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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.
▻ Where To Learn About Wine
Charlie Leary talks to Jane Anson about his new book Leary’s Global Wineology, a guide to wine education, mentorships and scholarships.
▻ 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.
▻ Omnibus Eighteenth Edition
Latest wine news and our experts’ views. We look at Burgundy prices, the threat to the 2023 vintage in Australia and Argentina and ask should the British Royal family be serving UK wines at state banquets? In the US, Elin McCoy covers a shocking arrest, obscure grape varieties, DP’s new launch and much, much more.
▻ Bruno-Eugène Borie of Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Bruno-Eugène Borie of Château Ducru-Beaucaillou talks to Elin McCoy in our series “Great Wine Lives”.
✒ Biondi-Santi
A stunning tasting of the Riserva wines of Biondi-Santi, only 42 vintages released since 1888.
▻ The Mouton Rothschild Labels: Originally published Dec 2021
As Château Mouton Rothschild reveal their latest label, Jane Anson talks to Sarah Kemp about how the label series at Mouton came about.
▻ Wine With Andrew Jefford
The eloquent Andrew Jefford talks to Sarah Kemp about his new book “Drinking with the Valkyries”.
▻ 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?
▻ Omnibus Seventeenth Edition
This month Elin McCoy reports on three significant anniversary tastings, 60 years of Ridge Vineyards, 20 years of Ca’ Marcanda, Gaja’s Bolgheri property and 100 years of cult classic Chateau Le Puy. John Stimpfig examines wine and royalty and asks which wine companies will retain their royal warrants; plus who is the British Royal Family’s most knowledgeable member? Listen in to find out.
▻ Making Wine in Bhutan with Michael Juergens
Elin McCoy talks to Michael Juergens about making wine in Bhutan – the wine world’s wildest adventure.
▻ 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.
▻ 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.