<p>This week we&#39;re swapping A Level exams for something very different - the fiendish exams you have to take if you want to become a &#39;Master of Wine&#39;, which is exactly what James Simpson (Managing Director at <a href="https://m.polroger.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Pol Roger</a>) did after his Classics degree! </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, find out what ancient wine might have tasted like, the origins of champagne, what links Plato and Churchill and some secrets of the Greek symposium...</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/cosisodyssey/">⁠</a></p><p><strong>We don’t advocate alcoholic consumption, for more information read Drinkaware:</strong><a href="https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/tools/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong> https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/tools/ </strong></a><strong></strong></p><p>The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker(s), and do not necessarily reflect those of the CA.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/classicalassociation/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://classicalassociation.org/join-us/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Classical Association⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> to access discounts, events and more</p><p>Follow the CA on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theclassicalpod/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram (podcast), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://linkedin.com/company/the-classical-association-uk/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064958561806">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://twitter.com/Classical_Assoc">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEpXr8AM3Rtfr0-575UPUaA">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>And find out more at <a href="https://classicalassociation.org/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠classicalassociation.org⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>Podcast theme music by <a href="https://transistor.fm/?via=music">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transistor.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>. Learn <a href="https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/?via=music">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠how to start a podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> here.</p>