Welcome to your favourite new podcast, Wine Flight! Hosted by Sophia Longhi and Ben Franks. Each week, we interview a new guest with a shared love for wine. Sophia and Ben face off with a flight of wines and we ask each guest to pick a winner at the end of the podcast.

In this episode of Wine Flight we're chatting to Simon Rollings, founder and CEO of Canned Wine Co., the UK's leading alt-format wine producer for premium wine. Simon set up Canned Wine Co. with Ben in 2019, after achieving his MBA and stints with Hello Fresh, Future Plc and Bristol+Bath Creative R+D. Simon shares his experience building the Canned Wine Co. brand (including launching a start-up during a pandemic) and why he got involved in the world of wine. 

We share wines from Turkey, Germany, Austria and France while we chat about start-up culture, getting married, working out and staying curious. There's also a lot of chat about food! At the end of the episode, as usual, our guest must pick their favourite! Who will Simon crown the winner of this week's Wine Flight?

You can buy and sample the Canned Wine Co. range from their website: cannedwine.co

The Wines:

Wine 1 - Pasaeli Yapincak, Turkey (Ben)

Wine 2 - Bibo Runge Kleiner Revoluzzer Riesling, Germany (Sophia)

Wine 3 - Hanna Glatzer Organic Whole Bunch Pinot Noir, Austria (Sophia)

Wine 4 - Alchemy 100 Year-Old Vine Cinsault, France (Ben)

Listen on your favourite app, or visit wineflightpod.com for the full series.

This episode was recorded in January 2023. Wines in this episode are from Novel Wines.

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Ben Franks FRSA is the Managing Director of the international drinks consultancy Ben Franks Wine, helping bring brands to the UK market. He is also the co-founder of the multi-award-winning wine merchant Novel Wines and Canned Wine Co., a sustainability-focused alt-format wine business putting Europe's best wines in can.

Sophia Longhi is the owner of wine blog skin+pulp, winner of the IWSC Emerging Talent in Wine Communication Award 2022 and was named one of Wine GB’s Great British Wine Industry Women of 2021. She is an acclaimed wine writer, wine judge and tastings host.

Wine Flight is produced by Ben Franks Wine Ltd and edited by Kat Agg. Follow @BenFranksWine on Twitter, or Instagram. Read all of the latest insights from Ben Franks Wine online.