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Best Episodes of The Wine Show
Episode 3
S3 Ep3
9.5
29th Oct 2020
Matthew Goode and James Purefoy visit the cork harvest in the Alentejo, where James has a cry. Dominic West joins James to taste wines at the beautiful HQ in the Douro valley. In Thailand Joe Fattorini gets his head and mouth around Thai foods and flavors researching his wine list for a pop-up Thai restaurant back in London. In New York Matthew Rhys and Joe pair dim sum and Chinese wine.
Episode 4
S3 Ep4
9.0
29th Oct 2020
Matthew and James have to find Portugal's link to Scandinavia and head to Aveiro where they cook salt cod. In New York Matthew Rhys and Joe Fattorini enjoy an Irish Stew at Molly Shibeen on the lower east side of Manhattan. Amelia Singer joins Joe to find out who really invented Champagne. Dominic West joins James to taste wines at the beautiful HQ in the Douro Valley.
Episode 7
S2 Ep7
9.0
23rd Feb 2018
The last show of the current series of The Wine Show is a Food & Wine special. Hosts James Purefoy and Matthew Goode introduce us to six wines chosen by some of the world's greatest sommeliers. In their restaurants around the world, the chefs create some inspiring wine and food pairings. We visit the legendary Pied de Terre on London's Charlotte Street, new sensation Single Thread Farm in California, the unique Bubbledogs Kitchen Table in London, Bel Canto in Lisbon, the stunning Lime Wood in Hampshire and the ground-breaking Dairy in Clapham, South London. We also revisit some of the highlights of Matt and James's journey around France.
Episode 6
S2 Ep6
9.0
16th Feb 2018
James Purefoy and Matthew Goode are baking in Lyon to find a wine for the dessert. Joe Fattorini is in San Sebastian, Spain with chef Jose Pizarro. Jaega Wise is tasked with trying to convince Joe that he should really be drinking beer in a very festive Munich Matthew Rhys with his gadgets.
Episode 5
S2 Ep5
9.0
9th Feb 2018
In the fifth show in the new series, James Purefoy and Matthew Goode are in the Camargue on the hunt for wines to match the cheese course in the epic French lunch. In an effort to understand the Camargue way of life, they become cowboys for the day, rounding up bulls before they are allowed to sit down and taste some wines. With their wines chosen they head back to the villa for the judgement of Jancis Robinson, the world's most influential wine critic. Joe Fattorini is in Bosnia to find out how one vineyard is trying to heal some very open wounds of war. And he joins Amelia Singer in St Tropez for an inspiring beach lunch with legendary winemaker Sacha Lichine before getting aboard the cruise ship Celebrity Reflection to host a VIP wine dinner. And back in London, Matthew Rhys is at Berry Brothers & Rudd in London's St James's looking at historic and modern gadgets.
Episode 4
S2 Ep4
8.8
2nd Feb 2018
Joe chases down wine in the Médoc. Matthew and James head to Burgundy to find a match for Coq au vin. Matthew Rhys pours and spills wine. Amelia and Joe learn more about the emerging wine regions of British Colombia.
Episode 2
S2 Ep2
8.5
19th Jan 2018
In the second show in the new series, Matthew Goode and James Purefoy are in search of a wine to match the starter in their epic six-course lunch. They get an early morning call in the Ardeche before heading up the river in a kayak and caving their way to a very unusual wine cellar. Back at the villa, Jancis Robinson chooses her favourite wine of the two they bring back. Meanwhile, Joe Fattorini has been in Argentina to find out about a very successful immigrant and heads to Japan with top London brewer Jaega Wise to find out about sake. Back in London, Matthew Rhys is at Berry Brothers & Rudd in London's St James's looking at historic and modern gadgets.
Worst Episodes of The Wine Show
Episode 1
S3 Ep1
6.0
29th Oct 2020
Dominic West joins James Purefoy to taste wines at the beautiful HQ in the Douro Valley. Matthew Goode and James learn about the Portuguese Age of Discoveries in Lisbon, and Matthew Rhys take Joe for lunch at a Jewish restaurant in New York. Joe Fattorini and Amelia Singer lead a wine tour in Madeira.
