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Hugo and Ben welcome Karl Sjöström onto the podcast, our final instalment from filming at Karakterre wine festival in Vienna, Austria.





In the episode we discuss:


Fruit wine as a category and what it actually is
Fruktstereo, who they are and what they're getting up to in Sweden



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Hugo and Ben welcome Henry Jeffreys onto the podcast. It's English wine week and we are delighted to be telling the story of how England became a wine producing country.



Henry is the author of "Vines in a Cold Climate: The People Behind the English Wine Revolution", which was awarded Drink Book of the Year at the Fortnum & Mason food and drink awards 2024. Nobody knows the people and stories underpinning England's growing wine industry better than Henry.



In the episode we discuss:


How England became a wine producing country
Politics between different producers
The Sussex PDO
The impact of climate change
Adoption of regenerative viticulture





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The Premier Cru are on tour, visiting Austria for a wine festival called Karakterre. This time Hugo welcomes award winning wine writer, Simon Woolf, onto the podcast.

Simon has been writing about wine since 2011,
focusing on natural wine, and related themes such as organics, biodynamics, minimal intervention and orange wine. In this ep we discuss:


Simon's book, Amber Revolution
What orange wine actually is
How to get stuck into more of them



About Amber Revolution:

New York Times best wine book of 2018

Louis Roederer wine book of the year 2019

https://amber-revolution.com/

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The Premier Cru are on tour, visiting Austria for a wine festival called Karakterre! The festival lasts 2 days and showcases over 200 central and eastern European producers, who practice either organic or biodynamic viticulture. Throughout the week, producers open their doors to visitors, whilst bars and restaurants across Vienna provide tastings and parties alongside the main event.



Community is at the heart of Karakterre and we welcome Marko Kovac, Co-Founder of of the event, to The Premier Cru to tell us all about it. This week we discuss:


What it's like to run a leading wine festival
The community that underpins Karakterre
Austria's most exciting wine producers and regions

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This week is all about Gusbourne, one of England's leading wine producers!

Hugo and Ben welcome Laura Rhys MS, Head of Wine at Gusbourne, to discuss their success and acclaim since launching their first wines in 2006.

We discuss:


What it takes to become a Master Sommelier
Gusbourne's approach to viticulture and winemaking
The development of English wine since the 80's
And how English wine is perceived on the international market

And we tucked into these three wonderful wines from Gusbourne:


Blanc de Blanc 2019
Blanc de Noir 2019
Pinot Noir 2022



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Hugo and Ben welcome Honey Spencer to The Premier Cru.



Honey is the lady of the hour in the UK wine scene. Alongside her husband, she recently launched a fantastic restaurant called Sune, which has already been nominated for the best opening of the year as part of The National Restaurant Awards.


As if that was not enough excitement, Honey has also just released a new book called ⁠"Natural Wine, No Drama: An Unpretentious Guide"⁠. The book expertly does what it says on the tin.

On this episode we introduce you to both Sune and Honey's new book, whilst tasting three wines available on the restaurant wine list:


Riesling, MIRA
Vino bianco "Arcese", Vittorio Bera & Figli
Les perles du Mont Blanc, Domaine du Gringet



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