Cheers to Europe

Season 1

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6 episodes · First aired 2019-01-14

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German riesling and guilt episode still
S1 E129 min

German riesling and guilt

First stop is Germany, where guilt, terroir and riesling are on the menu.

Hungarian dessert wine and right-wing nationalism episode still
S1 E229 min

Hungarian dessert wine and right-wing nationalism

In Hungary, the menu is on border fences, the EU's eastern enlargement, the right-wing nationalist party Jobbik and the sweet Tokai wine.

Barolo and political chaos episode still
S1 E329 min

Barolo and political chaos

In Italy it stands on political chaos, the Five Star Movement and mature Barolo with former Prime Minister Romano Prodi.

Burgundy and EU enthusiasm episode still
S1 E429 min

Burgundy and EU enthusiasm

In France, EU enthusiasm and prime ministerial confessions are on the menu - and then it's harvest time in fashionable Burgundy.

Strong wine and Catalan independence episode still
S1 E529 min

Strong wine and Catalan independence

In Spain, the Catalan winegrowers want to be independent at all costs, former Prime Minister José Maria Aznar, in return, wants to put down the rebellion. And in the middle of it all, 100-year-old vines stand calmly, as they always have.

Bubbles and Brexit episode still
S1 E629 min

Bubbles and Brexit

As bartenders in a dingy pub, the two travelers get to the extent of explaining why the English want to leave the EU. On the wine side, the English also think they can manage without the EU - they have copied Champagne!