In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David travels to the Champagne village of Aÿ to meet Dominique Demarville, general manager and cellar master at Lallier, to toast the launch of two new cuvées and talk about his long career in the region, plus Billy Abbott’s back with Jason Vaswani from The Whisky Exchange, to talk about ‘pre-loved’ whisky. New Zealand medal winning spirits featured: Pokeno Whisky Co. Totara Cask Single Malt Whisky (gold) Strange Nature Distilling Gin (gold) Astra Premium New Zealand Gin (gold) Greytown Distilling Company Tweed Premium Gin (gold) Elemental Distillers Roots Rosso Pinot Noir Gin (gold) Karori Drinks Company Chemistry Gin (gold and also a design award) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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