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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.
▻ Jean-Guillaume Prats
There are few people who can have had a more fascinating life in wine than Jean-Guillaume Prats.
▻ 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.
▻ Denise Adams
Denise Adams left the world of art and interior design to become a biodynamic vintner in Bordeaux and the Napa Valley – listen to her story.
✒ Remembering Jean-Michel Cazes
There is a large void today in the Medoc with the passing of Jean-Michel Cazes – he will be so missed. We were lucky enough to talk to him about his “Great Wine Life”.
▻ 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 – Terroir & Talent
Sarah Kemp believes 2022 is unlike any vintage she has tasted before. Find out which wines she would like in her cellar, price permitting.
▻ Véronique Sanders of Château Haut-Bailly
Véronique Sanders of Château Haut-Bailly talks to Sarah Kemp in our series “Great Wine Lives”.
▻ 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.
▻ Cabernet Sauvignon with Jane Anson
The king of grapes – find out about its parentage, best places it is grown plus Jane’s one obscure fact about it.
▻ Bordeaux Mentor Week
Jane Anson talks to Sarah Kemp about the importance of mentors and the diverse activities the successful candidates will encounter, from harvesting to startup entrepreneurs.
▻ Pauillac with Jane Anson
A deep dive into the commune which boasts three First Growths, Lafite, Mouton Rothschild and Latour.
▻ 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.
▻ 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.
▻ Bruno-Eugène Borie of Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Bruno-Eugène Borie of Château Ducru-Beaucaillou talks to Elin McCoy in our series “Great Wine Lives”.
▻ 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.
▻ 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.