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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=spotify&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=winevoicesKevin Judd was 25 when David Hohnen hired him as founding winemaker at Cloudy Bay, a winery that had no land, no vineyards and no building. The first vintage came from bought-in fruit, trucked to Gisborne and made with instructions over the phone from Auckland. Nobody had any idea what was coming.Twenty-five years later, with Cloudy Bay a global brand inside LVMH, he left to start Greywacke in the middle of the 2009 financial crisis. He tells Suzanne Mustacich why Marlborough's piercing light and cool nights give Sauvignon Blanc its "eyebrow factor", why he now turns the volume down with wild yeast and barrel ferments, and which wine he'd open for dinner with Ansel Adams.🍷 Follow the show so you never miss an episode⭐ Rate and review to support fine wine storytelling🌍 Explore more episodes featuring global wine leaders✔️ Find the wines on Wine-Searcher: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/greywacke✔️ Explore Marlborough: https://www.wine-searcher.com/regions-marlboroughChapters00:00 — Welcome to the Wine Podcast00:57 — What Greywacke means01:59 — What makes Marlborough's climate unique04:14 — Clear air, landscape and photography05:46 — Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and the "eyebrow factor"07:11 — Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris07:44 — Climate change in Marlborough09:45 — From squeaky-clean winemaking to wild yeast14:24 — Low intervention and the Dog Point partnership16:53 — How Marlborough has changed since 198518:09 — From Selaks to founding Cloudy Bay23:50 — Phylloxera, scarcity and Veuve Clicquot26:58 — Leaving Cloudy Bay and launching Greywacke29:35 — Which Greywacke wines to drink now34:16 — Quickfire: dinner with Ansel Adams

WINE-SEARCHER PRO 🍷 ✨ Get 10% off a12-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=winevoicesIt started with a boarding school roommate who sneaked bottles out of his father's cellar. Aymeric de Gironde grew up in Cognac, where his family has blended for Hennessy for eight generations, but a taste of Bordeaux set him on a different road. He landed a job over a rum swizzle in Bermuda, spent time at Krug and Cos d'Estournel, then fell for Troplong Mondot at a single lunch.Nine years after arriving mid-harvest and changing nearly everything, he sits down with Jane Anson to tell the story. We hear how he sacrificed two plots to prove a point, convinced his team through a blind tasting, and now steers a Saint-Émilion estate through heat waves, a classification debate and a tough moment for Bordeaux.🍷 Subscribe to the channel✨ Like this video to support fine winestorytelling🌍 Explore more episodes featuringglobal wine leaders✔️ Find the wines on Wine-Searcher https://www.wine-searcher.com/merchant/51778-chateau-troplong-mondot✔️Check on Saint Emilion https://www.wine-searcher.com/regions-saint-emilion+grand+cru ✔️Get Jane's latest reviews at Janeanson.com#JaneAnsonTheWinePodcast #WinePodcast #TroplongMondot #SaintEmilion #Bordeaux #Cognac #Hennessy #AymericdeGironde #WineStories #winemaking Chapters00:00 — Welcome to Château Troplong Mondot01:39 — Harvest timing and the 2026 vintage02:42 — Growing up in Cognac and the art of blending05:25 — From Cognac to Bordeaux07:34 — Finding a home at Troplong Mondot08:50 — A smaller estate and a closer connection to the vineyard12:16 — A bold shift in harvest and winemaking16:14 — Protecting freshness in warmer vintages19:31 — Hospitality, wine tourism, and welcoming consumers27:55 — Striving for Premier Grand Cru Classé A32:23 — Sustainability, B Corp, and renewable vineyard energy41:57 — Climate change and the future of Saint-Émilion48:30 — Quickfire: blending, Bordeaux, and favourite vintages

WINE-SEARCHER PRO 🍷 ✨ Get 10% off a12-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 thestory goes, hunters followed birdsong to a tree of berries, filled theirstomachs, carried the rest home and forgot about them. Two days later the jarwas bubbling. Someone had to taste it. Historian Kathleen Burk tells that story,and many more, in conversation with Suzanne Mustacich. Their route runs fromNoah and Dionysus through Canaanite cedar traders, Jamestown's failed vines andthe rabbis who suddenly appeared during Prohibition, to Port, Italy'srebellious Super Tuscans and the question of whether alcohol-free wine is wineat all. 🍷Subscribe to the channel ✨ Like thisvideo to support fine wine storytelling 🌍Explore more episodes featuring global wine leaders  Chapters00:00 The Essence of Wine00:53 Kathleen Burk's Journey into WineHistory02:21 The Discovery of Wine07:15 Wine and Spirituality08:15 The Canaanites and Egyptian WineCulture11:13 The Narrative Structure of WineHistory13:10 The Impact of Empires on Wine15:08 The American Wine Experience17:05 Prohibition's Effect on Wine Culture21:55 Italy's Wine Evolution27:05 Spain's Wine Resurgence30:26 The Role of Fortified Wines35:40 Future Challenges in the WineIndustry #JaneAnsonWinePodcast #WineVoices#WineHistory #KathleenBurk #WineAGlobalHistory #HistoryOfWine #Prohibition#SuperTuscans #Port #Madeira #WineBooks #WineSearcher

