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Pour yourself a glass of what you fancy and join Olly Smith as he pairs the great and the good with something sparkling, spirited or simply superb, whilst tickling their taste buds with laughs and life stories.

Find out more at ollysmith.com

A Glass With Olly Smith

    • Arts
    • 4.8 • 128 Ratings

Pour yourself a glass of what you fancy and join Olly Smith as he pairs the great and the good with something sparkling, spirited or simply superb, whilst tickling their taste buds with laughs and life stories.

Find out more at ollysmith.com

    S12 Ep6: Epilogue

    S12 Ep6: Epilogue

    The epilogue has landed! After all these years romping around glasses with the world’s loveliest sippers, it’s time for me to hang up my headphones with a final joyful roar for all the splendour that wine - and all drinks - offer when shared in good company. Thank you for listening and for your encouraging messages.
    You can still find me across social media (@ollysmith on Instagram and @ollysmithofficial on TikTok) through my website ollysmith.com or via my brand new book The World Cocktail Atlas released in October 2023. Available for pre-order here.
    Thank you to my producers PodMonkey and everyone who contributed to this show over the years, especially Richard Hemming MW for all the happy memories. So until the next time on telly, in print, online or even in another pod, most of all, I have loved sharing A Glass With you. Cheers!

    • 36 min
    S12 Ep5: Freddy Bird

    S12 Ep5: Freddy Bird

    In this episode of A Glass With..., Olly is joined by good friend and critically acclaimed Bristol-based chef Freddy Bird. Freddy runs the restaurant Little French with his wife, Nessa, and his love of French cuisine inspired Olly to pair him with a bottle of Les Hauts de Saint Martin Saint-Chinian 2020 from the Languedoc region, as they talk about growing up, all things France, making their own wine and the best music to cook to.
    Find out more about Olly at his website ollysmith.com or follow him on Instagram @ollysmith.
    You can find Freddy and his restaurant Little French at their website littlefrench.co.uk or Freddy's Instagram @Freddybirdfood.
    This episode of A Glass With... is sponsored by Languedoc Wines.

    • 36 min
    S12 Ep4: Georgia Glynn Smith

    S12 Ep4: Georgia Glynn Smith

    In this episode of A Glass With..., Olly is joined by world-leading food and lifestyle photographer and director Georgia Glynn Smith. Georgia's love for the Languedoc region of France has inspired Olly to pair her with a bottle of Domaine Azan Organic Picpoul de Pinet 2021 as they talk about her career working with the likes of Mary Berry and Jamie Oliver, photographing the faces behind wine, pivoting careers during lockdown and buying a house in the South of France over lunch.
    Find out more about Olly at his website ollysmith.com or follow him on Instagram @ollysmith.
    You can find Georgia at her website glynnsmith.co.uk or her Instagram @ggsmith.
    This episode of A Glass With... is sponsored by Languedoc Wines.

    • 30 min
    S12 Ep3: Ching He Huang

    S12 Ep3: Ching He Huang

    Olly is joined by Ching He Huang, a celebrity chef and cookbook extraordinaire who has been at the cutting edge of Chinese food for over a decade. A lover of champagne, Olly and Ching talk about her upbringing, breaking it onto our screens and the joys of Asian delicacies over a glass or two of Taittinger Prélude 'Grands Crus' cuvée.   
    Find out more about Olly at his website ollysmith.com or follow him on Instagram @ollysmith. 
     
    You can find out more about Ching at her website chinghehuang.com

    • 34 min
    S12 Ep2: Nigel Ng

    S12 Ep2: Nigel Ng

    Olly is joined by comedian and YouTube sensation Nigel Ng, who's challenged Olly to find a wine that pairs well with Asian cuisine. Over a glass or two of Ilahe Vineyard's Pinot Gris from the Willamette Valley in Oregon, Olly and Nigel talk celebrity chefs, Sauternes and stand-up comedy.
     
    Find out more about Olly at his website ollysmith.com or follow him on Instagram @ollysmith. 
     
    You can find out more about Nigel, including details of his tour, at his website nigelngcomedy.com.
     
    The Pinot Gris Olly and Nigel enjoyed is available from Lea & Sandeman.

    • 29 min
    S12 Ep1: Paul Ainsworth

    S12 Ep1: Paul Ainsworth

    In the first episode of 2022, Olly is joined by good friend and Michelin-starred chef Paul Ainsworth, and over a Tom Collins (made according to Olly’s very own recipe) they discuss, amongst other things, growing up in hospitality, running a business during lockdown and Paul’s love for TV classic Only Fools & Horses. 
     
    Find out more about Olly at his website ollysmith.com or follow him on Instagram @ollysmith. 
     
    Paul can be found at paul-ainsworth.co.uk or on Instagram @paulainsw6rth. His podcast Knives, Forks & Tunes is available through your usual podcast providers lnk.to/KnivesForksTunes. 
     
    Olly’s Tom Collins recipe can be found in his new book The Home Cocktail Bible, available from Amazon and all good bookshops. 

    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
128 Ratings

128 Ratings

Inane waffle ,

Love this show

Really eclectic mix of guests (not the usual podcast treadmill!). Lovely, relaxed chat (Olly has a great way of putting guests at ease) and always interesting hearing about the different drinks. Have picked up many a bottle after listening to an episode.

The Uninvited Guest ,

Drinking and talking...

...it’s a deceptively simple pitch but Olly’s natural curiosity, charm and intelligence always brings out something you didn’t know about his celebrity guests. And thanks to the wine (or beer or whiskey) you’re never quite sure where the conversation is heading next.

isweartoyoutim ,

Every one’s a winner!

Love love love this show! The boozy banter is reliably hilarious and revealing. Olly is the consummate interviewer. Puts a smile on my face without fail!

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