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videoHeat, motion, and months at sea made Madeira what it is
Kathleen Burk on the accidental origins of one of the world's most distinctive fortified wines. #WinePodcast #KathleenBurk #Madeira #WineHistory #Shorts
videoNoah planted vines. The Bible's own wine origin story
Kathleen Burk on the Biblical story behind wine's spiritual significance. #WinePodcast #KathleenBurk #WineHistory #Shorts
videoPortugal down 34%. China down 25%. Why is wine consumption falling?
Kathleen Burk on the global decline in wine drinking, and the reasons behind it. #WinePodcast #KathleenBurk #WineConsumption #Shorts
videoTennis Superstar Rafael Nadal Launches Limited Edition 'El Tenista' | The Week in Wine Podcast
Don has an Impressionist approach to his wines over the weekend but asks if Syrah/Shiraz is the GOAT (Greatest of all Time) grape variety. This week, we look at Australia's best wines and ask if Rutherglen Muscat should be on the shortlist. The US Supreme Court declines to rule on the Ohio interstate shipping case (so it's situation normal for the three-tier system there). The World's Best Sauvignon Blancs are still attraction attention, as is a piece on Generation Z being the best people to sell wines to...Generation Z. Olly also asks if Gewurztraminer is getting fair representation, generally, and Don wonders if there isn't a little snobbery when it comes to sweet wines. Read the full stories here: https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/10/the-worlds-best-australian-wines-of-2026 https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/10/supreme-court-hands-wine-a-pyrrhic-victory https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/10/the-worlds-best-sauvignon-blancs https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/10/want-to-sel
videoProhibition banned spirits. It forgot about grapes.
Kathleen Burk on the loophole that let wine slip through America's Prohibition laws. #WinePodcast #KathleenBurk #Prohibition #WineHistory #Shorts
videoWine wasn't a luxury. It was survival.
Kathleen Burk on why governments once actively encouraged people to drink wine. #WinePodcast #KathleenBurk #WineHistory #France #Shorts
videoWine without alcohol: still wine, or just flavoured liquid?
Kathleen Burk on no- and low-alcohol wine, and why she still believes nothing beats sharing a real bottle with friends. #WinePodcast #KathleenBurk #NoAlcoholWine #Shorts
videoWine, banquets, and a little too much excess
Kathleen Burk on what ancient Egyptian tomb paintings reveal about elite wine culture. #WinePodcast #KathleenBurk #AncientEgypt #WineHistory #Shorts
videoA wine lesson that ended in murder and the stars
Kathleen Burk on the tragic myth of Dionysus and the origins of wine. #WinePodcast #KathleenBurk #Dionysus #WineHistory #Shorts
videoAdapting to climate change effects. Not only bad news for wine
Kathleen Burk on Bordeaux's new heat-resistant grapes, and how winemakers are adjusting. #WinePodcast #KathleenBurk #ClimateChange #Bordeaux #Shorts
video€5 Million Wine Heist Hits Antiori Cellars in Cortona | The Week in Wine Podcast
Don buys a case of Teluri Saperavi off the back of a bottle enjoyed over the weekend while Olly lauds a delicious bottle of Les Cocalières blanc from Montpeyroux's Domaine d'Aupilhac (although Don does question the sanctity of Vermentino as a great white grape variety). There's also a discussion as to whether you can really turn around on your appreciation of the likes of reductive Chardonnay. The big news (late) last week was the €5 million heist of Solaia, Guado al Tasso and Tignanello from the Antiori cellars in Cortona. As we discuss, this is almost the identical modus operandi of two previous thefts (from the Conterno Fantino winery in Monforte d'Alba in Barolo, as covered last month, and another break-in at the Banfi winery in Strevi back in June. But our top headline last week was the World's Best Sauvignon Blancs which, alongside a few familiar names (think Dagueneau and Château Margaux's Pavillon Blanc), saw Austria place across half of the list. Olly asks if New Zealand mis
videoTasting a 100 year old wine
Jane Anson tastes the 1926 Para Vintage Tawny: a wine laid down exactly a century ago #wine #winetasting #luxurywine #collector #winepodcast #shorts
videoBirds, berries, and the first taste of wine
Kathleen Burk on the legendary story of how humans may have first discovered fermentation. #WinePodcast #KathleenBurk #WineHistory #Shorts
