Susie & Peter / Podcast Episodes  / Season Seven / Our WINES OF THE YEAR (2025)

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Plenty of treats in this show!

Because not only are we announcing our Wines of the Year – we’re also launching a HUGE giveaway to celebrate Wine Blast topping ONE MILLION DOWNLOADS.

It’s a major milestone for the pod so we wanted to say thanks for making it possible.

Up for grabs are prizes worth more than £1,000 – from a set of Jancis Robinson Original wine glasses and decanter to a Coravin Limited Edition Hermitage Timeless 6+ to a case of grower champagnes from iDealwine, books from Academie du Vin Library and an annual Decanter subscription plus VIP tickets to the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter in either NYC or London. Wow!!

More details, including what you have to do to enter, are in the show and also on our Wine Blast One Million Giveaway page.

You may also find this link to our Speakpipe audio message service useful.

Also in the show, we recap on the wine year that was, culminating in our Guess the Missing Word in the Wine Headline. We hear from you guys, answering the odd question along the way. 

Finally, we reveal our Wines of the Year – featuring some real bargains, eye-openers and downright barnstormers. Trust us, you’ll want to check these out. More below.

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Wine Blast One Million Giveaway

Please click here to access all the information our Wine Blast One Million Giveaway.

By way of brief recap, here are the prizes up for grabs:

  • A set of six Jancis Robinson Original wine glasses and a Mature Wine Decanter, courtesy of the Richard Brendon Studio (RRP £408)
  • A Limited Edition Hermitage Coravin Timeless Six+ (RRP £399.99)
  • Five bottles of grower champagne (worth c. €300) together with a further €100 voucher to top up the case, courtesy of iDealwine (approx €400)
  • Bespoke Academie du Vin Library book bundle including a signed copy of Hugh Johnson’s The Story of Wine (worth £270)
  • A year’s subscription to Decanter magazine plus Premium online (worth £183), together with two VIP (Grand Tasting) tickets to either the London Fine Wine Encounter (7th Nov 2026, worth £310) or the New York Fine Wine Encounter (6th June 2024, worth $450)

So what do you need to do to be in with a chance of winning?

Tell us what your favourite Wine Blast episode is, and why.

Alternatively, tell us about a wine topic you’d like us to cover on the pod, and why.

Entries ideally by audio or video clip (MAX 60 seconds, nearer 30 better). Send it to us via Speakpipe or social media (see links below).

Over 18s only. Deadline 31st January 2026. Winners chosen at random. Good luck!

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You can send us a video via Instagram – here’s our profile: @SusieandPeter

Or just click the Speakpipe link below, record your winning entry, and boom, it’s done!


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Our WINES OF THE YEAR

This is a list of wines that have seriously impressed us for one reason or another this year, and which we’d highly recommend.

This is a generalised listing because we don’t want to issue any spoilers for the show.

On the show, we announce the following: Value Wine of the Year, Leftfield Wine of the Year, Fizz of the Year, Producer of the Year, Red Wine of the Year, Rosé Wine of the Year and Wine of the Year.

We’ve added indicative pricing and a recommended retailer for the UK. Apologies for those of you not in the UK – but you can always use Wine Searcher to find local listings. Please do check vintages and prices before you buy.

Sparkling

White

  • Errázuriz Gran Reserva Chardonnay 2023, Chile (from £8.63, Tesco, Waitrose)
  • The Wine Society White Rioja 2022, Spain (£9.75, The Wine Society)
  • Casa Marin Cipreses Sauvignon Blanc 2024, Chile (£24, KWM Wines)
  • Sandridge Barton Sonny 2022, England (£27, Sandridge Barton)
  • Rouvalis Roditis Single Vineyard Katarachi 2022, Greece (£32, Maltby & Greek)
  • Château de Plaisance Anjou Ronceray 2022, France (£33.95, Lea & Sandeman)
  • Ridge Grenache Blanc 2024, USA (£42, The Wine Society)
  • Eulogio Pomares Parcelo en Aios Albariño 2023, Spain

Rosé

  • G de Galoupet Rosé 2024, France (£18.50+, Waitrose)
  • Markovitis Xinomavro Rosé 2023, Greece (£23, Forest Wines)
  • Cloudy Bay Pelorus Rosé NV, New Zealand (£25+, Majestic, Ocado)
  • López de Haro Classica Gran Reserva Rioja Rosado 2013, Spain (£37, The Wine Society)

Red

  • Djuce Juicy Red Organic 2021, Austria (£8.75 per can, Vin Can Can)
  • Albert Glas Pinot Noir 2023, Germany (£9.50, Co-op)
  • Algueira Mencia de Añada 2024, Spain (£17.79, Strictly Wine)
  • Memoira Colpetrone Montefalco Sagrantino, Italy (£20, Waitrose)
  • Ricardelle de Lautrec Syrah Nature 2023, France (£20.53, Whelehans Wines)
  • Yann Chave Le Rouvre Crozes Hermitage 2023, France (£32.92, Vinatis)
  • Fogwell Syrah 2023, South Africa (£42, The Wine Society)
  • VIK A Cabernet Nouveau, Chile
  • Zafeirakis Limniona Young Vineyards 2021, Greece
  • Casa Marin Miramar Syrah 2015, Chile
  • Veronica Ortega Cáreo 2023, Spain
  • Domaine Aurélien Chatagnier Saint Joseph Zélée 2023, France

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