Slutty White Wine, Valentine's Vino and Steamy Celebrity Calendars

9:12Libby Brodie:It's an ugly tax. What about bloody those supermarkets? Meal for two. That used to piss me off. Because one, I would just eat it myself. Hello.

9:24Libby Brodie:And two, it's like...

9:25Alan Carr:And the guest as well.

9:28Libby Brodie:Right, listen. It's time to be a little bit nice to me because I've got you a present. Because I thought, you know, maybe you're going to feel a little bit lonely this Valentine's. Is it a blow-up husband? No, no, we couldn't afford that.

9:40Alan Carr:Even the blow-up husband said, no! I'm up for a laugh. but I'm not dating Alan. He deflated. So instead... Outside the garage. Yeah, one of those. Imagine me sitting in Bellabaster. Got myself a man. That's not a man. You've stolen that from the garage. He's waving at me.

10:03Libby Brodie:No, I've got you a man. In fact, I've got you 12. 12 men. Hello. Guess what's come.

10:17Libby Brodie:You've got Vito Coppola's 2026 calendar. We've talked about it before. Which one's which when you put it beside each other? Oh my God, this is him at Starbucks. Oh, God, I wish I was that baguette. you've never been more jealous of a baguette for those listening he's currently ripping a baguette in half yeah I thought I was gluten intolerant that's it

10:51Alan Carr:March he loves a coffee do you like strawberries because there he is sucking on a strawberry I'm going to flip through

10:59Libby Brodie:because this is quite for people listening that the fuck up can I just say as well I know that I'm getting a little bit like because I look at that and I think okay, Vito, but I think you've got no clothes under that apron. It's hygienically, you are not going to pass the food hygiene test in the restaurant. That's all I'm going to say.

11:16Alan Carr:Oh, come on, he's in his pants. He's in his pants.

11:19Libby Brodie:That's June. June the 14th?

11:21Alan Carr:That's your birthday month. Let me just find June the 14th. Okay. Sunday, what a shit day. Oh, I know, and that's your 50th.

11:30Libby Brodie:He's not going to eat that ice cream. No, Alan, that's my birthday, July. Which number is it? It's your birthday, July. Yeah, yeah, no, you tell me.

11:40Alan Carr:July the... Yeah, you don't know, do you? I don't care. Oh, wow. When was your birthday? Guess. July the... 4th.

11:51Libby Brodie:16th, close enough.

11:52Alan Carr:I don't like August.

11:54Libby Brodie:Why? Because he's got clothes on. Oh, see, I like that, because I think that's a little bit more leave to the imagination. Ooh, September. He's got a ghetto. Yes, he has. Lovely. Oh, and this one. October, he's got flour all over him.

12:08Alan Carr:Oh my God, look at that. I think there's, I'm not, I'm just going to say, I think there's been one location for this photo shoot.

12:17Libby Brodie:Really? I'm just going to say, can I have seen that?

12:19Alan Carr:Because the worktops are the same. It's the same worktops. Yeah, oh, same worktop again with his meatballs. Another worktop. Oh, meatballs. And then last but not least. Oh, December, he's wearing a tux. and he's looking fit as can be. He looks nice. That's my favourite December. I'm wishing me life away. I've got you a presently. That's not like you. And it's not some built-up shoes. Oh, really? What is this? No, I don't have any money for it. Please. Oh, what is this?

13:01Libby Brodie:she sent it to bottoms up oh my god i think this must be an official calendar the sharon stone calendar sharon she got in touch to lee happy valentine's to my favorite comedian now it might

13:17Alan Carr:not be sharon stone who actually wrote that i have got a friend called sharon january February February on an oh my god this is amazing are these her or AI

13:29Libby Brodie:oh this is her June was that June that's not her no that's July that's another Sharon

13:37Alan Carr:might as well be Sharon Osbourne

13:39Libby Brodie:it's almost like you haven't got the official calendar for me listen I went through

13:43Alan Carr:where's the one oh my god hey lads lads

13:46Libby Brodie:we want the

13:47Alan Carr:we know where's that photo yeah we want the

13:54Libby Brodie:Is she still following you? I hope so, but actually you'll do anything you can to get her to unfollow me and I'm not going to have it, all right? Sharon Stone follows me for a reason.

14:04Alan Carr:Sharon Stone follows Lee, loves his content. She laughs loads at that. Was it plastic bags for slags? Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. It's weird, isn't it?

14:12Libby Brodie:I know.

