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Nov 19, 2024 | 
cluboenologique.com | Nina Caplan |Henry Jeffreys |Ashleigh Arnott |Louella Berryman
Last weekend saw hundreds of whisky enthusiasts descend on Christ Church Spitalfields in London for Club Oenologique’s inaugural World Whisky Experience. Over two days, attendees had the opportunity to sample more than 200 whiskies from across the globe, participate in masterclasses hosted by both respected brands and renowned experts, and speak directly to producers to hear more about the drams in their glasses.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
cluboenologique.com | Nina Caplan |Henry Jeffreys |Ashleigh Arnott |Louella Berryman
In episode 188 of The Drinking Hour, David Kermode’s guest is Dominique Demarville, whose 30-year career has seen him work at some of the most celebrated Champagne houses in the world, including Veuve Cliquot, Laurent Perrier and now Champagne Lallier. Demarville begins the episode by touching on the appeal of a move to Lallier.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
cluboenologique.com | Nina Caplan |Henry Jeffreys |Ashleigh Arnott |Louella Berryman
A decade or so ago, ‘gourmet’ in Beaujolais meant your andouillette would be served with a white linen napkin rather than a grey paper one. ‘Food was very traditional: quite fatty with lots of cream, wine, butter and charcuterie,’ explains Thomas Guignier, chef at La Robe Rouge, a restaurant in Villié-Morgon. Today, things at many of the best restaurants in Beaujolais are much different. There’s been a quiet revolution in the food scene of this French region, which sits just below Burgundy.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
cluboenologique.com | Henry Jeffreys |David Kermode |Joel Hart |Jason Millar
There are parts of Jumilla that resemble nothing so much as a moonscape. Tread into the powdery soil and you leave a print like Neil Armstrong’s. There are myriad different soils in this arid corner of Spain, from sandy loams, silt and clay to marl and hard limestone but the abiding impression is one of whiteness: white stones on pale ground reflecting the cold white glare of an April sun.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
cluboenologique.com | David Kermode |Henry Jeffreys |Joel Hart |Ashleigh Arnott
Going for a drink in Barcelona isn’t what it used to be. The Mediterranean hotspot, best known for its beaches, Gaudís and laid-back way of life has been overrun with cocktail bars. And not just any old cocktail bars.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
cluboenologique.com | David Kermode |Henry Jeffreys |Joel Hart |Ashleigh Arnott
In episode 180 of The Drinking Hour podcast, host David Kermode travels to Château L’Hospitalet in the Languedoc-Roussillon to meet Gérard Bertrand, a former rugby star whose winemaking approach has yielded an innovative orange and the world’s most expensive rosé, amongst many other wines. Bertrand is approaching his 50th year of winemaking and with 17 estates under his belt, he is a formidable figure on the French winemaking scene.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
cluboenologique.com | Henry Jeffreys |Joel Hart |Carolyn Boyd |David Kermode
Where power and money are found, there is usually good eating – and Bordeaux’s hegemony came from wine, itself an agricultural product and one that demands fine food.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
cluboenologique.com | Henry Jeffreys |Joel Hart |Ashleigh Arnott |Louella Berryman
The year 1805 was a terrible time to be a Champagne maker. Napoleon’s warmongering was ruining the economy, the weather (and therefore, the wine) was awful and François Clicquot (Tom Sturridge), young scion of a Verzy wine estate, was clearly unwell.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
cluboenologique.com | Henry Jeffreys |Joel Hart |Louella Berryman |Ashleigh Arnott
The quality and character of individual vineyards is a fashionable factor in the world of fine wine but it has been central to the identity of Masi’s wines since the estate was founded in 1772. After all, Masi takes its name from the Vaio di Masivineyard in Valpolicella Classico, a site that celebrated its 250th harvest in 2022.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
cluboenologique.com | David Kermode |Henry Jeffreys |Kristiane Sherry |Joel Hart
Summer is finally heating up and so is the hospitality scene: eight new restaurants of note are opening this month in something of a glut and there is a decidedly French flavour to several of them. In London, the team behind Medlar in Chelsea are back with Cornus in Belgravia, a brasserie called Marceline opens in Canary Wharf and in New York, an iconic bistro has been revived.
