Wine, booze, liquor, the work of the devil, the sweat of angels, call it what you will, it's grist to the mill and lubrication for the soul. This series of podcasts includes interviews, comments and some things you may not have known before. Huw Pryce is a critic, wine writer, CAMRA beer judge and broadcaster. http://www.huwprycetalks.com en-uk Copyright 2009 Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:01 GMT Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:01 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss podcast@green-shoot.com (Johnny Mindlin) Huw Pryce - www.huwprycetalks.com Being a serious drinker doesn't mean that you're a serious person. Wine, booze, liquor, the work of the devil or the sweat of angels, call it what you will, it's grist to the mill and lubrication for the soul. This series of podcasts include interviews, comments and some things you may not have known before, presented by Huw Pryce. Huw Pryce is a widely respected wine writer, CAMRA judge and broadcaster. Huw,Pryce,Johnny,Mindlin,podcast,podcasting,podcasts,booze,drink,drinking,Green-Shoot,champagne,fizz,bubbly,comment,wine,booze,red,white,vinyard,terroire,taste,glass,pop,bottle,burgundy,Chablis,Sake,biodynamic Huw Pryce Talks podcast@green-shoot.com No http://www.green-shoot.com/podcast/green-shoot_huwprycetalks_sake.mp3 http://www.green-shoot.com/podcast/green-shoot_huwprycetalks_sake.mp3 Sake. Most people will have come across Sake as a body-temperature alcoholic drink served in Japanese restaurants, usually with Sushi. Most people know it's made from rice and that it comes from Japan ... and that's usually where the knowledge ends. But Sake is carving out a clear niche among the wine cognoscenti as an alternative to grape wines. This rise in popularity is, no doubt, fuelled by the increasing number of sushi and other Japanese restaurants in the UK and by the growing realisation that Sake has huge variety and subtlety. This pleases connoisseurs and importers alike. One of the indicators of Sake's rising import is its place within the International Wine Challenge, held this year at The Barbican in London. As someone who knew precious little about Sake, I was pleased to attend a seminar given by Kenichi Ohashi, as part of the Discovery Tasting sponsored by the Sake Samurai Association. The main thrust of the seminar was to compare the two styles of Sake: junmai and non-junmai. Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:01 GMT Huw Pryce - www.green-shoot.com No Sake Sake. Most people will have come across Sake as a body-temperature alcoholic drink served in Japanese restaurants, usually with Sushi. Most people know it's made from rice and that it comes from Japan ... and that's usually where the knowledge ends. But Sake is carving out a clear niche among the wine cognoscenti as an alternative to grape wines. This rise in popularity is, no doubt, fuelled by the increasing number of sushi and other Japanese restaurants in the UK and by the growing realisation that Sake has huge variety and subtlety. This pleases connoisseurs and importers alike. One of the indicators of Sake's rising import is its place within the International Wine Challenge, held this year at The Barbican in London. As someone who knew precious little about Sake, I was pleased to attend a seminar given by Kenichi Ohashi, as part of the Discovery Tasting sponsored by the Sake Samurai Association. The main thrust of the seminar was to compare the two styles of Sake: junmai and non-junmai. 00:20:00 Huw,Pryce,Johnny,Mindlin,podcast,podcasting,podcasts,booze,drink,Green-Shoot,winewriter,winewriting,international,wine,challenge,writing,writer,Sake,junmai,non-junmai,Biodynamic,Biodynamics,Organic,Organics,Fresh,white,vinyard,taste,tasting,glass,bottle http://www.green-shoot.com/podcast/green-shoot_huwprycetalks_chablisbiodynamics.mp3 http://www.green-shoot.com/podcast/green-shoot_huwprycetalks_chablisbiodynamics.mp3 You will probably have heard of organic wine production but have you come across biodynamics? It's the new kid in town, when it comes to production methods, utilising homeopathy, astronomical charts and other practices that might seem odd at first sight. However, more and more growers are adopting biodynamic wine production methods in the belief that it is the best way to produce the best wine. This is most obvious in Chablis and so I went to a seminar on the subject at the Royal Opera House in London to find out more. Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:01 GMT Huw Pryce - www.green-shoot.com No Biodynamic Chablis You will probably have heard of organic wine production but have you come across biodynamics? It's the new kid in town, when it comes to production methods, utilising homeopathy, astronomical charts and other practices that might seem odd at first sight. However, more and more growers are adopting biodynamic wine production methods in the belief that it is the best way to produce the best wine. This is most obvious in Chablis and so, in order to find out more, I went to a seminar on the subject at the Royal Opera House in London to find out more. 00:10:40 Huw,Pryce,Johnny,Mindlin,podcast,podcasting,podcasts,booze,drink,Green-Shoot,winewriter,winewriting,Roederer,wine,writing,writer,Burgundy,Chablis,Julien,Brocard,Domaine,de,la,Boissonneuse,Roman,Bouchard,Francois,Denis,Chateau,Vibiers,Biodynamic,Biodynamics,Organic,Organics,Fresh,Wild,white,vinyard,taste,tasting,glass,bottle,glass http://www.green-shoot.com/podcast/green-shoot_huwprycetalks_burgundy.mp3 http://www.green-shoot.com/podcast/green-shoot_huwprycetalks_burgundy.mp3 A stroll through the wine section of your local supermarket or wine retailer will show shelves with almost equal space given to new and old world wines, to Italian and French, Chilean and South African. This is unrecognisable from 20 years ago, when the French dominated fine wine drinking in the UK and top of the wine regions was Burgundy, with legendary names like latour and Chablis. So, for wine-buyers, why bother with Burgundy these days? The wine is generally more expensive than the rest and there is always a niggling worry that the region has been left behind by wine producers who change their styles to entertain and delight the palette. A perfect opportunity arose to answer that question in the annual trade tasting for the Burgundy region, held at Lords Cricket Ground. What do the makers have to offer a buying public spoiled by head-spinning choice? Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:01 GMT Huw Pryce - www.green-shoot.com No Burgundy A stroll through the wine section of your local supermarket or wine retailer will show shelves with almost equal space given to new and old world wines, to Italian and French, Chilean and South African. This is unrecognisable from 20 years ago, when the French dominated fine wine drinking in the UK and top of the wine regions was Burgundy, with legendary names like Latour and Chablis. So, for wine-buyers, why bother with Burgundy these days? The wine is generally more expensive than the rest and there is always a niggling worry that the region has been left behind by wine producers who change their styles to entertain and delight the palette. A perfect opportunity arose to answer that question in the annual trade tasting for the Burgundy region, held at Lords Cricket Ground. What do the makers have to offer a buying public spoiled by head-spinning choice? 00:20:40 Huw,Pryce,Johnny,Mindlin,podcast,podcasting,podcasts,booze,drink,Green-Shoot,winewriter,winewriting,Roederer,wine,writing,writer,Burgundy,Chablis,Latour,Jadot,red,white,vinyard,taste,tasting,glass,bottle,glass http://www.green-shoot.com/podcast/green-shoot_huwprycetalks_roedererawards_full.mp3 http://www.green-shoot.com/podcast/green-shoot_huwprycetalks_roedererawards_full.mp3 The 5th Champagne Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards ceremony, on the seventh of September 2009 was a glamorous event at the very top of The Gherkin in St Mary Axe in the City of London. A lucky few of the wine trade’s great and good gathered to celebrate the finest writing on wine and to witness the awarding of “Roederers” (with complementary magnum of Cristal) to some of the best writers in the business. As a tireless investigator of all things vineous and literary, I went to have a chat with some of the nominees and the organisers and learned some things that give real pause for thought. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:00:01 GMT Huw Pryce - www.green-shoot.com No Champagne Louis Roederer International Wine Writers Awards preview - full version The 5th Champagne Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards ceremony, on the seventh of September 2009 was a glamorous event at the very top of The Gherkin in St Mary Axe in the City of London. A lucky few of the wine trade’s great and good gathered to celebrate the finest writing on wine and to witness the awarding of “Roederers” (with complementary magnum of Cristal) to some of the best writers in the business. As a tireless investigator of all things vineous and literary, I went to have a chat with some of the nominees and the organisers and learned some things that give real pause for thought. 