In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David travels to the Napa Valley, ahead of the Old Vine Conference, to meet the winemaker at Quintessa, Rebekah Wineburg, to find out why she’s so passionate about biodynamic winemaking and old vines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David’s guest is Benjamin Abric, the general manager and winemaker at The Weyborne Estate in the Sussex Downs, a relatively new player in the field of English sparkling wine that has already won a trophy at the IWSC for its Oriana 2019 cuvée.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wine and the climate crisis In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David is joined by the authors of ‘Rooted in Change: The Stories Behind Sustainable Wine’, Jane Masters MW and Andrew Neather, to talk about the existential crisis that climate change poses and how the wine industry might adapt to it.  Listeners are offered a 10% discount on the book at acadamieduvinlibrary.com with the code TDH10  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David’s guest is the country’s top TV wine expert, star of BBC ‘Saturday Kitchen’, Olly Smith, to talk about his new book ‘Wine - Everything You Need to Know’ and to reflect on two decades of sharing his passion with UK audiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Master Blender Michael Henry of Loch Lomond Distillery, winner of the IWSC’s Scotch Producer Trophy, joins David to talk about the innovation that’s come to define Loch Lomond whisky, the impact of different stills, and the art of nosing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David talks to Lucie Pereyre de Nonancourt, ambassador for Laurent Perrier’s top cuvée, Grand Siècle, and the granddaughter of Bernard de Nonancourt, who went from French Resistance hero to a celebrated pioneer in the world of Champagne.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Now in its 49th year, Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book is an annual release that’s eagerly anticipated, updated each year by General Editor, Margaret Rand, who joins David to chat about the latest issue, including a supplement on the price of wine.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Südtirol Alto Adige is a mountain wine region that’s part of Italy, though German is the majority language.  David meets its winemakers to learn more about the grape varieties, the terroir and the fusion of cultures that make it unique and special.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David’s guest is Club Oenologique columnist, Joel Harrison, a Keeper of the Quaich, to talk about his new book: a curated guide to 52 distilleries around the world that welcome whisky lovers, sharing the secrets of what goes into a great dram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David talks to Pierre de Klerk, cellar master at Graham Beck - winner of the prestigious IWSC South African Producer Trophy - to talk about the country’s distinctive and great value traditional method sparkling wine, Cap Classique.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David looks back at some highlights, including Eric Heerema, owner of Nyetimber;  pioneering English winemaker Dermot Sugrue; rising star Tommy Grimshaw of Langham Estate; Maria Boumpa, the IWSC UK Sommelier of the Year; Nina Basset talking about her late husband Gérard Basset; and wine writer Tamlyn Currin.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David chats to spirits writer and author Millie Milliken for a snapshot of North America’s evolving whiskey scene, reflecting on the changes she observed at the IWSC’s prestigious annual Kentucky judging this year.      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David visits Langham Wine Estate to meet head winemaker, Tommy Grimshaw.  The pair discuss the burgeoning English sparking scene, Dorset’s distinctive chalk soils, his winemaking style, and what it takes to make an IWSC gold medal winner.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David’s guest is Nina Basset, co-founding trustee of the Gérard Basset Foundation, named in honour of her late husband - a legendary wine figure, OBE, MS, MW, MBA, MSc and winner of the World’s Best Sommelier - to talk about his remarkable life and legacy.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Fresh from being crowned IWSC UK Sommelier of the Year 2025, Maria Boumpa -  wine director at London’s double-Michelin-starred Da Terra - is David’s guest to talk about her victory in the rigorous contest and the wines that excite her most.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David travels to Babylonstoren, the Cape Dutch farm in the Western Cape familiar to garden lovers for its patronage of the Chelsea Flower Show, to meet cellar master Klaas Stoffberg and find out more about the wines produced on the estate.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David explores Franciacorta, the Italian traditional method sparkling wine, with Renato Della Bartolomea of Freccianera Fratelli Berlucchi, winner of the IWSC’s Franciacorta Wine Producer Trophy, to learn more about the category.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David talks to Eric Heerema, owner of Nyetimber, the pioneering English sparkling wine brand, and, since last year, The Lakes Distillery in Cumbria, to hear about his plans for expansion to showcase England’s burgeoning drinks scene.       Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David travels to Beaujolais reporting on the rebirth of the region - once famous for ‘Beaujolais Nouveau’, but now rightly celebrated for a lighter, fresher style and its  complex tapestry of terroir - talking to Director General, Olivier Badoureaux.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. To celebrate English Wine Week, David is joined by the country’s top winemaker, Dermot Sugrue, of Sugrue South Downs, who’s celebrating one of the highest scores at the IWSC this year for his cuvée ‘The Trouble with Dreams’ from the 2009 vintage.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices