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Wine Times with Matt Chorley

Today's episode comes courtesy of our sister podcast: Wine Times.


Dabbling in wines from across the globe with Suzi and Will is the journalist and broadcaster Matt Chorley - who has an astute love for sauvignon blanc. As well as tasting three great wines Matt discusses why he believes people should pay less attention to politics, Will talks about his love for savoury wine and Suzi reflects on some of the greatest highlights from the 80's.


2020 Sauvignon Gris, Château Le Coin, Bordeaux, France

2020 Albastrele Blanc de Cabernet, Moldova

2016 Johnny Q Shiraz Viognier, Australia


All the wines in the series are available at www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk

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