00:21:20 Huw,Pryce,Johnny,Mindlin,podcast,podcasting,podcasts,booze,drink,Green-Shoot,champagne,Roederer,winewriter,winewriting,wine,writing,awards,award,2009,red,white,Vinyard,Taste,tasting,Glass,Pop,Bottle,glass,gherkin http://www.green-shoot.com/podcast/green-shoot_huwprycetalks_roedererawards_short.mp3 http://www.green-shoot.com/podcast/green-shoot_huwprycetalks_roedererawards_short.mp3 The short version of the podcast about the 5th Champagne Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards ceremony, which takes place on the seventh of September 2009 in a glamorous event at the very top of The Gherkin in St Mary Axe in the City of London. A lucky few of the wine trade’s great and good gather to celebrate the finest writing on wine and to witness the awarding of “Roederers” (with complementary magnum of Cristal) to some of the best writers in the business. As a tireless investigator of all things vineous and literary, I went to have a chat with some of the nominees and the organisers and learned some things that give real pause for thought. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:00:01 GMT Huw Pryce - www.green-shoot.com No Champagne Louis Roederer International Wine Writers Awards preview - short version The short version of the podcast about The 5th Champagne Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards ceremony, which takes place on the seventh of September 2009 in a glamorous event at the very top of The Gherkin in St Mary Axe in the City of London. A lucky few of the wine trade’s great and good gather to celebrate the finest writing on wine and to witness the awarding of “Roederers” (with complementary magnum of Cristal) to some of the best writers in the business. As a tireless investigator of all things vineous and literary, I went to have a chat with some of the nominees and the organisers and learned some things that give real pause for thought. 00:08:40 Huw,Pryce,Johnny,Mindlin,podcast,podcasting,podcasts,booze,drink,Green-Shoot,champagne,Roederer,winewriter,winewriting,wine,writing,awards,award,2009,red,white,Vinyard,Taste,tasting,Glass,Pop,Bottle,glass,gherkin http://www.green-shoot.com/podcast/green-shoot_huwprycetalks_rogercorder_procyanidins.mp3 http://www.green-shoot.com/podcast/green-shoot_huwprycetalks_rogercorder_procyanidins.mp3 Every week, we hear conflicting stories about the health benefits of wine - it gives you cancer, it helps you live longer, it's good for you, it's bad for you ... but one thing that appears to be true is that people in areas of the world that grow certain red wines tend to live longer. To try and get to the bottom of this, Huw Pryce attended a seminar co-hosted by Roger Corder, professor of experimental theraputics at the William Harvey Research Institute; he has published a book called The Wine Diet which looks at wine in relation to our health. He explained precisely which types of wines we should drink if we want to get gain the most health enefits while ejoying really nice wine. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:01 GMT Huw Pryce - www.green-shoot.com No Roger Corder - Wine and Health Every week, we hear conflicting stories about the health benefits of wine - it gives you cancer, it helps you live longer, it's good for you, it's bad for you ... but one thing that appears to be true is that people in areas of the world that grow certain red wines tend to live longer. To try and get to the bottom of this, Huw Pryce attended a seminar co-hosted by Roger Corder, professor of experimental theraputics at the William Harvey Research Institute. He has published a book called The Wine Diet which looks at wine in relation to our health. 00:12:35 Huw,Pryce,Johnny,Mindlin,podcast,podcasting,podcasts,booze,drink,Green-Shoot,Health,red,white,Wine,Vinyard,Taste,tasting,Glass,Pop,Bottle,Tannat,Cahors,Madiran,health,heart,blood,longevity,old,age,live,longer,malbec,diet,procyanidins http://www.green-shoot.com/podcast/green-shoot_huwprycetalks_anthonyrose_southwestfrance.mp3 http://www.green-shoot.com/podcast/green-shoot_huwprycetalks_anthonyrose_southwestfrance.mp3 The wines of the south west of France or, in French, Les vins du Sud-Ouest, have, since the horrors of phylloxera, been fighting to get recognition on the international wine market. Cooperatives and wine makers have taken the region's local grapes, such as Gros Manseng, Fer Sarvadou, Tannat, Pinenc and Loin de l'oeil and, using the diverse terroires, have created a range of wines that can now hold their own among the more traditional grape varieties. The region includes appellations that may be unfamiliar like Cahors, Madiran, Saint-Mont, Fronton, Gaillac and Irouleguy. A seminar was held at the London International Wine Fair in May 2009, hosted by Anthony Rose, wine writer for The Independent Newspaper in the UK, to publicise these wines. Huw Pryce went along to Excel for the LIWF to find out what they have to offer and perhaps get some recommendations for summer drinks or wines for laying down. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:01 GMT Huw Pryce - www.green-shoot.com No Anthony Rose - A Voyage of Discovery The wines of the south west of France or, in French, Les vins du Sud-Ouest, have, since the horrors of phylloxera, been fighting to get recognition on the international wine market. Cooperatives and wine makers have taken the region's local grapes, such as Gros Manseng, Fer Sarvadou, Tannat, Pinenc and Loin de l'oeil and, using the diverse terroires, have created a range of wines that can now hold their own among the more traditional grape varieties. The region includes appellations that may be unfamiliar like Cahors, Madiran, Saint-Mont, Fronton, Gaillac and Irouleguy. A seminar was held at the London International Wine Fair in May 2009, hosted by Anthony Rose, wine writer for The Independent Newspaper in the UK, to publicise these wines. Huw Pryce went along to Excel for the LIWF to find out what they have to offer and perhaps get some recommendations for summer drinks or wines for laying down. 00:11:50 Huw,Pryce,Johnny,Mindlin,podcast,podcasting,podcasts,booze,drink,Green-Shoot,Sainsbury's,Champagne,Fizz,Bubbly,Comment,red,white,Wine,Vinyard,Taste,tasting,Glass,Pop,Bottle,Gros,Manseng,Fer,Sarvadou,Tannat,Pinenc,Loin,de,l'oeil,Cahors,Madiran,Saint-Mont,Fronton,Gaillac,Irouleguy http://www.green-shoot.com/podcast/green-shoot_sainsburyswinetasting_200905.mp3 http://www.green-shoot.com/podcast/green-shoot_sainsburyswinetasting_200905.mp3 Supermarkets like to publicise their wine lists twice a year; once in the spring, for the summer market and again in the autumn to highlight their Christmas drinkies. Sainsbury’s held their Spring tasting in the back room of the Delphina Gallery in Bermondsey and Huw went along to get a sense of what is likely to be good for the summer parties and picknicks from the Sainsbury's range. Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:01 GMT Huw Pryce - www.green-shoot.com No Sainsbury's Spring Wine Tasting Supermarkets like to publicise their wine lists twice a year; once in the spring, for the summer market and again in the autumn to highlight their Christmas drinkies. Sainsbury’s held their Spring tasting in the back room of the Delphina Gallery in Bermondsey and Huw went along to get a sense of what is likely to be good for the summer parties and picknicks from the Sainsbury's range. 00:12:19 Huw,Pryce,Johnny,Mindlin,podcast,podcasting,podcasts,booze,drink,Green-Shoot,Sainsbury's,Champagne,Fizz,Bubbly,Comment,red,white,Wine,Vinyard,Taste,tasting,Glass,Pop,Bottle http://www.green-shoot.com/podcast/green-shoot_champagnebureauannualtasting2009.mp3 http://www.green-shoot.com/podcast/green-shoot_champagnebureauannualtasting2009.mp3 The Champagne Bureau's annual tasting 2009 took place in March in the Banqueting House in Whitehall in London. It was a chance for the Champagne industry to get together and show the year's new wines. Huw Pryce went along to finnd out the state of the industry at this time. Thu, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:01 GMT Huw Pryce - www.green-shoot.com No The Champagne Podcast The Champagne Bureau's annual tasting 2009 took place in March in the Banqueting House in Whitehall in London. It was a chance for the Champagne industry to get together and show the year's new wines. Huw Pryce went along to finnd out the state of the industry at this time. 00:09:18 Huw,Pryce,Johnny,Mindlin,podcast,podcasting,podcasts,booze,drink,Green-Shoot,Champagne,Fizz,Bubbly,Comment,Wine,Vinyard,Taste,Glass,Pop,Bottle {pca-40e5291c7b4a098ff9b0d903501d74fd} {scid-Z3JlZW5zaG9vdA==-ecid}