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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.
▻ 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.
▻ The Connoisseur Week in Tuscany
Discover the amazing people visited and great wines drunk when Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp visited Tuscany on the inaugural Tuscany Connoisseur Week.
▻ Omnibus XXXXI
This month, we look at Michelin’s new wine guides, artificial intelligence in the wine world, Burgundy auction results, review the main events of 2025, and welcome terroir-driven Chinese wine in the US, plus lots more.
✒ Why Now is Tuscany’s Golden Age
Sarah Kemp discusses the reasons why Tuscany is outperforming Bordeaux and the rest of the fine wine market.
✒ Château Lascombes
John Stimpfig talks to Axel Heinz, who caused shockwaves last year when he left Ornellaia and Masseto to head back to Bordeaux to run Château Lascombes.
▻ The Best Wine Books 2025
Time to clear your shelves, or build some more, as Brian St Pierre recommends the best wine books to buy this Christmas.
▻ Omnibus XXXX
This month we look at the 2025 harvest in Europe and North America, find out why Chablis is selling out in the US, and discover the latest research presented at The Old Vines Conference, plus the industry hits back at the anti-alcohol lobby and much more.
▻ The 1945 First Growth Bordeaux Tasting
Jane Anson describes the historic tasting of Bordeaux’s 1945 First Growths to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
▻ Alexander Van Beek of Château Giscours
Alexander Van Beek, Estate Director of Château Giscours and Tuscan estate Caiarossa.