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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.
▻ Don St Pierre of ASC Fine Wines
Don St Pierre Jnr founded ASC Fine Wines in China with his father in 1996, and pioneered the introduction of wine to a nation of Baijiu drinkers.
▻ Barolo with David Gleave MW
Take a deep dive into all things Barolo in our latest 10-Minute Masterclass with Italian guru David Gleave MW.
▻ Christian Moueix
Christian Moueix is the winemaker’s winemaker, the man Hugh Johnson called “a reference point to the Right Bank of Bordeaux”.
▻ Omnibus XXXVIII
The fall-out of the Bordeaux 2024 campaign, aluminium bottles, vintage reports from Chile and Argentina, and much more in this month’s Omnibus edition.
▻ Hannes Myburgh of Meerlust
Hannes Myburg talks to John Stimfig about running the iconic South African Meerlust estate, which is celebrating its 50th vintage.
▻ 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.
▻ Beaune with Jasper Morris MW
Discover Beaune with Jasper Morris MW in our latest 10-Minute Masterclass.
▻ Omnibus XXXVII
This month’s wine news and views and it is fast-moving news this month as the roller-coaster tariffs cause chaos in the wine industry; John Stimpfig reports on their effect.
▻ Mike Ratcliffe
Mike Ratcliffe, one of South Africa’s most dynamic producers, talks to John Stimpfig for our series “Great Wine Lives”.
▻ 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.
▻ Omnibus XXXVI
Elin McCoy reports on Trump’s tariffs, and the effect they are having on the industry, while John Stimpfig discusses the exciting new developments on combating smoke taint in grapes. Plus John and Sarah Kemp argue over Grange La Chapelle. Publicity stunt or a welcome spotlight on Syrah/Shiraz?
✒ Biondi Santi’s New Releases
John Stimpfig tastes the latest releases from the world-famous Biondi Santi estate.