14:12Alan Carr:Famous people sit at home flicking.

14:14Libby Brodie:Sarah Jessica Barker liking my reels. It's weird. But they don't like me. Well, no, we've spoke about that privately on DMs, me and Sharon, but that's fine Okay, well, listen You've got loads of celeb friends, so just give me one, for God's sake Thank you, Sharon, for sending this And thank you, Vito

14:33Alan Carr:Love you Bottoms up Bottoms up, Vito I think Vito's thirsty

15:09Lee Peart:Ha ha ha ha! Got that right.

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15:47Alan Carr:It's the Bottoms Up Book Club, where we pair the best tales with the best tipples. Shakespeare in a Chardonnay, Dr. Seuss in a Savvy B, and a Merlot with your Moby Dick. Alan, what, besides colouring books, what are your favourite kind of books?

16:04Libby Brodie:Well, I like classic books. Like a classic wine as well.

16:09Alan Carr:Yes, classic wine.

16:10Libby Brodie:So you pair your books with your wine. Yes, yes. Lovely stuff. Bottoms up. Thank you.

16:16Alan Carr:So I'm going to choose Wuthering Heights. Oh, you can't really get more classic than that, can you? No, no, no. And I think this does remind me of the book Intense, Brooding, you know, and when you're up there on the Yorkshire moors and the winds are howling and cafes at the window, you do just want to curl up with a nice glass, don't you?

16:36Libby Brodie:Yeah, well, also, I was going to say, because you know me, I love an audiobook. You do? I'm obsessed. In the bath. I love an audiobook. In the bath, sat there with a glass of wine, and I was going to say, I had a little tip-off, Amazon Music Unlimited, right? If you subscribe, you sign up, you get one full audiobook a month, plus your podcasts and all your music in one go. It's perfect. And you know, you're always walking the dogs, I keep saying, pop on an audiobook. Don't be on the phone gossiping to people. Listen to a little bit of Wuthering Heights as you're walking through Hyde Park. I don't gossip, please.

17:12Libby Brodie:I don't. Oh, please. It's the one thing you do more than drink.

17:17Alan Carr:You know what? That's one of the nicest things you've ever said to me. After a few glasses of these, I do sing Wuthering Heights at karaoke. You do.

17:24Libby Brodie:You did it with Amanda Holden that time, didn't you? It was amazing. It's me, Cathy.

17:30Alan Carr:Wuthering, wuthering, wuthering High teeth, please

17:33Libby Brodie:Okay, and you'll be pleased to know that version is not available on Amazon Music Unlimited yet Watch this space

17:42Alan Carr:But do you remember that book you got and you said, oh, what do you think of this book? And I said, oh, I couldn't oh, it was awful Yes, yeah, yeah And then I'd actually put a quote on the front saying I couldn't put it down I was like, what do you think of this book?

17:57Libby Brodie:No, you didn't say it's awful You said, oh, never heard of it, never read it. I said, that's interesting, because on the front cover, it says, A Gripping Read by Alan Carr. I was like, okay. I don't know. Yeah, well, listen, it's fine. But yeah, no, and I, yeah, like you said, bath, candle on, bath, pop on a little audio book, because I was always, like, scared of, like, dropping the book in the bath, so audio book. Send me a book, it's not a toaster.

18:26Alan Carr:Yeah, what about my Kindle? It's a Kindle. It's a Kindle. Thank you very much. Well, you know it's Valentine's Day coming up. I was thinking of Fingering and Fifty Shades of Grey. Oh, yes. Very nice. Good job. Well, I'm single. I mean, you're in a relationship. But I mean, I might just curl up on my sofa, you know, with a bottle of red and just read Fifty Shades of Grey. That's the only action I'm going to get.

18:49Libby Brodie:Do you like a romance novel?

18:51Alan Carr:Do you like to, like, lose yourself in that?

18:53Libby Brodie:Maybe this Valentine's?

18:55Alan Carr:Well, that's why I like Wuthering Heights, because, you know, Heathcliff, woof. I mean, who wouldn't let him if he's banging on your door? You'd let him in, wouldn't he? He's like, he's quite, isn't he?

19:05Libby Brodie:Yeah, yeah. He's sick. And if you're listening to it, especially on Valentine's, you could almost make out that they're talking to you. Do you know who that does for us?

