Wine Times

About Wine Times

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 (http://www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk/) www.drinkaware.co.uk (http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

The Times

Category

arts · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Oct 2021

Latest episode

28 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

65 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Jun 2025

   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 joined in Brighton by local chef Sophie Taverner, where they discover the perfect paring for battered cod, chips and mushy peas - is it English sparkling, Spanish white wine, or sherry (yes, really)? Wine 1 - NV Harrow & Hope Brut Reserve No.8, Marlow, Buckinghamshire ,England Wine 2 - 2023 Heredad Chavarri Albariño Rías Baixas, Spain Wine 3 - NV Delicado Fino Sherry, Jerez, Spain All wines are available from The Sunday Times Wine Club Photo of Will Lyons, Charlotte Ivers and Sophie Tavener - credit-Tim Allen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   21 Jun 2025

   A rainy day picnic with white wine and rosé

   Wine critics Will Lyons and Charlotte Ivers sample rosé, Rioja, and French white wine during an indoor picnic, adapting to unpredictable weather and enjoying summertime flavors.

3. 

   14 Jun 2025

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

   Restaurant critics Charlotte Ivers and Giles Coren join wine critic Will Lyons and Esther Walker to discuss the challenges of writing about food and wine while sampling champagne, chianti, and chardonnay with fish roe pasta in this interview episode.

Who has been a guest on Wine Times

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Giles Coren
• Thomas Delaney-Bachelder
• Mary Delaney-Bachelder
• Alexis Conran
• Chef Leonard Swan

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.4 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 16 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

20

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

31

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