Drinking with Phill & Mags

October or stop-tober?  we have plenty of exquisite drinks to consider but in our spirit of "less but better" we also speak to the alcohol education trust and learn about their work, which brings a couple of surprises.

Maybe not quite on the exquisite scale Phill considers the mistake of white zinfandel and Mags gets us back to form with a knockout cocktail and our drinking days.  Plus three (!) Hampshire vineyards and the delights of Durif!!

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With stop -tober coming up Mags , of drinking with Phill and mags fame, had a chat with Helena Conibear of the alcohol education trust to get their perspective on how best we can all, young and olde, manage drinking better.

For more information their website is at https://alcoholeducationtrust.org/

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This month we are revisiting the fizz fest and taking on board the harvest predictions for France and England.  Phill reports back on Canadian wine and a classic french region.  Mags talks tax, and drinking days - we reckon they need to go together in that order!  Grape of the month is Furmint and we both fantasise about a negroni....

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Another full month and we are looking forward to some sunshine and a glass or two of English wine.

We talk to Oz Clarke - yes THAT Oz Clarke! - about English winemaking success and hear from Wine GB how they are ensuring it is sustainable.  General Wine recommend something to go with your sushi and we take a close look at Verdejo as our grape of the month.  Mags is invited to a very fancy dinner and has a stab at being a sommelier.  Plus loads of other things - I really don't know how we fit it all in.

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This month Phill and Mags are going international with an Austrian grape, a brand new book about English wine and food from Cindy-Marie Harvey, trips to Iceland and Canada and a Eurovision wine shoot out!

We have, as always, lots of recommendation for drinks and plenty of excuses to try them - but always bearing in mind our watchword "less but better".

Links:

https://wakeupreykjavik.com/tour/the-reykjavik-food-tour

https://spiritofyork.com/

https://charlottetown.gahan.ca/

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In advance of English Wine Week, 17th to 25th June, Phill Humphries from Shine Radio's "Drinking with Phill and Mags" spoke to renown wine expert Oz Clarke about the English wine industry but the conversation started with some of Oz's reflections on a visit to the Cricketer's pub many years ago.....

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This month Phill and Mags chat to  Huw Trevor, the new Brewer on the block and tell you why beer is one of our greatest "mistakes".  We explore the Italian grape Fiano and talk about tiny Italian vans plus  our tasty wine recommendation.

We also chat with Simon Hawkins about English wine and Ollie, the assistant manager of the Petersfield branch of Majestic.  Finally  then we go cocktail crazy with the drinking days of the month.

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This month Phill and Mags are out on the town visiting the Auction House and the Townhouse - bit of a house party!  Along they way they talk wine, cocktails, queuing at Sainsburys and more.

The grape of the month is the estimable Pinot Noir and we have a couple of recommendations for you to try sampling that - make sure you are sat down as they are a little dearer than usual :-/

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March is upon us and Spring is sprung!  This month we have not one but two brewery visits, a restrospective look at whisky for Burns night and we rise to the challenge of talking about our grape of the month Chasselas!

Quaffing a small glass we chat about wine and food and lament the lowest common denomenator of cheap Spanish plonk - nice in the sunshine but not very inviting over here.

Local, Friendly Pub in Cheriton | The Flower Pots Inn & Brewery

Powder Monkey Brewing Co

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February is generally recognised as the most miserable month of the year so we will try to brighten it up for you!  Phill will tell the story of Carmenere and Mags recommends a bottle for you to discover its delights.  We hear from the Nodding Donkey distillery in Chichester to find out what oil and gin have in common, and we have a valuable public service announcement....

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