Drinking with Phill and Mags

drinking with Phill and Mags

Phill Humphries and Mags Rivett

Your monthly celebration of all things quaffable.

Phill and Mags are wine enthusiasts, not to mention all the other drinks they can be found enjoying.

They bring you hints, tips, recommendations, information and a range of interviews from winemakers, vineyards, retailers and restaurants.

latest editions

Drinking with Phill and Mags – Stop-tober special

Drinking with Phill and Mags – Stop-tober special

We often say “less but better” is our watchword but for stop-tober maybe we should all take a step back and consider our relationship with alcohol. The alcohol education trust works with young people though to older people (like us!) to help them manage their drinking.

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Drinking with Phill and Mags – September 2023

Drinking with Phill and Mags – September 2023

This month we are revisiting the fizz fest and taking on board the harvest predictions for France and England.  Phill reports back on Canadian wine and a classic french region.  Mags talks tax, and drinking days – we reckon they need to go together in that order!  Grape of the month is Furmint and we both fantasise about a negroni….

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Drinking with Phill and Mags – August 2023

Drinking with Phill and Mags – August 2023

Summer time and the drinking is easy…remembering less but better is our watchword we sample the delights of Fizz Fest celebrating the vineyards of Hampshire. Mags browses through the Wine GB award winners, Phill visits a cider farm, as he has nothing else on, and Gilbert White of Selbourne brews some beer.

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National Beer Day!

National Beer Day!

Shine Radio reporter Phill Humphries turns from Naturist to Naturalist to visit the brewhouse at Gilbert White’s house on National Beer day!

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Oz Clarke enthuses about English Wine

Oz Clarke enthuses about English Wine

In advance of English Wine Week, 17th to 25th June, Phill Humphries from Shine Radio’s “Drinking with Phill and Mags” spoke to renowned wine expert Oz Clarke about the English wine industry but the conversation started with some of Oz’s reflections on a visit to The Cricketer’s pub.

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Drinking with Phill and Mags – June 2023

Drinking with Phill and Mags – June 2023

This month Phill and Mags are going international with an Austrian grape, a brand new book about English wine and food from Cindy-Marie Harvey, trips to Iceland and Canada and a Eurovision wine shoot out!

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Wine and Sushi in Lavant Street

Wine and Sushi in Lavant Street

Little Fish and General wine hosted an evening of Sushi and Wine to promote their unique partnership.  One specialises in high quality wine and the other in amazing sushi conceived and created by Michelin-trained, multi-award winning chef, Neil Witney.  His business...

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Drinking with Phill and Mags – May

Drinking with Phill and Mags – May

This month Phill and Mags chat to Huw Trevor, the new Brewer on the block and tell you why beer is one of our greatest “mistakes”. We explore the Italian grape Fiano and talk about tiny Italian vans plus our tasty wine recommendation.

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Drinking with Phill and Mags – April

Drinking with Phill and Mags – April

This month Phill and Mags are out on the town visiting the Auction House and the Townhouse – bit of a house party!  Along they way they talk wine, cocktails, queuing at Sainsburys and more.

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