Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure - Season 1

Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes5
DatesNov 22, 2006 - Dec 20, 2006
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Episodes

Bordeaux and Languedoc-Roussillon
Season 1Episode 130 min

Bordeaux and Languedoc-Roussillon

James May arrived in Bordeaux with Oz Clarke for an introduction to the art of wine tasting at the magnificent, 150-year-old Château Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande of Grand Dame Madame May-Elaine de Lencquesaing. After a brief break in the lessons at an unusual grape-related spa, Oz put James's new-found tasting skills to the test at the Château Pichon-Baron, in front of one of the wine industry’s biggest players, Englishman Christian Seely. Find out more about matching food with Bordeaux wines.
Nov 22, 2006
Provence
Season 1Episode 230 min

Provence

After mixed results the duo headed south to the coastal wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon. Here, South African Tom Lubbe and Kiwi Sam Harrop provided them with a crash course in winemaking at their Matassa vineyard. James’s new knowledge is then put to the test once more as Oz challenges him to produce his own wine to be tested on the unsuspecting locals.
Nov 29, 2006
Rhône Valley
Season 1Episode 330 min

Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley provided ample opportunity to learn about lots of different grape varieties. However, the world-renowned winemaker Michel Chapoutier provides an obvious distraction for James with his classic car collection. The father and son team of Domaine Viret, Alain and Philippe Viret, managed to extol the benefits of embracing ‘cosmoculture’, a mystical approach to grape growing involving the harnessing of the cosmic energy of the sky. And Former French rugby international and winemaker, Gérard Bertrand, challenged James to blend his very own wine using a variety of grape extracts.
Dec 6, 2006
Alsace and Burgundy
Season 1Episode 430 min

Alsace and Burgundy

The duo headed to Alsace and Burgundy for a lesson on barrel making, and ‘terroir’ - a catch-all way of describing the many factors that can influence the quality of a vineyard. Oz then took a sceptical James to meet one of Burgundy’s most celebrated winemakers, Thierry Beaumont, to sample Burgundies from Thierry’s three separate terroirs.
Dec 13, 2006
Champagne
Season 1Episode 530 min

Champagne

On arriving in the north-eastern corner of France, in Champagne, James and Oz were shown how to blend wines in the headquarters of the House of Krug, by Rémi Krug himself. Next, they’re off to meet an independent champagne producer, the Compte Audoin de Dampierre. And of course James is more interested in looking at the Count’s vintage Aston Martin than tasting the vintage champagne!
Dec 20, 2006

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