UK Wine Show
Chris Scott
The UK Wine Show is all about wine and the UK wine scene. We interview winemakers, consumers, wine bar owners, scientists, you name it, if it is about wine in the UK we will cover it. Almost all good wine from around the world washes up on these shores so we'll find out more about the people behind the wines that are making a splash.
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Oct 22, 2007 • 0sec
Neal Martin on wine ratings
Neal Martin is a wine writer for Robert Parker and uses the The Wine Advocate Rating System to evaluate quality. We get to grips with the worlds most famous and powerful wine rating system and the pros and cons of wine ratings.
Oct 12, 2007 • 0sec
The Wine Show with Alicia Coughlan and Charlie Connor
The Wine Show is a consumer exhibition held at the Business Design Centre in Islington. We catch up with the organisers to find out whats on at this year's show.
Oct 5, 2007 • 0sec
Neal Martin on wine writing
Neal Martin writes for Robert Parker, the renowned American wine commentator to give a British perspective to the erobertparker.com website. We hear how Neal first created his own successful wine site and how his distinctive writing style sets him apart.
Sep 28, 2007 • 0sec
Tim How of Majestic on wine retailing
Tim How is CEO at Majestic Wine Warehouses winner of the 2007 Decanter award for Best High Street Retailer. Tim describes Majestic's positioning in the UK and how they compete so successfully.
Sep 21, 2007 • 0sec
Mike Rogers of Philglas and Swiggot
Mike Rogers is co-owner of award-winning independent wine merchant Philglas and Swiggot. Established in 1991 there are now 3 stores in London. Mike gives an insight into retailing wine at the quality end of the spectrum.
Sep 15, 2007 • 0sec
Waitrose Justin Howard-Sneyd MW
Justin Howard-Sneyd is head of wine buying at Waitrose and is one of 5 MWs in the team. Justin explains how Waitrose position their in-store wine departments to appeal to a broad range of customers.
Sep 7, 2007 • 0sec
Mike Ratcliffe on black empowerment in South Africa
Mike Ratcliffe is Deputy Chairman of South African Wine Industry Trust. We talk about black economic empowerment and how the trust is helping disadvantaged people to get into the wine industry.
Aug 31, 2007 • 0sec
Mike Ratcliffe Wines of South Africa
Mike Ratcliffe is a director of Wines of South Africa and managing director of Warwick Estate. Mike talks to us about future plans for South African wines.
Aug 24, 2007 • 0sec
Steve Smith Craggy Range on Terroir
Steve Smith is a Master of Wine, viticulturist and managing director of Craggy Range, New Zealand. We find out what he thinks about terroir and why variety, climate and soil matter.
Aug 17, 2007 • 0sec
Louis Latour on Terroir and Global Warming
Louis Latour of Burgundy negociant Maison Louis Latour gives us his thoughts on the concept of terroir and the impact of global warming in his part of France.