19:13Alan Carr:I mean, I know I've been single for a while, but I've got to that stage where people on audiobooks are actually talking to me. And I'm like, Heathcliff. I mean, yes, it is sad I haven't got anyone on Valentine's Night, but I'm not falling in love with a fictional character. So tell you what, Lee, don't take my word for it. Listen to Wuthering Heights on your audiobook, go for a walk and get back to me. It will be a life changer.

19:41Libby Brodie:Yeah, and do you know what? I will say this wine pairs probably perfectly with it. It's bold, it's a classic, and it goes down easily.

19:49Alan Carr:Get lost in the drama of an audiobook on Amazon Music Unlimited. And if you haven't tried it already, then give it a go

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20:07Alan Carr:Do you need a fabulous fizz for your friends, Fortier? Are you looking for a naughty little number for a nightcap? Well, listen, we're here to help. Lee, what's the dilemma, love? The dilemma is this. It's from Sharon. Sharon!

20:22Libby Brodie:Not Sharon Stone. It's Sharon from Margate. Well, we don't. Margate. She might have moved to Margate. I've heard Margate is all the rage at the minute. Apparently.

20:30Alan Carr:Who was there recently? Madonna. Did you see it?

20:33Libby Brodie:Oh, well, I was going to go with Natalie Cassidy because I know that she went recently as well.

20:37Alan Carr:Oh, Clang. Do you want to pick that name up, love?

20:39Libby Brodie:Right, so the dilemma. Okay, Sharon from Margate. She's planning a very romantic Valentine's weekend this weekend.

20:48Alan Carr:Nice, Sharon

20:50Libby Brodie:For one Oh, Sharon Oh, Sharon So she's alone She's on her own What's a wine She wants to know That I can sip That still makes me feel sexy And sophisticated And like I haven't completely Given up on love I thought she was saying life No, love One that won't make me cry Into my corkscrew Sharon Firstly, I want to say this Got to sound like I was the old sport

21:16Alan Carr:Do you remember that? Sharon

21:20Alan Carr:The late, great Ozzy Osbourne. I know he's dead. And just to show that we do film these, these are topical.

21:29Alan Carr:So, Frenchie Pinot Noir. Frenchie, we've had Frolic. This must be the same kind of brand, isn't it?

21:34Libby Brodie:Frenchie, love it. All right.

21:36Alan Carr:Oh, yes. One of my favourite characters from Grease the Musical.

21:40Libby Brodie:All right, so this is Pinot Noir. Light, ruby and elegant in the glass. Red cherry, subtle raspberry and a hint of rose petals.

21:47Alan Carr:Rose petals, let me be the judge of that.

21:49Libby Brodie:Well, rose petals, very, very, very lovey, isn't it? Ooh, that's nice. It's a love letter in aroma form, apparently. She's soft, she is smooth, and with gentle tannins as red berries and just a whisper, whisper of spice. Velvety enough to feel indulgent without overwhelming and perfect for sipping solo to feel utterly fabulous. Now, Pinot Noir, as we know, We've done this with texture before. I think with Alicia we did this. I love this. I do love it. The lightness.

22:21Alan Carr:Do you know what? If that was a wine, it'd be George Clooney. That is a wine. That is a wine.

22:38Alan Carr:Oh my God.

22:45Alan Carr:No, if that was a person, is it? Oh, right, okay. So if... Oh, God. Now is not the time to hallucinate. Oh, it's nice. So that was a... You'd say it's George Clooney. I don't know what to say anymore. I'm paranoid about my words. No, but it's smooth. It's lovely. It's got no clack. It's so nice. And it's the lightness. And like I said, if Sharon went to bed with a glass of this, For me, that would be like going to bed with George Clooney.

23:15Libby Brodie:All right, let's move on. Sparkling rosé. This is the self-love sparkler. That's what they're calling it. Mirabeau. Oh, lovely stuff. We love a mirabeau, don't we? So this is pale pink and bubbly and it's practically winking at you, it says. Here we go. Get the... Nice. Strawberries with a hint of citrus and a rose petal or two. This is light. It's crisp. It's effervescent with playful bubbles that make you grin. Apparently, she's flirty. She's fun. She's uplifting. perfect for toasting your own fabulousness and dancing around your living room in your PJs. This is basically Sharon going, do you know what?

23:51Libby Brodie:I don't need anyone. I don't need a relationship. I've got a nice glass and this is what it is. Let's have a taste, all right? So we've had the Pinot Noir. We're moving on to the Sparkling Rosé. What are you thinking about that? That's nice. These are both really nice. What I will say is, and this is my own personal preference, and Sharon, you can go against this. No, I'm here to help. She's asked us. All right, don't get violent. All right, chill out. I don't think I could last the night on that. It's like a starter drink. It's like a few glasses and then that's it. It's not something that I want to sustain.

