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The sweet spot in winemaking

Where is the sweet spot in winemaking? 🍇 Pichon Comtesse estate director Nicolas Glumineau discusses the sweet spot in winemaking with Jane Anson. What do you value most in a great wine? Follow for more wine insights.#winelovers #winemaking #WineEducation #FineWine

What happens after you buy wine En Primeur?

Konstantin Baum MW shares his knowledge and insights on what you need to know after buying wine En Primeur. Would you buy wine En Primeur? Follow for more wine insights #KonstantinBaum #EnPrimeur #WineFutures #WineSearcher #BuyingWine #WineIndustry #WineEducation

Blind tasting Pichon Comtesse

What can a blind tasting reveal about a wine? 🍷 Jane Anson speaks with Nicolas Glumineau about blind tasting the Pauillac powerhouse. Do you enjoy tasting wine blind? Follow for more wine insights.#winelovers #PichonComtesse #BlindTasting #WineEducation

Pichon Comtesse: The Art of Pauillac - Jane Anson The Wine Podcast E32

WINE-SEARCHER PRO 🍷 ✨ Get 10% off a 12-month Wine-Searcher PRO subscription with the code ‘JaneWS’ at checkout. 👇 https://www.wine-searcher.com/get-pro?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=winevoices In this episode, Nicolas Glumieau shares his fascinating journey from military service and opera singing to becoming a top Bordeaux estate director at Château Pichon Comtesse in Pauillac. Discover insights into blind tasting, team management, and the links between science, practical experience and art in winemaking. This in-depth interview explores the nuances of Bordeaux winemaking, terroir, climate change impacts, and tasting techniques, offering valuable insights for wine enthusiasts and professionals alike. Plenty of business advice here also; you'll learn about how to build a team that works, how to lean in to your passions while building a career, and how tradition, innovation, and collaboration shape the world of fine wines. 🍷This episode is brought to you by iD

Wine, Falling Napa Prices and the FIFA World Cup! The Week in Wine Podcast, Episode 44

US soft diplomacy hits Don via a bottle of Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon while Olly is still enjoying the aftertaste of a Barolo from Rivetto. The best-value Tequilas tops our most-read stories of the week, closely followed by a fascinating story looking at why Chile isn't getting past the notion of good value. Other top stories include: Langhe's fight against climate change: Port's recent declaration (for 2024) as well as the likelihood of a 2025 declaration; and falling prices in Napa. But this week, it's all about soccer with French former midfielder Jean Tigana in the headlines as well as Rioja winery Marques de Murrietta announcing its 2022 red is the wine gracing the tables in VIP lounges for the FIFA World Cup! Hail hits Burgundy; there's talk of early harvests across France (particularly in Muscadet); Remy Cointreau announces a 20% drop in its Cognac production; there's Prieto Picudo for the Pope and Bodegas Bianchi in Argentina looks to be navigating a way out of its debt

The State of Wine in the USA Special | The Week in Wine Podcast, Episode 43

Star Wars, Soundgarden and My Chemical Romance? Wine-Searcher's US Editor W. Blake Gray talks to Don and Olly about the current state of wine in the United States. Blake looks at the state of the Californian wine industry (with a particular focus on Silicon Valley Bank's Direct to Consumer Wine Report which just came out); the state of Ohio's appeal to the US Supreme Court (which could see a ruling on interstate shipping in the not to distant future); and the struggle to get facts through in the wine and health debate. #WineNews #WineIndustry #Wine #WinePodcast #WineSearcher #CaliforniaWine

Bordeaux 2025 En Primeur Weather Special | The Week in Wine Podcast

"Two Englishmen talking about the weather..." Wine-Searcher's editor Don Kavanaugh bravely entertains David Allen MW and Olly Styles as the pair battle it out over the effects of the weather in the 2025 Bordeaux growing season. In the blue corner, David Allen MW defends Bordeaux estates from accusations that the weather patterns over the 2025 growing season (noteworthy as they are) actually have no bearing on the properties of the final wines produced in the region – a charge leveled by Olly Styles, in the red corner, in a recent opinion piece on the website. Will it go the full 12 rounds? #WineNews #WineIndustry #BordeauxWine #EnPrimeur #BordeauxEnPrimeur #WineFutures #Bordeaux2025 #WineVintages #DavidAllen

