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.
Mags says “for unforseen personal circumstances we’re not able to record new editions of the show every month. So on Shine Radio we’re repeating some previous recordings from the archive.”
Here on the website you can listen back to any of our shows at any time. We’ll be back as soon as possible and remember – less but better.
latest editions
Drinking with Phill and Mags at Fizz Fest 2026
Phill samples some of the wonderful Hampshire fizz, talks to artisan food producers and chats with the chair of the vineyards of Hampshire who aims to make Winchester the UK capital of wine.
Drinking with Phill and Mags – May 2026
This month we finally bring you mead a drink that is both ancient and now very modern. We also have a fantastic variety of beverages found at markets in the square – one interview including the immortal line “No penguins were harmed in the making of this coffee”!
Drinking with Phill and Mags – April 2026
This month Mags finds Bordeaux falling short of the mark, I am on in a valley on a Camel, and we tap the home brew live.
Drinking with Phill and Mags – March 2026
This month we discover the wines of Languedoc, and Wiltshire! Christina from Camber Wines fills us in on the new duty changes. Phill starts brewing (almost) and Mags returns to judging.
Drinking with Phill and Mags – February 2026
This month we bring you news from France, the rise of the aluminium bottle, Bangla beer in Lavant Street, Sue of the 300 Gins and much more. Bleak or delightful is here again along with all your drinking days.
Mags has had exciting news :-), and I have a broken wine fridge:-(
Drinking with Phill and Mags – January 2026
This New Year edition takes a look back at some of our favourites from 2025, including a little peep behind the scenes of our recordings. Expect wine, gin, fizz and terrible language skills!
Drinking with Phill and Mags – December 2025
This month we go Christmas Crazy with a cocktail special, a dedicated wine what’s on, gift ideas and a festive “bleak or delightful”.
Drinking with Phill and Mags – November 2025
his month we go Double Dutch with wine from the Netherlands. Phill visits Petersfield’s most local nano brewery, we talk to Butser ancient farm about grapes and we play “Bleak or Delightful” with dark drinks for dark nights!
Drinking with Phill and Mags – October 2025
Suddenly Autumn is looming but we will keep you warm with thoughts of wine harvest, whiskey (with and without an e), and Guinness. Mags shares some drinking days and we discuss sober October and the merits of apple juice.
Drinking with Phill and Mags – September 2025
We’re back from a brief Summer respite with a new show full of news and chat about all things drinking, but mainly wine!
Phill shares some thoughts from his French trip and tries out his language skills whilst Mags has been further afield to Nicaragua quaffing cocktails in large measures.