A Glass With

The epilogue has landed! After all these years romping around glasses with the world’s loveliest sippers, it’s time for me to hang up my headphones with a final joyful roar for all the splendour that wine - and all drinks - offer when shared in good company. Thank you for listening and for your encouraging messages. You can still find me across social media (@ollysmith on Insta

In this episode of A Glass With..., Olly is joined by good friend and critically acclaimed Bristol-based chef Freddy Bird. Freddy runs the restaurant Little French with his wife, Nessa, and his love of French cuisine inspired Olly to pair him with a bottle of Les Hauts de Saint Martin Saint-Chinian 2020 from the Languedoc region, as they talk about growing up, all things France, ma

In this episode of A Glass With..., Olly is joined by world-leading food and lifestyle photographer and director Georgia Glynn Smith. Georgia's love for the Languedoc region of France has inspired Olly to pair her with a bottle of Domaine Azan Organic Picpoul de Pinet 2021 as they talk about her career working with the likes of Mary Berry and Jamie Oliver, photographing the faces b

Olly is joined by Ching He Huang, a celebrity chef and cookbook extraordinaire who has been at the cutting edge of Chinese food for over a decade. A lover of champagne, Olly and Ching talk about her upbringing, breaking it onto our screens and the joys of Asian delicacies over a glass or two of Taittinger Prélude 'Grands Crus' cuvée. Find out more about Olly at his website olly

Olly is joined by comedian and YouTube sensation Nigel Ng, who's challenged Olly to find a wine that pairs well with Asian cuisine. Over a glass or two of Ilahe Vineyard's Pinot Gris from the Willamette Valley in Oregon, Olly and Nigel talk celebrity chefs, Sauternes and stand-up comedy. Find out more about Olly at his website ollysmith.com or follow him on Instagram @ollysmith.

In the first episode of 2022, Olly is joined by good friend and Michelin-starred chef Paul Ainsworth, and over a Tom Collins (made according to Olly’s very own recipe) they discuss, amongst other things, growing up in hospitality, running a business during lockdown and Paul’s love for TV classic Only Fools & Horses. Find out more about Olly at his website ollysmith.com or fo

In this episode Olly is joined by Tori Longdon, conductor and co-founder of the Stay at Home Choir, who he pairs with a Matusalem 30-Year-Old Oloroso Sherry, as they talk the similarities between Sherry and choral music and Tori's career as one of the few female conductors working today. Find out more about Olly at his website, or follow him on Instagram @ollysmith. You can find

Olly gets to sit down for a face-to-face chat with chef and old friend Asma Khan at her Covent Garden restaurant Darjeeling Express to talk, amongst other things, all-female kitchens, finding her place at the hospitality industry table, serving lunch to Paul Rudd, and chai, all over a glass of Everleaf non-alcoholic aperitif. Find out more about Olly at his website, or follow him o

In this episode Olly pairs actor and writer Ben Miller with the fermented drink kombucha as they talk Caribbean filming, cuddly toys and kids books, including Ben's latest effort, Diary of a Christmas Elf. Find out more about Olly at his website, or follow him on Instagram @ollysmith. You can find Ben @ActualBenMiller on Twitter and Instagram.

In this episode, Olly gets to sit down and talk canned wine and cricket with chef Tommy Banks, pairing Tommy with not one but two wines from his own Banks Brothers range – Syrah Mourvédre No. 1 and Chardonnay No. 3. Find out more about Olly at his website, or follow him on Instagram @ollysmith. You can find out more about Tommy and his new Banks Brothers range of canned wines at