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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.
▻ 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.
▻ Baron Éric de Rothschild
Baron Éric de Rothschild talks to Sarah Kemp in a wide-ranging and candid interview about his life in wine.
▻ The New Saint-Emilion Classification
Leading Bordeaux expert Jane Anson shares her views on the new Saint-Emilion classification.
▻ The Wines of South America with Amanda Barnes
Sarah Kemp talks to Amanda Barnes, author of award-winning “The South America Wine Guide” for great recommendations and discoveries.
▻ Omnibus XVI
Listen in to Omnibus 16 for the latest news and views. This month: A 29-year-old Mexican beauty queen is accused of being behind the “wine heist of the century;” arrests in a major Spanish wine fraud; breakthrough research in dry farming; California celebrates the class of ’72, the wineries which made California wine’s reputation; how Bordeaux’s wildfires may affect the vintage; and lots more.
▻ 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.
▻ “To Fall in Love, Drink This: A Wine Writer’s Memoir”
Alice Feiring, a leader of the Natural Wine movement, talks to Elin McCoy about her new book.
▻ How The Wine World Can Combat Climate Change
Josep Maria Ribas Portella talks to Sarah Kemp about the many different measures Familia Torres are taking to combat climate change.
▻ Omnibus XV
Latest wine news, views and trends. Jane Anson, Elin McCoy and John Stimpfig report on the big wine stories happening now.
▻ Tor Kenward
Elin McCoy talks to Tor Kenward as part of our Great Wine Lives series about his 40-plus years in the Napa Valley and his own personal odyssey.
▻ Being an Outsider in Bordeaux
Jane Anson talks to Namratha Prashanth, who left Bangalore to create a new life, a new business and a new brand in Bordeaux.
▻ Paul Hobbs
As part of our Great Wine Lives series, Elin McCoy talks to visionary winemaker Paul Hobbs, who is today making wine in four continents.
▻ The Queen Who Taught The English How to Drink – Eleanor of Aquitaine
Jane Anson talks to leading French historian Stéphane Bern about this remarkable woman who taught the English how to drink wine.
▻ Bordeaux 2021
Leading Bordeaux expert Jane Anson talks about the 2021 Bordeaux vintage – which terroirs did well and which did not, and where you can find value for money.
▻ Hervé Berland
Sarah Kemp talks to Hervé Berland about his 30-plus years at Ch Mouton Rothschild, and then leading the green revolution at Ch Montrose as part of our Great Wine Lives series.
▻ Omnibus XIV
How the Ukraine war is affecting the wine world, the first US$1,000 wine-tasting tour in Napa Valley, Jane Anson’s first thoughts on Bordeaux 2021, the wine sale of the year, Prince Robert of Luxembourg’s private cellar to be auctioned for charity plus much more.
✒ 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.
▻ Viva Argentina! – Part Six
Viva Argentina! – Ready to visit? Bernard Fontannaz of Finca La Anita talks about how visitors can enjoy an entire meal cooked over fire and which wines match each dish.
▻ Viva Argentina! – Part Five
Viva Argentina! – Sarah Kemp talks about the age-ability of Malbec with Juan Marco of Finca Decero.
▻ Viva Argentina! – Part Four
Viva Argentina! – Meet the Eco-Warriors of Argentina. Pierre Lurton of Cheval des Andes, Juan Marco of Finca Decero, Guillermina Van Houten of Catena Zapata and Manuel Lanus and Facundo Bonamaizon of Bodega Chakana.