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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.
▻ St-Aubin with Jasper Morris MW
Discover its terroir, best vintages, Jasper’s recommended producers and why it is still value for money.
▻ Sauternes with Jane Anson
Drunk by hedonists, made by masochists, Sauternes is one of the world’s greatest fine wines.
▻ Nuits-St-Georges with Jasper Morris MW
Find out about its terroir, the producers to follow, where to find value for money and much more.
▻ Cabernet Franc with Jane Anson
Discover how much is grown, which varieties it is a parent to, famous names and the big issue it faces.
▻ Pessac-Léognan with Jane Anson
Take a deep dive into Bordeaux’s Pessac-Léognan in our 10-Minute Masterclass with Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp.
▻ Merlot with Jane Anson
Find out its parentage, how much is planted, its flavours and the Merlots that Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp believe are worth seeking out.
▻ Bordeaux Courtiers with Jane Anson
Jane explains the mysterious role of the Bordeaux courtier – an insight into the system which has been working since the Middle Ages.
▻ St Julien with Jane Anson
Discover St Julien, the Bordeaux appellation that doesn’t have any First Growths but does have some of Bordeaux’s greatest names.
▻ Margaux with Jane Anson
Margaux is the largest of the Medoc’s appellations, with the most varied terroir. Discover its signature taste, the price per hectare, and why it was recognised 20 years after Pauillac and St Julien.
▻ Saint-Émilion with Jane Anson
Discover its varied terroir, land prices, the (controversial) classification, star names, upcoming names and our one obscure fact.
▻ 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.
▻ 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.