Our WINE(S) OF THE YEAR!

Wine Blast with Susie and Peter

WOTY?! Don't mind if we do... Welcome to our TASTIEST show of the year (and that's saying something!)
In 2022 we're focusing on value to give you some ideas of delicious but affordable wines to suit the season's revelry.
No spoilers but we've got wines from France, Spain, Italy, Argentina, South Africa, USA, New Zealand - even Austria and England. (We did start off with just one Wine of the Year but couldn't help ourselves throwing a few more outstanding wines into the mix...)
Dive in to find out what we've chosen! But this show isn't just about wine recommendations. This year we're featuring some of your (often funny, always thought-provoking) feedback and questions.
We touch on whether Wine Blast sends babies to sleep, how a champagne-Sauternes cocktail is better than paracetamol, why a storage fire inspired better drinking habits, how we saved a listener's wine treasures, what ISN'T hipster wine and whether or not it's a good idea to let wines breathe.
Not only that, but we discover - via a listener's brilliant question about what constitutes a 'silly money' wine - an entire Wine Blast episode that was never aired because.....we forgot all about it.
We blame the wine.
In the midst of all this chaos, Susie touches on the importance of ageing disgracefully, Peter talks tasting with giraffes, we weigh up an alternative career as agony aunts and somehow find time to recommend everything from a value cremant to a red that's like 'aged claret on speed'. There's even the odd magnum in the mix. As well as sherry. There's always sherry.
Looking ahead, we'd love to hear your thoughts on subjects to tackle in our inimitable style in 2023 - so do get in touch! Let us know your thoughts on Instagram or Twitter. Or send us a voice message via Speakpipe.
All links, photos, wines and more details can be found on our website: Show notes for Wine Blast S4 E6 - Our WINE(S) OF THE YEAR 2022! Thanks again for tuning in and joining us this year.

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1. Our WINE(S) OF THE YEAR! (00:00:00)

2. Welcome! (00:00:05)

3. Get in touch with YOUR top wines of the year! (00:00:54)

4. Or with ideas for topics for us to cover next year (00:02:15)

5. What is NOT 'hipster wine' (00:02:39)

6. Recapping on our year in podcasting (00:04:18)

7. A few messages from you, including how a storage fire inspired a change in drinking habits (00:09:04)

8. Shout out to Becky of Legs Body Finish (00:11:43)

9. Does Wine Blast send babies to sleep?! (00:12:07)

10. Our side hustle as agony aunts (00:12:36)

11. The importance of ageing disgracefully (00:13:43)

12. How we lost AN ENTIRE EPISODE by being forgetful... (00:14:05)

13. What wine would you pay silly money for? (00:14:50)

14. Chris asks: is it important to let wines breathe? (00:17:52)

15. Intro to our WINE(S) OF THE YEAR (00:21:41)

16. The WINES (00:23:26)

17. Our Hope & Glory English sparkling wines for charity (00:26:09)

18. Peter touches on filming in South Africa (00:28:47)

19. Some alternative formats (00:31:33)

20. Our Christmas recommendations piece in Decanter magazine (00:34:08)

21. Drum roll...for our WINE OF THE YEAR! (00:35:14)

22. Outro (00:37:30)