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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.
▻ Lenz Moser
Elin McCoy talks to Lenz Moser about how his curiosity took him from his family estate in Austria to China, California, Hungary and back to Austria to launch a new company based on Gruner Veltliner.
▻ 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.
▻ 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.
▻ 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.
▻ Richard Geoffroy
Richard Geoffroy talks to Elin McCoy about Dom Perignon, Sake and more in our series “Great Wine Lives”.
▻ How to Become a Vigneron with Michael Evans
Have you ever wanted to own your own vineyard or blend your own wine with a top winemaker? Elin McCoy talks to Michael Evans, the man who makes it possible.
▻ The Bordeaux Market in the US
Elin McCoy investigates Americans’ renewed love affair with Bordeaux.
▻ 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.
▻ A Zoo in the Vineyard
Elin McCoy talks to Sarah Kemp about the increasing number of animals being used in various (and often ingenious) ways in vineyards around the world.
▻ 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.
▻ Collecting and Investing in Wine – Part Two
In the second of our series “Collecting and Investing,” Elin McCoy talks to Tom Gearing, CEO of Cult Wines.
▻ 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.
▻ 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.
▻ Collecting and Investing in Wine – Part One
In the first of our new “Collecting and Investing” series, Elin McCoy asks Jamie Ritchie of Sotheby’s how to start collecting wine, whether for pleasure or investment.