In 2019 Mark and Matt set up Levan, a restaurant in Peckham serving contemporary European dishes, inspired by the ‘bistronomy’ movement and their favourite eateries in Paris, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Stockholm and Berlin. They have a huge wine list with a real focus on Jura. A year or so later Bar Levan opened right next door, which is a cosy wine bar, bistro and shop serving natural wine and food from Tuesday to Saturday. Think pickled mussels and crisps, comte, and Vin Jeaune by the glass! In this episode we look at: What it takes to set up and run Peckham's leading wine focused restaurant a ..read more

Join Hugo and Ben as they discuss and taste their 3 wines of the week: Good Value: Côtes du Rhône, Tanners, 2021 Wacky and wonderful: Ribolla Gialla, Vigna Traverso, 2021 Fine wine: Barbaresco, Produttori del Barbaresco, 2019 Each of the wines is available from the merchants below: Good value: Tanners Wine Merchants Wacky and wonderful: Jeroboams⁠ Fine wine: The Wine Society Keep up to date with all developments @The_Premier_Cru Instagram Apple Podcasts YouTube ..read more

Join Hugo and Ben as they discuss and taste their 3 wines of the week, including a delicious Bobal from the legendary producer Ponce, an entry level Pinot from New Zealand and a stunning 'village' Burgundy from Sylvain Pataille. Good Value: Kumeu River Pinot Noir Wacky and wonderful: Bodegas Ponce PF Fine wine: Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Each of the wines is available from the merchants below: Good value: Jeroboams Wacky and wonderful: Natty Boy Fine wine: The Wine Society Keep up to date with all developments @The_Premier_Cru Instagram Apple Podcasts YouTube ..read more

One of Manchester's leading wine focused restaurants, Climat opened their cellar doors to The Premier Cru. Having opened only 15 months ago they have already been nominated for and won awards from Star Wine List for their 400+ bottle list. We spoke with Wine Director, Oliver Fletcher, to learn: What it takes to set up a restaurant How you develop an award winning wine list What the future looks like for Manchester's wine scene Oliver also brought along 3 delicious wines from their list: Le Petit Beaufort 2017 Domaine Simon Bize, Bourgogne Blanc 2020 Rouvalis Mavrodaphne 2021 Follow  ..read more

Join Hugo and Ben as they discuss and taste their 3 wines of the week: Good Value: Crianza Rioja, Bodegas Urbina, 2012 Wacky and wonderful: Tinus, Chateau des Tourettes, 2016 Fine wine: Pouilly Fuisse, Chateau Fuisse, 2021 Each of the wines is available from the merchants below: Good value: Handford Wines Wacky and wonderful: Roberson Wines Fine wine: Jeroboams Keep up to date with all developments @The_Premier_Cru Instagram Apple Podcasts YouTube ..read more

Join Hugo and Ben as they discuss and taste their 3 wines of the week, including a vibrant Grenache from the Languedoc, an entry level Nebbiolo from Piedmont and a village level Vosne Romanee. Good Value: La Bioca, Nebbiolo d'Alba Superiore Wacky and wonderful: St Jacques d'Albas, La Collection Fine wine: Berthaut Gerbert, Vosne Romanee Each of the wines is available from the merchants below: Good value: Jeroboams Wacky and wonderful: Handford Wines Fine wine: The Wine Society Keep up to date with all developments @The_Premier_Cru Instagram Apple Podcasts YouTube ..read more

Hugo and Ben welcome Sean Evans, founder of The Geordie Wine Guide and co-founder of Progression Wines, onto the episode. Sean started The Geordie Wine Guide after a friend of his filmed him one weekend talking about wine. Over 2k YouTube subscribers later, Sean is continuing to produce great content and is now actually importing wines via Progression Wines. The wines imported are typically by small producers, using organic or biodynamic farming and low intervention winemaking. On this episode we discuss: Sean's journey into the wine trade Several wines from the Progression Wines portfolio ..read more

Join Hugo and Ben as they discuss and taste their 3 wines of the week: Good value: Gran Cerdo 2022 Wacky and wonderful: Langhe Nascetta 2022 Fine wine: Saint Aubin Premier Cru 2021 Each wine is available from the merchants below: Good value: ⁠Noble Green Wines Wacky and wonderful: Jeroboams Fine wine: ⁠Handford Wines Keep up to date with all developments @The_Premier_Cru on: ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ ⁠YouTube ..read more

Hugo and Ben welcome Josh Dickinson, co-founder and head chef at Bayte onto the episode. Bayte is a wonderful new farm to table restaurant with a seasonal menu that changes daily, supplied with the freshest ingredients by their own organic and regenerative farm, Goat Grid. It was set up in collaboration between Josh Dickinson and Lara Boglione, part of the Petersham Nurseries family. Josh's background is in British, French and Japanese cuisine, having trained at Le Cordon Bleu before working at Le Chateaubriand in Paris and l'Effervescence and Nihonryori RyuGin in Tokyo. He's spent the last de ..read more

Join Hugo and Ben as they discuss and taste their 3 wines of the week: Good value: ⁠Chateau Puygueraud 2014 Wacky and wonderful: Berckem Marcel Deiss 2018 Fine wine: Chianti Classico Fontodi 2020 Each wine is available from the merchants below: Good value: ⁠Tanners Wine Merchants Wacky and wonderful: Lea & Sandeman Fine wine: ⁠Noble Green Wines Keep up to date with all developments @The_Premier_Cru on: ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ ⁠YouTube ..read more