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Wine Times The Times
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Broadcast legend Anneka Rice joins Sunday Times Wine Columnist Will Lyons to share their love of wine and travel with a host of special guests. They’ll be pulling the cork and twisting the screw cap on some of their favourite bottles as they embark on a free-flowing series through the many minds, lives and worlds inspired by the wine route. So pull up a chair, pour yourself a glass and sit back for a grape inspired podcast full of laughter, lively conversation and interesting wine.
Wine Times is brought to you by Audley Travel — the award-winning luxury tour operator who create trips shaped entirely around you. Visit https://www.audleytravel.com
This podcast is produced by The Times in association with the Sunday Times Wine Club.
All the wines in the series are available at www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk
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Past, Present and Future of Wine
Today’s special guest is… WINE! Will and Anneka round off the series with their focus firmly on the star of the series. Will introduces three wines, one from the past, one from the present, and perhaps a taste of the future? Plus, Anneka looks back on the best bottles from the series and together they choose which guest they’d most like to travel with.
Wine 1: 2019 Le Pavillon de Targé, Saumur-Champigny
Wine 2: 2020 Polkura Syrah, Colchagua Valley, Chile
Wine 3: 2021 Gentle Riot Orange Wine, France
All the wines in the series are available at www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk
Series producer: Anya Pearce
Producer: Calum McCrae
Assistant producer: Sharna Johnson
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Hugh Dennis
Will and Anneka are joined by Hugh Dennis, star of Outnumbered and Mock the Week, as they sip their way around South Africa. Hugh impresses Will, as he turns out to be quite the curious student of wine. And Anneka, an unashamed fan of Outnumbered, wants to know what the timeless BBC sitcom was like to work on.
Wine 1: 2022 Chardonnay, Hamilton Russell, Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, South Africa
Wine 2: 2018 Pinot Noir Appellation Series, Boschendal, Elgin, South Africa
Wine 3: 2019 Pinotage, Bellemore Family Selection, Stellenbosch, South Africa
All the wines in the series are available at www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk
Series producer: Anya Pearce
Producer: Calum McCrae
Assistant producer: Sharna Johnson
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Tanni Grey-Thompson, DBE
Discussing and decanting with Anneka and Will is Paralympian and Crossbench Peer in the House of Lords, Tanni Grey-Thompson. As well as three great wines to taste from New Zealand, Tanni reveals that she has a lifetime supply of wine, Will shares how Sauvignon Blanc came to be and Anneka falls in love with a New Zealand red.
Wine 1: 2023 Sauvignon Blanc, Hunter’s Home Block, Marlborough, New Zealand
Wine 2: 2021 Chardonnay, Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
Wine 3: 2020 Pinot Noir, Greywacke, Marlborough, New Zealand
All the wines in the series are available at www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk
Series producer: Anya Pearce
Producer: Calum McCrae
Assistant producer: Sharna Johnson
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Michel Roux Jr.
Anneka and Will are joined by Michel Roux Jr. for three jaw dropping French wines. Michel is the chef patron of Le Gavroche, the first restaurant in the UK to receive one, two and then three Michelin stars. As he closes the doors to his historic restaurant for the final time, Michel explains his future plans. And Anneka is seriously impressed with Will’s wine selections.
Wine 1: 2018 Pinot Noir, Domaine Bott-Geyl, Galets Oligocène, Alsace, France
Wine 2: 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet, Maison Joseph Drouhin, Burgundy, France
Wine 3: 2019 L’Epiphanie de Pauillac, Pauillac, France
All the wines in the series are available at www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk
Series producer: Anya Pearce
Producer: Calum McCrae
Assistant producer: Sharna Johnson
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Jenny Eclair
Jenny Eclair, the trailblazing comedian, joins Anneka and Will for a tour of Greek wines (with a brief detour to Hungary). Will gives a surprising lesson in how the Ancient Greeks enjoyed wine, Anneka amusingly bemoans restaurant wine menu formats and Jenny rethinks her usual aversion to all things sweet as she sips a mouth watering dessert wine.
Wine 1: 2019 14/27 Agiorgitiko, Nemea, Greece
Wine 2: 2019 Invicta Xinomavro, Amyndeon, Greece
Wine 3: 2017 Royal Tokaji Blue Label 5 Puttonyos
All the wines in the series are available at www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk
Series producer: Anya Pearce
Producer: Calum McCrae
Assistant producer: Sharna Johnson
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Alex James
Discussing and decanting with Anneka and Will is the Blur bassist, farmer and award-winning artisan cheesemaker, Alex James. As well as three great wines to taste Alex reveals his wackiest rider requirements, Will questions whether you should have sparkling wine over ice and Anneka discovers her new favourite pairing with cheese… frazzles.
Wine 1: Britpop Brut by Alex James NV
Wine 2: Santa Inés Single Parcel Chardonnay 2022
Wine 3: Maison Dominique Piron Fleurie 2020
All the wines in the series are available at www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk
Series producer: Anya Pearce
Producer: Calum McCrae
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Customer Reviews
Entertaining podcast
A very enjoyable podcast. Just one complaint; could Will please talk into his microphone? His voice keeps fading in and out (presumably as he is tending to the bottles) and you then miss what he is saying.
Refreshing new series
I am really enjoying the new series with Anneka. The focus on travel is refreshing and Will and Anneka share a great blend of conversation between wine and the guest. Bring on more!
Not sure about the new series
I used to really enjoy listening to this podcast. Learned a lot about wine, but now it doesn’t seem to leave much room for talk about the wine. It’s almost as if the podcast hosts have forgotten it is a podcast with people listening in and are just having a raucous chit chat about it things I’m really not interested in.