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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.
▻ 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.
▻ The Golden Vine Auction
Romané Basset talks about some of the stellar experiences being offered at the Golden Vine Auction, which goes online on October 20th.
✒ The Latest Wine Books
Brian St Pierre takes a look at the latest crop of wine books, and picks out the ones he believes should be on every wine lover’s shelf
▻ Where is vineyard sustainability today, with Rodrigo Soto
John Stimpfig talks to Rodrigo Soto, one of the earliest and leading practitioners of organic and biodynamic farming.
▻ Château Lafleur Leaving the Pomerol Appellation
Emergency Bordeaux podcast! Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp discuss the news that has sent seismic waves around the wine world.
▻ The Connoisseur Week 2025
Find out why the Connoisseur Week is Sarah Kemp and Jane Anson’s favourite week of the year.
▻ Optimism in the Wine World with Adrian Bridge
Adrian Bridge of the Fladgate Partnership reveals how his belief in wine consumers helped create a vibrant tourist industry, both in Porto and the Douro Valley.
▻ 20 years of Barons de Rothschild Champagne
Philippe Sereys de Rothshild and Guillaume Leté talk about the creation of Champagne Barons de Rothschild.
▻ Bordeaux 2024 – The Verdict
The verdict is in! Listen in to our final podcast on En Primeur 2024, where after three weeks of tasting Jane Anson delivers her verdict on the vintage.
▻ Bordeaux 2024 Vintage Challenges
Frédéric Faye of Château Figeac and Alexander Van Beek of Château Giscours talk to Sarah Kemp about how they approached the 2024 vintage.
▻ Bordeaux 2024 Wines – First Impressions
Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp’s first impressions of the Bordeaux 2024 vintage – there is much to discuss!
▻ The Bordeaux Market
Justin Gibbs of Liv-ex talks to Sarah Kemp about the Bordeaux market and discusses the issues facing En Primeur.
▻ Who Buys Bordeaux En Primeur
Sarah Kemp talks to David Thomas of Bordeaux Index, the man responsible for selling millions of pounds of Bordeaux En Primeur worldwide.
▻ En Primeur Bordeaux 2024 – The Weather
In our first En Primeur Bordeaux 2024 podcast Jane Anson talks to Sarah Kemp about the weather conditions that forged the 2024 vintage in Bordeaux.
▻ The Canadian Wine Industry Post Tariffs
Sarah Kemp talks to Don Ziraldo, leading Canadian vintner who co-founded Inniskillin Winery.
✒ Biondi Santi’s New Releases
John Stimpfig tastes the latest releases from the world-famous Biondi Santi estate.
✒ Gravner – The Road Not Taken
Sarah Kemp attends a vertical of Gravner, the father of the modern orange wine movement, and asks “are classical wine lovers missing out?”
✒ Sustainability with Viña Santa Rita
Elena Carretero of Viña Santa Rita talks to us about how Chile’s premier winery is embracing its sustainable future.
✒ Kellerei Cantina Terlan Tasting
Sarah Kemp reports on a historic tasting of Kellerei Cantina Terlan with vintages back to 1955.
✒ The Most Notable Wine Books of The Year 2024
It has been a vintage year for wine books says Brian St Pierre. Check out our Wine Books of the Year for an assessment of this bounty.