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Welcome back to part 3 of our four-part series on the Finger Lakes wine region. I am joined by Richard Rainey, Managing Partner of Forge Cellars. His energy is going to make you feel on top of the world. Of course we will talk a little bit about Seneca lake, where they are based, but we will be discussing their use of wild yeasts and how that affects the fermentation and flavours compared with commercial yeasts. Richard will be talking about all the interesting things he is doing out in the vineyard to be more sustainable and you will learn why geology has a huge effect on the flavour of his Rieslings.

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2.42: Chat with Richard

2.32: Richards story in the wine world

6.07: What it’s like to enter into the Finger Lakes

8.28: The distance between all the lakes

11.11: The superstar winemaker of Forge Cellars and his history

17.24: Why is the focus of Forge Cellars Bone Dry Riesling

20.39: Discussing the low intervention in the winery and using wild yeasts

22.29: The difference between fermenting with commercial V wild yeasts

29.42: Sustainable farming in the vineyards and talking about cover crops, indian runner ducks and low weight tractors

39.25: Talking about the Classique Dry Riesling

40.56: Tasting the Classique Dry Riesling 2020

43.32: The mother rock of the finger lakes, the salt mines and how this affects the flavours of the Rieslings

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Welcome back to part two of our four part series on the Finger Lakes wine region. I am joined again by Fourth Generation Meaghan Frank from Dr Konstantin Frank. This episode we are talking and tasting their Gewürztraminer and Cabernet Franc whilst talking about over varieties they produce such as Rkatsiteli. You'll also learn about a new series in their wine range which allows you to know more about the very special story of Konstantin, through the females in the family.

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3.13: Comparing Gewürztraminer in the Finger Lakes to that of France and Germany

5.29: Tasting the Dr Konstantin Frank Gewürztraminer 2017 2020 £20 (Unable to find a Uk retailer)

8.09: Discussing the Helm Series – a new dedicated range to the women of the family

13.07: Rkatsiteli grape variety and the different styles it is made in

19.37 Talking about and tasting the Dr Konstantin Frank Cabernet Franc 2016 £34 Renoufs Wine Bar (but currently out of stock)

24.04: Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese and the first vintage made by Konstantin in 1962

28.12: Varieties to look out for in the Finger Lakes

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Welcome to this four part series of the Finger Lakes, part of the New York State region. This is such an exciting region right now, producing cool climate varieties but also varieties such as Rkatsiteli (from Georgia). I am joined by Fourth Generation Meaghan Frank from Dr Konstantin Frank, and you will learn today how her Great-Grandad shaped this whole region to what we know it as today. You will also learn more about this region and it’s lakes.

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2.44: Chat with Meaghan

3.19: The incredible story of Konstantin

6.28: What species of vines used to be planted in the Finger Lakes before the 1960’s

8.37: The technique: hilling up

11.50: What does Vitis Labrusa taste like, what does it taste like, and how are they used now

14.36: Why has Riesling become the focus in the Finger Lakes, and comparing to Mosel

16.54: All the different styles of Riesling at Dr Konstantin Frank

18.42: Talking about, and tasting the Dry Riesling 2020 £20 goodwinexgoodpeople.com

25.22: Why is the Finger Lakes so special?

29.37: The three primary lakes

30.08: More about the Keuka Lake, where the winery is based

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This is Part 2 with Alistair Morrell and we are continuing our chat on why Cider is Wine, and why this is a drinks category that you need to try.

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1.58: Are there better apples to use than others?

5.00: Talking about using grapes in cider production and tasting Berryland 2020 Cabernet Franc Apple cider Brut 75cl £13*

10.50: What is Melomel?

12.45: Do mature trees make a difference?