24:27Libby Brodie:She wants to last the night. She wants it. It's a night. It's a full day. She don't want a date where she just meets someone and goes, oh, one drink. See you later. I've got plans. She wants someone that will last the night. And this is what we're looking for in wine form. You know she's by herself.

24:41Alan Carr:You know she's talking to an imaginary lover. No, this is what I mean. We want it in wine form. Yes, this is delish. But I think that for me is a bit of me. And I just love it. It's the right side of the floor. I can't stand it when it's like you've stuck your head in a rose bush. Yeah. Okay, well, let's see how this gets on. So this is Chianti Classico.

25:01Libby Brodie:What is Classico? What Classico? What's that? So Classico, apparently, and this is very interesting, but take home for you is, if it says Classico, It's like the OG vineyard. So the Classico, this comes from the vineyard that it was originally in. And what's happened is it's become very popular that it's gone over to other vineyards nearby. But this is the original. So if it says Classico on the bottle, you're like, oh my God. Do you know what I mean? That's the best place, is it? Yeah, like you know when someone does a song? Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now. She's the Classico. But if someone does a cover of it, Rufus Wainwright.

25:37Libby Brodie:It ain't a classico. Although we love Rufus Wayne. Yeah, we do love Rufus. I love him so much. So a Chianti, very good with food. Think Hannibal Lecter. Everyone thinks of Hannibal Lecter with Chianti, don't they? Oh, come on.

25:50Alan Carr:Food, food. He ate people.

25:51Libby Brodie:Do you know why I once did a monologue ad, Ron?

25:53Alan Carr:You're just papering over that. I did a monologue ad. When you think of nice food, you think of Hannibal Lecter. No, you don't.

26:00Libby Brodie:He's a cannibal. But I never said nice food. I said Chianti, you think of Hannibal Lecter, and he paired it with food. sure those foods may have been people but each to their own let's not be picky yeah let's not judge people i once did a monologue at a drama festival where i did a hannibal lectern monologue it was my first ever drama festival there was about 20 people in it i came third i was really thrilled i was like oh my god i've placed i got a trophy we get in the car i said mom what did you think She went, you reminded me more of Mr Bean. Never forgotten that. But this, yeah, is a Chianti.

26:36Alan Carr:Was you in the gurney? Did you do the proper?

26:39Libby Brodie:Did you have the mask on? I just kind of like didn't blink. I thought not blinking is a real good thing. Yeah, Hannibal Lecter hated blinking. I know, thank you.

26:47Alan Carr:That's the reason I disliked him.

26:50Libby Brodie:So this is great with food. Apparently it pairs very well. Here we go. Wait, which one was it? It's this one, isn't it? I can already tell because that looks lighter. So this is full-bodied. Hannibal Lecter would like that. He would. No.

27:05Alan Carr:Can I be honest? I like all three.

27:09Libby Brodie:They're all really nice. Do you know what I would do? If I was Sharon, I'm going to say this. This is rogue because we're meant to pick one, but I genuinely mean this. If I was Sharon, I would start with the sparkling rosé, I'd move on to a Pinot Noir, and I'd finish. With a nice... Why don't you have a foursome? You've got these three and Sharon. You could have like... Yeah. All three, you know?

27:31Alan Carr:Rosé to start. Have a Frenchie for a little bit. Mmm. And then a Chianti to finish off. Finish yourself off, Sharon, with a Chianti. Remember to always drink responsibly. Go to drinkaware.co.uk for more info. Lots of love, Sharon.

27:49Libby Brodie:You know what? We're your Valentines.

27:52Alan Carr:I hope you like threesomes.

27:53Libby Brodie:Bottoms up.

27:58Alan Carr:The last time our guest was on, she filled us full of festive fizz and cheer. Well, now it's Valentine's Day. Is love in the air? Let's find out. It's Libby Brody. Hi. Oh, thanks, guys.

28:12Libby Brodie:You're like our seasonal, you know, we've got Valentine's, Christmas.

28:17Lee Peart:Easter next.

28:17Libby Brodie:Battle of the Boy. Pancake Tuesday. Love it.

28:21Lee Peart:Get a little port in there with pancakes. Bit of Riesling. Do you have pork with pancakes? Yeah, if you've got like a chocolate spread on your pancake and you have like a ruby pork, something fruitiness with it. But anyway, we're talking about Valentine's Day now. Yes, yes. So I'll get pouring, shall I?

