Welcome to our first official podcast episode!

Raw, unfiltered with plenty of sediment.

Questions this week:

* 3 mins 17 What we think of the Best of Rioja tasting we attended earlier in the week.

* 10 mins 12 What we think the future holds for Spanish wines.

* 14 mins 24 Our opinion on heavy wine bottles.

* 20 mins 20 Do we believe in love at first taste.

* 26 mins 16 If we could make a wine what would it be.

Will’s wine of the week:

Domaine de la Begude, Bandol, Rosé, France

Luke’s thought of the week:

A glass of wine has the power to shift your perspective on life.

References:

**Cuné, Rioja, Blanco - avaialble at Majestic and Waitrose.

**Vina Ardanza - available at Slurp and Majestic.

**07/10 Ardanza - available at Seckford Wines.

**Bodegas Roda Rioja Reserva - available at Majestic.

**Muga Selección Especial - available at Waitrose.

**Au Bon Climat Isabelle 2020 - available at Hedonism Wines.

**Two Hands sexy beast - available at Majestic.

**Tabali Pinot Noir - available at Kwoff.

**Vin de Constance - available at Berry Brothers.

**Pig Hotel - Nate 👋🏼

**Mencia - grape varietal.

**Raul Perez - Spanish wine producer.

**Vega Sicilia - top-quality Spanish winery.

**Somontano - wine region in Spain.

**Enate - winery in Spain.

**Aglianico - grape varietal.

**Chambertin - an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy.

**Languedoc - wine region in the south of France.

**Bordeaux varietals - The six Bordeaux Varietals include Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec, and occasionally Carménère.

**Central Otago - wine region in New Zealand.

**Chilar - grape varietal.

**WSET Diploma - Wine qualification, WSET.

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Stay Corked - Luke & Will

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