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WineAlive’s hosts are now on @wine-alive.com on YouTube giving seasonal recommendations for wines, drinks and cocktails.
Watch Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey’s 2025 series of videos giving recommendations for Summer and Autumn Sipping, followed by Susy Atkins who joins Oz for the Christmas Sipping series.

Make it an English Sparkling Summer: Summer Sipping with Oz Clarke & Tom Surgey

Posted in Recommendations, Summer Sipping. On August 11, 2026. By Clare Malec.

In ‘Make it an English Sparkling Summer’ wine experts Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey ask “why is England now so...

Smart Summer Wine-based Cocktails: Summer Sipping – Oz Clarke & Tom Surgey

Posted in Recommendations, Summer Sipping. On August 6, 2026. By Clare Malec.

It’s cocktail hour and in ‘Smart Summer Wine-based Cocktails’ Tom Surgey mixes cocktails for Oz Clarke using interesting wines instead...

Love Albariño Day with Rías Baixas: Summer Sipping – Oz Clarke & Tom Surgey

Posted in Recommendations, Summer Sipping. On July 30, 2026. By Clare Malec.

In the latest @wine-alive YouTube episode ‘Love Albariño Day with Rías Baixas’, Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey give a mini...

It’s Rosé Season! Summer Sipping with Oz Clarke & Tom Surgey

Posted in Recommendations, Summer Sipping. On July 16, 2026. By Clare Malec.

Summer must mean it’s rosé season and Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey are out in the garden to taste three...

New Wave Summer Softs: Summer Sipping with Oz Clarke & Tom Surgey

Posted in Recommendations, Summer Sipping. On July 13, 2026. By Clare Malec.

Looking for a non-alcoholic drink that’s exciting, interesting and ‘adult’? Tom Surgey, non-alcoholic drinks specialist is joined by wine expert...

Reach for Cava this Summer: Summer Sipping with Oz Clarke & Tom Surgey

Posted in Recommendations, Summer Sipping. On July 2, 2026. By Clare Malec.

In the second 2026 Summer Sipping episode, Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey encourage you to reach for Cava this summer....

Celebrate English Wine Week: Summer Sipping with Oz Clarke & Tom Surgey

Posted in Recommendations, Summer Sipping. On June 19, 2026. By Clare Malec.

It’s time to Celebrate English Wine Week (20th June to 28th June 2026) with Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey as...

Sauvignon Blanc for Springtime – Spring Sipping with Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey

Posted in Food & Drink, Recommendations, Spring Sipping. On April 28, 2026. By Clare Malec.

In ‘Sauvignon Blanc for Springtime’ Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey taste Yealands Wines to celebrate International Sauvignon Blanc Day on...

Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG – Spring Sipping with Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey

Posted in Food & Drink, Recommendations, Spring Sipping. On April 8, 2026. By Clare Malec.

Exploring Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG, Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey re-think Prosecco in this sparkling fourth episode of WineAlive’s...

Best Spring Cocktails – Spring Sipping with Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey

Posted in Food & Drink, Gin, Recommendations, Spring Sipping. On March 25, 2026. By Clare Malec.

Tom Surgey mixes the best Spring cocktails for Oz Clarke in the folly of The Pig in Combe for the...

Modern Wines from Sicily – Spring Sipping with Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey

Posted in Food & Drink, Recommendations, Spring Sipping. On March 13, 2026. By Clare Malec.

Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey taste and explore modern wines from Sicily for the second episode in our Spring Sipping...

Wines for Valentine’s – Spring Sipping with Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey

Posted in Food & Drink, Recommendations, Spring Sipping. On February 13, 2026. By Clare Malec.

It’s the time for love and romance so share a special moment in the cellar at The Pig in Coombe...

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