In the run up to National Cream Tea Day, Caroline Kenyon talks to three experts about the uniquely British cream tea, its evolution from aftrenoon tea, why and how it makes us happy. With Kit Kemp, Founder & Creative Director, Firmdale Hotels, Lizzie Collingham, food historian, Kimberley Wilson, psychologist and Finalist, Great British Bake Off.

Drinking Well is brought to you by Berry Bros. & Rudd, the UK’s oldest fine wine and spirits merchant. Hosted by Hannah Crosbie. This week, we’ll be exploring the multi-faceted world of German wine. Because a bit of knowledge is needed to decipher their wine labels and understand their styles, German wines are something of an insider’s secret. But today, Buyer Rob Whitehead and Barbara Drew MW will explain why German wine is undoubtedly worth the extra effort. If you’d like to hear more episodes or learn more about fine wine from our experts, visit bbr.com/podcast 

 Wine tasted: 2012 Schlossberg Riesling QbA, Eva Fricke, Rheingau

Belazu, food supplier to chefs and home cooks, launch Flavour Talks a podcast all about extraordinary and un-compromised flavour. This week, we have the pleasure of chatting to Peter Butler - Founder and Director of Dishpatch the restaurant and meal company, and also Karan Gokani - Founder and Director of Hoppers restaurant who serve Sri Lankan and South Indian cuisine. We’ll be talking about regionality in Indian restaurants, and how that’s changing. Peter takes us through the genesis of Dishpatch and how it started as a response to COVID lockdowns, and the pair discuss collaborations and what to expect from meals where the punters do part of the cooking.

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. It is one of the world’s most heat-tolerant and versatile varieties and also South Africa’s signature white grape, despite its origins in the Loire. David celebrates Chenin Blanc day, with Richard Duckitt, winemaker at Bellingham, and also hears about South Africa’s groundbreaking Old Vine Project. 

Plus, news of the winners from the IWSC’s South African wine judging, including:

(all the following are gold medal winners)

Kanonkop Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

Vergelegen GVB Red 2015

Richard Kershaw GPS Series Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon 2020

Chenin - Quest Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2021

Piekenierskloof Heirloom Red 2020 

Delheim Wines Edelspatz Botrytis Riesling 2020

Caroline Kenyon talks to Emma Sleight, Head of Food Content, M&S, and Liz Galbraith, creative director, about the dazzling winning images of Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2022

Drinking Well is brought to you by Berry Bros. & Rudd, the UK’s oldest fine wine and spirits merchant. For the next episode of our second series, we travel across the equator to South Africa. Often associated with producing high volumes of ready-to-drink wine, Adam Holden and Victoria Bull from our Buying team will reveal the hidden gems of this emerging fine wine region. If you’d like to hear more episodes or learn more about fine wine from our experts, visit bbr.com/podcast 

Wine tasted: 2005 Sadie Family Wines, Columella, Swartland, South Africa

In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. Until recently, head bartender of The American Bar at London’s Savoy Hotel, Shannon Tebay made her name at New York’s celebrated Death & Co and is now Beverage Director at Outernet London and head judge for the IWSC’s spirits and mixers category. She tells David how she went from the role of pastry chef to master of mixology, her role as a pioneering woman in what was often regarded as a man’s world and, of course, how to mix the perfect serve.

Belazu, food supplier to chefs and home cooks, launch Flavour Talks a podcast all about extraordinary and un-compromised flavour. In today’s episode, we bring together Bonnie Chung, founder and CEO of MisoTasty, and Henry Russell - Belazu’s innovation chef who have created Miso Harissa a fusion of both company’s signature ingredients. We find out all about miso, umami and the process that goes into developing new and exciting flavours.

Drinking Well is brought to you by Berry Bros. & Rudd, the UK’s oldest fine wine and spirits merchant. Hosted by Hannah Crosbie. The first episode of series two concerns Spain – a varied country with very distinct regional identities. Because of this, collecting Spanish wine can often be confusing, but our Wine Director Mark Pardoe MW and Javier Perurena are here to unpick its complexities. From Rioja to Priorat all the way down to the Sherry triangle, we’ll reveal why Spanish wine deserves a place in your cellar.

If you’d like to hear more episodes or learn more about fine wine from our experts, visit bbr.com/podcast

Wine tasted: 2009 Viña Tondonia Blanco, Reserva, Bodegas R. López de Heredia, Rioja, Spain

In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - For centuries farms were the places where cheese was made, transforming precious, perishable milk into a food which could be stored and sold. We talk to British farmer and Cheshire cheesemaker Sarah Appleby of Hawkstone Abbey Farm and American farmer and cheesemaker Andy Hatch of the Uplands Cheese Company in Wisconsin about the rewards and challenges of farmhouse cheesemaking.