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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.
▻ 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.
▻ 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.
▻ 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.
▻ The New Saint-Emilion Classification
Leading Bordeaux expert Jane Anson shares her views on the new Saint-Emilion classification.
▻ Being an Outsider in Bordeaux
Jane Anson talks to Namratha Prashanth, who left Bangalore to create a new life, a new business and a new brand in Bordeaux.
▻ The Queen Who Taught The English How to Drink – Eleanor of Aquitaine
Jane Anson talks to leading French historian Stéphane Bern about this remarkable woman who taught the English how to drink wine.
▻ Bordeaux 2021
Leading Bordeaux expert Jane Anson talks about the 2021 Bordeaux vintage – which terroirs did well and which did not, and where you can find value for money.
▻ Bordeaux 2019 in Bottle
How good is Bordeaux 2019 now that it is in bottle? Sarah Kemp talks to Bordeaux expert Jane Anson.
▻ 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!
▻ Climate Change with Jeremy Cukierman MW
Jane Anson talks to Jeremy Cukierman MW about his new book “Quel Vin Pour Demain?”.
▻ The Irish Influence on Bordeaux with Professor Charles Ludington
Who knew that the Irish were responsible for modern Bordeaux?
▻ 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.
▻ Jesse and Andy Katz
World-renowned photographer Andy Katz took his son Jesse everywhere with him as a child and ignited his passion to become a winemaker. Today he is one of America’s hottest young winemakers and father and son own cult winery Aperture Cellars in Sonoma.
▻ Wine and Cryptocurrency
Jane Anson investigates cryptocurrency and talks to Flavien Darius Pommier of Ch Darius and Louis de Bonnecase of BTC Wine who are the wine world’s crypto-pioneers.
▻ En Primeur 2020
Sarah Kemp talks to Bordeaux expert Jane Anson about En Primeur and the 2020 vintage, which is she is in the middle of reviewing.