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Jason lines up six classic French wines that make an impression at the dining table without leaving a lasting one on the purse.

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#Society #Adventures In Wine #David Chandler

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Smooth Operators 39:13

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Jason lines up six classic French wines that make an impression at the dining table without leaving a lasting one on the purse.

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Glorious Grenache 31:15

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In this episode our two, garrulous gringos of the grape get a grip on Grenache, which makes the grade in a great many wines, though its graduation from the grottiest of gripe waters to the graceful grandiosity of Chateuneuf Du Pape isn’t greatly grasped. Grin with gruntled glee as our grandee of the grape, Jason, grows grandiloquent on Grenache’s greatness, whilst gregarious grasshopper, David, grunts with gratefullest gravity. Lirac ‘La Fermade’ Blanc 2023 from Richard Maby Domaine Du Clos des Fées Grenache Blanc 2022 from Hervé Bezeul Chateauneuf du Pape 2022 from Jean Pierre and Emilie Boisson Migliarina Grenache 2018 from Carsten Migliarina Tinto Nero Garnacha ‘Calico’ 2022 from Jeff Mausbach and Alejandro Sejanovich Domaine de Montcalmès Grenache 2020 from Frédéric Pourtalié…

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Wines With Altitude 30:54

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Following on from last episode’s climate-conscious look at wines grown beside the seaside, Jason assembles a flight (pun intended) of seven wines that hale from high places, where cool air and steep, free-draining slopes go some way towards mitigating the higher temperatures that otherwise put way too much bang in your Bourboulenc and vavavoom in your Viognier… First up; it’s creamy, it’s toasty and it’s a big deal in the Big Apple… it’s Crémant de Jura from the Tissot vineyard at Arbois. Pure Chardonnay and bottle-fermented. You want high? The mousse alone will take you to a new one! Secondly, whether skiing on the slopes or chillin’ in the chalet, Jacquère is the grape to which all Alpine aspirants inevitably gravitate. Domaine de l’Idylle’s Cruet from the Tiollier family vineyard above Isère, has a low ABV but more zing and fruit than Julie Andrews on the Mehlweg. The hills will very definitely be alive after just one bottle. Thirdly, Nathalie Margan’s highly-regarded Chateau La Canorgue Blanc wears its 13.5 ABV very lightly. ‘Uplifting, apricot and white peach flavours,’ it says on the Yapp Brothers website; ‘Go high or go home,’ says Jason. ‘Salut!’ says David, who isn’t about to go anywhere. Our high flyers’ fourth wine and first red is a fresh and spicy Pinot Noir from Domaine Girard. It’s from Malepère in the Languedoc, but the Pinot Noir makes it a Pays d’Oc. Okay, Doc? Berry, spice and minerality are all beautifully balanced, which is more than can be said for David who is beginning to wonder where he left his parachute. After such dedication to the dizzying heights that wine-making can achieve, it’s only right that our two lofty lovers of wine should find themselves in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Monte Ventoux, feared by cyclists and revered by oenophilists alike is the home of a magnificent, blackberry, pepper and spice confection from Yves Cheron. It may be one of the steepest stages of the Tour de France, but with a bottle of Terre Sauvage in your saddle bag, you’re free-wheeling all the way from Florence to Nice. For their final tasting, David and Jason cross the Atlantic and climb to 1000 metres above the city of Mendoza in the heart of Argentina’s wine-growing region. Tinto Negro from Jeff Mausbach and Alejandro Sejanovich is medium bodied and light on the oak. And at 13.5 ABV you don’t need to say ‘Goodbye,’ to bright, complex flavours, just say ‘High!’…

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Coastal Cru 31:58

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In this episode, Jason and David must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all they ask is a flight of fine wines and a corkscrew to open them by… With ABV’s on the increase and the prospect of even warmer weather to come, Jason has gone coastal and lined up a half dozen wines that reflect the benign influence of the sea and upon which, you can rely for years to come, even if your hair catches fire. 1) A zingy, sharp as a razor clam, Muscadet de Sevre et Maine from Jean-François Baron. 2) Napier vineyard's Klein Luis Darling Sauvignon Blanc, irresistible as the call of the siren. 3) A beautifully balanced, mother-of-pearl pink Côtes de Provence Rosé from Clos St Magdeleine 4) An exemplary St Emilion from Château Milonblanc, as approachable and eager to please as a youthful midshipman. 5) A weighty, Bandol Mas de le Rouvière from family Bunan, leathery and spicy as the bosun after ten years at sea. 6) And a golden-tressed, Corsican, vin doux naturelle from Domaine Pieretti, honey-sweet as a mermaid and not to be taken on the rocks.…

