UK Wine Show

Johann Haart and Manfred Breit are vineyard owners in Goldtroepfchen in the Mosel. We find out about the area and why it is so unique.

Michael Adelmann is a vice president of VDP, the Association of German Pradikat Wine Estates. We find out more about the VDP system for classifying Germany's finest wines.

INRA is the French National Institute for Agricultural Research. We speak with Bernard Segway on the potential effects of climate change on grape growing.

Tony Sharley of Banrock Station tells us about the benefits of using tetra paks for wine.

Stephen Skelton MW is an expert on English wine and author of the UK Vineyards Guide 2008. We find out about the book and what's changed on the UK wine scene since the last edition was published in 2001.

Tim Finn established Neudorf Vineyards 30 years ago in 1978 in the village of Neudorf, Nelson in New Zealand's South Island. Tim has been experimenting with UV light to achieve the perfect balance between flavour and sugar.

Bodega Catena Zapata has high elevation vineyards in Mendoza, Argentina producing world-class wines. We spoke to Mariela Molinari, assistant winemaker, to find out how altitude affects wine.

Dr Richard Smart is a world-leading viticulturalist and consultant on canopy management. In this second interview with Richard he explodes a few common myths on viticultural practices.

Sam Lindo is winemaker at the award-winning Camel Valley Vineyard in Cornwall. We find out about the family vineyard and the wines they're producing.

David Paxton is one of Australia's best known viticulturists and consultants. He founded Paxton Vineyards in McLaren Vale, South Australia in 1979. We ask him about the Australian drought and how water is being managed in McLaren Vale.

Carlos de Jesus from Amorim, one of the largest cork producers in Portugal, talks to us about cork. We discuss corks past, present and future, and is protecting the environment and jobs the best reason for using cork?

Ian DAgata is an expert on regional Italian food and wine and managing director of the International Wine Academy of Rome. Ian gives an overview of the regions and key grape varieties to help get our heads around Italian wine.

Xavier Rousset is an award-winning sommelier and co-owner of Texture, the restaurant he opened in 2007. We talk with him about restaurant wine lists and his tips for getting the best from your sommelier.

Sam Harrop MW is a winemaker and an expert on all things wrong with wine. We talk to Sam about his analysis of wine faults at the International Wine Challenge, this week focusing on winemaking faults and volatile acidity.

Sam Harrop MW is a winemaker and an expert on all things wrong with wine. We talk to Sam about his analysis of wine faults at the International Wine Challenge, focusing on reduction and sulphides.

Sam Harrop MW is a winemaker and an expert on all things wrong with wine. We talk to Sam about his analysis of wine faults at the International Wine Challenge, this week focusing on Brettanomyces.

Martin Fowkes is winemaker and director at Three Choirs, the leading single-estate vineyard in the UK. Martin looks back at the 2007 vintage when floods hit the region.

This week we are joined by Charles Metcalfe and Mike Florence of the International Wine Challenge to explain how the competition is run.

Joe Fattorini is wine writer for The Herald in Glasgow. We talk with Joe about the wine scene in Scotland and why a respected journalist would risk it all to become a Master of Wine.

Bruce Walker chairs the Canadian Vintners Association and is a VP of Vincor for government and industrial relations. We find out about the main Canadian wine regions and their world-famous Ice Wines.

Philip Shaw has been making wine in Australia for more than 4 decades and has his own vineyard in Orange, just west of Sydney. Philip tells us about the region and the wines he is producing.

Hugo Sharp set up the first Australian wine podcast, The OZ Wine Show, in 2005. We caught up with him in Sydney to find out about the podcast and chat about Australian wine.

Ernst Loosen took over the Dr Loosen Estate from his father in 1988 and grows Riesling in the Mosel in Germany. We chat to Ernst about his world famous wine estate and Riesling.

Dr John Forrest is winemaker and owner of Forrest Estate in New Zealand and a big fan of Riesling. We find out why the versatile Riesling grape holds so much appeal.

Susy Atkins is an award-winning wine writer and broadcaster. She writes a weekly column for the Sunday Telegraph and is wine editor for Delicious magazine.