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My guest today is Helen McGinn, wine expert on the BBC’s Saturday Morning Kitchen and ITV’s This Morning. She's the author of the Book and Blog: Knacked Mother's Wine Club. She has worked for over a decade as a wine buyer Tesco’s supermarket, and so this episode we are settling down to talk about her career and wine moments. We'll have some wine and food pairing recommendations and you’ll come away with a few wine tips. Enjoy.

If you want to skip ahead:

2.01: Helen’s wine journey

4.21: A Penfolds wine, that set the path for Helen

6.01: Krug 1988 – a significant wine memory

7.46: Joining Tesco’s as a wine buyer, and the lessons learnt

13.44: Starting the wine blog

19.08: Helen’s wine course on Create Academy

21.08: Tips for buying wine in a supermarket

23.36: Filming the wine course down at Wistons Estate with winemaker Dermot Sugrue

26.28: Choosing the wines on Saturday Morning Kitchen

27.48: Balfour Wineries Eight Acre Sparkling Rose £19.50 Coop

31.19: Best food pairings with wine

34.15: Discussing the flexibility of sparkling wine with all foods

35.39: Favorite wine glass for sparkling wine and wine glasses in general

38.43: Helen’s fiction books

41.32: The perfect wine for main character Stella in Helens latest book: This is Us

43.26: The perfect drink for Lizzie Bennett, Pride and Prejudice

44.21: The perfect wine for Lisbeth Salander, The girl with a dragon tattoo

Next week I am back with Helen for Part two and we are going to being talking about the wines of the South west of France.

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Until next time, Cheers to you!