Episode 7 - Chris Robshaw
07/24/24 • 70 min
Today I am excited to have on the podcast; the super inspiring athlete, entrepreneur and philanthropist, former England Rugby captain, Chris Robshaw! Chris is renowned for being the Former player and Captain of the London Based Harlequins as well as the Former England Rugby Captain who enabled England to win the 6 Nations in 2016.
He is now a multifaceted entrepreneur and his passion for wine means he leads Vin X - a Fine Wine investment platform – in their Sports and Entertainment division. Together with his equally talented and passionate wife, opera singer Camilla Kerslake, they created the Kerslake Robshaw foundation. A charity which enables children from underprivileged backgrounds to have access to Sport and the Arts.
We covered his thoughts on the recent Euros and how one captains a team through the highs and lows, what he has learnt about wine since working for Vin X, the trials of early retirement for sportsmen, his views on how our country could be doing more for the Arts and Sports PLUS advice he would give to aspiring athletes as well as his children.. one of which is about to be born any day now!!
I look up to both him and his wife as inspiring cross pollinators of culture as well as making an unexpected and brilliant blend as a couple. The wines chosen were picked on that basis.
First up is a gorgeous chilled red made from the Marzemino grape as Chris loves Pinot and this Sainsbury’s option is a great alternative. The other two wines come from renowned distributors and sponsors of this podcast, the Rothschild Wine Collection. I chose two of my favourite wines which epitomize brilliant yet not conventional blends. A fantastic white Bordeaux Blend from @chateauclarke and an opulent yet elegant Malbec/Cabernet Blend from @bodegascaro. Videos for these wines are being featured on my Instagram this week for more info!
Supermarket Wine: Sainsburys
Wine: Marzemino, Taste the Difference Range, Trentino, Italy 2022
Distributor: Rothschild Wine Collection
Wine: Le Merle Blanc, Chateau Clarke, Bordeaux, France 2022 and Amancaya, Bodegas Caro, Mendoza, Argentina 2021
To buy the wine and drink along, visit your local Sainsburys and for the Rothschild Wines visit www.goedhuiswaddesdon.com
Social Links
@goedhuiswaddesdon
@chateauclarke
@bodegascaro
https://www.amelias-wine.com and follow me on:
https://www.instagram.com/amelias_wine/?hl=en
https://www.tiktok.com/@ameliaswine?_t=8mtCRmAkept&_r=1
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_wptycOC-LlJ6iG7Ujq3qA
This podcast has been vinously propelled by the Rothschild Wine Collection. Explore the world of Rothschild wines @rothschildwinecollection or shop online at waddesdonwine.co.uk
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Today I am excited to have on the podcast; the super inspiring athlete, entrepreneur and philanthropist, former England Rugby captain, Chris Robshaw! Chris is renowned for being the Former player and Captain of the London Based Harlequins as well as the Former England Rugby Captain who enabled England to win the 6 Nations in 2016.
He is now a multifaceted entrepreneur and his passion for wine means he leads Vin X - a Fine Wine investment platform – in their Sports and Entertainment division. Together with his equally talented and passionate wife, opera singer Camilla Kerslake, they created the Kerslake Robshaw foundation. A charity which enables children from underprivileged backgrounds to have access to Sport and the Arts.
We covered his thoughts on the recent Euros and how one captains a team through the highs and lows, what he has learnt about wine since working for Vin X, the trials of early retirement for sportsmen, his views on how our country could be doing more for the Arts and Sports PLUS advice he would give to aspiring athletes as well as his children.. one of which is about to be born any day now!!
I look up to both him and his wife as inspiring cross pollinators of culture as well as making an unexpected and brilliant blend as a couple. The wines chosen were picked on that basis.
First up is a gorgeous chilled red made from the Marzemino grape as Chris loves Pinot and this Sainsbury’s option is a great alternative. The other two wines come from renowned distributors and sponsors of this podcast, the Rothschild Wine Collection. I chose two of my favourite wines which epitomize brilliant yet not conventional blends. A fantastic white Bordeaux Blend from @chateauclarke and an opulent yet elegant Malbec/Cabernet Blend from @bodegascaro. Videos for these wines are being featured on my Instagram this week for more info!
Supermarket Wine: Sainsburys
Wine: Marzemino, Taste the Difference Range, Trentino, Italy 2022
Distributor: Rothschild Wine Collection
Wine: Le Merle Blanc, Chateau Clarke, Bordeaux, France 2022 and Amancaya, Bodegas Caro, Mendoza, Argentina 2021
To buy the wine and drink along, visit your local Sainsburys and for the Rothschild Wines visit www.goedhuiswaddesdon.com
Social Links
@goedhuiswaddesdon
@chateauclarke
@bodegascaro
https://www.amelias-wine.com and follow me on:
https://www.instagram.com/amelias_wine/?hl=en
https://www.tiktok.com/@ameliaswine?_t=8mtCRmAkept&_r=1
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_wptycOC-LlJ6iG7Ujq3qA
This podcast has been vinously propelled by the Rothschild Wine Collection. Explore the world of Rothschild wines @rothschildwinecollection or shop online at waddesdonwine.co.uk
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 6 - Loyd Grossman
On this episode I have the inimitable LOYD GROSSMAN – OBE, CBE who also has few honoury doctorates AND possibly the most unique voice in media history ever...