28:35Libby Brodie:Well, yeah. Can I just say, already love this rose that you've brought along. Are you, I don't want to get too personal, but what's your Valentine's looking like? Are you in a relationship, Libby?

28:45Lee Peart:I am in a relationship. I don't really care that much about Valentine's Day. Any excuse to eat nice food and drink nice wine, obviously. So I think he's off skiing and I'm hanging out with a friend and we're doing like a self-love day.

28:57Libby Brodie:Are you doing Galentines?

28:59Lee Peart:We're doing Galentines. We're going to do like manifest boards and drink wine and go for a long walk and stuff. So that'd be quite nice.

29:04Alan Carr:So what would you say to anyone who's grabbing the lube on Valentine's Day?

29:08Lee Peart:Lube can be quite romantic, I feel.

29:11Libby Brodie:Shall we explain what he means for the purpose of people not watching and listening? Oh, yes.

29:17Lee Peart:That might be important. So I went with first dance with a Alan. Oh, that's a podcast bit.

29:23Libby Brodie:Alan is talking about the brand. Is it pronounced lube? L 'Aube. L 'Aube. L 'Aube, yes.

29:30Lee Peart:So this is a romantic rosé to kick us off about. Romantic rosé. It's by L 'Aube and it's called Love. Love by L 'Aube. So very on brand. And loads of people, you buy rosé really with your eyes. People love the colour and everyone thinks it's a dry, provence rosé. It's so true. You do buy it in your eyes. I love that.

29:47Alan Carr:I love that. People do rosé with the eye. And when they come to the table, and if it's not that salmon pink,

29:53Lee Peart:I'm like, get away, get away. It's so popular. It's a great PR job, to be honest, but so popular. And it was invented only in the 1980s by a woman called Régine Soumier. Rosé itself. Pale rosé. So the only thing that gives a colour to any wine is the juices contact with the skins. So all this means is this wine has spent very little time in contact with the skins.

30:14Libby Brodie:Yes.

30:15Lee Peart:And in Provence, they made a darker rosé traditionally. and then Regine Sommier she bought a press from Champagne really delicately pressing the grapes and created and launched in 1985 this pale side of Provence and the predominantly men guys who sort of made the rules wouldn't accept her into the appellation because they said her rosés were too pale and it would never catch on it would never get put but so

30:37Libby Brodie:isn't it funny men as ever just dismissing the opinion no it's true

30:42Lee Peart:it's true but you know who's laughing now she's still a winemaker the pale Provence rosé is everywhere.

30:49Libby Brodie:But can I ask, if the skin is in contact longer and the colour therefore changes and it's darker, does the flavour change? Or is it just a psychological thing of you looking at the colour?

31:01Lee Peart:Loads of people think it makes it sweeter. It doesn't. Colour has nothing to do with sweetness. It will give you more grip. Because the other thing, apart from colour, that the grape skins have is tannin. And that's that grippy stuff, which is why white wines, don't really put them on the skins for very long, just press it in the juice. have no tannin. And red wines, loads of punchdowns with the skins. They have that drying sensation in your tongue and gums. That's the tannin. That's really good for meat and stuff. So if you've got more skin contact, like, you know, Tava Rose are quite dark. They're generally quite grippy, quite good with food, therefore.

31:31Lee Peart:But I mean, Rose all day.

31:32Libby Brodie:But what I'm saying is like, let's say I'm looking at this and I go, oh my God, Pale Rose, love it. Is there a world where that Rose would taste exactly the same, but be a darker color because of the skin contact, but still tastes pretty much the same.

31:48Lee Peart:It'll taste pretty much the same because of the grapes used, but it will change. Any small tweak in winemaking is going to change the wine, which is why they will decide to press this wine and macerate it for a certain amount of time. They'll have experimented and this is exactly what they want to create. But I mean, the flavors will judge. It'll be peachy, it'll be strawberry. I once did wine take, judging, I was judging competition, I think I did 88 rosés in one sitting, which is bloody tough because only so many times you can say peach, strawberry, watermelon. Yeah, of course.

32:17Libby Brodie:We've done that when it wasn't a competition. Really?

32:19Lee Peart:Just for one? Did you get through 88?

32:22Alan Carr:Yeah. And we were both winners.

32:24Libby Brodie:No.

