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▶Part 1 of 3: Peter Richards MW explores South Africa’s wine, its painful past and its hopes for a more inclusive future.
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Master of Wine Peter Richards takes you on a gripping road trip through fascinating countries, seen through the lens of wine. History, culture, politics and gastronomy, told by local wine and food heroes far off the beaten track.
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From reviving ancient human history in Georgia to the scars of war in Lebanon and a new identity in South Africa, Peter Richards MW dives fearlessly into the places where wine and history meet. Local winemakers and food heroes tell intriguing tales and answer awkward questions, revealing a new side to familiar and faraway places.
Watch each destination as one feature-length documentary, or as a three-part mini-series. A journey to whet the appetite and inspire wanderlust.
Destination 1
Feature-length documentary · Three-part mini-series
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Peter Richards MW▶ Watch the trailerSouth Africa
South African wine conjures images of picture-perfect winelands, but also a painful past. Peter explores a country that is not shying away from its history but actively rediscovering its identity, where wine offers salutary lessons and hope for a more inclusive future. Along the way he fails at surfing, discovers a little-known link between wine and Nelson Mandela, tries his hand at welding and plays the marimba in frenzied fashion.
Or watch it as a mini-series
Part 1 of 3: Peter Richards MW explores South Africa’s wine, its painful past and its hopes for a more inclusive future.
Watch the episode →Part 2 of 3: Peter Richards MW meets the people reshaping South African wine as the country rediscovers its own identity.
Watch the episode →Part 3 of 3: Peter Richards MW concludes his South African journey of wine, wildlife and captivating stories.
Watch the episode →Destination 2
Feature-length documentary · Three-part mini-series
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Peter Richards MW▶ Watch the trailerLebanon
Much of today’s wine world owes its origins to Lebanon’s ancient Phoenician traders, and the country’s epic wine history is captured at the breathtaking Temple of Bacchus in Baalbek. Yet history has not been kind to this volatile region. Peter explores how wine is helping heal the scars of war, meeting playful goats, mighty cedar forests and a 2,000-year-old Roman cellar, and balancing rosé on a paddleboard.
Or watch it as a mini-series
Part 1 of 3: Peter Richards MW reveals how crucial Lebanon is to wine history, from Phoenician traders to the Temple of Bacchus.
Watch the episode →Part 2 of 3: Peter Richards MW explores how wine is helping Lebanon heal the scars of war.
Watch the episode →Part 3 of 3: Peter Richards MW wraps up his Lebanese journey with wine, food and a 2,000-year-old Roman cellar.
Watch the episode →Destination 3
Feature-length documentary · Three-part mini-series
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Peter Richards MW▶ Watch the trailerGeorgia
Peter visits the former Soviet country in search of the earliest evidence of winemaking and finds a nation reborn, encountering a ghostly cave city, thunderstorms, a 400-year-old vine, shrines to Stalin, a Neolithic picnic and a feast of wine, food and song along the way.
Or watch it as a mini-series
Part 1 of 3: Peter Richards MW travels to Georgia in search of the earliest evidence of winemaking, and finds a nation reborn.
Watch the episode →Part 2 of 3: Peter Richards MW continues his journey through Georgia, the former Soviet country where winemaking may have begun.
Watch the episode →Part 3 of 3: Peter Richards MW concludes his Georgian journey, from ancient winemaking roots to a nation reborn.
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