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The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM
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David Kermode, wine expert, talks through his top drinking picks of the week.
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Episode 276 - Highlights of Series 22
2w ago01:00:00Tap to summarizeIn partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David selects some highlights from the latest series including Black Chalk’s Jacob Leadley on beating the British weather; UK Sommelier of the Year 2026, Emma Denney; Olly Smith on turning talents to writing fiction; Peter Stafford Bow on his nom-de-plum; Helen McGinn talks about her guide to supermarket wine; and Robert Mondavi’s chief winemaker, Kurtis Ogasawara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Episode 275 - Buying British for Fortnum’s
3w ago00:39:50Tap to summarizeIn partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Edwina Watson, senior wine buyer for Fortnum & Mason is David’s guest to talk about buying British wines and spirits, including the inexorable rise of English sparkling wine and how a new breed of world-class still wines is emerging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Episode 274 - UK Sommelier of the Year Emma Denney
Jul 900:40:30Tap to summarizeIn partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Fresh from her success in the fiercely-contested competition for UK Sommelier of the Year 2026, Emma Denney, director of wine at Claridge’s, is David’s guest to talk about what it means to her and how she prepared for the demanding event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Episode 273 - Michael D’Souza on Indian whisky
Jul 300:35:00Tap to summarizeIn partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David explores the flourishing world of Indian whisky with Michael D’Souza, the globally acclaimed Master Distiller and Master Blender for Paul John, to talk about the use of local Indian six-row barley and how Goa’s climate influences whisky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Episode 272 - Jacob Leadley of Black Chalk
Jun 2600:33:16Tap to summarizeIn partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. To mark English wine week, the owner of Hampshire winery Black Chalk, Jacob Leadley, is David’s guest to talk about the pleasures and pitfalls of making wine in our climate, the future for English wine, and his latest pair of prestige cuvées. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Episode 271 - Olly Smith on Death by Noir
Jun 1800:34:05Tap to summarizeIn partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Most famous as the wine expert and host of the BBC’s Saturday Kitchen, Olly Smith is David’s guest to talk about his first work of fiction, the vinous murder mystery Death by Noir, and where he found inspiration for central character, Barclay Flint. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Episode 270 - The Yarra Valley
Jun 1200:43:16Tap to summarizeIn partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Just an hour from Melbourne, the Yarra Valley is a striking contrast to the buzzing city, with its rolling hills and many vineyards. David explores the region, talking to winemakers to find out what makes it so versatile for a multitude of grape varieties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Episode 269 - Kurtis Ogasawara of Robert Mondavi
Jun 500:32:18Tap to summarizeIn partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. As the Napa Valley’s iconic Robert Mondavi winery emerges from a three-year $200 million refurbishment, David chats to director of winemaking Kurtis Ogasawara about the new facility, the To Kalon vineyard and the future for California wine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Episode 268 - Peter Stafford Bow
May 2900:45:27Tap to summarizeIn partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David’s guest is a mystery… Or rather, it’s Peter Stafford Bow, a ‘nom de plume’ for the author behind the exploits of wine buyer and globetrotter, Felix Hart. The fifth book in the series, Black Odesa, sees our hero become a social media sensation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Episode 267 - Austria @ VieVinum
May 2200:53:51Tap to summarizeIn partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David takes the temperature at VieVinum, a biennial celebration of Austrian wines, held in Vienna. Focusing on the country’s high number of family wineries, he talks to new generation winemakers and finds out more about organics and biodynamics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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