in episode five, brad and dan navigate a particularly eccentric week in wine news, from the discovery of a forgotten cellar beneath a sinkhole to the identity crisis facing bordeaux’s most famous export.

we had a brilliant chat with henry jeffreys, author of the award-winning vines in a cold climate. henry discusses why he prioritises the 'b******g and gossip' of the industry over technical data, the reality of writing about english winemakers before they knew who he was, and his experience co-hosting intoxicating history with tom parker bowles.

expect an honest look at the landscape of wine writing, the merits of substack, and why the english wine scene is finally moving past its city-boy-in-a-gilet phase.

for the full show notes, including specific wine recommendations, links to henry’s work, and the results of the sinkhole investigation, head over to the substack.

https://secondpresspodcast.substack.com/

jamie goode joined us for episode three, bringing nearly two decades of sunday mail columns and a phd’s worth of wine science to the table. we mostly ignored that to talk about his hand-coded html origins in the nineties and his questionable commitment to blue guitars.

equally comfortable lecturing on then details of wine faults as he is writing for a older sunday newspsper audience. we dug into how he balances that technical approach with a consumer-facing lens, plus a shared distraction for guitars that has nothing to do with viticulture.

it’s an honest look at a guy who was an "early mover" before early movers were a thing. for the full breakdown on book writing, diy websites, and why he finally hung up the newspaper column after nineteen years, head over to the substack.

https://secondpresspodcast.com/