Episode 2
S3 Ep2
6.0
29th Oct 2020
Matthew Goode & James Purefoy's next road trip challenge takes them to the Douro Valley. Matthew Rhys and Joe enjoy Mexican food and wines in NYC. Dominic West joins James to taste wines at the beautiful HQ in the Douro Valley. Is wine good for you? In Hungary, Joe Fattorini explores the health-giving stories about its wines.
Episode 13
S1 Ep13
7.2
24th Jul 2016
Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys look back at some of the best moments of the first series, as well as the trips that resulted in the completed Wine Show case.
Episode 4
S1 Ep4
7.2
30th Apr 2016
Series for wine lovers presented by Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys, along with experts Joe Fattorini and Amelia Singer from their base in the Italian countryside. In this edition, the two Matthews travel to the Vatican to meet a priest who needs a new communion wine. Joe heads to South Africa, where he heads out on baboon patrol at a vineyard inside a game reserve. Chef Francesco Mazzei goes to his home in Calabria to reveal his favourite grape, and cooks a dish to complement it. Amelia joins Joe on skis when they go head-to-head over French Alpine wines, and share their secret vin chaud recipes.
Episode 8
S1 Ep8
7.4
19th Jun 2016
Series for wine lovers presented from a villa in the Italian countryside by Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys, with experts Joe Fattorini and Amelia Singer. The two Matts head to Bologna where they get a masterclass in its most famous dish. Joe fulfils a lifelong dream to bid on a barrel of wine at Burgundy's famous Vente des Vins auction. Does he succeed, and if so, where will he keep all 288 bottles? Spanish chef Elena Arzak reveals her favourite wine, and creates a perfect dish to accompany it. Amelia Singer explores the German roots of one of Australia's greatest wine regions, the Barossa Valley.
Episode 12
S1 Ep12
7.5
17th Jul 2016
Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys star in this series about the stories behind some of the world’s most fascinating wines. From their villa HQ in the Italian hills they head to Venice to meet Francesco da Mosta and find out about the Venetian love of the ‘aperitivo’, the opening drink of the evening. Joe Fattorini heads to the beautiful island of Santorini to visit an underwater wine cellar in one of the world’s oldest winemaking regions. 2 Michelin Star Chef Michael Caines shares his love of English bubbles and creates a dish to match it in the heart of the Devon countryside. And Amelia Singer heads to Adelaide and the Vineyard of the Future to see the cutting edge technology being used to help winemakers counter the effects of climate change, before going to Tasmania to see how one winemaker decided to expand his business into the most southern point in Australia.
Episode 11
S1 Ep11
7.7
10th Jul 2016
Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys star in this series about the stories behind some of the world’s most fascinating wines. In their villa HQ in the Italian hills they turn the tables on wine expert Joe Fattorini and send him off to find a wine that breaks all the rules. He heads to the beautiful city of Orvieto and meets a winemaker who’s making a cool climate pinot noir in Lazio. Chef Stephen Harris shares his love of red burgundy and creates a simple dish to complement it. Matt and Matt are challenged to tell the difference between a £120 bottle of French wine and one from Spain that costs just £10 as The Wine Show looks into wine fraud and the story of Rudi Kurniawan, the most famous wine criminal in history. And Joe meets the matriarchs at the Township Winery in Cape Town doing everything they can to create a legacy for their children.
The Wine Show Episode Guide
Episode 1
S1 Ep1
7.9
10th Apr 2016
Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys star in this series about the stories behind some of the world’s most fascinating wines. From their villa HQ in the Italian hills they head to Tuscany for a barrel race and find a wine made by a woman called Dora. Expert Joe Fattorini visits South Africa where he finds out about whether Napoleon and Charles Dickens’ favourite drink has withstood the test of time. Chef Brad McDonald tells us about his favourite grape and cooks a dish to complement it and we learn about whether a wine made by a tattooed punk in Australia can have anything in common with one made at Chateau Margaux, one of the world’s most exclusive vineyards.
