Big and Fruity

EPISODE104 - Two Years of Big And Fruity

September 03, 2013 17:26 - 14 MB

Two Years of Big And Fruity! Raats can I find a great wine for today?

EPISODE103 - Spain and its Wine

August 27, 2013 16:58 - 14.7 MB

Let's explore Spain from the comfort of our glass. A slightly de-railed episode due to a disappointing ... ? listen to find out

EPISODE102 - More on my mind than wine

August 20, 2013 16:05 - 9.79 MB

Recorded earlier than usual Big and Fruity Wine Podcast Episode 102 as your host Dave AC has more on his mind than wine. However we still get to pour a small glass of Shiraz

EPISODE101 - Big and Fruity - Wine 101

August 13, 2013 17:00 - 20.7 MB

What better topic for Big and Fruity Episode 101 than 'Wine 101'

EPISODE100 - Big and Fruity Hits 100

August 06, 2013 17:00 - 15.4 MB

Episode 100 and almost two years of The Big and Fruity Wine Podcast - I'll drink to that!

EPISODE99 - Wine and Technology

July 30, 2013 17:00 - 18.7 MB

Talking wine and technology such as the new trend for automated wine bars

EPISODE98 - England, Wine, Sun and Son

July 23, 2013 17:01 - 15.8 MB

A recent newspaper item talks about the growth of English wine making and it's sunny future. But the wine for today will be drunk to toast to the health of a different son :-)

EPISODE97 - A Chilled White Wine for Summer

July 16, 2013 17:00 - 17.5 MB

It's here at last Summer in the UK. Time to move to a nice chilled white wine instead of my usual robust Red Wine

EPISODE96 - Wine, do the French still drink it?

July 09, 2013 17:00 - 16.4 MB

Recent figures seem to confirm that the French are drinking less wine - have they just fallen out of love with it?

EPISODE95 - Naked Wines Tasting Report

July 02, 2013 17:00 - 18 MB

On Wednesday 26th I went to aNaked Wines Tasting Event in Manchester UK - here's my report

EPISODE94 - Wimbledon Wine!

June 25, 2013 17:01 - 17.5 MB

Wimbledon Wine? Doesn't seem right drinking a Red Wine with the Grass Court Tennis Season with us - so let's find some fizzy white wine to match our strawberries and cream!

EPISODE93 - Wine tasting descriptors & Fairtrade Wine

June 18, 2013 17:00 - 17.6 MB

Today we look at Wine tasting descriptors and Fairtrade Wine

EPISODE92 - Wine as a gift for Father's Day

June 11, 2013 17:05 - 17.7 MB

Father's Day 16th June 2013 - I got wine as part as one of my Father's Day gifts - I taste it early and share my thoughts on it rather than recommending wines to buy.

EPISODE91 - 2 Wines 2 Countries & 2 News Items

June 04, 2013 16:59 - 16.1 MB

Two wines, two countries and two health news items make up this episode of Big and Fruity!

EPISODE90 - Wine Tasting Report!

May 28, 2013 17:00 - 17.2 MB

A Big and Fruity report on the Manchester Spring Wine Fest 'Wine Tasting' at St. Peters Church 25th May 2013

EPISODE89 - Wine, water and Australia

May 21, 2013 16:59 - 17.4 MB

A change to this weeks topic - we talk Wine, water and Australia.

EPISODE88 - Will Wine become your PET?

May 14, 2013 17:00 - 16.1 MB

Talking PET wine bottles - will plastic replace glass?

EPISODE87 - Water not Wine

May 07, 2013 17:01 - 15.2 MB

Drinking water but talking wine - and water & wine - all will be revealed on the show. No Twitpic image posted

EPISODE86 - Could you be allergic to wine?

April 30, 2013 16:59 - 15.3 MB

Could you be allergic to wine? Plus a round up of other content.

EPISODE85 - Follow on from last week plus Malbec

April 23, 2013 16:59 - 17 MB

More on last weeks topic 'New Countries, New Labels' and a little late for Malbec Day I taste 'The Original Malbec' from Rigal

EPISODE84 - New Countries, New Labels

April 16, 2013 16:59 - 19 MB

Not so much new countries more a new wine country for me to try and not so much new wine labels as re-designs of labels

EPISODE83 - Wine Women

April 09, 2013 16:59 - 20.5 MB

Women who are at the forefront of the wine industry

EPISODE82 - The Smell & Taste Debate

April 02, 2013 16:59 - 15.5 MB

A change of topic with 'New Countries, New Labels' moved back two weeks so we can again discuss smell & taste.