32:24Alan Carr:Now, for me, this is just, if it starts getting darker than this, I'm like, if the man brings it to the table, I go, oh, no, no, have you got anything lighter?

32:33Libby Brodie:But this is my point.

32:35Alan Carr:It's refreshing and so lovely.

32:37Libby Brodie:My point is, I guess what I'm getting at is, is that psychological? Is that us going, I want pale? and really if it was darker, I would still enjoy it as much. But it's a psychological thing of me going, that pale rosé there is like, if that's dark, I go, oh no, but I don't even give it a chance.

32:57Lee Peart:Give it a chance. Try a tavel rosé or like a bandol, you know, that sort of like deeper colours. They'll still be dry. It should be still dry and crisp. Dry is the thing for me. I need these to be dry.

33:07Libby Brodie:But it's psychological. We go pale rosé, pale, pale, pale.

33:10Lee Peart:But you know what you're getting. That's the thing, right? You know what you're getting. You know if a tale it's going to be crisp.

33:14Alan Carr:We have Echo Falls with GK Barry. Echo Falls. Why? Yeah. And where do you stand on Echo Falls? Very far away from it.

33:29Alan Carr:As far away as possible. Yeah, I found it quite, yeah. I lost a lot of veneer.

33:37Lee Peart:Yes. It's both cloying and harsh. Yeah. All the things you want from a wine. Clawing.

33:43Libby Brodie:And harsh.

33:44Lee Peart:Shall we, can we neck these back and go?

33:46Libby Brodie:So yeah, so go on. So you've got this, I've already been drinking it. It's delicious.

33:50Lee Peart:I know, sorry, I've been sipping away. Cheers, guys. But this is the romantic option, right? And also, if someone's cooking for you, if you're lucky enough to have someone else cooking for you and you've got to bring a bottle.

33:57Alan Carr:I'm messy.

33:59Lee Peart:Like, then rosé is a great, like, catch-all wine because it's got the acidity and it's got the berry notes. So no matter what they're cooking, it could be a curry, it could be steak, it could be sushi. if they're cooking sushi, impressive, but also don't cook it. And this is a perfect wine for that.

34:15Libby Brodie:Okay, so that rosé, like, because it's Valentine's, you want to go a little bit up a level. That's very romantic rosé if you're going a little treat. Because around how much would that retail at?

34:24Lee Peart:It's about£18,£19. So it's like an elevated, elevate the meal.

34:28Libby Brodie:But you know, it's going to be a really good, it's such a nice rosé, that. It's so nice. So that's a little treat. That's a little, yeah.

34:33Lee Peart:And that's the elegant romantic. Now we're going for seduction. You know, it's the evening, the candles are lit. It didn't take you long to go up a gear. It certainly doesn't. It certainly doesn't.

34:44Libby Brodie:So this is when you've possibly had your meal. Is that right?

34:49Lee Peart:Yeah. Or maybe you're serving the main course.

34:52Alan Carr:You're in the restaurant and you've said, I only live around the corner. Do you want to maybe pop by?

34:56Libby Brodie:Pop by for a little coffee?

34:59Alan Carr:A little passamento.

35:01Lee Peart:A little passamento. What's it called? So this is Italian red, because I think Italians are just sexy, aren't they? There's something very seductive. Where's the calendar? Where's the calendar? So Pasqua is the producer. I love them. They've never let me down. And this is their Passione Sentimento. And this is actually, for those people who are watching rather than just listening, the label is actually the graffiti from Romeo and Juliet's balcony in Verona. So it's the finita region. And it's all about love and romance. And the way it's made is as good as you liking this.

35:34Alan Carr:That is so good. It's so smooth and so gorgeous. what grape's that

35:39Lee Peart:okay I'm going to surprise you oh no it's something I've said

35:42Alan Carr:that I don't like

35:43Lee Peart:it's predominantly Merlot with some Corvina I know but I don't like a Merlot

35:48Libby Brodie:but I think this is this is what I mean I think we just see words and get our like like I used to say ABC anything but Chardonnay I just think we're now like it's all about

36:00Lee Peart:there's only 10 ,000 grapes out there you know it's all about experimenting and putting away your preconceived ideas of the bad shit that you drank when you were a student because you all drank that. And then we went, oh, God, no.

36:12Libby Brodie:And typically maybe, you know, when I was in my 20s, I'd see a Merlot that might be like five or six quid in a supermarket. I'd be like, oh, I'll get that because, you know, I was skinned.

36:20Lee Peart:Sideways buggered Merlot, didn't it? Yeah, I drew it with the film Sideways.

