Hosted by Anna Sulan Masing, this episode of Studio Lates featured wine author and bar owner Sunny Hodge to discuss the complexity of terroir (does it even exist?!), demystifying wine, and understand the science behind the grape.

Sunny owns and runs two bars in London: Diogenes the Dog and Aspen and Meursault; and is the author of The Cynic’s Guide to Wine, published in 2025 and winner of the Guild of Food Writer’s Drinks Writer Award in 2026.

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Studio Lates is an events series that we’ve created into a podcast! At Mr Lyan Studio we are lucky enough to have an incredible network of producers, flavour experts, drink specialists and culinary geniuses and we wanted to share their knowledge and showcase their unique talents. It is a series of educational (but fun!) talks, with a focus on topics across the food and drink world. Events are held in the intimate setting of our basement bar at Mr Lyan Studio HQ, and in collaboration with Fever-Tree.

For every session, the Mr Lyan Studio creative team creates bespoke snacks and drinks inspired by the speaker. This evening featured the following drinks and snacks:

• Faux Fino Cooler

Saffron gin, ‘faux fino’, orange zest, Fever-Tree White Grape & Apricot Soda

• Real Good Orange Wine

Skin contact moscato orange, Puglia

• Terroir Manhattan

Hautes Glaces Indigene, grape must vermouth, Bentonite clay

• Black olive & grape tapenade, hazelnuts & tarragon
• Fresh ricotta, pickled elderflower, beetroot molasses
• Studio Lates popcorn mega mix, with Sri Lankan spices and Mediterranean herbs

Credits:

Podcast artwork: NicoNico

Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Production: Lucy Dearlove & Mr Lyan Studio

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