Will Lyons - wine critic - and Charlotte Ivers - restaurant critic - and both with The Sunday Times head off to the seaside for a fish and chip finale to the current Wines Times season. They are joined in Brighton by local chef Sophie Taverner, where they discover the perfect paring for battered cod, chips and mushy peas - is it English sparkling, Spanish white wine, or sherry (yes, really)? Wine 1 - NV Harrow & Hope Brut Reserve No.8, Marlow, Buckinghamshire ,EnglandWine 2 - 2023 Heredad Chavarri Albariño Rías Baixas, Spain Wine 3 - NV Delicado Fino Sherry, Jerez, SpainAll wines are available from The Sunday Times Wine ClubPhoto of Will Lyons, Charlotte Ivers and Sophie Tavener - credit-Tim Allen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A rainy day picnic with white wine and rosé
Will Lyons - wine critic - and Charlotte Ivers - restaurant critic with The Sunday Times planned an alfresco picnic on Hampstead Heath, but the changeable English weather means a last minute change of venue. Join them in Charlotte's kitchen where they try Rosé, Rioja and French white wine with Charlotte's summertime spread. While the country now bakes in a summer scorcher, we recall cooler times! Wine 1 - 2023 Provence Rosé, Whispering Angel, Côtes de Provence, France Wine 2 - 2024 Vignobles Canet Picpoul de Pinet, Languedoc, FranceWine 3- 2023 Flor de Muga Rosado, Rioja, SpainAll wines are available from the Sunday Times Wine Club Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Will, Charlotte, Giles, & Esther, with wine & fish roe pasta
Will Lyons - wine critic - and Charlotte Ivers - restaurant critic with The Sunday Times drop in to the home of fellow columnists and podcasters, Esther Walker and Giles Coren - restaurant critic of The Times. Giles prepares lunch with one of his signature dishes “Linguine alla Bottarga” - a Sardinian fish roe favourite of his. But will the four agree on which of the three C's should go with it? - Champagne, Chianti or Chardonnay. Around the kitchen table they discus why writing about food and wine is actually not the best job in the world (really?) and Charlotte's love of natural wine divides opinion.Wine 1 - NV Champagne Tattinger Brut Réserve, Reims, Champagne, France.Wine 2 - 2021 Chianti Classico, Fontodi, Tuscany, Italy.Wine 3 - 2021 Chardonnay, Vasse Felix, Margaret River, Western Australia.All wines are available from The Sunday Times Wine Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Weddings, wines and canapés
Sunday Times wine columnist Will Lyons and restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers choose wines for a successful summer wedding. Along with their guests, Canadian winemaking husband and wife team Thomas and Mary Delaney-Bachelder - they sample Crémant, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir to find the perfect paring for canapes and confetti!Wine 1 2018 Roche Lacour Cuvée de Réserve, Crémant de Limoux, France Wine 2 2021 Bachelder Les Villages Bench Niagara ChardonnayWine 3 2024 Pinot Noir, Le Champ des Etoiles, Languedoc, FranceWines 1 and 3 are available from The Sunday Times Wine Club Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Which wine with moussaka, and from which country?
Sunday Times wine columnist Will Lyons and the paper's restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers are joined by Times Radio presenter - and Celebrity MasterChef winner - Alexis Conran. Their mission this week is to match three different wines from Greece, Lebanon and South Africa, to Alexis's delicious homemade moussaka.Wine 1 - 2023 Kir-Yianni Assyrtiko, Florina, GreeceWine 2 - 2020 Ixsir Altitudes Rouge, Batroun, Lebanon Wine 3 - 2024 The Pavillon rosé, Boschendal, Western Cape, South AfricaAll wines are available from The Sunday Times Wine Club Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sunday Times Wine Columnist Will Lyons shares his love of wine with Sunday Times Restaurant Critic Charlotte Ivers, and a host of special guests. In this new series they share three wines and one dish to discover the remarkable ways different wines can make any meal special from picnics to pick-me-ups with the cheese course! So, please pull a chair up to the table every Sunday and join the conversation. Pour yourself a glass and sit back for a grape inspired podcast full of laughter, insights and interesting wine. This podcast is produced in association with the Sunday Times Wine Club. All the wines in the series are available at www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.ukwww.drinkaware.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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