15.01: Talking about the biggest producers of cider around the world and tasting Llanblethian Orchards La Petite Grange du Cidre 2020 75cl £9.99*

17.24: The Cider Museum in UK and the story of Bulmers

22.34: Using wild yeasts in Cider making

23.54: Talking about the history of Ice Cider and tasting the Brännland Ice Cider 2019 37.5cl £20*

31.05: Subscription boxes at cideriswine.co.uk

31.37: The different styles of cider

33.57: Eden Ciders in Vermont

35.59: The silver seal of authenticity

36.55: The wineries that have a special place in Alistairs heart

40.31: Recommended book: Neuroenology by Gordon Sheperd

* All ciders and perrys available form cideriswine.co.uk

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This is a slightly different type of episode where I am talking with Alistair Morrell from Cider is Wine, where he is going to convince us of just that. So much of the bad reputation is the fact that many ciders you have tried are made from fruit concentrate. Well Alistair, who has spent his whole career making wine, selling wine, working with wine, is going to explain why he has now got so excited for ciders, perrys and fruit wines. Get ready to see how the cider processes compare to wine... spoiler alert: they are very similar!

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2.38: Chat with Alistair

4.00: The definition of wine

6.48: Why cider has got such a bad name for itself

8.33: Discussing production methods and tasting Able Methode Cider 2017 50cl £16*, and do vintages matter?

11.18: Tannin in cider

12.06: Ageing cider

17.19: Why cider is so good with food

19.05: Special cider and food pairing dinner at Michelin Star restaurant Cowarth Park

26.50: Discussing and tasting Guzman Riestra Cidra Brut Nature 75cl £10.99* and fermenting down to dryness

31.59: IWSC now adding in a cider and perry category for blind tasting and awards

34.31 Talking about Perry and tasting the Templar's Choice Perry 75cl £8.50*

35.18: What is the process Keeving?

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After a whole month of talking with inspiring wine women I wasn't quite ready to stop, so this is a podcast about Champagne and the women who made remarkable changes to this region and the product that we all so famously love. The first part is all about the story of Madame Clicquot. You will learn the techniques and styles that she created, alongside explanations of the sweetness levels in sparkling wines, and what the riddling method is alongside other techniques used in Champagne winemaking. Then we will jump across to the Champagne region itself, covering all 5 of the sub-regions and talking about all of the Grand Crus within them.

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1.50: The story of Madame Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot

5.48: Her invention of the riddling process

9.03: Her invention of blending red wine to white to produce Champagne Rosé

10.35: Talking about the Veuve Clicquot Brut Rosé NV Champagne £49 Most supermarkets

13.07: Tasting the Veuve Clicquot Brut Rosé NV Champagne

14.49: Food pairings for Rosé Champagne

15.33: Other women in Champagne who were inspired by Madame Clicquot and the invention of Brut Champagne

17.00: Advise from Madame Clicquot

18.11: Looking at the 3 most premium sub-regions of Champagne that house all the Grand Crus

20.38: The creation of the échelle des crus

22.22: Listing the Grand Crus in Montagne de Reims

23.36: Listing the Grand Crus in the Valle de la Marne

24.05: Listing the Grand Crus in the Côte des Blancs

24.39: Looking at the last 2 sub-regions in Champagne

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This is Part 2 with Victoria Daskal, a second stage MW candidate and founder of Mummy Wine Club. She was born in Moldova and finally got to go back several years ago. Victoria tells us about this trip, giving us great oversight of the wine industry there; past, present and future. The regions, the grapes and what to see and eat when you are there.

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1.22: My Winery of the week: Sălcuța

3.30: Tasting the Eno Tămâioasa de Sălcuța 2020 £15 moldovawine.co.uk

*also one of the Moldovan wines included in the April Subscription box at Mummy Wine Club

7.21: Chat with Victoria

9.35: The history of Moldovan wine

11.03: Everyone grows their own wine

13.10: Are the more commercial wineries doing things naturally?

