Hosted by Ronan Sayburn MS & Sebastián Zuccardi A family of Italian immigrants, Zuccardi is one of Argentina’s most innovative and open-minded producers, and it is now captained by third generation Sebastián Zuccardi. ‘Don’t strive for perfect wines, but wines that express the place, the region,’ says Sebastián. To this end, oak is almost entirely eschewed in Zuccardi’s cellars (barriques are a definite no-no), meaning the winery is largely the domain of concrete eggs and amphorae. In conversation with Ronan Sayburn MS, Sebastián explains how this methodology allows Zuccardi’s patchwork of terroirs to stamp their personality on the wines, unencumbered by oak-influenced distractions. This is a brave call in the arena of premium winemaking, but armed with a selection of releases which bear out his convictions (and are available to digital members), it is apparent why the only downside thus far has been the need for an ever-larger awards cabinet. Zuccardi, Fósil, San Pablo, Chardonnay, Valle de Uco, Mendoza 2019 Zuccardi, Concreto, Malbec, Valle de Uco, Mendoza 2018 Zuccardi, José Zuccardi, Malbec, Valle de Uco, Mendoza 2016 Zuccardi, Aluvional, Malbec, Gualtallary, Valle de Uco, Mendoza 2016 Zuccardi, Finca Piedra Infinita, Malbec, Valle de Uco, Mendoza 2016 Zuccardi, Finca Piedra Infinita Supercal, Malbec, Valle de Uco, Mendoza 2015

Hosted by Amanda Barnes & Felipe Carvallo San Pedro, Tayu, Pinot Noir, Malleco, Chile Bodega Garzon, Albariño, Uruguay Miguel Torres, Cordillera, Sauvignon Blanc, Elqui Valley, Chile Otronia, Chardonnay, Patagonia, Argentina Familia Deicas, Cerro del Guazuvira, Uruguay Guaspari, Vista da Serra, Syrah, Espírito Santo do Pinhal, Brazil 2017

Hosted by Clara Gentili, Elisabetta Geppetti, Daniele Cernilli & Ettore Rizzi It takes a redoubtable individual to walk away from university at 20 years of age to take control of the family estate. Let us introduce you to Elisabetta Geppetti. Although Le Pupille - situated in Maremma Toscana - has been in the hands of the Geppetti family since the late 19th century, it wasn’t until the 1960s that wine became its core mission. Elisabetta’s arrival in 1985 saw the shackles truly come off, her tour de force nature exemplified by becoming president of the Morellino di Scansano consorzio in 1992, the first women in Italy to hold such a position. Today lauded as one of the Tuscan coast’s most vital estates, each year Fattoria Le Pupille releases a thrilling collection of wines, crystallised here by a masterclass featuring its barrel-fermented Petit Manseng, an unadulterated, emblematic Sangiovese, and Le Pupille’s flagship Bordeaux blend, Saffredi, known in some quarters as the Lafite of Tuscany and which was created in partnership with Giacomo Tachis, he of Sassicaia, Tignanello and Ornellaia. Poggio Valente 2006 Poggio Valente 2018 Saffredi 2015 Saffredi 2016 Piemme 2018 Le Pupille 2016

Hosted by Janet Wang & Oz Clarke An ever-increasing haul of international trophies at competitions around the world tells its own tale as to the rise of China’s star on the contemporary wine stage. Part history lesson, part storytelling, this edition of The Expert Series is introduced by Janet Wang, leading wine expert and author of The Chinese Wine Renaissance, ably assisted by Oz Clarke. Revealing the myths and legends of wine in China, as well as dissecting its phenomenal progress and success, Wang and Clarke dip into a range of Chinese wines which speaks of the country’s diversity, including a white made from a grape called Longyan (‘Dragon Eye’), and a red from the foothills of the Himalayas which leaves Clarke ‘tremendously impressed.’   Great Wall Wine, Chateau Sungod, Chardonnay, Sparkling Wine 2006 Martin Winery, Dry White Longyan, Yanhuai Valley 2018 Chateau Rongzi, Red Label Dry Red, Shanxi 2014 Xige Estate, Jade Dove Single Vineyard, Helan Mountain East, Ningxia 2017 Chateau Changyu Moser XV, 'Purple Air Comes from the East', Ningxia 2016 Ao Yun, Yunnan 2015