He is a food lover who presented the original Masterchef and is the innovator of celebrity food with his iconic sauces range. Loyd is also a journalist and published author, and his love of history and the arts has led to leading roles in cultural institutions from English heritage to the Arts society, the royal parks and the royal historical society.
AND since 14 he has always been a guitarist in a band, playing Glastonbury 8 times BUT must be the only punk rock guitarist to ever chair the Churches Conservation Trust.
He is the definition of a life enthusiast and talking to him was inspiration for the soul. We covered everything from the 1960s American wine scene and what that meant to Loyd being a rock musician, his antipathy for food and wine pairings, his favourite summer drink which I can’t wait to try, the controversy around breakfast tv, how he created a multi million pound sauces range, why and how we should be protecting the Arts, his favourite dishes and places abroad, Indian wine plus lots more!
For this energetic enthusiastic, I had to curate an equally engaging and diverse wine journey. We started with a Burgundian Chardonnay equivalent from Essex from London based, Black Book Winery. I then introduced him to his first ever Orange Wine from Greece which he adored and then...rather scarily for me... I presented Loyd with an Indian Shiraz paired with his Balti curry sauce. Thankfully it was a success! Thank you Hallgarten wine importers for those last two off piste yet delicious wine offerings.
English Winery: Black Book Winery
Wine: ‘Pygmalion’ Chardonnay, Crouch Valley, Essex 2020
Importer: Hallgarten & Novum Wines
Wine: Assyrrtiko Clay Orange Wine, Gaia Wines, Santorini, Greece 2020 & Sula Dindori Reserve Shiraz, Nashik, India 2022
Social Links:
https://www.amelias-wine.com and follow me on:
https://www.instagram.com/amelias_wine/?hl=en
https://www.tiktok.com/@ameliaswine?_t=8mtCRmAkept&_r=1
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_wptycOC-LlJ6iG7Ujq3qA
This podcast has been vinously propelled by the Rothschild Wine Collection. Explore the world of Rothschild wines @rothschildwinecollection or shop online at waddesdonwine.co.uk
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 8 - Hannah Harley Young
For the last episode of Series 2 it is an honour to have as my guest – the passionate and innovative podcaster and multimedia storyteller, Hannah Harley Young. After running her own photography company for 10 years, Hannah made the brave decision to embrace her other love in life FOOD by creating the multimedia platform and company – Crazy Sexy Food. I find what she has created in 5 years extraordinary. She launched her Crazy Sexy Food podcast in 2020 which within the first month was in the top 10 for UK podcasts. This has evolved into a multimedia platform full of fantastic short films exploring her foodie forays around London with some of the movers and shakers in the food scene. Similarly as how I view wine, Hannah adores food but equally loves the conversations, industry leaders and connections with culture that one can experience through Food.
This is a jam packed episode where we explore how her mixed heritage made her appreciate the wider context around cuisine, the evolution of the photography industry as well as the London food scene, what it takes to be a solopreneur and content creator, the nuances of body positivity and imposter syndrome PLUS much more. I had SUCH fun choosing wines for this ep – the first being a gorgeous slightly sparkling Spanish white from Txakoli which paired perfectly with pickled onion monster munch crisps ( Hannah’s fave!). We then tasted one of the most exciting whites I have had all year – a stunning white blend from Syria’s only privately owned winery and finished with the perfect Italian summer red from a Tuscan winery close to my heart.
There really is something for everyone in this episode and I couldn’t have imagined wrapping up Series 2 with a better guest or wine.
Supermarket Wine: Ocado
Wine: Txomin Extanix, Getariako Txakolina, Spain 2023
Distributor: Swig Wines
Wine: Bargylus Blanc, Domaine de Bargylus, Grand Vin de Syrie, Syria 2017 and 5th edition Vino Rosso Cupano, Cupano, Tuscany, Italy
To buy the wine and drink along, order online at Ocado and for the Swig wines visit www.swig.co.uk
Social Links
@swig_wine
@domainedebargylus
@cupanomontalcino
https://www.amelias-wine.com and follow me on:
https://www.instagram.com/amelias_wine/?hl=en
https://www.tiktok.com/@ameliaswine?_t=8mtCRmAkept&_r=1
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_wptycOC-LlJ6iG7Ujq3qA
This podcast has been vinously propelled by the Rothschild Wine Collection. Explore the world of Rothschild wines @rothschildwinecollection or shop online at waddesdonwine.co.uk
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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