All Episodes
S2 Ep7 - English Wines
We've all heard about(and most of us have enjoyed) an English sparkling wine or two, but what about the non-sparkling? Has England really progressed to the point where...
S2 Ep6 - Simply Red
After a bit of a break, we're back at Gordon's and this time Richard is determined to get Oliver "into" red wine. And in this endeavour, Richard is very successful and...
S2 Ep4 - Value Part I - Up and Down the Wine List
How bloody much? This is a phrase Oliver is not afraid of using as a proud Yorkshireman who is very keen to get exactly what he paid for, if not substantially more. Th...
S2 Ep5 - Value Part II - Crazy Lidl Thing Called Wine
The boys are back to Gordon's and Rich is calming Oliver, as he is rather nervous at the prospect of meeting his first Master of Wine, Richard Bampfield. He needn't ha...
S2 Ep3 - Eataly
Italy is the subject for episode 3, having only had a minor role in season 1. While Oliver struggles to pronounce the Italian wines on the Gordon’s wine list, Richard ...
S2 Ep2 - Rieslings to be Cheerful
In episode 2 the boys sip a Gordon’s Riesling before Richard whisks Oliver off to a proper Riesling tasting being held down the road in Pall Mall. Oliver is surprised ...
S2 Ep1 - Gordon's Wine Bar
Oliver and Richard are back, initially with the first three episodes of Season 2. The famous old Gordon’s Wine Bar in London is their base, with the first episode find...
Ep10 - The Wine List Revisited
It’s time to review Oliver’s progress throughout the Series, as the duo look back over the highs and lows of the wine list journey over a glass of port. And the series...
Ep9 - Food Glorious Food
In which Richard proposes that, while the aligning of food and wine can be wonderful, is the current obsession (in the UK at least) for precise food and wine pairings ...
Ep 8 - Pink 'n' Fizz
In which Oliver discovers the mercurial nature of rosé and sparkling wines. Are they both over-rated categories? And why isn’t the Tavel rose light bodied and pretty p...
Ep 7 - Good Vibrations
In which Oliver and Richard take a deep dive into the subject of smell and taste; the underlying biological mechanisms of both (Oliver discovering his olfactory bulb),...
Ep 6 - The Beauty of the Earth
In which Oliver becomes anxious about the thought of being a grape farmer, and Richard explains some of the techniques and tricks inside the winery that can have a hug...
Ep 5 - Brave New Worlds
In which Oliver tells Richard all about the 1976 Judgement of Paris, and how this rocked the wine world; Richard goes on to talk about the wine export revolution from ...
Ep 4 - Georgia on my Mind
In which Richard and Oliver enjoy a romp through wine history, and where Richard has Georgia on his mind as the cradle of wine civilisation around the 6th century BC; ...
Ep 3 - La Belle France
In which Oliver discovers the delights of Chablis and Chablis Premier Cru; but can he tell one from the other in a blind tasting, and once he knows which is which, can...