In Episode 16 of the the Adnams Podcast Rob Chase, Fine Wine Manager at Adnams shares his views on the 2009 Bordeaux vintage.

To join Rob Chases Fine Wine and En Primeur mailing list email him at rob.chase@adnams.co.uk

In this Bonus Episode of the Adnams Podcast, Alastair Marshall, Senior Wine Buyer at Adnams, interviews winemaker Patricio Gouguenheim, owner of the Gouguenheim Winery in Mendoza, Argentina.

Patricio explains to Alastair about the history of his winery and the wines he produces and reveals the new range of wines that are about to arrive in our Cellar & Kitchen Stores and online store.

To find out more about these wines visit our website http://goo.gl/nWw4b

In this bonus episode of the Adnams Podcast, our Fine Wine Manager Rob Chase meets with Alastair Marshall, Senior Wine Buyer, to discuss the merits of buying wine En Primeur.

They go on to explain how En Primeur works and the benefits it provides to the wine lover. For some top Châteaux and Estates, this is the only way to get hold of their best wines for your cellar or wine cupboard.

If this all makes sense after you've listen to the podcast, take a look at some of our current En Primeur Offers on our website, or email rob.chase@adnams.co.uk to receive his Fine Wine newsletter.

In Episode 15 of the Adnams Podcast, Alastair Marshall and Rob Chase meet at The Crown Hotel in Southwold to discuss Alastair's recent wine buying trip to Argentina.

Over lunch, they sample two red wines Alastair discovered on his journey around the Argentinian wineries and reflect on how well suited they are for the Adnams Seasonal Cellar, a quarterly subscription service they devised 20 years ago which still runs to this day.

To find out more about these wines and the Seasonal Cellar Club visit Adnams.co.uk

Sarah Groves chats to The Crown in Southwold's Head Chef Tyler Torrence about his plans for his seasonal, locally-sourced menu.

Join Adnams Wine Buyers, Alastair and Rob, for the last podcast of 2011 as they sample Vintage Moët, 2011 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc and Beronia Gran Reserva Rioja.

Alastair Marshall and Rob Chase retire to The Crown in Southwold for lunch after a busy morning tasting absinthe with Head Distiller John McCarthy. To celebrate the last podcast of 2011 they crack open a bottle of 2002 vintage Moët et Chandon Champagne and discuss whether it is a good idea to keep vintage champagne or drink it on release. Next they sample the new 2011 Vintage of Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc before rounding off with a Rioja Gran Reserva by Beronia.

If you would like to be kept informed of when these wines become available pleae contact us at customerservices@adnams.co.uk

In Episode 12 of the Adnams Podcast, Alastair Marshall and Rob Chase meet over lunch at The Crown Hotel to discuss the latest arrivals to the Wine Buyers office.

The first wine to be opened is a Sauvignon Blanc by winemaker Kate Radburnd, who is also co-owner and Managing Director of C J Pask wines based in Hawkes Bay on New Zealand's North Island. However, she produced this wine in Marlborough on the South Island - home to the world famous NZ Sauvignon Blanc. Alastair and Rob were pleasantly surprised by this wine, which which belies it's Marlborough origins by displaying the rounded flavours and aromas more expected from a Hawkes Bay Sauvignon Blanc.

The second wine is a 2008 Domaine Road Pinot Noir from Otago, also on New Zealand's South Island. Alastair and Rob found it to be an excellent example of its type and Rob goes on to hypothesize that Syrah will be the next big thing to come out of New Zealand.

The final wine to be tasted is 2010 Ventoux by Etienne Gonnet which is very pleasing to self-confessed "Grenache-Geeks" Alastair and Rob! They agree that Ventoux is certainly an area to be explored for it's vinous offerings as well as for it's more famous and gruelling Tour de France stage!

In Episode 11 of the Adnams Podcast Alastair Marshall and Rob Chase meet over lunch at The Crown Hotel in Southwold to discuss the merits of the wines available from the less familiar villages of the Burgundy region.

Burgundy is the home of world famous village wines such as Puligny-Montrachet and Meursault which have a price tag to match their notoriety, but Alastair and Rob firmly believe that good quality wines at an affordable price are being produced by highly-skilled winemakers in the lesser known areas of Burgundy.

In this podcast they taste four wines from the 2010 vintage produced by J P Auvigue and Domaine De Gandines, two producers who take great care in their winemaking practices, from hand-harvest their grapes to taking an organic approach in the vineyards.

If you want to experience great wines from Burgundy but without the hefty price-tag, why not try our Affordable Burgundy Case. Read more about this case here.

In Episode 10 of the Adnams Podcast, Alastair Marshall and Rob Chase reminisce about their time spent at Shawsgate Vineyard in Suffolk during the 1970's over lunch in the bustling Crown Hotel in Southwold.

They taste the latest vintage of Shawgate's signature white wine, made with the Bacchus grape, and discuss the past and future of english winemaking and it's parallels with the changes seen recently in the winemakers of the Languedoc region.

Alastair and Rob discuss the merits of two of their favourite reds from the Languedoc before opening a bottle of cask-drawn 2003 Mas de Daumas Gassac that Alastair was previously using as a paperweight!

The Languedoc wines tasted in this podcast are available from adnams.co.uk.
They are:
2010 Bio, Piccinini, Vin de Pays d'Oc (Quote reference SZ71)
2009 Pinot Noir, Domaine de la Grange, Vin de Pays d'Oc (Quote reference SZ61)

In Episode 9 of the Adnams Podcast, Alastair Marshall, Rob Chase and Sarah Groves meet over lunch at The Crown Hotel in Southwold to discuss their recent trips to Bordeaux. Alastair and Rob describe their experience of the 2010 Bordeaux En Primeur market which they believe promises to be an excellent vintage, whilst Sarah accompanied Alastair  more recently to seek out good quality affordable wines for drinking now.