Jancis Robinson talks wine with actor and comedian Adrian Edmondson

Uncork a bottle, reveal a person… Jancis Robinson recommends wine to actor and comedian Adrian Edmondson.

Jancis Robinson is on a festive mission to recommend wine to famous guests. The key is to find wines that match her guest's personality - both their public persona and more private self. After all, wines are a bit like people - some are bold and fruity, some elegant and refined; you’ll get aging smoothies and sharp young things. But what will she recommend to someone who was the hell-raising Vyvian in The Young Ones, performed punk music on folk instruments in The Bad Shepherds, has been in Star Wars and supports Exeter City?

What follows is a lively conversation about wine and personality – about a person’s taste, their passions and opinions. On the way we’ll learn a lot about wine - about tasting, and style, about balance, acid and tannin; about winemaking and winemakers.

Jancis and Adrian were drinking...

(Felix Solis) Vega Roja Tempranillo/Shiraz 2017 Vino de la Tierra Castilla (13%) £3.89 - "...light fresh red that's not over-sweetened or overripe. Sets a benchmark for really low-priced wines. Perfect for parties."

Sottimano Nebbiolo 2015 Langhe, PIedmont Italy (14%) £19.75 - "...a baby Barbaresco from younger, 15 year old, vines. Nebbiolo is the grape, Langhe the name of the hills where Barolo and Barbaresco are grown."

(Concha y Toro) Tesco Finest Limarí Valley Chardonnay 2017, Chile (13.5%) £10 - Pacific cooled new-ish region that produces wines that are so much better value than white Burgundy."

Produced in Bristol by James Cook and Melvin Rickarby