The Wine Conversation

Elin McCoy talks to Sarah Kemp about the increasing number of animals being used in various (and often ingenious) ways in vineyards around the world. As more people are seeking more methods of improving organic and biodynamic viticulture, animals – and perhaps not the usual suspects – are proving effective.Find out more at: wine-conversation.com

Justin Gibbs, co-founder of Liv-ex talks to Sarah Kemp about the 2020 Bordeaux En Primeur campaign which has now finished. Listen in to find out how it went, which châteaux did well, why some didn’t, merchants and critics’ reactions and the big question of today – how much stock is being released by the châteaux and what this means for the future of En Primeur.

Biblical times, fire and floods in the vineyards around the world. Listen to the latest wine news in Omnibus Eight – Jane Anson, Elin McCoy and John Stimpfig report on the big wine stories happening now.

Rosemary George MW has been visiting Chablis for over 40 years and has written three books on the region. Listen to her talk to Sarah Kemp about why it is her favourite wine, how its changed, her favourite producers and vintages and the issues it faces today. Great insights from one of the world’s leading Chablis experts.Find out more at wine-conversation.com.

What does it take to buy an unknown Napa estate and restore it to greatness? Elin McCoy talks to Juan Pablo Torres-Padilla about how he came to buy the Sullivan Rutherford Estate, why he has replanted it with Merlot, and his vision for the estate’s future.More information at wine-conversation.com

Listen to Tom Gearing CEO of Cult Wines, the leading global wine investment company, talk to Elin McCoy in the second of our “Investing and collecting” series. What should you buy? Is Bordeaux still important? What are the upcoming regions and wineries? All answered in the latest Wine Conversation between Tom Gearing and Elin McCoy – great insights for new and experienced collectors.Find out more at wine-conversation.com

Omnibus Seven is full of politics and controversy this month – Jane Anson on why Ausone and Cheval Blanc are leaving the Saint Emilion classification, Champagne industry’s fury at Putin’s new wine law, new research says sulphites aren’t to blame for allergies plus revolutionary paper bottles, $950 wine tours, Bordeaux 2020 campaign and lots more.Find out more at wine-conversation.com

In the second of our series “The next generation” Maya Dalla Valle talks to Elin McCoy about taking over as head winemaker at her family’s cult Napa winery. She discusses what she learnt on her internships at Petrus, Latour and Ornellaia and how she decided to convert from organic to biodynamic farming after returning from Bordeaux.Find out more at: wine-conversation.com

World-renowned photographer Andy Katz took his son Jesse everywhere with him as a child and ignited his passion to become a winemaker. Today he is one of America’s hottest young winemakers, he made the wine for Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel’s wedding and crafted the highest-ever price fetched for an auction wine. He and his father own cult winery Aperture Cellars near Healdsburg in Sonoma. Listen to Jane Anson talk to them about their remarkable story – where it is “all about the art.”Find out more at wine-conversation.com

The most exciting new regions in South America? Leading South America expert Patricio Tapia names Chubut in Argentina, Malleco and Osorno in Chile and Maldonado in Uruguay. Patricio talks to John Stimpfig about these pioneering regions and their brilliant producers.More information at wine-conversation.com