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Bonaparte's Beverages 32:11

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In an absolute first for this podcast, our wine-loving friends spend several minutes drinking something that isn’t actually wine. This deviation from tradition, though unthinkable under normal circumstances, is rendered unavoidable by the fact that Jason has decided to answer a question that David wasn’t even aware needed to be asked - unless in a past life, his name had been Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie (i.e. Napoleon Bonaparte’s wife) and the question that bothered his pretty, little head had been, “Whatever would mon petit chou like to drink, ce soir?” Having almost drowned ‘in a sea of ignorance’ when studying Napoleon’s life as a schoolboy, Jason positively redeems himself by expertly surfing onto the shore of knowledge on a giant wave of erudition and libatory learning about the great man’s drinking habits, from the sparkling wine that he drank as a young cadet to the sweet wine he resorted to after exile and poor digestion had taken their toll. In the intervening years, there would have been bottles of heavenly Coulée de Serrant, a single varietal from a seven hectare plot in the Loire and an equally singular and velvety Gevrey Chambertin from Burgundy. To cap it all, Courvoisier from the Charente, naturellement. Not wine, of course, but grapes were involved. Saint-Péray: Domaine Rémy Nodin 'Cuvee Ernest' Mousseux Brut (non vintage) Clos de la Coulée de Serrant: Coulée de Serrant 2021 Gevrey-Chambertin: Domaine Henri Richard 'Aux Corvées' 2019 Vin de Constance: Klein Constantia 2016 Courvoisier VS Cognac…

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Sommelier Enchanted Evening 33:36

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Jason's well-known for keeping a tight ship, but like the egalitarian oenophile we know him to be, he's not averse to granting other mariners of the wine dark sea an opportunity to take the helm and plot a course through the beneficent waters of the bacchanal either. In this instalment, no fewer than six of the U.K's finest sommeliers opine on wine that they would be more than happy to recommend at their own restaurants. There's nothing fancy about their choices either. Here are six, scintillating suggestions that are as affordable and approachable as they are quaffable: Alsace: Léon Beyer Crémant d'Alsace Brut Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet: Domaine Saint Gayan 'L'Oratory' 2022 Vouvray: Jean-Claude & Didier Aubert Demi-Sec 2019 Vin de Pays de Vaucluse: Le Petit Caboche 2021 Saint-Pourçain: 'La Ficelle' Rouge 2022 IGP Méditerranée: Domaine Richeaume 'Cuvée Tradition' Rouge 2020…

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Whaddya know?... Bordeaux! 39:50

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The Bordeaux region may be home to some of the most famous and long-lived wines in the world and play host to any number of celebrated appellations, but, says Jason, you can do it on a budget... But would you really you want to? With six sedulously selected bottles to work through, Jason and David hop from one bank of the Garonne to the other sampling everything from the humble to the most high without even getting their feet wet. After a spicy start with a pocket-friendly 2018 Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux, Chateau La Brande, they segue onto a silky Graves Pessac 2016, that requires a little more attention and twice as much of your wallet. Yes, when it comes to Bordeaux, you absolutely can believe the hype, as long as your credit is good. All credit then, to a text book Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2018 from Château Alverne, which does all the fruit and new oak spice the right way about. Meanwhile, Château Gombaude-Guillot’s perfectly poised, petal-scented Pomerol of 2014 is a garnet-coloured gem of a wine. By the time the Pauillac: Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2016 is plashing into his Riedel and running black cherry ripples over his taste buds, David hardly knows his left bank from his right and Jason must be walking on water, surely? But there’s more to come in the divine form of a 2009 Chateau Leoville Poyferré, which scored a legendary 100 out of 100 with Robert Parker, but only because 110 doesn’t make any sense. With wines of this order, it can be only too easy to run out of money, but you’ll run out superlatives even faster.…

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Let's Be Franc 28:47

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In this episode, Jason and David sample a sextet of wines devoted entirely to one ‘grately’ underrated grape, prized by none other than Cardinal Richelieu, (l’Eminence Rouge of France) and Jason Yapp, (l’Eminence Rouge ou Blanc of Frome). They begin with a perfectly balanced, rose hip and mint, Chinon Rosé 2022 from Domaine Jean-Maurice Raffault, follow it with a peppery, yet gently fruity 2021 Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil from Domaine Taluau and a firm Fred Filliatreau favourite from Domaine Château Fouquet 2020. Then from just across the road, Fred's earthy, exemplary Saumur Champigny: Domaine Filliatreau 'Vieilles Vignes' 2018 and lastly another Domaine Jean-Maurice Raffault from a one hectare vineyard of old vines, ’Clos de L'Hospice' Rouge 2019 - a class act of cassis and sloes with a long finish. Great with food or good to simply sip these are six, shining examples of what Chinon and its environs are capable of. Unsurpassable, under-the-radar rosés and reds from small, independent producers from the Loire valley. You really don’t have to travel any further south or dig any deeper into your pocket.…

