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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.
▻ Bringing Mature Bordeaux Back on Wine Lists
Sarah Kemp talks to Michael Saunders and Robert Mathias MW of Hallgarten & Novum about “The Cellar Series”.
▻ The Story of the Judgement of Paris – Part IV
In our final episode of The Judgement of Paris, Sarah Kemp and John Stimpfig discuss the impact of the historic tasting.
▻ The Story of the Judgement of Paris – Part III
Hear what happened on the day of the tasting from two of the people who were actually there.
▻ The Story of the Judgement of Paris – Part II
The remarkable tale of how the tasting came about, and how the wines were sourced, told by the people who were actually there.
▻ The Story of the Judgement of Paris – Part I
Sarah Kemp and John Stimpfig host a very special four-part series on The History of the Judgement of Paris.
▻ What Will Make The Bordeaux 2025 Campaign A Success
Sarah Kemp talks to Tom Burchfield, Head of Market intelligence at Liv-ex about the Bordeaux 2025 market.
▻ Bordeaux 2025: The Verdict
Bordeaux 2025 – the verdict is in. Sarah Kemp talks to Jane Anson about her views on the 2025 vintage after tasting over 800 wines.
▻ 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.
▻ 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.
▻ 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.
✒ 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.
▻ Alexander Van Beek of Château Giscours
Alexander Van Beek, Estate Director of Château Giscours and Tuscan estate Caiarossa.
▻ 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.
▻ Christian Moueix
Christian Moueix is the winemaker’s winemaker, the man Hugh Johnson called “a reference point to the Right Bank of Bordeaux”.
▻ The Connoisseur Week 2025
Find out why the Connoisseur Week is Sarah Kemp and Jane Anson’s favourite week of the year.
▻ 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.