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Big and Fruity

by daveac

The Big and Fruity Wine Podcast! Focused on Red Wine. Hosted on TalkShoe & active 2011 to 2014 with over 150 weekly episodes! Your host is daveac (Dave AC) from the UK. Blog http://bigandfruity.wordpress.com/

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Episodes

  1. Ep. 154 - Big and Fruity Video Streaming From TalkShoe

    Big and Fruity - A Video Streaming episode to my Dave Cooper YouTube site from TalkShoe. Will talk a little about wine but this should be considered a second video test - Thanks All!

  2. Ep. 153 - Test Show with Video

    A short test show with video & audio. Using my Big & Fruity Wine TalkShoe Show ID 112272 and streamed to my Dave Cooper YouTube site

  3. EPISODE152 - Law, News, Wine & Climate

    A bit of a mixed bag today - Law, News, Wine & Climate - Climate to be covered next week (time issue)

  4. EPISODE151 - Just Red Wine and Chat

    Red Wine (Combe Aux Jacques Beaujolais-Villages France 2010) and Chat Delated one week due to Flu injection last week

  5. EPISODE150 - 150? Short & Fizzy!

    150 episodes of Big & Fruity and it's also National Podcast Day! So let's get out the Fizzy!

  6. EPISODE149 - Grenache Day on Friday!

    In 2014 Grenache Day is on the 3rd Friday in September, that's Friday the 19th. So let's try to pick a great wine made from this versatile grape. #GrenacheDay

  7. EPISODE148 - High or Low Alcohol?

    First and shorter episode easing back after a Summer Break - This episode High or Low Alcohol wine for you? Plus some catchup news items.

  8. EPISODE146 - Small and Fruity!

    We have three wines to taste today but don't worry they are all small 'picnic' sized bottles! Wines with a fruity addition. Do I hear an Echo,echo,echo :-)

  9. EPISODE145 - Corks Out Manchester Tasting Report

    This week I report back on another Wine Tasting event in Manchester. This time Corks Out

  10. EPISODE144 - Naked Wines Manchester Tasting Report

    Short report on my Wine Tasting trip to Old Trafford to try the best wines from Naked Wines ... and I taste more whites than reds!

  11. EPISODE143 - Wimbledon, Sponsorship & Wine

    Big sporting and social events sometimes get so well known and so large they can offer Sponsored Wine. Today I taste the Official Wine of Wimbledon. (Pushed back from last week - sorry)

  12. EPISODE142 - Football, Barbecues, Summer & Wine

    Football, Barbecues, Summer & Wine - hoping for the best in each activity - looking for that Rosey outcome

  13. EPISODE141 - Wine & all that Jazz

    After a two week break & a welcome back show we finally cover 'Wine & all that Jazz'

  14. EPISODE140 - Wine & Welcome Back!

    After a two week break - The Big & Fruity Wine Podcast is back with your host Dave AC - and not a moment too soon!

  15. EPISODE139 - Wine from Italy

    Let's look at a small part of Italy - Salento - located within the Puglia region of Italy and also the Negroamaro grape

  16. EPISODE137 - I Drink Dry Red but Talk Sweet White

    Shorter episode today as the Host Dave AC has a tickle - but I do drink Red and I do talk White :-)

  17. EPISODE136 - Wine 'ou naturelle'

    Some wine makers are staging a rebellion against government rules to make wine without even the additives allowed for organic wine

  18. EPISODE134 - Temperature but is that mine or the wine?

    After last weeks episode about body parts I'm not sure whether I should measure mine or that of the wine!

  19. EPISODE133 - Who Nose (knows) my Wine?

    Well todays podcast is in a number of parts ... body parts! We refer to noses, teen and livers with our news items this week so it's just as well I have wine to hand again this week

  20. EPISODE132 - Tax & Miracle Updates

    Tax & Miracle Updates - what happenned to UK alcohol taxes and can water be changed into wine in 3 days?