14.00: Grape varieties in Moldova

16.15: The native varieties of Moldova

18.13: Location of Moldova and affect from Black Sea

20.03: The three IGPs of Moldova

21.15: Hectares planted

21.59: The wine routes of Moldova

26.32: Eating Moldovan food

27.56: The different styles of wine made in Moldova

29.47: Recommended producers to try

34.06: The Wines in Aprils Mummy Wine Club Subscription Box

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This is Part 1 with Victoria Daskal, a second stage MW candidate. She has completed the OIV MSc in International Wine Management– a whirlwind program that took her around 45 wine regions and 23 countries, and so we are looking at some of her favourite memories and thoughts from this time. She was also lucky enough to work for Jancis Robinson MW. We discuss all this and throughout the episode, grape varieties to try and wine regions are dropped in. Victoria is now the founder and director of Mummy Wine Club which offers a monthly wine subscription club and bespoke wine tastings in the UK. We talk about the wine boxes she puts together and the wine themes within them, which should hopefully motivate you for any wine tastings you may want to put on, or inspire your wine choices next time you are in an independent wine shop.

Normally my episodes are more educational and detailed (wait for next week – Wines of Moldova!), but this one is just a great little glimpse into the life of someone who contributed beautifully to the wine industry. I hope you will curl up with a glass of wine on this one, slow down a little and enjoy the episode.

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2.12: How Victoria got into the wine industry

4.34: Moving to France and starting the OIV wine management program

7.16: Favourite memories and places from traveling on the wine management program

10.03: Most beautiful wine region

11.18: Female inspirations in the wine industry

14.06: Working for Jancis Robinson

19.51: Setting up the Mummy Wine Club

23.20: Wine subscription and wine boxes

29.55: Different wine themes and favourite wines that have been in the wine boxes

34.30: Pairing wine with books

36.33: Cahors Malbec

37.46: Favourite food and wine pairing

39.46: Recommended wine book

41.52: Difference between modern and tradional Riojas and Barolos

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I am joined by Anne Krebiehl MW (editor-in-chief of Falstaff International) for Part 2 and in this episode, we are looking at the wines of Germany and the lesser-known wine regions. We will also focus on some of the lesser-known grape varieties such as Silvaner and talk about Sekt, Germanys sparkling wines. Throughout you will pick up lot of German words and terms to help you with those labels.

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2.12: My winery of the week: Weingut Horst Sauer

4.00: The grape variety SCHEUREBE

5.18: Alcohol content in German wine and the ripeness levels and sugar levels

6.32: Tasting the Horst Sauer Escherndorfer lump Scheurebe Spätlese 2019 £19.99 Hedley Wright Wine Merchants

8.43: Chat with Anne - discussing her wining wine book of the year 2020 for The Wines of Germany

10.36: The grape variety SILVANER

17.11: The iconic Bocksbeutel bottle used in Franken wine region

18.54: Franken wine region

20.33: Sekt - Germanys sparkling wine

23.27: Großes Gewächs: Germans premium dry wines

24.11: The VDP quality growers association

25.11: Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc in Germany

26.48: Sachsen and Saale-Unstrut wine regions

33.47: Master of Riesling and rising star of Rheingau: Eva Fricke

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I am delighted to be joined by Anne Krebiehl MW (editor-in-chief of Falstaff International) in this really deep and interesting episode. Anne's childhood really continued to her sense of smell and taste, which you will learn about, alongside struggles taking the Master of Wine, how she now mentors others, one of her female wine inspirations and then we get stuck into some of the real wine geeky stuff: We are talking about Pinot Noir Clones, why they are so important and how they have come about, from where they started and the history of Pinot Noir. Then we are jumping across from Burgundy to Germany to talk about Spätburgunder which is the German name for Pinot Noir. Anne gives us an idea of regions and why all of them produce different styles of Pinot.

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1.52: How Anne got into wine

5.07: The wine moment that changed it all

7.00: Discovering WSET and moving onto the Master of Wine Programme

10.29: Studying and writing in a second language

12.35: Being traumatised by Master of Wine tasting exam

16.00: Female wine inspiration and thoughts on women in wine

19.25: Talking on new role as Editor-in-chief at Falstaff International and what this magazine offers the reader

27.32: Looking deep into Pinot Noir clones

37.44: The history of Pinot Noir

38.34: Pinot Noir in Germany

44.19: Comparing Pinot Noirs around the world to Burgundy

52.31: Featuring a wine quote from The Queen of Burgundy Lalou Bize-Leroy

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