The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Renowned whisky collector, Sukhinder Singh, joins David to talk about his journey, with brother Rajbir, from family off-licence to The Whisky Exchange and building their own distillery, plus his plans for the year as IWSC ‘Industry Champion’. Drinks featured (all gold medal winners): Elixir D

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. To mark Earth Day 2024 David is joined by Christopher Carpenter, winemaker for Jackson Family Estates’ Napa properties, to talk about leading the transition to organic, as well as regenerative viticulture, cutting carbon and reducing water use. Wines featured: Capensis Wines, Silene 2021 (gold

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. To launch the new series, David’s guest is Eduardo Chadwick, representing the sixth generation of the family behind some of Chile’s finest wines including Viñedos Chadwick and Seña, he’s celebrating twenty years since the Berlin Tasting, which saw his wines beat some of the great names an

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Includes Oz Clarke OBE; Nyetimber’s chief winemaker, Cherie Spriggs; Stephen Duckett of Hundred Hills winery; Romain Ott of Château Léoube, Emanuel Pesqueira, group head of wine for Gordon Ramsay restaurants and Hannah Crosbie, author of ‘Corker’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. From pouring wine in a restaurant at 17 years old to being profiled in Vogue, it has been quite a journey for writer Hannah Crosbie, who joins David to talk about her debut book ‘Corker’, billed as “a deeply unserious wine book”. She tells him about ripping up the old rules and how to mat

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. A special episode dedicated to New Zealand’s biggest wine region, Marlborough. Oz Clarke OBE recalls the moment he first tasted its signature Sauvignon Blanc - which went on to be a global phenomenon - and David meets leading winemakers, including Cloudy Bay’s Daniel Sorrell, to find out what

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. South Africa’s dynamic, constantly evolving wine scene is the focus as David chats to Master of Wine Dirceu Vianna Junior and Sophia Longhi, to reflect on judging wines in South Africa for the IWSC last summer. Wines featured: Mont Rochelle Miko Chardonnay 2018 (gold and a trophy winner) Capens

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. To mark International Women’s Day, David revisits some of his conversations with pioneering women in the world of wine and spirits, including Dr Laura Catena, Dr Rachel Barrie, Sarah Pidgeon, Louisa Rose, Corinne Seely, Cherie Spriggs, and Jancis Robinson OBE MW. Wines and spirits featured (all

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. The Ott name is Provence rosé royalty, but Romain Ott chose to forge his career on a neighbouring estate, Château Léoube, a stunning stretch of the Côte d’Azur, where, as head winemaker, he crafts organic wines. He chats to David about rosé’s revolution in quality and how he crafted a �

In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. How to select wines for pairing fine dining, and how to make the best use of a sommelier’s incredible skills? These are among the questions David poses, as he chats to Emanuel Pesqueira, influential group head of wine for Gordon Ramsay restaurants, which include 1890, Pétrus and the Savoy Gril