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Wine columnist Will Lyons shares his love of wine with restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers and a host of special guests in this grape-drenched series from The Sunday Times.


Join them as they share three wines and one dish to discover the remarkable ways different wines can make any meal special from picnics to pick-me-ups with the cheese course!


So, please pull up a chair, pour yourself a glass and join the conversation. 


This podcast is produced in association with the Sunday Times Wine Club. 


All the wines in the series are available at www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk


www.drinkaware.co.uk


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Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
30 minutes
Episodes
68
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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Fish and chips and wine beside the seaside

Fish and chips and wine beside the seaside

Will Lyons - wine critic - and Charlotte Ivers - restaurant critic - and both with The Sunday Times head off to the seaside for a fish and chip finale to the current Wines Times season. They are join…

00:26:55  |   Sat 28 Jun 2025
A rainy day picnic with white wine and rosé

A rainy day picnic with white wine and rosé

Will Lyons - wine critic - and Charlotte Ivers - restaurant critic with The Sunday Times planned an alfresco picnic on Hampstead Heath, but the changeable English weather means a last minute change o…

00:28:30  |   Sat 21 Jun 2025
Will, Charlotte, Giles, & Esther, with wine & fish roe pasta

Will, Charlotte, Giles, & Esther, with wine & fish roe pasta

Will Lyons - wine critic - and Charlotte Ivers - restaurant critic with The Sunday Times drop in to the home of fellow columnists and podcasters, Esther Walker and Giles Coren - restaurant critic of …

00:19:30  |   Sat 14 Jun 2025
Weddings, wines and canapés

Weddings, wines and canapés

Sunday Times wine columnist Will Lyons and restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers choose wines for a successful summer wedding. Along with their guests, Canadian winemaking husband and wife team Thomas an…

00:29:57  |   Sat 07 Jun 2025
Which wine with moussaka, and from which country?

Which wine with moussaka, and from which country?

Sunday Times wine columnist Will Lyons and the paper's restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers are joined by Times Radio presenter - and Celebrity MasterChef winner - Alexis Conran. Their mission this week…

00:23:57  |   Sun 01 Jun 2025
Three wines to enjoy with chicken!

Three wines to enjoy with chicken!


How to lift simple chicken into culinary heaven! The Sunday Times wine columnist Will Lyons and restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers try three very different and fascinating wines with a chicken pie - a…

00:33:45  |   Sat 24 May 2025
Australian wines and steak

Australian wines and steak

The Sunday Times wine columnist Will Lyons and restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers are joined by Leonard Swan, the executive chef at Milk Beach in London. Together they try steak with contrasting Austr…

00:25:58  |   Mon 19 May 2025
Holiday wines and a summer risotto.

Holiday wines and a summer risotto.

A bonus edition of Wine Times, presented by The Sunday Times restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers with special guest chef Dean Edwards. Together they share Dean's delicious summer risotto plus three win…

00:44:00  |   Thu 15 May 2025
Dessert wines and apple crumble

Dessert wines and apple crumble

Will and Charlotte try apple crumble with Sauternes, Tokaji and Port and discover a whole world of debate about sweetness itself! Food, wine and conversation with wine columnist and vice president of…

00:26:45  |   Sat 10 May 2025
Three wonderful wines and a lamb chop

Three wonderful wines and a lamb chop

Food, wine and conversation with wine columnist and vice president of The Sunday Times Wine Club, Will Lyons and restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers. Will and Charlotte experience the differing taste o…

00:25:58  |   Sat 03 May 2025
Enjoy three wines with cheese

Enjoy three wines with cheese

Food, wine and conversation with Sunday Times wine columnist and vice president of The Sunday Times Wine Club Will Lyons and Sunday Times restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers. From taste and heritage to…

00:34:18  |   Sat 26 Apr 2025
New ways to enjoy wine and food!

New ways to enjoy wine and food!

Wine Times is back! With fresh ideas about how to choose the best wines to go with the simplest of foods, to make any meal an occasion!


Three wines and one dish - which will be best for the taste of …

00:01:37  |   Wed 23 Apr 2025
Clare Balding CBE

Clare Balding CBE

In this episode Will Lyons shares one of his all time favourite episodes from the Wine Times archive...


Discussing and decanting with Anneka and Will is broadcaster and writer, Clare Balding CBE. As w…

00:31:21  |   Thu 28 Nov 2024
Angela Hartnett

Angela Hartnett

In this episode Will Lyons shares one of his all time favourite episodes from the Wine Times archive...


Discussing and decanting with Suzi Ruffell and Will Lyons is Michelin star chef Angela Hartnett.…

00:34:21  |   Thu 21 Nov 2024
Gregory Porter

Gregory Porter

In this episode Will Lyons shares one of his all time favourite episodes from the Wine Times archive...


Raising a glass with Will Lyons and Miquita Oliver is the multi award-winning musician Gregory P…

00:34:45  |   Thu 14 Nov 2024
Past, Present and Future of Wine

Past, Present and Future of Wine

Today’s special guest is… WINE! Will and Anneka round off the series with their focus firmly on the star of the series. Will introduces three wines, one from the past, one from the present, and perha…

00:35:26  |   Tue 06 Feb 2024
Hugh Dennis

Hugh Dennis

Will and Anneka are joined by Hugh Dennis, star of Outnumbered and Mock the Week, as they sip their way around South Africa. Hugh impresses Will, as he turns out to be quite the curious student of wi…

00:34:21  |   Tue 30 Jan 2024
Tanni Grey-Thompson, DBE

Tanni Grey-Thompson, DBE

Discussing and decanting with Anneka and Will is Paralympian and Crossbench Peer in the House of Lords, Tanni Grey-Thompson. As well as three great wines to taste from New Zealand, Tanni reveals that…

00:28:33  |   Tue 23 Jan 2024
Michel Roux Jr.

Michel Roux Jr.

Anneka and Will are joined by Michel Roux Jr. for three jaw dropping French wines. Michel is the chef patron of Le Gavroche, the first restaurant in the UK to receive one, two and then three Michelin…

00:36:33  |   Tue 16 Jan 2024
Jenny Eclair

Jenny Eclair

Jenny Eclair, the trailblazing comedian, joins Anneka and Will for a tour of Greek wines (with a brief detour to Hungary). Will gives a surprising lesson in how the Ancient Greeks enjoyed wine, Annek…

00:37:08  |   Tue 09 Jan 2024
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