  21. EPISODE131 - Tax and Wine

    With the UK Budget due tomorrow just what do we know about tax on wine and maybe alcohol in general

  22. EPISODE129 - Wine drinkers like a bargain too

    Wine bargains - I have four but only taste one. Sorry for fuzzy intro but the rest of the show audio is fine - enjoy!

  23. EPISODE128 - Big and Fruity Spring Clean

    And by Spring Clean I mean time to check my wines and see what needs drinking before a bit of a re-stock.

  24. EPISODE127 - One Heart and Wine

    Back to wine, red wine in particular and health. Note: sorry for audio quality issues at the first part of the call.

  25. EPISODE126 - Two Hearts & Wine

    Happy Valentine's Day as we talk wine

  26. EPISODE125 - Wine, No Wine & Sherry

    Wine for me, no wine for some and sherry for others

  27. EPISODE124 - Wine from the Southern Hemisphere

    We focus on the Southern Hemisphere as their harvest time approaches

  28. EPISODE123 - I'm Drinking All Day

    I'm drinking ALDI - but it's a pun! My wine is from the budget supermarket ALDI - plus, how big is your wine glass?

  29. EPISODE122 - Wine and Oak Aging

    Wine and Oak Aging - American and French oak barrels - what's the story? Note: Topic delayed from last week.

  30. EPISODE121 - The 'No Wine Tonight' Episode

    I leave my wine unopenned for tonight & the Oak related topic is delayed one week. News roundup and a glass of water anyone?

  31. EPISODE118 - Wines for the Holiday Season

    Whether it's for Christmas or New Year now is perhaps the time to buy in a range of holiday drinks

  32. EPISODE117 - Wine and Sherry

    Dave talks about his wine for the night and we have a guest talking to us about Sherry

  33. EPISODE116 - Wine Giants

    Three very large wine groups account for nearly half of all the wine sold in America

  34. EPISODE115 - David tries a White Wine

    OK, it's about time this Host tried a white wine so lets see if we can pick something a little different

  35. EPISODE114 - Thanksgiving and Wine 2013

    Looking for ideas around the internet for some wines or at least some guidelines for holiday wines to enjoy.

  36. EPISODE113 - The Price of Wine

    A bargain wine offer or an indifferent offering just being cleared out? Does 'cheap' mean it's not worth drinking or are there good deals still out there?

  37. EPISODE112 - Bonfires and Global Warming?

    Should we be having bonfires whilst wine production suffers from changing climatic effects, often including a lack of rainfall?

  38. EPISODE111 - Could You Be Old Before Your Time?

    It's the Podcast 111th Birthday - so best wishes to all those Hobbits out there - but am I old before my time?

  39. EPISODE110 - Back on Track 2 - Wine Tasting Report

    Second effort to get 'back on track' and give my Manchester Wine Report. Note & Apology, a replacement short audio has uploaded for Big & Fruity Wine Podcast Episode 109 due to a recording error.

  40. EPISODE109 - Big & Fruity Not Back on Track

    This is a very short replacement audio for episode 109 that unfortunately went ahead with my mic muted - hence mostly silence on the original .mp3 - please accept my apologies

  41. EPISODE108 - Skin Contact White Wine

    Skin Contact White Wine, sometimes called Orange Wine, produced with the extended skin contact characteristic of red wines - which produces deeper, more intense colors.

  42. EPISODE107 - Wine Judging & Awards

    This week we talk about Wine Judging. IWSC, The International Wine Challence Awards and Decanter Wine Awards - and do they help us, the consumer

  43. EPISODE106 - Big and Fruity Wine in the News

    This week wine stories in the news including Corks, Power and International Grape Days

  44. EPISODE105 - Big and Fruity: The Re-Run

    Shorter replacement episode to the one that ran away and never came back. Thankfully those on the Bordeaux Marathon did return

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The Big and Fruity Wine Podcast! Focused on Red Wine. Hosted on TalkShoe & active 2011 to 2014 with over 150 weekly episodes! Your host is daveac (Dave AC) from the UK. Blog http://bigandfruity.wordpress.com/

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