Episode 2
S1 Ep2
7.8
17th Apr 2016
In this edition, they travel to Montalcino to meet a Tuscan called Cinzano where they crash his vintage Fiat 500. Wine expert Joe Fattorini heads to Chile to discover if Gregorian chants can affect the way wine tastes. Chef Dan Doherty reveals his favourite grape, and cooks a dish to complement it. Gizzi Erskine travels to Arizona to meet rock star turned vineyard supremo Maynard James Keenan.
Episode 3
S1 Ep3
7.8
23rd Apr 2016
In this edition, they head to Italy's ancient capital, where they find out why ancient Romans added cheese to their wine. Joe Fattorini finds himself in a very tight spot in the Loire, when he discovers how one winemaker helped the French Resistance during WWII. Chef Jose Pizarro reveals his favourite grape and cooks a dish to complement it. Amelia Singer heads down under to explore one of wine's best kept secrets - the Mornington Peninsula.
Episode 4
S1 Ep4
7.2
30th Apr 2016
Series for wine lovers presented by Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys, along with experts Joe Fattorini and Amelia Singer from their base in the Italian countryside. In this edition, the two Matthews travel to the Vatican to meet a priest who needs a new communion wine. Joe heads to South Africa, where he heads out on baboon patrol at a vineyard inside a game reserve. Chef Francesco Mazzei goes to his home in Calabria to reveal his favourite grape, and cooks a dish to complement it. Amelia joins Joe on skis when they go head-to-head over French Alpine wines, and share their secret vin chaud recipes.
Episode 5
S1 Ep5
7.7
7th May 2016
In this edition, the two Matthews head to Chianti country, the one-time home to a certain Mona Lisa Gherardini. Joe Fattorini visits the Maule valley to find out how hope can find roots in the vineyards at the epicentre of Chile's devastating 2010 earthquake. Chef Atul Kochhar fires up his tandoor to complement his favourite wine. Finally, the programme visits Moldova, a tiny country where a quarter of the population rely on wine for their livelihood, to find out just why Russia stopped buying their wine.
Episode 6
S1 Ep6
7.9
14th May 2016
In this edition, Joe visits Israel, to explore some wines grown in the promised land - but also close to the border with civil-war-torn Syria. Claire Smith aims for perfection in pairing an expensive white burgundy with turbot, and Gizzi cooks for two Napa Valley winemakers on a train.
Episode 7
S1 Ep7
8.2
12th Jun 2016
Series for wine lovers presented by Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys along with experts Joe Fattorini and Amelia Singer from their base in the Italian countryside. Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys offer tips on avoiding a hangover, chef Peter Gordon cooks a dish to accompany New Zealand wine, and Joe Fattorini goes to Shanghai.
Episode 8
S1 Ep8
7.4
19th Jun 2016
Series for wine lovers presented from a villa in the Italian countryside by Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys, with experts Joe Fattorini and Amelia Singer. The two Matts head to Bologna where they get a masterclass in its most famous dish. Joe fulfils a lifelong dream to bid on a barrel of wine at Burgundy's famous Vente des Vins auction. Does he succeed, and if so, where will he keep all 288 bottles? Spanish chef Elena Arzak reveals her favourite wine, and creates a perfect dish to accompany it. Amelia Singer explores the German roots of one of Australia's greatest wine regions, the Barossa Valley.
Episode 9
S1 Ep9
7.9
26th Jun 2016
Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys star in this series about the stories behind some of the world’s most fascinating wines. From their villa HQ in the Italian hills our two gentleman head to Verona, setting for Romeo & Juliet where they practice their newly learned sommelier skills on two unsuspecting lovers. Amelia Singer valiantly attempts to persuade Joe Fattorini that there’s more to do with port than drink it at Christmas. They then take a cruise up the Douro, Portugal’s most stunning wine country, to visit one of England’s oldest wine families who are at the forefront of Portugal’s wine revolution. Star LA Chef Niki Nakayama chooses a Japanese sake as her favourite wine and creates a dish to match it. And Joe Fattorini takes us to Chile to find out just how far the ‘Volvo’ of the wine world has come and visits the cellar where 120 Chilean revolutionaries hid during the Chilean war of independence.
