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videoWhat does it mean to be “wine curious”? 🍇
Suzanne Mustacich and Robert Joseph explain the term and what it says about today’s wine drinkers. A perspective on how curiosity is shaping the way people discover and enjoy wine. Would you describe yourself as wine curious? Follow for more wine insights & save this for later. #WineCurious #WineEducation #WineLovers #WineDiscovery #WineKnowledge
videoWhat role do sommeliers play today? 🍽️
Suzanne Mustacich and Robert Joseph discuss how the role of the sommelier continues to evolve within the wine and hospitality world. From guidance to storytelling, their influence goes beyond the wine list. Do you usually rely on a sommelier when choosing wine? Follow for more wine insights & save this for later. #Sommelier #Hospitality #WineService #WineEducation #WineLovers
videoTasting the 2025 Chateau Trott Vieille Vintage | Bordeaux En Primeur
Learn more about this wine and past vintages on Wine-Searcher.com: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/trotte+vieilles+st+emilion+grand+cru+bordeaux+france David Allen MW is visiting Bordeaux for Wine-Searcher to report on the en-primeur campaign for the 2025 vintage. Here he is at Chateau Trott Vieille, a Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classe (class B) estate owned by Borie-Manoux. When tracking down your wines for the best price, Wine-Searcher is an invaluable tool. The wine is excellent in 2025 and i
videoTasting the 2025 Chateau Leoville Las Cases Vintage | En Primeur
Learn more about this wine and past vintages on Wine-Searcher.com: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/leoville+cases+grand+de+st+julien+medoc+bordeaux+france David Allen MW is visiting Bordeaux for Wine-Searcher to report on the en-primeur campaign for the 2025 vintage. Here he is at Chateau Leoville-Las Cases, a Second Growth in the Saint-Juilien appellation. When tracking down your wines for the best price, Wine-Searcher is an invaluable tool. The vineyard covers around 98 hectares (242 acres)
videoTasting the 2025 Chateau Lascombes Margaux Vintage | En Primeur
Learn more about this wine and past vintages on Wine-Searcher.com: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/lascombes+margaux+medoc+bordeaux+france David Allen MW is visiting Bordeaux for Wine-Searcher to report on the en-primeur campaign for the 2025 vintage. Here he is at Chateau Lascombes, a second growth in the Margaux appellation. When tracking down your wines for the best price, Wine-Searcher is an invaluable tool. The vineyard is situated in the northwest of the appellation, neighboring château
videoBuilding Wine Brands That Sell - Part 2 - Jane Anson The Wine Podcast E28
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?pro_lead=janeprobanner How do you build a successful wine brand without owning a vineyard? In this episode of The Wine Podcast, Suzanne Mustacich sits down with renowned wine thinker, author, consultant, and entrepreneur Robert Joseph to explore the realities of the modern wine business—from sourcing grapes and blending strategies to branding,
videoHow well do wine professionals understand their customers? 🍷
Suzanne Mustacich and Robert Joseph discuss why understanding the customer is key in the wine industry. What matters most to you when choosing a wine? Follow for more wine insights & save this for later. #WineConsumers #WineExperience #WineEducation #WineLovers #WineIndustry
videoHow well do wine professionals understand their customers? 🍷
Suzanne Mustacich and Robert Joseph discuss why understanding the customer is key in the wine industry. What matters most to you when choosing a wine? Follow for more wine insights & save this for later. #WineConsumers #WineExperience #WineEducation #WineLovers #WineIndustry
videoWhat role do sommeliers play today? 🍽️
Suzanne Mustacich and Robert Joseph discuss how the role of the sommelier continues to evolve within the wine and hospitality world. From guidance to storytelling, their influence goes beyond the wine list. Do you usually rely on a sommelier when choosing wine? Follow for more wine insights & save this for later. #Sommelier #Hospitality #WineService #WineEducation #WineLovers
videoWhat’s the difference between Minervois and Languedoc? 🍇
Suzanne Mustacich and Robert Joseph explore how the choice of an appellation can influence a wine’s identity, perception, and positioning. A closer look at how origin shapes both style and expectations. Are you familiar with these regions? Follow for more wine insights & save this for later. #Languedoc #Minervois #FrenchWine #WineEducation #WineRegions #WineLovers
videoThe Importance of Distribution in the Wine World
How important is distribution in the wine world? 🍷 Suzanne Mustacich speaks with wine consultant and former critic Robert Joseph about the role distribution plays in shaping a wine’s success and visibility. What influences your choice when selecting a wine? Follow for more wine insights & save this for later. #WineDistribution #WineIndustry #WineEducation #FineWine #WineLovers #WineKnowledge
videoWhat’s behind the term K'avshiri? 🍷
Suzanne Mustacich speaks with Robert Joseph about the meaning behind his Georgian wine project, K'avshiri. Have you ever explored wines from Georgia? Follow for more wine insights & save this for later. #GeorgianWine #WineProjects #WineInnovation #WineEducation #WineLovers #Kavshiri
videoWhat’s behind the term K'avshiri? 🍷
Suzanne Mustacich speaks with Robert Joseph about the meaning behind his Georgian wine project, K'avshiri. Have you ever explored wines from Georgia? Follow for more wine insights & save this for later. #GeorgianWine #WineProjects #WineInnovation #WineEducation #WineLovers #Kavshiri