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Rosé Tinted Glasses 32:58

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Welcome to another edition of the podcast where Jason and David drink wine so you don’t have to! Time was when rosé, was like the viola of the wine world; a faintly embarrassing, Barbie-pink hybrid, neither red enough nor white enough to be taken seriously, and rarely music to anyone's ears. But times have changed along with the climate and what might once have been a lunchtime indiscretion on a hot day, has become a main feature on restaurant wine lists and supermarket shelves all year round. Prepare yourself for a breathtaking, tongue-tingling, rosé-run through Jason Yapp’s selection of barely-pink ballet pump, summer wines courtesy of Château Roubaud, Domaine des Oullières, Château La Canorgue, Bandol and Domaine Pieretti; zingy zesty wines from Provence, Corsica and the Rhône delta as well as Yapp’s strawberry and citrus-scented, own-label from the Ardèche.…

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Rieslings To Be Cheerful 25:37

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As far as David is concerned, it’s as German as wearing socks in your sandals and equally as appealing, but in this episode, Jason plies him with five compelling and zesty reasons why he’s just plain wrong about Riesling. From Alsace to Western Australia via the Mosel valley, these slender-shouldered, bottle-green beauties from Leon Beyer, Forest Hill, Willems-Willems, and Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt, will not only lend character to a kartoffelpuffer but jazz up a Rogan Josh and titivate a Thom Kha Kai, too. Yes, when it comes to pairing a Prawn Tikka Bhuna, try putting away your over-fizzed, industrial lager and rocking a Riesling instead, but steer clear of the supermarket varieties, if you can. It’s a grape with ‘issues,’ says Jason and requires the dedication of small producers, like the ones above, to do it justice. Zum Wohl!…

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Pinot Noir 27:06

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If there's one thing David has learned from Jason during their many Adventures In Wine podcasts, it's that you simply can't have too many favourites. Favourites are Jason's life-blood; favourite regions and appellations, favourite vineyards, growers and restaurants; favourite sommeliers, even and of course, favourite grapes. Not as fruity as some reds or as tannin-rich as others, Pinot Noir defies easy definitions, but with a line-up of six excellent examples, Jason unerringly demonstrates that if you're prepared to eschew the galley isles of your local supermarket and delve just a little deeper into your pocket, you too, will be adding yet another varietal to your own list of favourites. In this episode our Pinot-driven pair sample a precocious 2022 Domaine Girard Pays d'Oc; a characteristically classy, 2018 Alsace Pinot Noir from Leon Beyer and a subtley-oaked 2019 Spätburgunder from Jurgen Hoffman, before tackling some bigger Burgundian beasts: a velvety smooth 2019 Fixin from Frédéric Magnien; a lambent, red-fruit 2017 Aloxe Corton from Gay et Fils and a masterful 2018 Gevrey Chambertain from Domaine Henri Richard.…

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Crème de la Crémant 31:08

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With Valentine's Day very much on their minds, Jason and David get fizzical with no less than eight Crémants from the eight Crémant regions of France: Bourgogne, Loire, Alsace, Bordeaux, Limoux, Rhône and Savoie. After such a record-breaking, horizontal tasting, other wine enthusiasts might feel inclined to adopt a similar position, but Jason's and David's enthusiasm for the 'fizz areas' (technical term) of France remains as effervescent as ever. So, don't let the fact that it's not champagne burst your bubble. This Valentine's Day, if you really want to impress your loved one, all you really need is a lively mousse, good length and a dry finish.…

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Christmas Rush 32:40

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Caught up in the Christmas rush? Of course you are! Need wine? Of course you do! In this seasonal edition, Jason and David selflessly taste six wines that have been picked by the press as wholly appropriate for the holiday season so you don't have to! Kicking off with the cream of Crémants from Domaine de L'Idylle (to mollify the peelers and preppers imprisoned in the kitchen), our doughty duo (with a starter of smoked salmon in mind), veer onto family Aubert's vivifying Vouvray. After that, it's a festive free-for-all as they round on a row of reds that will pair with everything from turkey to brisket or mushrooms to barbecued ostrich: a fruitful Chinon, Cabernet Franc from Jean-Maurice Raffault; a full-bodied Faugères from Château Estanilles; a moody Malbec, Tinto Negro from Uco Valley, Argentina and Napier Winery's sensational, South African 'Red Medallion' 2015.…

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Where There's A Will, There's Wine 35:58

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In this brutally honest edition, our aging adventurers in wine, in acknowledgement of their advancing years, doff their battered pith helmets to Jason's son, Will, who happens to be in the first flush of adulthood, rather than David's and Jason's busted variety. But the question on Jason's mind is, 'Do young people even drink wine at all?' while the question on David's is, 'When is Jason coming back from the fridge with the first bottle?' Our try-anything trio then work their way through one sparkling, one white, one rosé and two reds, that Jason believes would capture the youth vote; lively, pocket-friendly wines made with minimal intervention - and don't forget the hip label: Jean-Pierre Py's amiably frisky 'Pet Nat'; Léon Beyer’s versatile ‘La Cuvée'; family Ambrosio-Collomb 's Domaine Ouilllières cool and crisp 'Harmonie'; Graillot and Schmittel's briary, forward-drinking Crozes Hermitage 'Equinoxe', and Nathalie Margan's round and powerful Château La Canorgue, Cotes du Luberon.…

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2020 Vintage Viognier 28:19

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