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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.
▻ Viva Argentina! – Part Four
Viva Argentina! – Meet the Eco-Warriors of Argentina. Pierre Lurton of Cheval des Andes, Juan Marco of Finca Decero, Guillermina Van Houten of Catena Zapata and Manuel Lanus and Facundo Bonamaizon of Bodega Chakana.
▻ Viva Argentina! – Part Two
Viva Argentina! – What’s new in Argentina? Answer: lots… In this episode, we meet three of Argentina’s pioneers: Juan Marco of Finca Decero, Sergio Casé of Trapiche and Silvio Alberto of Bodega Bianchi.
▻ Viva Argentina! – Part One
Viva Argentina! – Sarah Kemp and Phil Crozier discuss how Argentina has come of age and meet dynamic winemaker Sebastian Zuccardi, who believes Malbec is all about place and is soil-and-stone obsessed.
▻ The Languedoc with Rosemary George MW
Rosemary George MW talks about the Languedoc, the region she believes has evolved most over the past 20 years.
✒ Il Vigore – Ornellaia 2019
Art and wine, always an uplifting combination and particularly when for a charitable cause – Vendemmia d’Artista dedicated to Ornellaia 2019.
✒ Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2019
The one tasting no wine writer will ever miss, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. A stunning debut of the Domaine’s Corton-Charlemagne.
▻ Bordeaux 2019 in Bottle
How good is Bordeaux 2019 now that it is in bottle? Sarah Kemp talks to Bordeaux expert Jane Anson.
▻ Massican with Dan Petroski
Dan Petroski of Massican Winery talks to Elin McCoy about how he left the world of magazines in New York to become a celebrated Napa Valley winemaker.
▻ The Wines of Israel
Learnt so much listening to Tal Sunderland-Cohen on the wines of Israel. Can’t wait to try some of the indigenous grapes – tasting liquid history!
▻ Bordeaux Memories
Sarah Kemp talks to James Tanner, the fourth generation of his family to run this independent wine merchant about his views on Bordeaux past and present.
▻ The Role of the Courtier with Margaux Brengel
Jane Anson talks to Margaux Brengel about the role of the courtier, past and present. A rare insight into how Bordeaux’s three-tiered system works.
▻ Climate Change with Jeremy Cukierman MW
Jane Anson talks to Jeremy Cukierman MW about his new book “Quel Vin Pour Demain?”.
▻ The Bordeaux Market in the US
Elin McCoy investigates Americans’ renewed love affair with Bordeaux.
✒ Book Review – South of Somewhere
Brian St Pierre reviews South of Somewhere by Robert V. Camuto.
▻ The Irish Influence on Bordeaux with Professor Charles Ludington
Who knew that the Irish were responsible for modern Bordeaux?
✒ Siepi
Hugely impressed with the current vintages from Siepi. No wonder Italy is the current star of the fine wine market.
✒ The Bunch Tasting
The UK’s independent wine merchants are the source of the best value for money wines you can buy. The recent Bunch tasting demonstrated why. Find out some of the star wines they were showing.
▻ Jane Anson’s New Website Launch
Jane Anson talks to Sarah Kemp about launching her own website, www.janeanson.com, and why she believes the time is right to launch a site dedicated to the wines of Bordeaux.
▻ A Zoo in the Vineyard
Elin McCoy talks to Sarah Kemp about the increasing number of animals being used in various (and often ingenious) ways in vineyards around the world.
▻ The Bordeaux 2020 Campaign
Justin Gibbs of Liv-ex talks to Sarah Kemp about the 2020 Bordeaux En Primeur campaign – how it went, which châteaux did well, and why some didn’t…