videoWhat’s the difference between Minervois and Languedoc? 🍇
Suzanne Mustacich and Robert Joseph explore how the choice of an appellation can influence a wine’s identity, perception, and positioning. A closer look at how origin shapes both style and expectations. Are you familiar with these regions? Follow for more wine insights & save this for later. #Languedoc #Minervois #FrenchWine #WineEducation #WineRegions #WineLovers
videoThe Importance of Distribution in the Wine World
How important is distribution in the wine world? 🍷 Suzanne Mustacich speaks with wine consultant and former critic Robert Joseph about the role distribution plays in shaping a wine’s success and visibility. What influences your choice when selecting a wine? Follow for more wine insights & save this for later. #WineDistribution #WineIndustry #WineEducation #FineWine #WineLovers #WineKnowledge
videoBuilding Wine Brands That Sell - Part 1 - Jane Anson The Wine Podcast E27
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?pro_lead=janeprobanner In this episode of The Wine Podcast, Suzanne Mustacich sits down with Robert Joseph—wine thinker, international consultant, former critic, and creator behind brands like Le Grand Noir, Greener Planet, and K’avshiri—to unpack the real business of wine. From launching a “New World wine from France” to blending 11 Georgian grape varieties into a single experimental cuvée, Robert shares the strategy behind building wines that actually sell—and the hard truths most producers ignore. We dive into: 🔸Why most wines are “labels,” not brands 🔸The three things every successful wine needs: packaging, quality, distribution 🔸How to create a wine for a specific customer (not just a terroir) 🔸The difference between supermarket wines and “discovery wines” 🔸Why storytelling—and even confusion—can be part of the appeal 🔸
videoWe Don’t Have the Monopoly on Great Wine
Legacy is important, but today, excellent wine is produced all over the world. Bordeaux is no longer the only region at the top. 👉Subscribe for more wine industry insights. #WineShorts #WineTrends #GlobalWine #finewine
videoWas Robert Parker Bordeaux's Best Advertiser? The Week in Wine Episode 34
Don opens rosé as a crowd pleaser to some dogged palates while Olly opens a De Moor Chablis for a mate. The most-wanted Tequilas tops our news stats this week while California hogs the rest of the limelight. Don looks at the latest out of Napa Valley where vineyards are getting tricky to shift and Cabernet Sauvignon may be on the way out. Talking of which, we look at a story covering the rise of white wine and ask if white varieties might be a good substitute? Also, Randall Grahm's state-of-the-nation piece continues to get eyeballs. As for the latest news, it's over to Bordeaux where a major local wine merchant has suggests the region "got lazy" while US wine critic Robert Parker was dominating the headlines and did not do enough to promote its wines independently of the Maryland-based guru; a bureaucratic hiccup stops non-alcoholic wine production in Italy; Castel launches its own Champagne brand with an interesting choice of name given the very public spat between the company's fa
videoThe Secret to Great Bordeaux
Hubert de Boüard reflects on the 2016 vintage—a turning point in both his winemaking and personal journey. 🎧Watch the full episode to hear the full story behind this vintage. #bordeaux #WineStory #FineWine #WinePodcast #Winemaking
videoWhat is En Primeur?
Would you pay for a wine… before it has even been bottled?🍷 Konstantin Baum MW explains how Bordeaux En Primeur works and why it is such a big deal in the wine world. A unique system where wines are purchased years before bottling, offering early access to some of Bordeaux’s most sought-after releases. Follow for more wine insights & save this for later. #EnPrimeur #BordeauxWine #WineInvesting #FineWine #WineEducation #WineLovers #KonstantinBaum
videoBordeaux Isn’t the Best Wine Region in the World
From Bordeaux to small regions, quality is rising everywhere—and changing the game. #WineShorts #WineTrends #GlobalWine #FineWine Subscribe for more wine industry insights
videoSouth Africa Is NOT a New World Wine Country
From Vin de Constance to centuries-old vineyards, here’s why South Africa’s wine story runs deep. #WineExplained #WineHistory #SouthAfricanWine #FineWine
videoThe Classification That Changed Saint Émilion
A system designed to elevate the region—but not without challenges. Hubert de Boüard explains why. Watch more stories from Bordeaux’s top voices 🍷 #WineHistory #BordeauxLegend #WineCulture #FineWine
videoDo All Napa Cabs Taste the Same? The Week in Wine Podcast - Episode 33
Don drinks a delicious Gamay while Olly has a Sauvignon Blanc from Italy and a fantastic Saumur rouge which leads to a confession about Cabernet Franc. We kick off quite a long list of bad news with Napa Cabernet and a recent article claiming that the number of Napa wineries will need to shrink. We also wonder if Napa Cabernet has changed in style? Are they all the same/are they still the same? And just how hard it is to find out. Don also talks about a recent piece penned by the great Randall Grahm – also looking at the California wine industry. There's also a nice aside on furry friends in the vineyards. Olly looks at Familia Torres its debt restructure (as well as recent attempts by Bodegas Faustino and Cordoníu to change ownership); more on the frost in Champagne; Rémy Cointreau's proposed rejig; domestic consumption is still on the slide in Argentina; and more on the H&A barrel company in financial straits. Olly and Don daydream about an invite to the Saumur wine and book festi