All Episodes
The Drinking Hour: With David Kermode - FoodFM — 266 episodes
Episode 265 - Discovering Washington State
Episode 264 - Highlights of Series 22
Episode 263 - Exploring McLaren Vale
Episode 262 - The wines of Cyprus
Episode 261 - Old vine Zinfandel
Episode 260 - A guide to Barossa
Episode 259 - Vintage Politics with Abbie Bennington
Episode 258 - Wines of China with John Hoskins MW
Episode 257 - Napa with Jaime Araujo
Episode 256 - Billy Abbott on China’s spirits
Episode 255 - Mel Chester of Giant Steps
Episode 254 - John Hall on gin’s ‘golden ratio’
Episode 253 - An essential guide to Prosecco’s top tier
Episode 252 - Highlights of Series 21
Episode 251 - Calixte Payan, Sober Spirits
Episode 250 - Sacha Lichine, Chateau d’Esclans
Episode 249 - Styrian Sauvignon Blanc
Episode 248 - Julian Langworthy, Deep Woods
Episode 247 - Drinks in ’26 with Richard Siddle
Episode 246 - Wine without alcohol
Episode 245 - Brown Brothers
Episode 244 - Jeremy McKenzie, Isabel Estate
Episode 243 - Vouvray
Episode 242 - David Moulton, Cape Mentelle
Episode 241 - Jean-Claude Mas
Episode 240 - Highlights of Series 20
Episode 239 - Old Vine Conference
Episode 238 - Rebekah Wineburg, Quintessa
Episode 237 - Benjamin Abric, Weyborne Estate
Episode 236 - Wine and the climate crisis
Episode 235 - Olly Smith
Episode 234 - Loch Lomond’s Master Blender Michael Henry
Episode 233 - Laurent Perrier’s Lucie Pereyre de Nonancourt
Episode 232 - The Pocket Wine Book’s Margaret Rand
Episode 231 - Alto Adige Südtirol
Episode 230 - The Whisky World Tour with Joel Harrison
Episode 229 - South Africa’s Cap Classique
Episode 228 - Highlights of Series 19
Episode 227 - North American Whiskey with Millie Milliken
Episode 226 - Tommy Grimshaw, Langham Wine Estate
Episode 225 - Nina Basset
Episode 224 - UK Sommelier of the Year, Maria Boumpa
Episode 223 - Klaas Stoffberg, Babylonstoren
Episode 222 - Franciacorta
Episode 221 - Eric Heerema, Nyetimber
Episode 220 - The ‘Nouveau’ Beaujolais
Episode 219 - Dermot Sugrue
EEpisode 218 - Tamlyn Currin
Episode 217 - Highlights of Series 18
Episode 216 - Patrick McGrath MW on Domaine Evremond
Episode 215 - Elaine Chukan Brown
Episode 214 - Ian Hongell, chief winemaker, Torbreck
Episode 213 - Andrew Caillard MW on The Australian Ark
Episode 212 - Alex Watson
Episode 211 - English Chardonnay
Episode 210 - Wines of Lisbon with Libby Brodie
Episode 209 - Sunny Hodge on his Cynic’s Guide to Wine
Episode 208 - Côtes du Rhône Villages
Episode 207 - Côtes du Rhône
Episode 206 - Yann Munier, cellar master, GH Mumm
Episode 205 - Highlights of Series 17
Episode 204 - Austria - Dirceu Vianna Jr MW and Melania Battiston
Episode 203 - Mike Dawson, Journey’s End
Episode 202 - Cerasuolo di Vittoria
Episode 201 - The wines of China with Susie Barrie MW and Antony Moss MW
Episode 200 - The creator of ‘The Chocolate Block’, Marc Kent
Episode 199 - Ribera del Duero
Episode 198 - Alice Paillard
Episode 197 - Dawn Davies MW on North American Whisky
Episode 196 - Bar trends with Emma Hutchison
Episode 195 - Drinks in 2025 with Richard Siddle
Episode 194 - Dry January
Episode 193 - Highlights of Series 16
Episode 192 - Alsace with Anne Krebiehl MW and Eric Zwiebel MS
Episode 191 - Whisky’s ‘ultimate experience’
Episode 190 - Rombauer’s Richie Allen
Episode 189 - Europe’s best sommelier + agave spirits masterclass
Episode 188 - Dominique Demarville + ‘pre-loved’ whisky
Episode 187 - South Africa’s winning wines + world whisky with Billy Abbott
Episode 186 - Alice Lascelles on The Martini + Japanese whisky with Billy Abbott
Episode 185 - Michel Drappier
Episode 184 - Kristiane Sherry’s whisky report + Irish whisky with Billy Abbott
Episode 183 - Whisky with Billy Abbott