videoWas Wine Invented or Discovered? Kathleen Burk Explains - Jane Anson The Wine Podcast E41
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 Somewhere in the late Neolithic, so the story goes, hunters followed birdsong to a tree of berries, filled their stomachs, carried the rest home and forgot about them. Two days later, the jar was bubbling. Someone had to taste it. Historian Kathleen Burk tells that story, and many more, in conversation with Suzanne Mustacich. Their route runs from Noah and Dionysus through Canaanite cedar traders, Jamestown's failed vines and the rabbis who suddenly appeared during Prohibition, to Port, Italy's rebellious Super Tuscans and the question of whether alcohol-free wine is wine at all. 🍷 Subscribe to the channel ✨ Like this video to support fine wine storytelling 🌍 Explore more episodes featuring global wine leaders Chapters 00:00 The Essence of Wine 00:53 Kathleen Burk'
videoThe Largest Winery in the World — For a While, Anyway
Massive growth, a grandfather who went to fight in WWI, and a business that had to survive on less. There's a lot more history in the full episode. #Seppeltsfield #WineHistory #Barossa #AustralianWine #ParaVintageTawny #JaneAnsonPodcast #FamilyWinery #Shorts
videoThe Most Unique Wine in the World: Seppeltsfield Para Tawny
Charlie Seppelt on what makes the Para Vintage Tawny genuinely one-of-a-kind. Watch the full conversation with Jane Anson. #Seppeltsfield #ParaVintageTawny #JaneAnsonPodcast #TawnyPort #Barossa #WineHistory #AustralianWine #RareWine #Shorts
videoThe Wine Even Serious Collectors Can't Get Enough Of
Unintentional scarcity, global demand, and collectors chasing every drop — what's the rarest wine you've ever tried? #ParaVintageTawny #Seppeltsfield #RareWine #WineCollecting #FineWine #JaneAnsonPodcast #Shorts
videoRed Wine Downturn Hits Burgundy | The Week in Wine Podcast
Don enjoys an attractively priced and very drinkable Vin de France Gamay while Olly enthuses about a similarly-priced Frusinate IGT (Lazio) biodynamic red called Volumnia. As it's the start of the month, we look over September's stories and find a big showing from Napa and wider California, from wine industry fears, grumbles, good news and bad – it's all been covered by our US editor W. Blake Grey, with Olly pointing out that Blake is one of the few very regular wine writers covering the California (even US) beat with any great regularity. Check out all the headlines: https://www.wine-searcher.com/dept/wine+news We also take a moment to look at the way wine writing is going, from influencers and Instagram to wine journalism. Can we get mad at so-called "influencers" when much of wine writing is pay-for-play by another name? Last week's big stories included the world's best Bourbons (which hit a number of classic names) as well as a deep-dive on the pricing effects seen by Pomerol'
videoThis Message Won't Be Read for 100 Years
Charlie wrote a note that won't be read until 2126. What would you want to say to someone a hundred years from now? #Seppeltsfield #ParaVintageTawny #CentennialCellar #JaneAnsonPodcast #Shorts #TimeCapsule #WineTradition
videoWhy This Wine Is Never Temperature Controlled — On Purpose
No temperature control, hessian seals instead of silicone — deliberately. Did you know oxidation could be a good thing in winemaking? #Seppeltsfield #WineScience #ParaVintageTawny #TawnyPort #CentennialCellar #JaneAnsonPodcast #Barossa #Shorts
videoA Hundred Years of Summer, a Hundred Years of Winter 🍂
Watch the full episode to hear how a century with no temperature control shapes a wine unlike any other. #ParaVintageTawny #Seppeltsfield #CentennialCellar #TawnyPort #WineAging #JaneAnsonPodcast #Barossa #Shorts
videoWhy Was a 500ml Bottle of This Wine Worth $20,000?
The first release in 1978 was valued at around $20,000 a bottle. What's the most expensive pour you've ever had? #ParaVintageTawny #Seppeltsfield #FineWine #RareWine #JaneAnsonPodcast #Shorts #LuxuryWine
videoHow Do You Train the Next Generation of Wine Judges?
Legendary bottles, legendary names, one intense tasting education — there's a lot more on this in the full episode. #LenEvansTutorial #Seppeltsfield #AustralianWine #WineEducation #JaneAnsonPodcast #Shorts #WineJudging
videoThe Grape Blend Behind a 100 Year Wine
Mataro was part of the blend until the 1960s, then quietly dropped. What's a small decision you know took decades to prove right? #Seppeltsfield #ParaVintageTawny #WineBlending #Grenache #Barossa #JaneAnsonPodcast #Shorts