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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.
▻ The Mâconnais with Jasper Morris MW
Find out about the different styles, its terroir, the producers to look out for and his great insider tip.
✒ Connoisseur Week 2024
Sarah Kemp looks back at her personal highlights of 2024’s fabulous Connoisseur Week.
▻ Omnibus XXX
Omnibus XXX for another month of news and views from around the wine world. Who were the winners and losers in the Bordeaux 2023 campaign? Which major US vineyard has been sold? Which wine regions have suffered from nature’s cruel fingers? Find out in our news packed round-up of the wine stories that matter.
▻ Andrew Caillard MW about The Australian Ark
Jane Anson talks to Andrew Caillard MW, author of The Australian Ark – one of the most important wine books to have been published not just this year, but any year.
▻ Sacha Lichine
Sacha Lichine, the “godfather of rosé” talks to Jane Anson – find out about his childhood at Château Prieuré-Lichine and how he started the rosé revolution with Whispering Angel.
▻ Sebastián Labbé – The 2024 Chilean Vintage
Sebastián Labbé, Chief Winemaker for Santa Rita premium wines, talk about Chile’s 2024 vintage.
▻ Understanding the Burgundy Trade
Discover how the system works, the role of domaines, negociants and co-operatives, and importantly, where you can still find value.
▻ Wine Maps
Wine map guru Chris Foulkes talks about the history of wine maps, and Jane Anson’s new terroir maps of Bordeaux.
▻ Bordeaux 2023 – Part Two
The second part of our deep-dive into Bordeaux 2023 – a vintage Bordeaux lovers will love.
▻ Omnibus XXIX
News and views aplenty in this month’s Omnibus, good, bad and damn frightening. Great wine and art in Provence, Bollinger’s new launches, exciting award-winning Chinese wines, Old Vine Hero Awards, Mouton Cadet for Gen Z, and the annual conversation about En Primeur prices plus climate change predictions (spoiler very frightening). Brought to you by our Founder Sponsor Santa Rita Estates
▻ Bordeaux 2023 – Part One
The first part of our deep-dive into Bordeaux 2023 – putting together the jigsaw puzzle of understanding the latest vintage.
▻ St-Aubin with Jasper Morris MW
Discover its terroir, best vintages, Jasper’s recommended producers and why it is still value for money.
▻ Bordeaux 2023 – A Preview With Jane Anson
As the En Primeur tastings get into full swing, Bordeaux expert Jane Anson looks at the weather conditions that have formed the 2023 vintage.
▻ Sauternes with Jane Anson
Drunk by hedonists, made by masochists, Sauternes is one of the world’s greatest fine wines.
▻ Omnibus XXVIII
Latest wine news and our experts’ views. John Stimpfig and Elin McCoy look at sabotage in wineries, the landmark ruling in Bordeaux that is sending shock waves, DRC’s 2021 vintage, new flagship wine store in New York, devastating frost ruining the harvest in British Columbia, and George and Amal Clooney’s new wine, and more.
▻ Nuits-St-Georges with Jasper Morris MW
Find out about its terroir, the producers to follow, where to find value for money and much more.
▻ Gary Boom of Bordeaux Index
Gary Boom of Bordeaux Index on how he built one of the world’s largest fine wine companies, his successes and failures, and his predictions for the future of fine wine.
▻ Cabernet Franc with Jane Anson
Discover how much is grown, which varieties it is a parent to, famous names and the big issue it faces.
▻ Biondi-Santi with Giampiero Bertolini
Giampiero Bertolini of Biondi-Santi talks to Sarah about Italy’s iconic estate and the release of the Riserva Storica 1988 and 2010.
▻ Marcheses Filippo and Francesco Mazzei
Sarah Kemp meets Marcheses Francesco and Marchese Filippo Mazzei of Castello di Fonterutoli, who have 600 years of winemaking history in the family.