Episode 182 - Fr’um founder Anthony Peart
Episode 181 - Highlights of Series 15
Episode 180 - Gérard Bertrand
Episode 179 - Margaret River with Alex Hunt MW and Shanteh Wale
Episode 178 - Amber… the original orange
Episode 177 - Tom Surgey
Episode 176 - Turkey with Sarah Abbott MW and Isa Bal MS
Episode 175 - Lebanon with Faouzi Issa
Episode 174 - Tasmania
Episode 173 - Paso Robles
Episode 172 - House of Hazelwood
Episode 171 - Tim Shand, Voyager Estate
Episode 170 - Séverine Frerson, Perrier Jouët
Episode 169 - Highlights of Series 14
Episode 168 - Chablis Part Two
Episode 167 - Chablis Part One
Episode 166 - English wine week, with Zoe Driver
Episode 165 - The wines of Etna
Episode 164 - Exploring Austria
Episode 163 - Rodolfo Bastida, Ramon Bilbao
Episode 162 - Hawke’s Bay
Episode 161 - Bourgogne Part Two
Episode 160 - Bourgogne Part One
Episode 159 - Sukhinder Singh
Episode 158 - Earth Day with Christopher Carpenter
Episode 157 - Eduardo Chadwick
Episode 156 - Highlights of series 13
Episode 155 - Hannah Crosbie, author of ‘Corker’
Episode 154 - Marlborough
Episode 153 - South Africa’s winning ways
Episode 152 - Pioneering women in wine and spirits
Episode 151 - Romain Ott, Château Léoube
Episode 150 - Emanuel Pesqueira, Gordon Ramsay’s group head of wine
Episode 149 - Oz Clarke OBE
Episode 148 - Argentina’s wine evolution
Episode 147 - Cherie Spriggs, Nyetimber
Episode 146 - Margaret River
Episode 145 - Stephen Duckett, Hundred Hills
Episode 144 - Highlights of Series 12
Episode 143 - What’s in store for ’24
Episode 142 - The Wine Society at 150
Episode 141 - Cocktail hacks for Christmas
Episode 140 - Winter rosé
Episode 139 - Today’s Alsace
Episode 138 - How to Drink Australian
Episode 137 - Wine faults with Dr Jamie Goode
Episode 136 - Sweet Bordeaux
Episode 135 - Wines of Uruguay
Episode 134 - Wines of Turkey
Episode 133 - Idris Elba
Episode 132 - Highlights of series 11
Episode 131 - Ryan Chetiyawardana aka Mr Lyan
Episode 130 - Julia Harding MW
Episode 129 - Sober October
Episode 128 - Labid Ameri and Anne Bousquet
Episode 127 - Santorini Assyrtiko with Yiannis Paraskevopoulos
Episode 126 - Sandy Hyslop
Episode 125 - Italy with Sarah Heller MW
Episode 124 - Altitude Argentina
Episode 123 - Discovering Lirac
Episode 122 - Rhône beyond red
Episode 121 - Henry Jeffreys
Episode 120 - Highlights of series 10
Episode 119 - The evolution of the spritz
Episode 118 - Austria with Freddy Bulmer
Episode 117 - Ian Chang
Episode 116 - Francis Mallmann
Episode 115 - Georgia Special
Episode 114 - Antonio Capaldo
Episode 113 - Dr Laura Catena
Episode 112 - Long Island special
Episode 111 - Sheep’s milk vodka
Episode 110 - Emerging talent winner Alex Brogan
Episode 109 - Fine cider and its parallels with wine
Episode 108 - Highlights of Series 9
Episode 107 - Sunny Hodge
Episode 106 - Summer Trends
Episode 105 - Mathieu Roland-Billecart of Billecart-Salmon
Episode 104 - Grower Champagne
Episode 103 - Trevor Durling, Chief Winemaker, Beaulieu Vineyard
Episode 102 - Master Distiller Richard Seale, Four Square
Episode 101 - Pierpaolo Petrassi MW, Waitrose
Episode 100 - Master Blender Dr Rachel Barrie
Episode 99 - Pieter Ferreira, winemaker for Graham Beck
Episode 98 - Rob Wallis and Sam Hunt, plus Freddy Bulmer
Episode 97 - Natalie Christensen, Chief Winemaker, Yealands
Episode 96 - Highlights of Series 8
Episode 95 - Carlos Agrellos, Technical Director, Quinta do Noval
Episode 94 - Xavier Baker, Mermaid Gin
Episode 93 - Old Vines special
Episode 92 - Greener wine
Episode 91 - Drinks trends in 2023
Episode 90 - Dry January
Episode 89 - Christmas Edition, with Freddy Bulmer and Joel Harrison
Episode 88 - A Bordeaux special edition - Part Two
Episode 87 - A Bordeaux special edition - Part One