EPISODE81 - Virgin Wines Tasting Report

March 26, 2013 17:01 - 21.7 MB

On Saturday 23rd March I went to the Virgin Wine Tasting at Manchester Town Hall - here's my report

EPISODE80 - Storing wine and more ...

March 19, 2013 17:01 - 22.9 MB

Storing wine and more ... as the day after this live podcast it's Budget Day in the UK - what can we expect in the way of extra tax on alcohol?

EPISODE79 - Back to Wine and Health

March 12, 2013 16:59 - 38.5 MB

Yet again 'wine' and 'health' are in the news - is this news good, bad or both this time? Just in case it's bad news I decide to ride my bicyle :-) NOTE: this is an edited version of the podcast

EPISODE78 - New World v. Old World

March 05, 2013 17:00 - 24.2 MB

Will include a second test of both the Boxed wine and the Pouched wine from a few weeks back - are they still drinkable? Wine link http://twitpic.com/c8xj34

EPISODE77 - Wine: Fragrances and Flavors

February 26, 2013 17:00 - 18.5 MB

Fragrances and Flavors of wine vary from earthy to fruity; from woody to floral etc. - lets take a closer look

EPISODE76 - USA the largest wine consumers!

February 19, 2013 17:00 - 18.4 MB

The USA now comsumes 13% of the Worlds Wine making them the greatest comsumers whilst the UK tops world wine imports table.

EPISODE75 - Valentine's Day Wine and Song

February 12, 2013 17:00 - 16.3 MB

With two days to go to Valentine's Day it's all about wine and love songs

EPISODE74 - Wine in a Bag! Plus BBC Food and Drink

February 05, 2013 17:01 - 19.9 MB

Wine in a Box a great idea? What about if we lose the box and strip down to the bag? Wine in a bag (Sometimes called Wine Pouches) Plus - here in the UK the BBC Programme Food and Drink is back on our TVs - what do we think?

EPISODE73 - Back to the Box

January 29, 2013 16:59 - 21.1 MB

Wine in boxes - revisited. Are they still good value for money? What are the Pros and Cons?

EPISODE72 - Tennis and Wine - weather permitting

January 22, 2013 17:01 - 18.6 MB

Tennis and wine (weather permitting) is there a connection? Not really - except I love watching tennis and I love drinking wine. With the Australian Open in full swing let's combine the two!

EPISODE71 - A Late White Christmas

January 15, 2013 17:00 - 20 MB

As well after Christmas we finally get snow here in the UK I find a leftover white wine awaiting my consideration. Includes chat about the Hawke's Bay Wine Region

EPISODE70 - Wine at affordable prices

January 08, 2013 17:00 - 18.7 MB

With Xmas & New Year behind us can we find good but well priced wines to enjoy?

EPISODE69 - A Fizzy New Year!

December 18, 2012 17:02 - 20.7 MB

Let's pick a fizzy wine to let in the New Year! Note: Next episode on the 8th of January 2013

EPISODE68 - Christmas Wines

December 11, 2012 17:01 - 21.9 MB

Let's try to pick out a range of wines to suit all the family over the holiday period

EPISODE67 - Wines from Germany

December 04, 2012 16:59 - 20.1 MB

Are they all white wines ... we shall see

EPISODE66 - Australian Wine

November 27, 2012 16:59 - 21.6 MB

Topic follows from the recent TV Documentary ' Chateau Chunder - When Australian Wine Changed The World'

EPISODE65 - Thanksgiving and Wine 2012

November 20, 2012 17:00 - 20.1 MB

Having Turkey for Thanksgiving? Wines suggested to match the food. I'm drinking Zinfandel http://twitpic.com/bey2nn

EPISODE64 - Big and Fruity Wine Report

November 13, 2012 16:56 - 17.2 MB

Corks Out Wine Tasting is back in Manchester and Big & Fruity gives it's report. Corks Out - 20 Images - http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveac/

EPISODE63 - Big and Fruity Wine Fireworks!

November 06, 2012 17:03 - 19.5 MB

Time to taste a wine with a big bang of flavour! The best Fireworks go with a big bang but what about Huge Red Wines?

EPISODE62 - Big and Fruity 'Horror Wine Stories'

October 30, 2012 17:00 - 17.3 MB

It's Halloween - what horror stories about wine can we find?

EPISODE61 - Big and Fruity 'Last Rose of Summer'

October 23, 2012 17:00 - 13.6 MB

First 'Last Rose of Summer' then we look at the difference between English Wine v. British Wine Plus 'How cork is made' see Wine Anorak http://www.wineanorak.com/corks/howcorkismade.htm