Olly Smith's Drink Tank

About this original series

Category
Food & Drink
# Episodes
10 episodes
Rating
TV-UN

Episodes of Olly Smith's Drink Tank

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  Stickies
  
  Salutations Drink Tankers! This week, it's all about stickies. Sweet wine rocks! Get your chops around it, unleash your sweet tooth and let it burrow deep into the world of sticky wine. Pudding a go-go!
  - Release date
    
    Jan 17, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    03:29
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  Savoury Classics
  
  Modern wines are fruity, but what if you want a dose of classic, savoury, earthy booze? Here's how to hunt for a truffly dose of old school vino with which to woo the heart of a classicist.
  - Release date
    
    Dec 21, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    04:22
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  Blends
  
  Why do winemakers blend grapes? Is it like a recipe that brings out more than the sum of its parts? Yes, more or less. Here's what happens when different grape varieties are brought together to chant in harmony like a Boy Band jacked-up uranium. Unleash the blends with this new episode of Olly Smith's Drink Tank!
  - Release date
    
    Dec 21, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    04:25
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  Low Alcohol Wines
  
  This is the apex of low-alcohol vino. Some wines are lower in booze content - which is perfect for lunchtime sipping, or to make the evening last all night... bring it on!
  - Release date
    
    Dec 21, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    04:07
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  Fizz
  
  Bubbles make the world seem lighter. Fact. But its not all Champagne: theres English fizz, Italian Prosecco, Spanish Cava and sparkling wines from everywhere. In the name of love, lets pop em.
  - Release date
    
    Apr 1, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    04:14
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  Food Matches
  
  Recipes are the blueprints for secrets that will take you to a vortex of pleasure, intrigue, stimulation, sharing and nourishment. The matrix of possible food combinations are endless. Add Wine and Drinks into the mix as the fourth dimension to any dish and you are on the verge of extreme ecstasy and in serious danger of plunging headlong into the whirl of multiple gastrorgasms. In its simplest form, two distinct flavours ignite a spark which blooms and multiplies into a richer dimension of dy...
  - Release date
    
    Apr 1, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    03:32
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  Fortified Wine
  
  Fortified wines may not be the height of fashion but if you are a bit wine-savvy, you can pick up some of the greatest wines in the world for a song. Watch this new episode of Olly Smith's Drink Tank to learn about some of the best value vino around.
  - Release date
    
    Apr 1, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    04:00
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  Zinging Whites
  
  When chilled white wines are crisp and zinging to the max, their power to invigorate is unsurpassed. A single sip can feel like an electric eel down your trouser-leg. These are wines that shriek, yell and sing of freshness, crispness and ping. Let's take a closer look!
  - Release date
    
    Apr 1, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    05:41
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  Spicy Reds
  
  When there's a nip in the air, don't reach for your scarf and boots, reach for a dose of red red. Some grape varieties are spicy enough to warm the nose of a Polar Bear and melt a snowman with one sip. Lets heat it up! This week Olly looks at some exotic red wines from different parts of the world, including Argentina, Spain, France and New Zealand.
  - Release date
    
    Feb 26, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    05:15
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  Aromatic Wines
  
  In this first episode of Olly Smith's Drink Tank, Olly gives his nose a nice niff of some very flavoursome wines.
  - Release date
    
    Feb 18, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    03:55