Episode 10
S1 Ep10
7.8
3rd Jul 2016
Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys star in this series about the stories behind some of the world’s most fascinating wines. From their villa HQ in the Italian hills they travel north to the mountainous region of Trentino where they meet an inspirational winemaker who ages her wine in clay urns. Joe Fattorini heads to Hong Kong to explore China’s ‘red obsession’ and a WW2 bunker where the most exclusive wine tastings in the world take place. Yorkshire Chef Frances Atkins shares her love of white wine and creates a very unusual dish to match it. Amelia Singer visits Seppeltsfield in Australia’s Barossa Valley where she comes face to face with some snapshots of her own family’s history.
Episode 11
S1 Ep11
7.7
10th Jul 2016
Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys star in this series about the stories behind some of the world’s most fascinating wines. In their villa HQ in the Italian hills they turn the tables on wine expert Joe Fattorini and send him off to find a wine that breaks all the rules. He heads to the beautiful city of Orvieto and meets a winemaker who’s making a cool climate pinot noir in Lazio. Chef Stephen Harris shares his love of red burgundy and creates a simple dish to complement it. Matt and Matt are challenged to tell the difference between a £120 bottle of French wine and one from Spain that costs just £10 as The Wine Show looks into wine fraud and the story of Rudi Kurniawan, the most famous wine criminal in history. And Joe meets the matriarchs at the Township Winery in Cape Town doing everything they can to create a legacy for their children.
Episode 12
S1 Ep12
7.5
17th Jul 2016
Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys star in this series about the stories behind some of the world’s most fascinating wines. From their villa HQ in the Italian hills they head to Venice to meet Francesco da Mosta and find out about the Venetian love of the ‘aperitivo’, the opening drink of the evening. Joe Fattorini heads to the beautiful island of Santorini to visit an underwater wine cellar in one of the world’s oldest winemaking regions. 2 Michelin Star Chef Michael Caines shares his love of English bubbles and creates a dish to match it in the heart of the Devon countryside. And Amelia Singer heads to Adelaide and the Vineyard of the Future to see the cutting edge technology being used to help winemakers counter the effects of climate change, before going to Tasmania to see how one winemaker decided to expand his business into the most southern point in Australia.
Episode 13
S1 Ep13
7.2
24th Jul 2016
Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys look back at some of the best moments of the first series, as well as the trips that resulted in the completed Wine Show case.
The Wine Show sees the series’ main presenters and enthusiastic wine novices, actors Matthew Goode & Matthew Rhys, take us on a fresh, informative and entertaining journey into wine, looking behind the labels on all kinds of bottles, from the wine we enjoy every day with our dinner, to the really, really fine stuff. From their villa in the Italian countryside, Goode and Rhys are set a new challenge every week that sees them explore different parts of Italy, uncovering some of the best wines the country has to offer, as well as the stories that surround them. Joining Matthew & Matthew on their entertaining journey of education are the show’s passionate expert wine contributors, Joe Fattorini and Amelia Singer, who skilfully guide them along the way.
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The best rated episodes of The Wine Show are:
Episode 3 S3E3 rated 9.5
Episode 4 S3E4 rated 9.0
Episode 7 S2E7 rated 9.0
Episode 6 S2E6 rated 9.0
Episode 5 S2E5 rated 9.0
Episode 4 S2E4 rated 8.8
Episode 2 S2E2 rated 8.5
The lowest rated episodes of The Wine Show are:
Episode 1 S3E1 rated 6.0
Episode 2 S3E2 rated 6.0
Episode 13 S1E13 rated 7.2
Episode 4 S1E4 rated 7.2
Episode 8 S1E8 rated 7.4
Episode 12 S1E12 rated 7.5
Episode 11 S1E11 rated 7.7
The first episode of The Wine Show aired on April 10, 2016.
The last episode of The Wine Show aired on October 29, 2020.
There are 27 episodes of The Wine Show.
There are 3 seasons of The Wine Show.
Yes.
The Wine Show is set to return for future episodes.
