Hosted by Alistair Cooper MW and Matt Walls Master of Wine Alistair Cooper and Rhône expert Matt Walls join forces to bring us a taste of the glorious north - a land of famous hills, iconic vineyards and the world’s most sophisticated Syrahs, not to mention rich, age-worthy whites. Sharing between them a range of wines available to our digital members as a tasting kit and featuring the finest offerings from the likes of Chave, Auguste Clape and Paul Jaboulet Aîné, the pair detail the history, tales and idiosyncrasies of this fabled strip of France. Domaine A. Clape, Cornas 2013 Stéphane Rousset, Crozes-Hermitage Rouge 2019 Gilles Barge, Cuvée du Plessy, Côte-Rôtie 2010 Paul Jaboulet Aîné, La Chapelle, Hermitage 1998 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, St-Joseph 2013 Stéphane Ogier, Les Vieilles Vignes de Jacques Vernay, Condrieu 2016

Hosted by Anne Krebiehl MW Following on from her tribute to Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) in the last episode, Master of Wine Anne Krebiehl shifts her gaze to Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris) and Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc). This pair of white varietals may live in the shadow of Riesling yet, for the curious, deliver characterful and bewitching drinking. With a hand-picked selection of enticing wines - available as a tasting kit to digital members - which showcase the levels of greatness these grapes can achieve, Krebiehl will leave you in no doubt that grandeur can be discovered beyond the realm of Riesling. Salwey, Pinot Blanc, Kaiserstuhl, Baden 2019 Weingut Bernhart, Weissburgunder Trocken, Pfalz 2016 Weingut Holger Koch, Weissburgunder, Kaiserstuhl, Baden 2018 Weingut Holger Koch, Grauburgunder, Eichbuck, Baden 2019 Weingut Alexander Laible, Chara, Grauburgunder Trocken, Baden 2014 Weingut Bercher, Burkheimer Schlossgarten Villinger GG, Grauburgunder Trocken, Baden 2014

Hosted by Nick Ryan, Louisa Rose, Robert Hill Smith & Jessica Hill Smith It was in 1849 that Dorset-born Samuel Smith dug in his first vines in Australia’s Barossa. Five generations later, Yalumba is still family-owned, helmed by Robert Hill-Smith, and continues to negotiate - with seemingly consummate ease - the tightrope between commercial success and spectacular fine wines. Hosted by Australian wine expert Nick Ryan alongside Jessica Hill Smith and head winemaker Louisa Rose, this exploration of a New World superstar looks back at Yalumba’s trailblazing past, its unflinching innovation, and cracks open a range of wines which have forged its reputation. Available as a tasting kit to digital members, this is an opportunity to taste its glorious Viognier, The Virgilius, an old-vine Shiraz in the form of The Octavius, and its stellar, archetypal Cab-Shiraz blend, The Caley, regarded as ‘the pinnacle of a long winemaking journey of excellence.’ Yalumba The Virgilius Viognier, Eden Valley 2018 Yalumba The Tri-Centenary Grenache, Barossa Valley 2017 Yalumba The Octavius Old Vine Shiraz, Barossa Valley 2016 Yalumba The Signature Cabernet Shiraz, Barossa Valley 2016 Yalumba The Signature Cabernet Shiraz, Barossa Valley 2012 Yalumba The Caley Cabernet Shiraz, Coonawarra and Barossa 2016

Hosted by Chandra Kurt & Gilles Besse Founded in 1886 by Urbain Germanier, Jean-René Germanier - one of Switzerland’s most heritage-rich wineries - is now under the stewardship of the eponymous Jean-René and his winemaker nephew Gilles Besse. Besse was just 24 years old when he was approached by his uncle to join the family winery. A jazz saxophonist by trade, he knew nothing about wine yet hit the books with gusto and in 1993 made his winemaking bow at an estate which has been farmed sustainably for two decades. Swiss wine expert Chandra Kurt meets the pair, in search not only of more atypical tales, but also the ingredients which have taken this producer to the vanguard of Swiss wine, and its collection of cuvées which celebrate both international and proudly native varietals. Mitis Amigne de Vétroz 2016 Vétroz Les Terrasses 2020 Clos de la Couta Heida 2019 Clos de la Couta Pinot Noir 2019 Chamaray Cornalin de Conthey 2017 Cayas Syrah du Valais 2018