It’s Easter weekend and we’re going BIG on red wine! Mike Graham is joined by wine expert Chris Walkey and guest Anna Mcgovern for a spectacular red wine tasting journey across Spain, France, Italy, Portugal — and finishing with a stunning vintage Port.
In this episode we taste and review:
🍇 Campo Viejo Rioja Tempranillo — £7.50 (Sainsbury’s) | UNDER £10 RED WINE
🍇 Domaine Moutard Irancy Le Clos Pinot Noir 2021 — £35 | BURGUNDY, FRANCE
🍇 Taboadella Grand Village 2018 — £70 | DOURO VALLEY, PORTUGAL
🍇 Sudella Barolo 2018 — £280/case (approx. £43/bottle) | PIEDMONT, ITALY
🍇 Bolla Dolce Red Sparkling — Sweet Italian Sparkling Red
🍇 Dalva Vintage Port 2019 — approx. £50 | LIMITED EDITION
Plus — we mix the Queen Elizabeth II cocktail (red wine + gin) live on air. Yes, really. Yes, it works.
🏆 PLONK OF THE WEEK WINNER: Sudella Barolo 2018 — chosen by Anna!
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🔍 IN THIS EPISODE:
✔ Best red wine under £10 UK 2024
✔ Is Campo Viejo Rioja worth buying?
✔ What is Tempranillo grape?
✔ Burgundy Pinot Noir review — Irancy appellation
✔ Douro Valley Portuguese red wine review
✔ What is Barolo wine? King of Italian reds explained
✔ Nebbiolo grape & Barolo aging explained
✔ Barolo vs Burgundy vs Bordeaux — which wins?
✔ What is vintage Port? Tawny vs Vintage vs LBV explained
✔ How to open a wine bottle with a corkscrew
✔ What are wine tannins? Explained simply
✔ Wine legs — what do they mean?
✔ Red wine with food pairings — Easter roast, BBQ, cheese
✔ Should you refrigerate red wine?
✔ History of Port wine — Scotland connection explained
✔ Wine tasting holiday tips from a professional
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🛒 WHERE TO BUY:
• Campo Viejo Rioja — Sainsbury’s (on promotion ~£7.50)
• Irancy Le Clos Pinot Noir — champagneroute.bar
• Sudella Barolo 2018 — sudella.com (£280/case of 6)
• Taboadella Grand Village — grandvin.com (~£70)
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🎙️ ABOUT PLONK OF THE WEEK
Plonk of the Week is the Mike Graham Show’s regular wine tasting segment, hosted by broadcaster Mike Graham alongside wine expert Chris Walkey & guest Anna McGovern. Every week we open bottles from around the world, taste them live, talk rubbish, and crown a winner.
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32 Comments
The constant topping up from Mike's mug is hilarious. And YES We need Marilyn back soon, she's a legend & if she felt embarrassed, that's not how regular people would view it, Marilyn is a real person putting herself out there & should be applauded.
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Anna started sluuring ha ha❤😂
When is donald not duggi back on your show.❤
Such a great show. Recommend it
Great show once again. I see the Spittoon seems to be getting used less and less🍷:-)
Mr Fizz championing Clarkson farm, absolutely! Jezza has done more to highlight the disaster that farmer's face every year than any BS BBC weekly 💩 they used to turn out.
Good to hear a&e being used as it should… MY NECK hurts, do you mean you slept funny, walk it off 😂
if i could write anything now i would hic.hic shut a greatttt shoooow
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Strange but true = As well as being delicious, Port and Brandy is an excellent cure for diarrhoea.
Happy Easter Mike to You and the gang 🍻
Nice to see Anna back.
Great show as always, I miss Marilyn 🙂
Not a fan of red but might try the Tesco Barolo
I can't hear mike at all, is it just me?
21/05/1957 ,beat that 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
It's actually a shame that we no longer have francs, lira and pesetas.
Love Anna. She's so cute and funny 😍
Good to see Anna back again
If you are in a pub you ask for a port and brandy, not brandy and port 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
I love it when Mike pulls a face if he doesn’t like the wine 😂
Starting a~bit early!!
Hopefully you end up doing some whiskey tasting as well?
Always like a whiskey not much of a wine person although always watch the show. Great guests, great knowledge and great time!
Happy Easter all xxx
Another fabulous plonk of the week, Anna is a lovely guest, she does make me smile for her love of a Toby carvery too which are good value, interesting selection of red wine, not sure i would have liked the fizzy one though 😅
Wow Anna looking good. Funny show, Mike. Toast from the USA. You are my fav UK media personality.
Nah no french wine.
Rock on the Leo`s. Great show Mike
Always fun but miss Marilyn! Hehe. No Anna is lovely
Mike stop sniffing blow your nose please
Love Barolo…