

The Wine Conversation
The Wine Conversation
Created for wine-lovers, this magazine-style podsite explores the fascinating world of wine, full of amazing people and places. Listen in and be part of the wine conversation.
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Apr 13, 2021 • 24min
▻ Château Climens new dry wine
Berenice Lurton talks about making the first dry wine in the history of Ch Climens, Asphodele. Recorded a week before the terrible news that Climens had been hit by frost and lost 99% of its buds.

Apr 8, 2021 • 1h 4min
▻ Omnibus IV
In Omnibus Four Australia’s top wine writer Huon Hooke talks about which region and producers are exciting him, Elin McCoy takes a hard look at sustainability, marketing hype or wine’s future? Plus news from John Stimpfig and much more.

Apr 3, 2021 • 58min
▻ Bruce Jack
John Stimpfig talks to leading South African producer Bruce Jack, one of the titans of the South African wine industry.

Mar 29, 2021 • 27min
▻ Wine in Space – Part 2
The Return of Petrus. Sarah Kemp talks to Jane Anson, the only journalist at the tasting of the wine that just returned from space, which was revealed to be Petrus 2000.

Mar 24, 2021 • 30min
▻ Collecting and Investing in Wine – Part One
In the first of our new series on “Collecting and Investing,” Elin McCoy, our US editor, talks to Jamie Ritchie, Worldwide Head of Wine for Sotheby’s.

Mar 22, 2021 • 21min
▻ How Family Equals Sustainability
Jane Anson talks to Paul Symington of Symington Ports and Chairman of Primum Familiae Vini (PVF), an association of 12 of the world’s most historic wine producers.

Mar 12, 2021 • 18min
▻ Burgundy Cuisine
Rosi Hanson talks to Sarah Kemp on how menus have changed in Burgundy, from hearty Burgundian fare to lighter dishes featuring more local produce. They discuss the catalysts for change, including oeno-tourism, grower wines and Asia.Find out more at wine-conversation.com.

Mar 9, 2021 • 35min
▻ 2010 Bordeaux Review
Sarah Kemp talks to Bordeaux expert Jane Anson and Kristian Nooitgedagt of Eleanor Wine, in Amsterdam, about the highly acclaimed 2010 Bordeaux vintage.

Mar 2, 2021 • 49min
▻ Wine in Space
In an exclusive podcast interview, Jane Anson talks to Nicolas Gaume, one of the two founders of Space Cargo Unlimited, about his extraordinary mission: Sending 12 bottles of Bordeaux wine and 320 Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon vines into space for 438 days to live on the International Space Station.

Feb 28, 2021 • 1h 6min
▻ Omnibus III
John Stimpfig discovers a new wine word for Scrabble, Matt Walls recommends the best Rhône appellations and producers in 2019 vintage, and discusses where to find great value. Elin McCoy and Sarah Kemp look at the different wine glasses on the market and ask how many wine glasses do you actually need? Plus, the latest wine news from around the world.