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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.
▻ Bringing Mature Bordeaux Back on Wine Lists
Sarah Kemp talks to Michael Saunders and Robert Mathias MW of Hallgarten & Novum about “The Cellar Series”.
▻ The Story of the Judgement of Paris – Part IV
In our final episode of The Judgement of Paris, Sarah Kemp and John Stimpfig discuss the impact of the historic tasting.
▻ The Story of the Judgement of Paris – Part III
Hear what happened on the day of the tasting from two of the people who were actually there.
▻ The Story of the Judgement of Paris – Part II
The remarkable tale of how the tasting came about, and how the wines were sourced, told by the people who were actually there.
▻ The Story of the Judgement of Paris – Part I
Sarah Kemp and John Stimpfig host a very special four-part series on The History of the Judgement of Paris.
▻ Omnibus XLIII
Find out what the talk of Napa Valley is, discover Elin’s Bordeaux 2025 wine of the vintage, how Spring frosts have affected Champagne, which wines are hot in New York and much more.
✒ Ca’Marcanda’s 30th Anniversary
Gaia Gaja was in town to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ca’Marcanda, the family’s Bolgheri estate.
▻ What Will Make The Bordeaux 2025 Campaign A Success
Sarah Kemp talks to Tom Burchfield, Head of Market intelligence at Liv-ex about the Bordeaux 2025 market.
▻ Bordeaux 2025: The Verdict
Bordeaux 2025 – the verdict is in. Sarah Kemp talks to Jane Anson about her views on the 2025 vintage after tasting over 800 wines.
▻ Bordeaux 2025: Part 2
En Primeur 2025: Jane and Sarah are halfway through the Bordeaux 2025 tastings and share their thoughts so far on the vintage.
▻ Bordeaux 2025: Part 1
En Primeur 2025: Jane and Sarah describe the vintage, which despite on paper looking like 2022, is in fact quite different in character.
▻ How You Get The Next Generation Into Fine Wine
Sarah Kemp talks to Harry Tennant and Tilly Loughton, from The Goed Wine Collective, on the secrets of talking to their generation about fine wine.
▻ Drops of God
Sebastien Pradal talk to Elin McCoy on how he chose the wines and locations for the hit Apple TV series “Drops of God”.
✒ Isole e Olena 2026 New Releases
John Stimpfig reports on the latest releases from Isole e Olena, one of the great estates of Tuscany.
▻ The 250-Year History Between USA and Bordeaux
Jane Anson discusses the extraordinary relationship between the USA and Bordeaux as the US begins to celebrate its 250th anniversary of independence.
▻ Barbaresco with David Gleave MW
Join David Gleave MW for a deep dive into the wines of Barbaresco in our latest 10-Minute Masterclass.
▻ Chassagne-Montrachet with Jasper Morris MW
Discover Chassagne-Montrachet with Burgundian guru Jasper Morris MW
▻ Omnibus XXXXII
Vineyards being pulled up, wineries and châteaux for sale, exports falling, wildfires… grim news in this month’s Omnibus. There are however, a couple of bright spots – Taylor Swift’s effect on Sancerre sales in the US and the EU and New Zealand’s trade agreement with India. Just a few of the stories Elin McCoy and John Stimpfig will be covering this month.
▻ St Estèphe with Jane Anson
“I would say St Estèphe is one of Bordeaux’s most exciting appellations right now”. Find out about its history, the producers and the names to look out for.
▻ Ernst Loosen
Erni Loosen, aka Mr Riesling, winemaker in Pfalz, Washington State, Oregon and now Burgundy.