Appellation-by-appellation Tour of the 2025 Bordeaux Vintage | Konstantin Baum MW

Join Konstantin Baum MW as he takes you on an appellation-by-appellation tour of the 2025 Bordeaux vintage, putting the vintage in context and pointing out some fascinating talking points, including the impact of the weather and how Cabernet Sauvignon regained its crown. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction and general consensus 0:00:26 Impact of climate conditions 0:02:15 Left bank appellations 0:05:52 Right bank appellations 0:08:32 Terroir 0:08:56 Extraction decisions 0:09:19 Cabernet was king 0:09:40 Low alcohol levels 0:10:10 The 2025 vintage in summary #KonstantinBaum #MasterofWine #Bordeaux #LeftBank #RightBank #EnPrimeur #WineFutures #BordeauxAppellations

Building in Bordeaux

Why open a wine club in Bordeaux? 🍷 Lorraine Carrigan discusses the development of 67 Pall Mall’s new Bordeaux branch with Suzanne Mustacich. What makes a wine experience memorable for you? Follow for more wine insights. #BordeauxWine #WineDestination #67PallMall

Are Bordeaux and Napa Finally Getting Cheaper? The Week in Wine Podcast, Episode 41

Don lauds a pair of 'workhorse' wines (a Côtes de Rhône and a Californian Zinfandel) while Olly enjoys a steely Riesling from the Saar. Two pieces this week tickle Don's fancy: wine's reluctance to engage in a class-based discussion (all while other aspects of DEI are frequently touched-on in wine marketing); and news that Ohio will send the interstate shipping debate to the US Supreme Court. We take a look at the Irish connections in wine as well as reviewing a recent piece about the Bordeaux wine industry looking to find new ways to bring people back to the region. Don also goes into a recent piece looking at tumbling Bordeaux (and waning Napa) prices in the US. Meanwhile, a Moldovan winery commissions a one-off Porsche; one grower in Bordeaux's St-Julien appellation is grafting Chardonnay onto his red vines; a highly localized hailstorm hits Champagne; the bosses of the notorious wine website 1855.com are back in the courts on fraud charges; and there's a nasty case of poisoning f

The essence of 67 Pall Mall

What defines the spirit of 67 Pall Mall? 🍇 Suzanne Mustacich speaks with Lorraine Carrigan about the essence of 67 Pall Mall. What creates a great wine atmosphere for you? Follow for more wine insights. #WineCulture #WineLifestyle #67PallMall

Public access to 67 Pall Mall in Bordeaux

Could wine clubs become more accessible? 🍷 Lorraine Carrigan, commercial director of 67 Pall Mall reveals plans for public access to the club's new branch in Bordeaux. Would you visit 67 Pall Mall in Bordeaux? Follow for more wine insights. #WineClub #BordeauxWine #WineLifestyle

The 67 Pall Mall experience

What makes a wine experience feel complete? 🍇 Lorraine Carrigan talks to Suzanne Mustacich about what makes 67 Pall Mall such a complete experience. What are you looking for in a wine experience? Follow for more wine insights. #WineExperience #WineLifestyle #67PallMall

The Week in Wine Episode 23 | Wine-Searcher

Don waxes lyrical about the beauties of Chenin Blanc while Olly has a whiskey, distilled in Scotland and aged in Burgundy in Sherry barrels. Despite the 2024 Burgundy harvest report, this is a generally bad news week where we ask if we're maybe halfway there yet? Bad news for California and the US wine trade in particular. People are still asking if wine is for them while a story on storytelling is also catching some of our readers' attention. We also ask if you can get excited about Spanish sparkling wine? We mark the passing of Daniel Cathiard of Château Smith Haut Lafitte and James Healey of Cloudy Bay and Dog Point. Château de Beaucastel hosts the Drops of God television series once again. More Argentinian wineries are in trouble; Mâcon wines are banned from using "Vin de Bourgogne" on their labels; Italian wineries look to the Indian market for growth; French glass bottle producer mothballs another furnace. More wineries for sale in California (with a lack of interested buyers)

