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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.
▻ Lenz Moser
Elin McCoy talks to Lenz Moser about how his curiosity took him from his family estate in Austria to China, California, Hungary and back to Austria to launch a new company based on Gruner Veltliner.
▻ Grape Varieties in Chile
Take a deep dive into Chile with our Founding Sponsor Santa Rita Estate’s viticulture manager, Gerardo Leal.
▻ Volnay with Jasper Morris MW
Find out the vineyards to know, and Jasper’s tip for producers who are excellent value and under the radar.
▻ How to Build a Wine Empire
How do you build a new wine empire? Sarah Kemp talks to Michael Saunders, CEO of Coterie Holdings who is on a mission to do just that.
▻ Omnibus XXXI
Latest wine news and our experts’ views. This month: fake wine scandal in Taiwan, latest harvest reports, wine bankruptcies and latest winery sales, plus Elin heads to the Hamptons with “Sex and City” author Candace Bushnell to taste the latest Dom Pérignon.
▻ Sangiovese with David Gleave MW
Discover where it grows best, its parentage, and why David thinks it has a very bright future.
✒ Great Wines Take Time
A vertical of the rare Château Grillet, organised by Libération Tardive, whose aim is to reintroduce wine enthusiasts to the values and pleasures of well-aged wines.
▻ Lorenzo Pasquini about Château d’Yquem
Lorenzo Pasquini talk to Elin McCoy about his life at Château d’Yquem. From childhood dreams of becoming a professional fencer to landing the ultimate wine job, discover his amazing story.
▻ Gevrey-Chambertin with Jasper Morris MW
Find out about its terroir and discover the producers you need to know.
▻ Casa Real with Baltazar Sánchez
Baltazar Sánchez, the Chairman of the historic Chilean estate Vina Santa Rita, talks to Sarah Kemp about how Casa Real came to be one of Chile’s flagship wines.
▻ Rajeev Samant of Sula Vineyards
John Stimpfig talks to Rajeev Samant of Sula Vineyards, the man who is the founder of India’s wine industry.
▻ Chianti Classico with David Gleave MW
Discover its history, terroir, its best producers and David’s tips on which young producers to look out for. Bellissimo!
▻ 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.