The Wine Show 1

Episode 1 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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.