The Expert Series: The 12 Wines of Christmas | Part 2 White & Sweet
Hosted by Richard Bampfield MW, Nancy Gilchrist MW, Richard Pearey & Pauline Vicard
Our expertly curated Wines of Christmas explores a scintillating half-dozen whites and stickies.
Host Richard Bampfield MW is joined by three guests – fellow Master of Wine Nancy Gilchrist, Pauline Vicard of fine wine research institute ARENI Global, and 67 Pall Mall member Richard Pearey.
Easing themselves into a judiciously indulgent Christmas, they visit both hemispheres to sample the finest of both Old and New Worlds, ticking off their lists the likes of Felton Road, FX Pichler and Château Rieussec.
F.X. Pichler, Loibner Loibenberg, Riesling, Wachau 2020
Château Rieussec, Premier Grand Cru Classé, Sauternes, 2005
Mullineux, Granite, Old Vines Chenin Blanc, Swartland 2019
Felton Road, Riesling, Central Otago 2017
François Chidaine, Les Choisilles, Montlouis Sec, Montlouis-sur-Loire, Loire Valley 2018
Sanchez Romate, Cayetano del Pino, Palo Cortado Viejísimo, Jerez