Ep 131: Wines of South West France with The Author of the Knackered Mothers Wine Club, Helen McGinn (Part 2)

To download the transcript CLICK HERE This episode is part 2 with wine expert Helen McGinn, who you can watch on BBC’s Saturday Morning Kitchen and ITV’s This Morning. She's the author of the Book and Blog: Knacked Mother's Wine Club. During her 10 years as a wine buyer, one of the most rewarding regions to visit and which offered great value was the South West of France. We will be talking about the wonderful array of different grape varieties down there, the wine styles and the sub regions. If you want to skip ahead: 1.50: Why is South West of France such a special wine region 3.21: The Co-op Plaimont – supporters of the local varieties 5.09: The views, vistas, and beauty of this wine region 8.18: Travelling to this wine region 9.30: The largest sub-region Bergerac including Pécharmant 12.22: Saint Mont and Fronton sub-region 13.05: The local grapes to discover 14.03: Sweet wines of Monbazillac and Saussignac compared to Sauternes 16.07: Sweet wines of Jurançon 17.10: Sweet wines of Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh 18.40: Madiran and the grape variety Tannat 23.50: Cahors and the grape variety Côt (Malbec) 29.45: Visiting Château Tour des Gendres in Bergerac 34.06: Gaillac, Gaillac Primeur and the local grapes And if the podcast isn't enough.... Fancy watching some videos on my youtube channel: Eat Sleep Wine Repeat Or come say hi at www.eatsleepwinerepeat.co.uk Or contact me on Instagram @eatsleep_winerepeat or on email: [email protected] Until next time, Cheers to you!