36:24Alan Carr:Oh, we should watch that. It's a classic film. Merlot got a kick in with that film.

36:28Lee Peart:Yeah, and it dropped, I think, international sales by like 5 % or more just went down because then this wine guy in Sideways goes, I'm not drinking any fucking Merlot. and people stopped drinking it. But actually, it's a beautiful grape. And what makes this one, I think, in a way better and smoother and richer is the way they made it. So it's a method called a passamento. What does that mean? And it sounds sexy. But basically, they pick the grapes and they dry them out in like these wooden boxes. So they lose about 30%, 40 % of their water and that concentrates the sugars and that means it concentrates the booze as well.

37:02Lee Peart:So it tends to be slightly richer, more concentrated, smoother, richer, boozier. It's like an Amarone, but this is like a baby Amarone. Yes, I was going to say it has an Amarone. It's the same way of making the grape, but this is much more affordable. This is only, I think, about 13, 14 pounds.

37:17Alan Carr:Oh my God, I love it, don't you? That is just so drinkable. Because if you've met someone in a bar and they come home to your house and then you give them a glass of that, they are already going to stay all night. And imagine this, okay? I'm like, Libby, I'm going, yeah. And I'm like, oh, would you like a little bit more

37:35Libby Brodie:of this pesimento. Oh, have you noticed the label? It's actually the graffiti from the Romeo and Juliet balcony. Would that give you the ick, do you think? No, my nipples just got hard.

37:45Lee Peart:You're just saying that to me.

37:46Libby Brodie:Oh my God, and my panties have dropped.

37:48Lee Peart:I'm just like, oh, hello. Pour me another glass.

37:52Libby Brodie:Yeah, and then all of a sudden it's like...

37:54Alan Carr:Yeah, yeah, no, that's... Lee, thank you. We've told you about this in the office. You're on your second warning.

38:07Libby Brodie:ring ring hey child because we had we had earlier a little bit of a we had a pinot noir which i loved um in the dilemmas but this feels like in between of a pinot noir and a malbec which we love so in between that it's not too heavy but it's slightly more depth than a pinot noir yeah

38:26Lee Peart:it's got that light it's got that lightness of touch to it that beautiful bright berry fruit going on, but it's got that underlying seductive depth. That's so nice. So that's my seduction option. Are you both seduced? Would you feel seduced?

38:37Alan Carr:My clothes are off.

38:40Lee Peart:Amazing. Everyone rushes to the YouTube immediately.

38:42Libby Brodie:But my concern is, right, you've got the romance. Yeah. You've got the seduction. Yeah. Where else is there to go?

38:48Alan Carr:Well, okay. First base, second base. What is this? That's what I mean. This is my slutty white. Oh.

38:57Libby Brodie:That used to be my Grindr username.

39:01Lee Peart:then you're gonna love this this is actually i need to knock this back but um so this is a viognier probably the sexiest lattiest of the grapes it's known as a white uh wine for red wine lovers because it's typically quite full-bodied again quite boozy i feel like if i was a grape i might be a bit viognier because it's full-bodied it's boozy it's quite aromatic It's got all its like floral notes and stuff, but it hasn't got the sort of like harsh acidity or anything like that. It's a sort of a red wine, like a white wine. So it is fresh because it is a white wine, but it's definitely got a little generosity to it again.

39:39Lee Peart:Oh, yeah. Flamboyant. It's a flamboyant wine. It's flamboyant. It's like a flamingo. So it's very perfumed. It's very, it basically is like drinking perfume in a way, but that's why it's a bit slutty in it. It's a bit out there. It's a bit open. It's a bit, hello, hi, enjoy me. A serious wine. Why is it slutty? Why is it so? Because it's heavily perfumed. It's really obvious. It's really full-bodied. It's quite boozy. It's quite... It's got... People say that... It's a good time girl. It's a good time girl. It's floral. It doesn't hide itself.

40:07Libby Brodie:It's like, here I am. Take me for what I am.

40:10Lee Peart:I mean, it's not like cheap or anything, you know. And it's got skills. It's a tart with a heart, I think, if we're going to go with that tart with a heart.

40:17Alan Carr:Let's just make D 'Avantise if she was a wine.

40:20Lee Peart:Yes.

40:21Alan Carr:I got that the right way around. Yes. Yes.

