Olly is a uniquely enthusiastic British TV presenter, wine expert, foodie and journalist. He's best known for his super wine matches to dishes cooked on BBC 1's Saturday Kitchen. Olly also writes for the Daily Mail Magazine and Sainsbury's Magazine respectively. Olly's brand new wine app is now available to download, and a great app it is too! (I spent my pocket money on it, and it's worth it!)
After a long day of tastings, what drink do you kick back and relax with?
I love tea! I'm particularly loving Wuyi Big red Robe and Iron Arhat teas at the moment which I sourced from Jing, delightfully pure, complex and as thrilling as fine wine.
If you were a grape variety, what would you be, and why?
Great question! No-one has ever asked me that one. I'm stumped. I've always thought of myself as a bit of a bouncy type so I guess anything that goes into bubbly.
Briefly describe the best restaurant experience you've had recently.
It was in my own wine bar and restaurant The Glass House on board the cruise ship Azura when I spent an afternoon tasting wine with Ronnie Corbett. What a tremendous fellow. He should be Prime Minister. (Good plug there Olly!)
In your opinion, which are the most underrated and overrated wines in the marketplace?
Muscadet is still underrated for crisp refreshing whites, German wines in general are worth looking into - some outstanding Rieslings, overrated I guess is anything you've paid too much for that hasn't totally delighted you. You don't necessarily need to spend a fortune to enjoy decent wine. Have a crack at Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Albariño 2009 for £6.99, it's a white with bracing crispness and a subtle peachy twist. Love it.
What is your earliest wine memory?
It's an empty wine bottle that I got busy with as a toddler on a camping holiday with the family. I vaguely remember thinking it was a cool piece of kit and there are photos of me transfixed by it.
Desert island wine pairing?
Keep it simple, crab and Viognier, scallops and Grüner Veltiner, steak and Malbec. Happy days.
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