The Week in Wine Episode 24 | Wine-Searcher

Montepulciano and the wonder of southern Italian red wines. Calvados and the flavor (or otherwise) of fruits in spirits. This week, Don and Olly discuss the California wineries for sale (and why it appears no-one is buying them). RTDs surge in the US drinks market. Is wine's answer to RTDs Vermouth? Olly talks a bit about his story on West Bank wineries. Footballing great Sergio Ramos opens a number of top wines for dinner with friends (and lands in hot water for his choice of dish); Norton bankruptcy under way; and a Bordeaux vine nursery and vineyard branches out into asparagus and Kosher wine. We touch on the Four Roses sale and the sea of Bourbon about to wash over consumers (with some hopefully lower prices on the bottles!); Merlot – and Zinfandel – as unsung heroes of California wine; and small mention of English sparkling wine.

The Week in Wine: Episode 02, Wine-Searcher

Don "rediscovers" Merlot, Olly has a 2007 wine from Spain. Can you recognize elements of a young wine in an old one? Magic Margaux comes out in the Bordeaux En Primeur tastings; vineyard workers in Napa celebrated on the same day as ICE agents round people up in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo; more woes for the California wine industry (including the winding down of the Paraduxx wine brand). Haul of World War II-era Nazi documents found inside Champagne crates in Argentina's Supreme Court. Asterix's magic potion was wine, says archeologist; Israeli wine tasting called off over Gaza conflict; LA Confidential actor in Ribeira Sacra; More layoffs in Cognac; Winegrower commits suicide in Bordeaux; French cooperative, Vignerons de Buzet, could be out of financial strife thanks to wine giant Grands Chais de France. French barrel renting company forecasts doubling turnover; Spain exports show slight uptick; Fronton celebrates 50th anniversary; Bugey producers complain that name is the

The Week in Wine: Episode 03, Wine-Searcher

Don drinks a glass or two of Olly's natural wine – and likes it; Olly has a delicious Saumur blanc. Italian consorzio pushes lightweight wine bottles; Best Value Rums top readership scales along with cuts at the US TTB; hail batters French vineyards, from Cognac to southern Bordeaux, Languedoc, Champagne and flooding in the vineyards; recent export figures for Italian wines "worryingly" down; bottle recall at Cellier des Dauphins; wine labels feature in Argentinian torture case; France's regional Workplace Ministry takes on industry behemoth Grands Chais de France; Cité du Vin embezzlement charge thrown out.

The Week in Wine: Episode 04, Wine-Searcher

Don rediscovers the youthful joys of Barossa Shiraz; Olly drinks a well-made but forgettable wine (and a fantastic Brunello di Montalcino). Will big red wines have a resurgence? Embracing the wide world of wines. Can you ever match a wine to someone's personality? US winemaker Paul Hobbs' adventures in South America; our best value Tequila and Malbecs top the reader charts; winemaking and starting up a vineyard in the wider Paris region; the stasis of tariffs and its effects on the wine world; the continued woes of En Primeur. Proper tasters swallow, say French wine tasting gurus; Montepulciano to add parish names to their labels; Boisset buys the other Dauvissat (ie not the one you're thinking of); mildew pressure in southern France and Spain; arrests around winery theft in Ribera del Duero nab Spanish crime gang; and wine sales continue to fall in France.

The Week in Wine: Episode 05, Wine-Searcher

Don drinks cocktails (and a nice Central Otago Pinot Noir); Olly drinks a beer at his local. US vineyards look to avoid ICE raids; sexual violence, harassment and sexism in the wine industry (Olly talks to Isabelle Perraud of feminist organisation Paye ton Pinard); Bordeaux En Primeur "worst in 40 years"; Champagne fraudster faces more jail time; Lanzarote vineyards to feature in new TV series; Courvoisier hit by downsizing; and France's Pays d'Oc region looks to reuse wine bottles in environmental push.

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The Week in Wine: Episode 07, Wine-Searcher

The Week in Wine: Episode 08, Wine-Searcher

The Week in Wine: Episode 09, Wine-Searcher

The Week in Wine: Episode 10, Wine-Searcher