40:23Lee Peart:If she was... Yeah. If that was a wine... It would be... It would be a wine. It would be a wine. I thought it was so good. But yeah, and yeah, so that's kind of why I think it's a bit of a... And also, it's quite oily. It can be quite oily, depending on where... It's got that slightly oily mouthfeel. I did a series, actually, called Boozy and the Beast with a rugby player, and he said... That's a great name. Thank you.

40:47Alan Carr:Who was a rugby player?

40:48Lee Peart:A guy called Robin Boot, who I actually knew from uni, and he was called Booty for more than one reason. and he likened Vionnet to sucking off a mechanic. Like that kind of like oiliness in the mouth, which admittedly did actually make the cut. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

40:59Alan Carr:Back off, back off. Do, do, do. He sucked off a mechanic.

41:04Lee Peart:I don't know if he himself, well actually, why is he called Booty and is he single?

41:08Alan Carr:Because it's Valentine's, I love a rugby player. Should I set you up with Booty? Yeah, he's a rugby player.

41:12Lee Peart:He's a big, hairy rugby player. Yeah. Say Booty, me Goofy. I'll give him a call after this.

41:19Libby Brodie:You'll give him a booty call.

41:21Lee Peart:Robin McCall.

41:23Libby Brodie:Now Libby as you know you've been here before you know that we like to give our listeners and our viewers some take home info and we can't answer them so we're getting you to these are some questions that have been sent in for you my lovely lovely Libby this is from Sophie Randall my lovely lovely Libby

41:41Alan Carr:I know it's a Valentine's Day special we'll just get to the questions Sophie Randall Sophie Randall

41:46Libby Brodie:full name she's planning a Valentine's Day dinner and I usually go for something sweet but my partner loves dry wines. This is what we were talking about, wasn't it? I feel like, how do I pick something we'll both enjoy without it being a disaster? Where does Sophie meet in the middle?

42:03Lee Peart:Well, firstly, I'm wondering about the terms she's using. A lot of people say to sommeliers in restaurants, oh, I don't like a dry wine. Most wines are dry. What they mean is they don't like that grippy, drying effect of the tannins. The clack, is that a technical term? Yeah, the clack. Is that the acidity? I'm bringing sexy clack. Sissy is the juiciness, tannins, the drying effect across your gums and stuff from the red rice. So loads of people say, I don't want a dry wine. But actually most wines are dry, so they're just mixing up the terms there. So I'm wondering if she says she actually likes a sweet wine, is she honestly just drinking Sauternes and dessert wines the whole time?

42:40Lee Peart:I'd find that... Because I would say with the Viognier that I'm currently tasting,

42:43Libby Brodie:it's slightly sweet.

42:44Lee Peart:Yeah, it's got that...

42:45Libby Brodie:But is it not dry?

42:47Lee Peart:It's technically a dry wine, but it's got the sweetness from the aromatics and the fruit and it is a very perfumed so it makes it but it would technically be a dry wine so i'm gonna say that what she's saying is she doesn't actually drink sautern all day and he so i think she probably means like an off dry or a sweeter wine so a viognier is a great option as you sort of identified just then so you meet in the middle you meet in the middle or something like a pinot gris or as the wines from alsace in france they have that roundness that softness that um aromatic note like a guvetsdraminer or i think a pinot gris would be perfect for this that's got that sweet feel to it but it's not actually a sugar-filled

43:26Libby Brodie:sweet can i just ask what's the difference between a pinot gris and a pinot grigio one of them is

43:33Lee Peart:drinkable um so okay so they are both they're actually the same grape it's exactly the same grape um Pinot Grigio comes from Italy and it's just a stylistic change and Pinot Gris is very well known in Alsace in France New Zealand makes amazing Pinot Gris we've planted There's a Pinot Gris in the UK. So it's really like a stylistic difference. So Pinot Grigio is watery. Like it's very thin. You don't like it? I don't like it. I'd rather just have a water. I don't understand it. I'm like, why would anyone have a Pinot Grigio? I love a Pinot Grigio. Why? It's just like water. Have an appetizer. Have some Evian.

44:17Lee Peart:I mean, I just don't. Anyway, that's just me. I've tried to find a Pinot Grigio that excites me. I just don't find them exciting.

44:24Libby Brodie:Oh, thank you, Libby.

44:25Lee Peart:My pleasure, guys. Thank you so much. I hope you have beautiful Valentine's Days.

44:29Alan Carr:Libby Brody, everyone. If you've enjoyed this episode of Bottoms Up, then join us next week for more intelligent insight and more irresistible bottles of wine.

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