Big and Fruity: Recent Episodes
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The Big and Fruity Wine Podcast! Focused on Red Wine. Hosted on TalkShoe & active 2011 to 2014 with over 150 weekly episodes! Your host is daveac (Dave AC) from the UK. Blog http://bigandfruity.wordpress.com/
Big and Fruity - A Video Streaming episode to my Dave Cooper YouTube site from TalkShoe. Will talk a little about wine but this should be considered a second video test - Thanks All!
A short test show with video & audio. Using my Big & Fruity Wine TalkShoe Show ID 112272 and streamed to my Dave Cooper YouTube site
A bit of a mixed bag today - Law, News, Wine & Climate - Climate to be covered next week (time issue)
Red Wine (Combe Aux Jacques Beaujolais-Villages France 2010) and Chat Delated one week due to Flu injection last week
150 episodes of Big & Fruity and it's also National Podcast Day! So let's get out the Fizzy!
In 2014 Grenache Day is on the 3rd Friday in September, that's Friday the 19th. So let's try to pick a great wine made from this versatile grape. #GrenacheDay
First and shorter episode easing back after a Summer Break - This episode High or Low Alcohol wine for you? Plus some catchup news items.
We have three wines to taste today but don't worry they are all small 'picnic' sized bottles! Wines with a fruity addition. Do I hear an Echo,echo,echo :-)
This week I report back on another Wine Tasting event in Manchester. This time Corks Out
Short report on my Wine Tasting trip to Old Trafford to try the best wines from Naked Wines ... and I taste more whites than reds!
Big sporting and social events sometimes get so well known and so large they can offer Sponsored Wine. Today I taste the Official Wine of Wimbledon. (Pushed back from last week - sorry)
Football, Barbecues, Summer & Wine - hoping for the best in each activity - looking for that Rosey outcome
After a two week break - The Big & Fruity Wine Podcast is back with your host Dave AC - and not a moment too soon!
Let's look at a small part of Italy - Salento - located within the Puglia region of Italy and also the Negroamaro grape
Shorter episode today as the Host Dave AC has a tickle - but I do drink Red and I do talk White :-)
Some wine makers are staging a rebellion against government rules to make wine without even the additives allowed for organic wine
After last weeks episode about body parts I'm not sure whether I should measure mine or that of the wine!
Well todays podcast is in a number of parts ... body parts! We refer to noses, teen and livers with our news items this week so it's just as well I have wine to hand again this week
Tax & Miracle Updates - what happenned to UK alcohol taxes and can water be changed into wine in 3 days?
With the UK Budget due tomorrow just what do we know about tax on wine and maybe alcohol in general
Wine bargains - I have four but only taste one. Sorry for fuzzy intro but the rest of the show audio is fine - enjoy!
And by Spring Clean I mean time to check my wines and see what needs drinking before a bit of a re-stock.
Back to wine, red wine in particular and health. Note: sorry for audio quality issues at the first part of the call.
I'm drinking ALDI - but it's a pun! My wine is from the budget supermarket ALDI - plus, how big is your wine glass?
Wine and Oak Aging - American and French oak barrels - what's the story? Note: Topic delayed from last week.
I leave my wine unopenned for tonight & the Oak related topic is delayed one week. News roundup and a glass of water anyone?
Whether it's for Christmas or New Year now is perhaps the time to buy in a range of holiday drinks
OK, it's about time this Host tried a white wine so lets see if we can pick something a little different
Looking for ideas around the internet for some wines or at least some guidelines for holiday wines to enjoy.
A bargain wine offer or an indifferent offering just being cleared out? Does 'cheap' mean it's not worth drinking or are there good deals still out there?
Should we be having bonfires whilst wine production suffers from changing climatic effects, often including a lack of rainfall?
It's the Podcast 111th Birthday - so best wishes to all those Hobbits out there - but am I old before my time?
Second effort to get 'back on track' and give my Manchester Wine Report. Note & Apology, a replacement short audio has uploaded for Big & Fruity Wine Podcast Episode 109 due to a recording error.
This is a very short replacement audio for episode 109 that unfortunately went ahead with my mic muted - hence mostly silence on the original .mp3 - please accept my apologies
Skin Contact White Wine, sometimes called Orange Wine, produced with the extended skin contact characteristic of red wines - which produces deeper, more intense colors.
This week we talk about Wine Judging. IWSC, The International Wine Challence Awards and Decanter Wine Awards - and do they help us, the consumer
Shorter replacement episode to the one that ran away and never came back. Thankfully those on the Bordeaux Marathon did return
Let's explore Spain from the comfort of our glass. A slightly de-railed episode due to a disappointing ... ? listen to find out
Recorded earlier than usual Big and Fruity Wine Podcast Episode 102 as your host Dave AC has more on his mind than wine. However we still get to pour a small glass of Shiraz
Episode 100 and almost two years of The Big and Fruity Wine Podcast - I'll drink to that!
A recent newspaper item talks about the growth of English wine making and it's sunny future. But the wine for today will be drunk to toast to the health of a different son :-)
It's here at last Summer in the UK. Time to move to a nice chilled white wine instead of my usual robust Red Wine
Recent figures seem to confirm that the French are drinking less wine - have they just fallen out of love with it?
On Wednesday 26th I went to aNaked Wines Tasting Event in Manchester UK - here's my report
Wimbledon Wine? Doesn't seem right drinking a Red Wine with the Grass Court Tennis Season with us - so let's find some fizzy white wine to match our strawberries and cream!
Father's Day 16th June 2013 - I got wine as part as one of my Father's Day gifts - I taste it early and share my thoughts on it rather than recommending wines to buy.
