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Fly to the cellars of the world with the Flying Wine Man Andrew Jones and learn the background to many famous labels first hand.
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Hacienda Zorita (Durius Winery)
Christopher Columbus slept here over a two month period in 1486, while
he prepared his plans for his intended voyage to the New World. He stayed at Hacienda Zorita (the Dove Farm), which was the summer retreat of the Dominican monks of Salamanca University.
Today the hacienda is both a hotel and winery and Andrew went there to meet Victor Redondo, the founder of Haciendas de Espaņa. Andrew spoke to Victor as they stood next to an old mill at the edge of the property.
 Bowmore
Wearing a different hat as the Flying Whisky Man, Andrew flew west of Scotland to the Island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, where he spoke to Bowmore distillery manager, Percy McPherson.
Bowmore distillery on the Island of Islay
Auchentoshan
On his next visit Andrew's went to Auchentoshan distillery at Old Kilpatrick on the banks of the River Clyde. Distillery
manager Ronnie Learmond explained how it is the only triple distilled Lowland Malt in Scotland.
Auchentoshan distillery at Old Kilpatrick
Delicato Vineyards in Monterey
Andrew visited Delicato Vineyards in Monterey, California and met Chris Indelicato who opened the vineyard gate onto 12,000 acres of vines.
San Bernabe Vineyard - the largest
single vineyard in the world
Becker Vineyards, Texas
Which wine does Laura Bush choose for the international guests of her teetotal husband, George W? Andrew Jones tracked it down when he visited Becker Vineyards near Stonewall in the High Plains of Texas.
Kendall-Jackson, Sonoma
Andrew travelled to Sonoma, California to experience the 2002 harvest with Kendall-Jackson, renowned for their Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay.
Kendall-Jackson Wine Centre at Fulton CA
Croft Port
Andrew Jones has been to the Port wine harvest to look at production at the House of Croft, founded in 1678. Some things
have changed in the vineyards, but not in the winemaking.
Quinta do Roeda
Spier, South Africa
Editor Andrew Jones aka The Flying Wine Man has been to South Africa to visit an estate called Spier that is more than a vineyard.
Wine and leisure at Stellenbosch
Bertani, Italy
The Flying Wine Man Andrew Jones has been to Italy to the classic house of Bertani which created the famous Amarone style. He began talking to one of the partners.
Castello Novara, Bertani headquarters.
Pasqua, Italy
Andrew Jones has been to Northern Italy to visit the House of Pasqua, well-known for both Amarone and Valpolicella. He began in a vineyard within the suburbs of Verona.
Pasqua's new cellars
Xanadu Western Australia
Editor Andrew Jones recently flew to the exciting Margaret River region of Western Australia, where he visited the exotically named Xanadu winery. In 2000 the
winery won first prize for the very finest wine exported from Australia. There he met marketing manager, Kelly
Renouf and winemaker, Glenn Goodall.
Chardonnay Budburst at Xanadu
Rymill Coonawarra South Australia
 The Editor, Andrew Jones, says Coonawarra is his
favorite red wine region in Australia and so was delighted to visit the area again. On this occasion his host was John Innes, head winemaker and general manager of the prestigious Rymill Coonawarra winery,
which is now producing some world class Cabernet. To his surprise he found one of its wines influenced by Albert Einstein.
Rymill Coonawarra winery
Wyndham Estate New South Wales
As some will know the Flying Wine Man has a  penchant for wine history, and so when the
opportunity arose to make a Radio Postcard at Australia's oldest surviving winery, he seized the chance. He travelled to New South Wales, to Wyndham Estate founded in 1828, where his host was
chief winemaker, Brett McKinnon.
Brett McKinnon, Chief Winemaker
at Wyndham Estate
Nobilo New Zealand
 The Marlborough region in the North of New Zealand's
South Island is arguably the finest situation for Sauvignon Blanc and Nobilo one of its most prestigious names. Andrew Jones flew there to see a winery that has been so successful it just cannot meet demand.
At Nobilo he met head winemaker, Darryl Woolley and export manager, Tim Fogarty.
Extensive new Rarangi Vineyard for
Nobilo at Marlborough
 Kinkead Vineyards Radio Postcard
Something a little different as the Flying Wine Man pays a visit to Ripley, Ohio, to the home of the infant Kinkead Ridge Vineyard. There he met viticulturist and owner, Ron Barrett.
The winery at Kinkead Ridge
 King Estate
The Flying Wine Man, Andrew Jones, paid a visit recently to the magnificent King Estate near Eugene in Oregon. He began by speaking to winery founder, Ed King Junior.
King Estate, Eugene Oregon
 Rioja
Editor, Andrew Jones, flew to the Rioja region of Spain to look at the 2000 harvest and observe the classic wine production there. His host was Roberto Alonso of Bodegas Faustino.
Bodegas Faustino aging cellar
 Taylor's Port / Douro, Portugal
Join Andrew and Taylor's Director Adrian Bridge for a look at the historic house founded in 1692. Recorded in the Taylor's lodges at Vila Nova da Gaia.
Taylor Fladgate Port vineyards in the
Douro Valley
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Last updated on July 01, 2008