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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.
▻ Omnibus XX
Latest wine news and our experts’ views. The big environmental win in Napa Valley, jail sentences for the 4.6 million bottle wine fraud, fine wine thefts a plenty, Chile and New Zealand’s wine disasters and the plucky Norwegians who camped out in tents for a month to get their Burgundy.
▻ Pauillac with Jane Anson
A deep dive into the commune which boasts three First Growths, Lafite, Mouton Rothschild and Latour.
▻ 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 1855 Classification with Jane Anson
This week our 10 Minute Masterclass is on the 1855 classification – the world’s first culinary ranking. Find out how it came about, what has changed since, plus Jane’s most obscure fact about it.
▻ Remembering Steven Spurrier
A special episode of Great Wine Lives – John Stimpfig interviews Sarah Kemp about her memories of working with Steven for over 25 years.
▻ Omnibus XIX
Latest wine news and our experts’ views. This month, Jane Anson on Artificial Intelligence’s role in wine writing, John Stimpfig reports on Australia’s bulk wine industry problem of 2.3 billion litres of unsold wine, looks back on the life of Luciano Sandrone and d’Arry Osborne, plus weather watch and much more.
▻ Pomerol with Jane Anson
First in our new series of 10 Minute Masterclasses is Pomerol, an appellation which covers 0.6% Bordeaux’s surface but is one of its most well-known names.
▻ Chianti Rufina
Chianti Rufina is not as well known as Chianti Classico, but it certainly deserves to be. Sarah Kemp talks to Lorenzo Portaro, winemaker of Frescobaldi’s Castello Nipozzano.
▻ 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.