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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.
▻ Wine Glasses with Maximilian Riedel
How many wine glasses do you need? Sarah Kemp talks to Maximilian Riedel, the eleventh generation of his family, who have been making glass since 1756.
▻ Australia’s First Growth
Sue Hodder talks to John Stimpfig about Wynns Coonawarra John Riddoch Estate, one of Australia’s First Growths.
▻ Jamie Kutch
Jamie Kutch is known for his stylish Pinot Noirs. He tells Elin McCoy how he left his job as a trader at Merrill Lynch in New York to pursue his dream.
✒ Remembering Jean-Michel Cazes
There is a large void today in the Medoc with the passing of Jean-Michel Cazes – he will be so missed. We were lucky enough to talk to him about his “Great Wine Life”.
▻ Saint-Émilion with Jane Anson
Discover its varied terroir, land prices, the (controversial) classification, star names, upcoming names and our one obscure fact.
▻ Trevor Durling of Beaulieu Vineyard
Trevor Durling of Beaulieu Vineyard talks to John Stimpfig about the winery’s illustrious history and discusses the latest 2020 vintage of Georges de Latour Private Reserve.
▻ Rare Wine Books
Jane Anson talks to Ben Kinmont, the rare bookseller who was responsible for selling Sean Thackery’s unrivalled collection of wine books to Domaine Clarence Dillon.
▻ Omnibus XXII
Latest wine news and our experts’ views. This month, Elin McCoy discusses the reaction to the collapse of Underground Cellars (600 unhappy wine owners), Ridge Vineyards goes on-tap, Apple TV series Drops of God, Ferran Adrià’s new book series on wine, while John Stimpfig reveals some good news on smoke taint, 2022 Bordeaux prices and, as always, weather watch.
✒ Great Wine Education Courses Pt 2
Charlie Leary, author of the highly acclaimed Leary’s Global Wineology, looks at today’s most interesting wine courses available to wine lovers.
▻ The Royal Opera House Wine Gala
John Stimpfig talks to Sarah Kemp about the world-class wine and music to be presented at the upcoming Royal Opera House Wine Gala Dinner and Auction.
▻ Bolgheri with Nelson Pari and Federico Moccia
Italian experts Nelson Pari and Federico Moccia talk to Sarah Kemp about Bolgheri, the Tuscan region which contains some of Italy’s most famous names.
✒ Isole e Olena “Collezione Privata” Chardonnay
Isole e Olena “Collezione Privata” Chardonnay is commanding quite a following. Sarah Kemp reports on the first vertical tasting of this sought-after wine.
✒ A Starry Night: Wine Gala
The Wine Conversation and The Royal Opera House are presenting the Wine Gala Dinner and Auction on June 11th.
✒ Bordeaux 2022 – Terroir & Talent
Sarah Kemp believes 2022 is unlike any vintage she has tasted before. Find out which wines she would like in her cellar, price permitting.
▻ Véronique Sanders of Château Haut-Bailly
Véronique Sanders of Château Haut-Bailly talks to Sarah Kemp in our series “Great Wine Lives”.
▻ Bordeaux 2022 – a vintage of surprise
Discover Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp’s view of the 2022 Bordeaux vintage – what did well, what didn’t, and why it is unlike any previous vintage they have tasted.
▻ Bordeaux 2022 – on the road with Jane Anson
En Primeur tastings are in full swing: recorded on the D2 motorway, Sarah Kemp gets Jane Anson’s first thoughts on Bordeaux 2022.
▻ 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.
✒ Great Wine Education Courses Pt 1
Charlie Leary, author of the highly acclaimed Leary’s Global Wineology, looks at today’s most interesting wine courses available to wine lovers.