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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.
✒ Great Wines Take Time
A vertical of the rare Château Grillet, organised by Libération Tardive, whose aim is to reintroduce wine enthusiasts to the values and pleasures of well-aged wines.
✒ Isole e Olena New Releases
Great to meet Emanuele Reolon, the new Estate Director of Isole e Olena at the River Café for the launch of the new vintages.
✒ Why I believe that Tuscany’s golden era is right now
I am convinced that Tuscany’s golden era is right now. Find out why.
✒ Isole e Olena “Collezione Privata” Chardonnay
Isole e Olena “Collezione Privata” Chardonnay is commanding quite a following. Sarah Kemp reports on the first vertical tasting of this sought-after wine.
▻ 2022 Review
As we see out 2022, John and Sarah reveal their top 10 wines of the year, plus personal “house wines” and best discoveries, and name their favourite Wine Conversation podcasts.
✒ Biondi-Santi
A stunning tasting of the Riserva wines of Biondi-Santi, only 42 vintages released since 1888.
▻ The Wine Society’s Wines
John Stimpfig picks his 12 great buys from The Wine Society, all under £25, to discuss with Sarah Kemp. Does she agree?
✒ Wines Worth Talking About – Argentina
So many great wines, but here are my personal favourites from a week in the vineyards. From world-class to terrific value, much to talk about.
✒ Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2019
The one tasting no wine writer will ever miss, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. A stunning debut of the Domaine’s Corton-Charlemagne.
✒ The Bunch Tasting
The UK’s independent wine merchants are the source of the best value for money wines you can buy. The recent Bunch tasting demonstrated why. Find out some of the star wines they were showing.