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CONVERSATIONS
The wine conversation is all about conversations around wine, be it great wine lives, recommendations or travel.
Every month we will be recording ‘magazine-style’ podcasts, but we will also be having in-depth looks at certain subjects and releasing these as separate episodes.
Find the conversations that interest you the most – search by category, or indeed any term / name of interest. Some of our articles contain audio files of our conversations.
▻ Lorenzo Pasquini about Château d’Yquem
Lorenzo Pasquini talk to Elin McCoy about his life at Château d’Yquem. From childhood dreams of becoming a professional fencer to landing the ultimate wine job, discover his amazing story.
▻ Andrew Caillard MW about The Australian Ark
Jane Anson talks to Andrew Caillard MW, author of The Australian Ark – one of the most important wine books to have been published not just this year, but any year.
▻ Sebastián Labbé – The 2024 Chilean Vintage
Sebastián Labbé, Chief Winemaker for Santa Rita premium wines, talk about Chile’s 2024 vintage.
▻ Marcheses Filippo and Francesco Mazzei
Sarah Kemp meets Marcheses Francesco and Marchese Filippo Mazzei of Castello di Fonterutoli, who have 600 years of winemaking history in the family.
▻ Giovanni Mazzei – The Next Generation
600 years of winemaking runs through the blood of Giovanni Mazzei – we talk to him for our ‘Next Generation’ series.
▻ Nick Pegna of Sotheby’s
Nick Pegna, the new head of Sotheby’s wine and spirits talks to Elin McCoy about the fine wine and spirit market.
▻ Michel Roux Jr
In a few days’ time the doors of The Gavroche will close for the last time. Michel Roux Jr talks to Jane Anson about life at The Gavroche and how important the wine cellar was.
▻ Denise Adams
Denise Adams left the world of art and interior design to become a biodynamic vintner in Bordeaux and the Napa Valley – listen to her story.
▻ Jamie Kutch
Jamie Kutch is known for his stylish Pinot Noirs. He tells Elin McCoy how he left his job as a trader at Merrill Lynch in New York to pursue his dream.
▻ Trevor Durling of Beaulieu Vineyard
Trevor Durling of Beaulieu Vineyard talks to John Stimpfig about the winery’s illustrious history and discusses the latest 2020 vintage of Georges de Latour Private Reserve.
▻ Maureen Downey About Wine Fraud
Jane Anson talks to Maureen Downey, a global expert on wine fraud, about the extent of wine fraud in the industry today.
▻ Karen MacNeil
Karen MacNeil talks to Elin McCoy about the newly released third edition of “The Wine Bible”, which has sold over a million copies.
▻ Olivier Bernstein
Olivier Bernstein is one of Burgundy’s new bright stars. He talks to Elin McCoy about how his dream of making top Burgundy came true.
▻ Hélène Seillan
In our series “The Next Generation” Elin McCoy talks to Hélène Seillan of Vérité in Sonoma about how she left France speaking no English and ended up as Assistant Winemaker to her father Pierre at Vérité.
▻ Burgundy with Jasper Morris MW
Jasper Morris MW talks about the second edition of his book, “Inside Burgundy,” and what has changed since the first edition 11 years ago.
▻ Vitalie Taittinger
In our series ‘The Next Generation’, Elin McCoy talks to Vitalie Taittinger about taking over from her father as President at Champagne Taittinger.
▻ Juan Pablo Torres-Padilla
What does it take to buy an unknown Napa estate and restore it to greatness? Elin McCoy talks to Juan Pablo Torres-Padilla about how he came to buy the Sullivan Rutherford Estate.
▻ Maya Dalla Valle
In the second of our series “The next generation” – Maya Dalla Valle talks to Elin McCoy about taking over as head winemaker at her family’s cult Napa winery.
▻ Jesse and Andy Katz
World-renowned photographer Andy Katz took his son Jesse everywhere with him as a child and ignited his passion to become a winemaker. Today he is one of America’s hottest young winemakers and father and son own cult winery Aperture Cellars in Sonoma.
▻ Will Harlan and Cory Empting
What is it like to take over two of California’s iconic estates from a man with a 200-year plan? Elin McCoy talks to Will Harlan and Cory Empting.