dr Laura Catena, Dr Rachel Barrie, Sarah Pidgeon, Louisa Rose, Corinne Seely, Cherie Spriggs, and Jancis Robinson OBE MW. Wines and spirits featured (all from the women winemakers/master distiller featured): The GlenDronach Distillery 21 YO Parliament Single Malt Scotch Whisky (gold) Ringbolt Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 (gold) Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Albarino 2022 (silver) Catena DV Catena Pinot Noir 2021 (silver)  Wynns Coonawarra Estate Michael Shiraz 2018 (silver) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. The Ott name is Provence rosé royalty, but Romain Ott chose to forge his career on a neighbouring estate, Château Léoube, a stunning stretch of the Côte d’Azur, where, as head winemaker, he crafts organic wines. He chats to David about rosé’s revolution in quality and how he crafted a ‘Super Tuscan’… in Provence. Wines featured: Love by Léoube 2022 (silver) Mirabeau X 2022 (silver) Château La Gordonne La Chapelle Tete De Cuvée 2022 (silver) Château Malherbe Grand Vin 2021 (silver) Château Malherbe Madame Ferrari 2021 (silver)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. How to select wines for pairing fine dining, and how to make the best use of a sommelier’s incredible skills? These are among the questions David poses, as he chats to Emanuel Pesqueira, influential group head of wine for Gordon Ramsay restaurants, which include 1890, Pétrus and the Savoy Grill. Wines featured: D’Oliveiras Sercial 1977 (gold) D’Oliveiras Boal 1992 (gold) Casa da Passarella Abanico Reserva 2021 (gold) Maison Castel Terra Vitis Petit Manseng 2021 (gold) Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 2013 (gold) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David chats to Oz Clarke OBE about his latest book, ‘Story of Wine’, which is actually more than a hundred different stories, journeying through time to explore the places and people who have shaped the wines we enjoy today. Wines featured (all fortified, from Portugal, all gold medal winners) Cálem 40-Year-Old Tawny NV  Graham’s 20 YO Tawny NV  Kopke Colheita 2005 Justino’s Tinta Negra 1995 Cossart Gordon Verdelho 1975 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Not so much a revolution… more an evolution, Argentina’s wines are winning new fans as the pursuit of quality over quantity reaps rewards. David is joined by two Masters of Wine, Dirceu Vianna Junior and Beth Pearce to reflect on the first ever ‘in situ’ judging of its wines by the IWSC. Wines featured:  Domaine Bousquet Gran Bousquet Organic Malbec 2021 (gold) Chakana Ayni Malbec 2020 (gold) Bodegas Bianchi Gran Famiglia Corte 2020 (gold and trophy) Antigal Winery & Estates Aduentus Cabernet Franc 2019 (gold and trophy) Bodega Argento Gualtallary Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2021 (gold) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David talks to Nyetimber’s Canadian-born head winemaker, Cherie Spriggs. She talks candidly about working with husband Brad Greatrix, why the couple were attracted to England, what defines English sparkling wine and how they developed their premium cuvée, the critically acclaimed 1086. Wines featured: Everflyht Brut NV (silver) Busi Jacobsohn Wine Estate Cuvée Brut 2019 (silver) Coates & Seely Reserve Brut NV (silver) Hattingley Valley Wines Rosé Brut 2019 (silver) Greyfriars Vineyard Blanc de Blancs Brut 2015 (silver) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David is joined by Master of Wine Alistair Cooper and Libby Brodie to talk about Margaret River, a region in Western Australia that punches well above its size, with premium wines that are winning new acclaim - and plenty of top medals. Wines featured (all are gold medal winners): Stella Bella Wines Luminosa Chardonnay 2022 Cape Naturaliste Vineyard Torpedo Rocks Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Cherubino Chardonnay 2022 Clairault Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (also a trophy winner) Passel Estate Lot 71 Reserve Syrah 2018 (also a trophy winner) Evans & Tate Redbrook Estate Cabernet Merlot 2020 (also a trophy winner) Robert Oatley The Pennant Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 (also a trophy winner)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David chats to Stephen Duckett, whose dream of producing top quality English sparkling wine led him and wife Fiona to a grassy valley in The Chilterns, where they started from scratch to establish Hundred Hills. Wines featured: Raimes English Sparkling Classic Brut 2018 (gold and a trophy) Hattingley Valley Wines Classic Reserve Brut NV (gold) Roebuck Estates Rosé De Noirs Brut 2017 (silver) Gusbourne Reserve Late Disgorged Brut 2015 (silver) Langham Wine Estate Corallian Classic Cuvée Extra Brut NV (silver) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Idris Elba is among the guests as David selects some moments from the 12th series of the Drinking Hour, which also features Dr Jamie Goode talking about wine faults, Amanda Barnes on Uruguay’s wines, Jeany Cronk espousing the virtues of winter rosé and there’s also a special focus on two iconic French regions: Alsace for its Pinot Noir and Bordeaux, for its sweet wines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Richard Siddle, editor in chief of The Buyer, returns for his annual chat - one of the most popular episodes of last year - to give David his predictions for what we’ll be drinking in 2024 and what might impact the drinks world in the year ahead. Drinks featured (from low/no category): Opius BV Albedo (gold) Wilderton Bittersweet Aperitivo (gold)  Lucano 1894 Amaro Lucano Zero (silver) Brown Brothers Cienna Zero NV (gold) CleanCo Clean G (gold) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David is joined by the head buyer at The Wine Society, Pierre Mansour, as the country’s oldest co-operative turns 150 years old in 2024 to find out more about its history and how it manages to remain so relevant to today’s wine lovers. Wines featured:  Beronia Gran Reserva 2015 (gold) Heredad De Urueña Santo Syrah 2016 (gold) Bodegas Fundador ‘Harvey’s’ Palo Cortado Medium Blend 30 year old (gold) Emilio Lustau VORS Oloroso NV (gold) Valdespino El Candado Pedro Ximenez NV (gold) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Joel Harrison, spirits judge, writer and author of 60 Second Cocktails joins David with his selection of festive hacks. Drinks featured: Dangerous Don Mezcal (gold) Via Carota Craft Cocktails Old Fashioned (gold) Salty Stone Distillery, Young Salt Negroni (gold)  Bloody Drinks, Bloody Virgin Mary (gold) Tesco Finest Salted Caramel Irish Cream Liqueur (gold) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices