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EPISODE · Mar 21, 2026 · 1H 22M

WATCH: Blind Wine Tasting

from The Mike Graham Show Podcast · host The Mike Graham Show

Join Mike Graham for a chaotic, hilarious and surprisingly educational blind wine tasting session on Plonk of the Week! This week Mike is joined by wine expert and connoisseur Chris Walkey — the man behind the Glass of Bubbly Awards — and comedian and TV personality Lewis Schaffer for an hour of sparkling wine, terrible guesses, and completely unhinged conversation.Six sparkling wines. Black socks on the bottles. Can three very different men tell their Champagne from their Cava?The wines tested (revealed at the end!):🥂 Baron Amarillo Cava Brut — £5.75 from Aldi🥂 LaGioia Prosecco — £9.50 from Tesco🥂 Crouch Ridge Estate Blanc de Blancs (English Sparkling) — £42🥂 Legras & Haas Champagne — 100% Chardonnay, ~£45🥂 Hunters Miru Miru — New Zealand Sparkling, £17.99 from Laithwaites🥂 Graham Beck Cuvée Clive — South Africa, £46.99 from Tesco🍾 BONUS: Ratafia de Champagne liqueur — a rare treat from the Champagne regionTopics covered:Is English sparkling wine too expensive?How do professional wine judges score at competitions?The Glass of Bubbly Champagne & Sparkling Wine AwardsWhy the bubbles in your glass tell you more than you thinkFree pour in New York vs 25ml measures in BritainBlind tasting techniques used by expert sommeliersBest value sparkling wine on the market right nowWhat does "legs" mean in wine tasting?Ratafia — the Champagne liqueur almost nobody knows aboutPlus: New York in the 80s, celebrity autographs, Woody Allen, stand-up comedy legends, Rodney Dangerfield, Don Rickles, and whether time is actually real.🔔 Subscribe so you never miss Plonk of the Week or the Mike Graham Show👍 Like and share if you enjoyed the tasting — and let us know in the comments how you'd do on the blind taste test!The Mike Graham Show — every Monday from 7am | Plonk of the Week every Saturday#PlonkOfTheWeek #WineTasting #BlindTasting #SparklingWine #Champagne #Prosecco #EnglishWine #CavaWine #SouthAfricanWine #NewZealandWine #MikeGraham #ChrisWalkey #WineReview #BestValueWine #AldiWine #TescoWine #WineLovers #BubblyWine #GlassOfBubbly This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.themikegrahamshow.com/subscribe

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