We welcome Patrick McGrath to The Premier Cru. Patrick has had an amazing career in the wine trade, becoming a Master of Wine in 1993 and the CEO of Hatch Mansfield.

More recently he has also founded Domaine Evremond in collaboration with the Taittinger family. It represents the first attempt by a famous champagne house to produce wine in Britain. The project began in 2015 and their first non-vintage sparkling wine will be released to market in Spring 2025. Given the anticipation ahead of the release, we got the opportunity to try the wine and provide a preview!

On the episode we discuss:

• How Domaine Evremond was founded
• Why the Taittinger family wanted to produce wine in Britain
• How they approached making their first wine
• How Domaine Evremond fits into the British wine landscape
• How Patrick became an MW

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We welcome Charles Carron Brown to The Premier Cru. Charles is the Restaurant Manager at Aulis, an exclusive Michelin Star restaurant as part of the Simon Rogan Group.

Aulis is not your everyday dining experience, incorporating:

Tasting menus - both food and wine

Exceptional food - Michelin Star restaurant

Sustainability - food sourced from Simon Rogan's farm

Exclusivity - just 12 covers per evening

On the episode we introduce you to Aulis and their wine program, tasting three wines on their list by:⁠

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We welcome Michael Sager to The Premier Cru. Michael is the Founder of:

• Sager + Wilde wine bar
• Bruno
• Sager + Wines
• Equal Parts

Michael burst onto the UK wine and food scene via a wine pop-up, which inspired him to found his first venture, Sager + Wilde wine bar. It was an instant success and encouraged him to turn the concept into a brilliant restaurant in Bethnal Green (also called Sager + Wilde).

Although he recently closed the restaurant, Michael has been busy establishing his latest wine bar, Bruno, and building his wine import business, Sager + Wines.

Tune in as we discuss:

• Michael's story to founding Sager + Wilde
• The difficult decision to shut his flagship restaurant
• The challenges facing the hospitality industry
• His new venture in wine importing

We also taste three wines imported by Michael:⁠

• Esmeralda Garcia
• Vin Noe
• Parr Wines & Phelan Farm

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