The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM FoodFM

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Renowned whisky collector, Sukhinder Singh, joins David to talk about his journey, with brother Rajbir, from family off-licence to The Whisky Exchange and building their own distillery, plus his plans for the year as IWSC ‘Industry Champion’.
Drinks featured (all gold medal winners):
Elixir Distillers, Elements Of Islay, Cask Edit Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Glenmorangie Barrel Select Release 12 YO Amontillado Sherry Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky 
Murray McDavid Cask Craft - Peated Finish Glen Elgin Single Malt Scotch Whisky 
Whyte & Mackay Co-Op Irresistible Single Malt Scotch Whisky 
Elixir Distillers, Black Tot Master Blender's Reserve Rum 2022 (also a trophy winner)
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. To mark Earth Day 2024 David is joined by Christopher Carpenter, winemaker for Jackson Family Estates’ Napa properties, to talk about leading the transition to organic, as well as regenerative viticulture, cutting carbon and reducing water use.
Wines featured:
Capensis Wines, Silene 2021 (gold and trophy)
Torres 15 Reserva Privada Brandy (gold)
Familia Torres Sangre De Toro Rosé 2022 (silver)
Yealands The Crossings Light Wave Sauvignon Blanc 2022 (silver)
Champagne Lanson Le Blanc De Blancs Brut NV (silver)
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. To launch the new series, David’s guest is Eduardo Chadwick, representing the sixth generation of the family behind some of Chile’s finest wines including Viñedos Chadwick and Seña, he’s celebrating twenty years since the Berlin Tasting, which saw his wines beat some of the great names and helped change perceptions of the wines of Chile.
Wines featured:
MontGras Intriga Máxima Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (gold)
Morrisons The Best Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021 (silver)
Viñedos Veramonte Ritual Pinot Noir 2019 (silver)
Viña Morande Semillón 2022 (silver)
Vina Errazuriz Max Carmenère 2021 (bronze) 
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Includes Oz Clarke OBE; Nyetimber’s chief winemaker, Cherie Spriggs; Stephen Duckett of Hundred Hills winery; Romain Ott of Château Léoube, Emanuel Pesqueira, group head of wine for Gordon Ramsay restaurants and Hannah Crosbie, author of ‘Corker’.
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. From pouring wine in a restaurant at 17 years old to being profiled in Vogue, it has been quite a journey for writer Hannah Crosbie, who joins David to talk about her debut book ‘Corker’, billed as “a deeply unserious wine book”. She tells him about ripping up the old rules and how to match wines to some of life’s defining moments.
Wines featured:
La Togata Seconda Stella A Destra, Brunello di Montalcino (gold)
Belpoggio, Brunello di Montalcino 2018 (silver)
MontGras, Intriga Máxima, Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (gold) 
Robert Oatley, Finisterre, Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 (gold)
Rioja Vega, Colección, Tempranillo Blanco 2022 (silver) 
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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. A special episode dedicated to New Zealand’s biggest wine region, Marlborough. Oz Clarke OBE recalls the moment he first tasted its signature Sauvignon Blanc - which went on to be a global phenomenon - and David meets leading winemakers, including Cloudy Bay’s Daniel Sorrell, to find out what makes the region special, its diversity, and what the future might hold beyond Sauvignon.
Wines featured:
Yealands Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2022 (gold)
Saint Clair Family Estate Origin Sauvignon Blanc 2022 (gold)
Giesen Organic Chardonnay 2019 (gold)
Marisco Vineyards The Craft Series The Pioneer Chardonnay 2021 (gold)
Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Albarino 2022 (silver)
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