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In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - What’s it like setting up as a cheesemaker or cheesemonger? I speak to two people who’ve recently started making cheese: Emily Tydeman of Broughton Hall Dairy and Martin Tkalez of Pevensey Cheese. Perry Wakeman tells me how Rennet and Rind opened their first bricks and mortar in shop in Lincolnshire last autumn. I also talk to a behind-the-scenes stalwart of Britain’s artisan cheese world, refrigeration engineer Alan Hayes, who has helped many cheesemakers and mongers get up and running.

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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)

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In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - This week on A Slice of Cheese, I explore the idea of regenerative farming and the cheese scene. Neal’s Yard Dairy’s Bronwen Percival, co-author of Re-inventing the Wheel, shares her insights. I also talk to Lee Truelove , Head of Regenerative Farming at First Milk, a dairy co-operative, and Leona Macdonald, Business Unit Director at Golden Hooves, First Milk’s cheese company.

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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)

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In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - In the world of cheese, we often talk about pairing cheese and wine in the world of cheese. I noticed another type of pair – people in the cheese world who work and live together. I talk to Andy and Kathy Swinscoe of the acclaimed cheesemongers The Courtyard Dairy in Yorkshire and also to Jonny and Dulcie Crickmore of Fen Farm Dairy in Suffolk, famous for their Baron Bigod cheese.

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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) 

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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)

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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

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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. He opened his first bar, White Lyan in London’s East End, just a decade ago, yet Ryan Chetiyawardena is now the world’s most awarded bartender. To celebrate London Cocktail Week, his celebrated Lyan bars have been recreated together - and he also has a new cocktail book to inspire us to mix at home.

Medal winners featured (all spirits, gold outstanding medal winners):

Loch Lomond Whiskies 10 YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Destilerias Arehucas 12 YO Selección Familiar Rum

Avion Reposado Tequila from Pernod Ricard House of Tequila

Aldi Haysmith's Rhubarb & Ginger Gin (also a trophy winner too!)

Miguel Torres 20 Hors d'Age Brandy (also a trophy winner too!)

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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David talks to Master of Wine Julia Harding, lead editor of the Oxford Companion to Wine to find out what’s new in the, just-released, fifth edition of the OCW, a much-loved reference tome, totalling more than a million words on wine.

Wines featured (all gold medal winners):

Casa da Passarella Abanico Reserva 2021

Gemtree Wines Ernest Allan Shiraz 2021

Marathasa Wines, Amarantos Yiannoudi 2021

Silvio Carta Per Te Riserva 2002

Cálem 40 Year Old Tawny NV

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