Wine Times: Comedian Tom Allen raises a glass for the Jubilee
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🗓️ 2 June 2022
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Today's episode comes courtesy of our sister podcast: Wine Times.
Sloshing along with Suzi Ruffell and Will Lyons is the comedian, writer and broadcaster Tom Allen - who has his own wine wardrobe. As well as three great wines to taste Tom talks about his life of wine and performing for royalty, Will discusses the power that the film Sideways had on the wine industry, and Suzi reveals why the Queen is the doyenne of physical comedy.
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2019 Sparkling Rosé, Windsor Great Park, Berkshire
2018 Maximo Oro, Croatia
2020 Purple Owl Pinot Noir, California
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Producer: Ben Mitchell.
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| 0:00.0 | Picture this, static cars, idling engines, angry horns, now picture you, zooming past |
| 0:12.4 | it all, light and breezy, ah, the sweet feeling of whizzing past traffic, book your train |
| 0:21.6 | journey via AvantiWestcoast.co.uk, AvantiWestcoast, feel good travel. |
| 0:30.4 | Hello, it's Manveen. We're away today and tomorrow for the Jubilee Weekend, |
| 0:37.6 | so instead we're bringing you some highlights from the Times Other Podcasts. Today we invite |
| 0:43.8 | you to Popcorks and to count the latest edition of Wine Times. Each week, comedian Susie Ruffel |
| 0:51.0 | joined Sunday Times Wine Columnist Will Lyons to share their love of wine and conversation |
| 0:56.7 | with a host of special guests. In this episode, they're joined by the comedian Tom Allen. |
| 1:02.6 | As well as revealing he has his own wine wardrobe, who doesn't, he describes what it's like to |
| 1:08.0 | perform in front of royalty, and they taste a very special wine bottled especially for the Jubilee. |
| 1:18.4 | Hello and welcome to Wine Times, brought to you an association with the Sunday Times Wine Club, |
| 1:29.0 | with me, comedian and wine novice Susie Ruffel. And me, Will Lyons, the Sunday Times Wine Columnist |
| 1:34.8 | and vice president of the Sunday Times Wine Club. Throughout this series, I have taken up the much |
| 1:39.0 | coveted role as apprentice of wine to try and become the master of all things great-related. |
| 1:43.7 | But you won't be on this journey alone, Susie. Oh no, every episode will be joined by a well-known |
| 1:48.0 | guest for some good wine, good times and lively conversation. And don't forget if you like the |
| 1:52.7 | sound of any of the wines we have on the show, then fear not because they're available through the |
| 1:56.8 | Sunday Times Wine Club. If you haven't signed up yet, there'll be a link in the episode description |
| 2:00.9 | for you. So whether you're an expert with a broad palette or you think a cab-sav is a street smart |
| 2:06.4 | taxi. In this show, you're sure to find something to your taste. We're here in the fabulous church |
| 2:11.9 | term boozy destination, amazing grace in London Bridge, ready to bless the wine and have a good time. |
| 2:27.9 | Sipping along with Susie and myself today is the broadcaster, podcaster, actor, writer, |
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