Two wines, two countries and two health news items make up this episode of Big and Fruity!
A Big and Fruity report on the Manchester Spring Wine Fest 'Wine Tasting' at St. Peters Church 25th May 2013
Drinking water but talking wine - and water & wine - all will be revealed on the show. No Twitpic image posted
More on last weeks topic 'New Countries, New Labels' and a little late for Malbec Day I taste 'The Original Malbec' from Rigal
Not so much new countries more a new wine country for me to try and not so much new wine labels as re-designs of labels
A change of topic with 'New Countries, New Labels' moved back two weeks so we can again discuss smell & taste.
On Saturday 23rd March I went to the Virgin Wine Tasting at Manchester Town Hall - here's my report
Storing wine and more ... as the day after this live podcast it's Budget Day in the UK - what can we expect in the way of extra tax on alcohol?
Yet again 'wine' and 'health' are in the news - is this news good, bad or both this time? Just in case it's bad news I decide to ride my bicyle :-) NOTE: this is an edited version of the podcast
Will include a second test of both the Boxed wine and the Pouched wine from a few weeks back - are they still drinkable? Wine link http://twitpic.com/c8xj34
Fragrances and Flavors of wine vary from earthy to fruity; from woody to floral etc. - lets take a closer look
The USA now comsumes 13% of the Worlds Wine making them the greatest comsumers whilst the UK tops world wine imports table.
Wine in a Box a great idea? What about if we lose the box and strip down to the bag? Wine in a bag (Sometimes called Wine Pouches) Plus - here in the UK the BBC Programme Food and Drink is back on our TVs - what do we think?
Wine in boxes - revisited. Are they still good value for money? What are the Pros and Cons?
Tennis and wine (weather permitting) is there a connection? Not really - except I love watching tennis and I love drinking wine. With the Australian Open in full swing let's combine the two!
As well after Christmas we finally get snow here in the UK I find a leftover white wine awaiting my consideration. Includes chat about the Hawke's Bay Wine Region
Let's pick a fizzy wine to let in the New Year! Note: Next episode on the 8th of January 2013
Topic follows from the recent TV Documentary ' Chateau Chunder - When Australian Wine Changed The World'
Having Turkey for Thanksgiving? Wines suggested to match the food. I'm drinking Zinfandel http://twitpic.com/bey2nn
Corks Out Wine Tasting is back in Manchester and Big & Fruity gives it's report. Corks Out - 20 Images - http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveac/
Time to taste a wine with a big bang of flavour! The best Fireworks go with a big bang but what about Huge Red Wines?
First 'Last Rose of Summer' then we look at the difference between English Wine v. British Wine Plus 'How cork is made' see Wine Anorak http://www.wineanorak.com/corks/howcorkismade.htm
Well, technology and wine really - but 'Robots and Wine' is a way cooler title! Plus @the6thDoctor & @daveac review @NakedWines arabella CabSauv 2011
On Friday 21st September it will be International Grenache Day - so today we spotlight this second most planted grape variety
You are hosting an informal dinner party - so what wines styles of wine should you buy?
Back from a Manchester Wine Tasting event organised by Corks Out on 30th August - we have a Big and Fruity tasting report
The Big and Fruity Wine Podcast Birthday Episode! (sorry for some sound issues - replacement audio somewhat improved)
Gift ideas for wine lovers - nothing to do with it being the podcast's 1st birthday next week :-)
With the 2012 Wine Bloggers Conference starting in a couple of weeks we look at Wine Bloggers
Next week we will be looking at Wine Bloggers but do other people thoughts and opinions on wine matter?
With the Summer Olympics around the corner what about those wines that are out of the Medals? Or only get Bronze? Are they still worth supporting?
Just a brief look at a typical wine growers calendar and we have other content to cover.
A report back on a Wine Tasting Event at Manchester Town Hall from Saturday 28th June 2012. Photos from event at http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveac/page2/
What part does Oak has in the taste, structure and complexity of wine (cutdown) so as to inlude a follow up interview with Ian, a Naked Wines Beta Tester
Another Interview with Ian (The6thDoctor - this time relating to Naked Wines - followed by a short topic 'What does Vintage mean?'
Big and Fruity discuss the whether the recent ruling in Scotland of a Minimum Unit Price for Alcohol is a good or bad thing.
Reporting back on a Wine Tasting Event from in Manchester UK - The North West Spring Wine Fest May 2012
Yes, today I open one of my 'stand by' fav. wines to taste on the podcast plus we look at some upcoming events and wine related news
Pot Luck! This week I open a random bottle. Note - I did this podcast in conjunction with my daveac vblog - which lead to some audio problems for which I apologise.
Not sure if you are going to enjoy a wine? No worries try a Mini bottle, or two mini bottles or three mini bottles!
This week a report back from the March 24th 2012 Virgin Wine Tasting event at Manchester Town Hall, Manchester UK
As we enter the New Year possibly feeling a little poorer are there good wines at budget prices?
Wine and food go great together - but together they can pile on the pounds. This week we talk Wine and Calories
The 3rd Thursday in November should see the arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau. What is Beaujolais Nouveau and will I be drinking it?
Many wines are made from a single-varietal whilst others may contain up to 13 grape varietals. (Audio edited after starting glitch)
In a homage to the old 'Ten Green Bottles' song - here are 10 of my fav red wines this year.
Episode four of this weekly podcast for lovers of red wine. This episode does the Supermarket make the best cellar?
Bottles at the ready! Hosted by daveac (Dave AC) Episode two of this weekly podcast for lovers of red wine
Bottles at the ready! Hosted by daveac (Dave AC) We get underway with this weekly podcast with the host giving a quick potted background & then straight onto talking wine.