Moonshiners

Mark and Digger put Amanda to the test, challenging her to produce both brandy and grappa from the same batch of grapes. The Maggie Valley trio scours the scrapyards for a stolen copper still, hoping to recover it before the competition.

The Grapes of Grappa is a programme presented in an episode format. It centres on the craft of spirit‑making and follows a small team as they tackle a series of hands‑on challenges. The show’s structure blends practical tests with a bit of investigative work, all set against a rural backdrop. In this instalment, Mark and Digger put Amanda’s skills to the test by asking her to distil both brandy and grappa from a single harvest of grapes. The pair wants to see whether she can manage the dual‑process operation, extracting two very different spirits from the same fruit without compromising either product. At the same time, the three‑person crew based in Maggie Valley turns its attention to the local scrapyards, hunting for a copper still that has been stolen. Their search takes them through piles of discarded metal, where they comb through the wreckage hoping to locate the missing piece of equipment essential for their distillation work. The episode therefore weaves together the technical challenge of producing two distinct liquours from one grape batch with the on‑the‑ground quest to recover the pilfered copper still. By pairing the distillation trial with the scavenger‑hunt, it showcases both the precision required in spirit‑making and the lengths the trio will go to secure the tools they need.