Episode 86 - Stephen Brook
Episode 85 - Alice Lascelles
Episode 84 - Highlights of Series 7
Episode 83 - Rum with Ian Burrell
Episode 82 - Margaret Rand
Episode 81 - Sustainability
Episode 80 - Desert wine
Episode 79 - London Cocktail Week
Episode 78 - Essi Avellan MW
Episode 77 - Rioja with Jane Parkinson
Episode 76 - Michael Moosbrugger and Freddy Bulmer
Episode 75 - Waitrose buyer Victoria Mason
Episode 74 - Glassware with Daniel Primack
Episode 73 - Hugh Johnson
Episode 72 - Highlights of Series 6
Episode 71 - Manzanilla with Fermin Hidalgo
Episode 70 - Prosecco
Episode 69 - Italy with Sarah Knowles MW
Episode 68 - Winemaker Corinne Seely
Episode 67 - Gin with Olivier Ward
Episode 66 - Jessica Julmy
Episode 65 - Teresa Heuzenroeder
Episode 64 - Tom Gamborg and Freddy Bulmer
Episode 63 - Dermot Sugrue
Episode 62 - Celebrating Chenin Blanc
Episode 61 - Cocktails with Shannon Tebay
Episode 60 - Rosé special with Dirceu Vianna Jr MW
Episode 59 - The Highlights of Series 5
Episode 58 - Elwyn Gladstone
Episode 57 - Argentina with Madeleine Stenwreth MW
Episode 56 - Chile with Alistair Cooper MW
Episode 55 - Viognier with Louisa Rose
Episode 54 - Cognac
Episode 53 - Sensory Champagne with Laurent Fresnet and Freddy Bulmer
Episode 52 - The Finger Lakes
Episode 51 - Susy Atkins
Episode 50 - Vermouth, Barcelona style
Episode 49 - Tribute to Steven Spurrier
Episode 48 - Highlights of Series 4
Episode 47 - Sarah Pidgeon, Co-Chief Winemaker, Wynns Coonawarra.
Episode 46 - Rollo Gabb of Journey’s End
Episode 45 - Chris Wilson of Gutter & Stars
Episode 44 - Dan Szor of the Cotswolds Distillery
Episode 43 - Celebrating Australia Day
Episode 42 - Green Wine Future and Freddy Bulmer
Episode 41 - Peter Gago, Chief Winemaker, Penfolds
Episode 40 - Drinks in 2022
Episode 39 - A Festive Special
Episode 38 - John Colley, CEO Majestic Wine
Episode 37 - Stellenbosch and New World Whisky
Episode 36 - Highlights from Series 3
Episode 35 - The Live-ex Power 100 and creating a new wine brand
Episode 34 - José Pizarro and Freddy Bulmer
Episode 33 - Asian spirits special
Episode 32 - Super-Tuscans and sustainable bottles
Episode 31 - The perfect Martini and IWSC trophy winners
Episode 30 - Victoria Moore and Freddy Bulmer
Episode 29 - Cava Special
Episode 28 - A Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG special
Episode 27 - Wines of South America and Sober October
Episode 26 - South Africa, Austria and the shipping crisis
Episode 25 - Vermouth special
Episode 24 - The Best of Series 2
Episode 23 - Sacha Lichine and Roger Jones
Episode 22 - Dr Jamie Goode and Freddy Bulmer
Episode 21 - Armagnac and Guy Woodward
Episode 20 - Bordeaux and wine investment
Episode 19 - Vins de Provence rosé special
Episode 18 - Deano Moncrieffe and Freddy Bulmer
Episode 17 - The Guardian’s Fiona Beckett and hail Sollasa!
Episode 16 - Rum Show Special
Episode 15 - Mirabeau founders, the Cronks, and buying spirits
Episode 14 - No/Low alcohol, Marlborough Sauvignon shortage and beer
Episode 13 - England’s wine revolution and crafting gin
Episode 12 - Highlights from Series One
Episode 11 - Going East, Portugal and own-brand wine
Episode 10 - Champagne, Sherry and Cider
Episode 9 - Old vines and single malt v blended whisky
Episode 8 - The perfect glass, New Zealand and fine Cognac
Episode 7 - Being biodynamic, Chile and making a mixer
Episode 6 - Jancis Robinson OBE MW and Nebbiolo
Episode 5 - English sparkling, Chardonnay, Tequila and Mezca
Episode 4 - Natural Wine, Burgundy and Turkey’s grapes
Episode 3 - Urban wineries, Riesling and King Edward vodka
Episode 2 - Gin, Pinot Noir and the wines of Georgia
Episode 1 - Airline drinks, sustainability & groovy grüner
Pilot Episode