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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.
▻ 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.
▻ Sacha Lichine
Sacha Lichine, the “godfather of rosé” talks to Jane Anson – find out about his childhood at Château Prieuré-Lichine and how he started the rosé revolution with Whispering Angel.
▻ Bordeaux 2023 – Part Two
The second part of our deep-dive into Bordeaux 2023 – a vintage Bordeaux lovers will love.
▻ Bordeaux 2023 – Part One
The first part of our deep-dive into Bordeaux 2023 – putting together the jigsaw puzzle of understanding the latest vintage.
▻ Bordeaux 2023 – A Preview With Jane Anson
As the En Primeur tastings get into full swing, Bordeaux expert Jane Anson looks at the weather conditions that have formed the 2023 vintage.
▻ Sauternes with Jane Anson
Drunk by hedonists, made by masochists, Sauternes is one of the world’s greatest fine wines.
▻ Cabernet Franc with Jane Anson
Discover how much is grown, which varieties it is a parent to, famous names and the big issue it faces.
▻ Pessac-Léognan with Jane Anson
Take a deep dive into Bordeaux’s Pessac-Léognan in our 10-Minute Masterclass with Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp.
▻ 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.
▻ The Best Books on Bordeaux
Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp discuss their favourite books on Bordeaux – including the novels every claret lover should read.
▻ Merlot with Jane Anson
Find out its parentage, how much is planted, its flavours and the Merlots that Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp believe are worth seeking out.
▻ Bordeaux Courtiers with Jane Anson
Jane explains the mysterious role of the Bordeaux courtier – an insight into the system which has been working since the Middle Ages.
▻ Ornellaia
A deep dive into how the original Super Tuscan ages – a historic tasting of Ornellaia, one of Italy’s most renowned wines, from 1988 to 2020.
▻ St Julien with Jane Anson
Discover St Julien, the Bordeaux appellation that doesn’t have any First Growths but does have some of Bordeaux’s greatest names.
▻ Margaux with Jane Anson
Margaux is the largest of the Medoc’s appellations, with the most varied terroir. Discover its signature taste, the price per hectare, and why it was recognised 20 years after Pauillac and St Julien.
▻ Saint-Émilion with Jane Anson
Discover its varied terroir, land prices, the (controversial) classification, star names, upcoming names and our one obscure fact.
▻ Rare Wine Books
Jane Anson talks to Ben Kinmont, the rare bookseller who was responsible for selling Sean Thackery’s unrivalled collection of wine books to Domaine Clarence Dillon.
▻ Bordeaux 2022 – a vintage of surprise
Discover Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp’s view of the 2022 Bordeaux vintage – what did well, what didn’t, and why it is unlike any previous vintage they have tasted.
▻ Bordeaux 2022 – on the road with Jane Anson
En Primeur tastings are in full swing: recorded on the D2 motorway, Sarah Kemp gets Jane Anson’s first thoughts on Bordeaux 2022.
▻ En Primeur with Jane Anson
As 6,000 of the world’s wine trade and journalists descend on Bordeaux, Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp look at En Primeur.