Welcome to Wine Flight, a brand new wine podcast hosted by Sophia Longhi and Ben Franks. Each week, we interview a new guest with a shared love for wine. Sophia and Ben face off with a flight of wines and we ask each guest to pick a winner at the end of the podcast.
In this episode, we introduce you to TV's Andy Clarke, author of the brand-new book and perfect Christmas buy Home Bar. You may also know Andy through his other work as a TV producer, food and drinks writer, foodie judge, or as a face of Pub in the Park. His TV credits include presenting wine and spirits recommendations on Alan Titchmarsh's television show Love Your Weekend, and working as a producer for Saturday Kitchen on BBC1 and both James Martin French and American Adventures and Gordon, Gino & Fred: Road Trip for ITV.
We're thrilled to have Andy on the podcast as we chat about his career in TV, holidays in France, his new book and of course wine as he tries wines hand selected by Ben and Sophia to pick the next champion.
Buy Andy's book here.
The Wines:
Wine 1 - Quintas de Melgaço QM Rosé, Portugal (Sophia)
Wine 2 - Domaine Collotte Marsannay Blanc, France (Ben)
Wine 3 - Vivera 'Martinella' Etna Rosso, Sicily (Sophia)
Wine 4 - Chateau Porto Carras 2012, Greece (Ben)
Cheese shared in this podcast is from Nibbles Cheesemonger in Bath.
Listen on your favourite app, or visit wineflightpod.com for the full series.
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Ben Franks FRSA is the Managing Director of the international drinks consultancy Ben Franks Wine, helping bring brands to the UK market. He is also the co-founder of the multi-award-winning wine merchant Novel Wines and Canned Wine Co., a sustainability-focused alt-format wine business putting Europe's best wines in can.
Sophia Longhi is the owner of wine blog skin+pulp, winner of the IWSC Emerging Talent in Wine Communication Award 2022 and was named one of Wine GB’s Great British Wine Industry Women of 2021. She is an acclaimed wine writer, wine judge and tastings host.
Wine Flight is produced by Ben Franks Wine Ltd and edited by Kat Agg. Follow @BenFranksWine on Twitter, or Instagram. Read all of the latest insights from Ben Franks Wine online.