WINE-SEARCHER PRO 🍷 ✨ Get 10% off a12-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 "Dear wine lover, please enjoy thiswine. Think back over the hundred years it's been ageing, waiting for thismoment. Hopefully, the world has seen a hundred years of peace." That's the message Charlie Seppelt haswritten for whoever opens the barrel his family is laying down today — one thatwon't be touched again until the year 2126. In this episode, Jane Anson sits down withCharlie Seppelt, Senior Winemaker at Seppeltsfield and fifth generation of thefamily that founded it, to taste the 1926 Para Vintage Tawny: a wine laid downexactly a century ago under a mandate from Charlie's great-great-grandfatherBenno Seppelt, who decreed it could not be touched for 100 years — and nevertasted it himself. 🍷Subscribe to the channel ✨ Like thisvideo to support fine wine storytelling 🌍Explore more episodes featuring global wine leaders   ✔️ Find thewines on Wine-Searcherhttps://www.wine-searcher.com/find/seppelts+field+para+vintage+tawny+barossa+valley+south+australia ✔️ Check onJane's latest Seppeltsfield tasting noteshttps://janeanson.com/search?search=Seppeltsfield Chapters00:00 Introduction to the 1926 Para VintageTawny03:12 The Legacy of Benno Seppelt06:04 The Unique Aging Process of TawnyWine08:54 The Impact of Historical Events onWinemaking12:12 The Art of Fortification andPreservation15:07 The Scarcity and Demand for VintageWines17:55 Tasting Notes and EmotionalConnections20:50 Future Winemaking and Legacy23:58 The Role of Family in Winemaking27:07 Reflections on the Len Evans Tutorial30:03 Conclusion and Tasting Experience #SeppeltsfieldWine #ParaVintageTawny#CentennialCellar #BarossaValley #FortifiedWine #AustralianWine #TawnyPort#WineHistory #JaneAnsonPodcast #WineSearcherPro #RareWine #BarossaWinemaking

🍷 ✨ Get 10% off a12-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 Manuel Louzada was five years old the firsttime his grandfather let him taste a sparkling wine from Bairrada. Fifty years, four countries and several of the world's great wine houses later, he's the manresponsible for Almaviva, the Franco-Chilean wine born from a handshake betweenBaroness Philippine de Rothschild and Concha y Toro. In this conversation he tellsJane Anson how a phone call in his mother's kitchen in Sintra led him back to awine he'd tasted and admired since 1996, why the Andes and the Pacific fightfor control of the same vineyard every afternoon, and what it took for oneestate to become, before Opus One, the very first non-Bordeaux wine ever soldthrough the négociant system. 🍷Subscribe to the channel ✨ Like thisvideo to support fine wine storytelling 🌍Explore more episodes featuring global wine leaders  ✔️ Find thewines on Wine-Searcher https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/vina+alma+viva+puente+alto+maipo+valley+chile✔️ Check onJane's latest tasting notes https://janeanson.com#Almaviva #WinePodcast #ChileanWine#Rothschild #ConchaYToro #Bordeaux #FineWine #WineStories #JaneAnson

WINE-SEARCHER PRO 🍷✨ Get 10% off a12-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=winevoicesTwo ski racers meet on the French national team, marry young, and spend twenty years building a retail empire together — supermarkets, a communications agency, the Go Sport chain of sports shops. Then they walk away from all of it.That's how Florence and Daniel Cathiard came to Bordeaux: not through wine families or wine school, but through a memory. Years earlier, before terrifying downhill races, a coach had handed the young ski team a glass of red Cabernet to help them sleep —decades ahead of the French Paradox headlines. It stuck. So when the Cathiards decided to change their lives completely, they went looking for a left-bank one block Cabernet estate, sight almost unseen, and found Château Smith Haut Lafitte: one block, ringed by forest, its tower broken, its vines poorly kept — and something about it they couldn't walk away from.In this episode, Florence tells host Suzanne Mustacich the full story: renovating a derelict château, converting to organic farming before anyone else in Bordeaux was doin git, watching daughter Mathilde build the skincare brand Caudalie from a backpack and a small motorbike, hosting a king who insisted on making his own barrel, and expanding into Pomerol and Napa Valley — all while handing the keys, gradually, to the next generation.🍷 Subscribe to the channel✨ Like this video to support fine wine storytelling🌍 Explore more episodes featuring global wine leaders✔️ Find the wines on Wine-SearcherChâteau Smith Haut Lafitte https://www.wine-searcher.com/merchant/8684-chateau-smith-haut-lafitteCathiard Vineyard https://www.wine-searcher.com/merchant/191646-cathiard-vineyard✔️ Check on Jane's latest tasting notes https://janeanson.com#JaneAnsonWinePodcast#FlorenceCathiard #SmithHautLafitte #Bordeaux #Napa #CathiardVineyard #Caudalie#OrganicWine #WineTourism #FamilyEstate #WineSearcherChapters00:00 The Heart of Château Smith Lafitte02:49 A Journey from Business to Wine06:10 The Vision Behind Château Smith Lafitte09:00 Organic Farming and Environmental Commitment11:49 Royal Connections and Organic Advocacy15:13 Reflections on Vintages and Vineyard Life18:00 Expanding Horizons: New Ventures20:53 Navigating Challenges in Napa24:11 Family Legacy and Future Aspirations

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"I think it's very important never to lose a sense of wonder about these things — and in my case, a sense of wonder that I'm actually here."Christian Seely, managing director of AXA Millésimes, oversees one of the most far-flung fine wine portfolios in the world: Château Pichon Baron, Pibran and Suduiraut in Bordeaux, Domaine de l'Arlot in Burgundy, Disznókő in Tokaj, Quinta do Noval in the Douro, Outpost on Napa's Howell Mountain, Platt Vineyard on the West Sonoma Coast, and Coates & Seely, the English sparkling wine house he co-founded in Hampshire and now the Isle of Wight.Host Suzanne Mustacich asks him the obvious question — how do you hold all that together? Christian talks about the total conviction that a great wine must be the unique individual expression of its vineyard, and a deliberately decentralised structure that leaves each estate's team to pursue that expression on its own terms.He remembers discovering Bordeaux with his father, falling in love with wine, and driving to work along the Route des Châteaux. He talks about the excitement of discovering new vineyards, opening the first bottle from his English sparkling wine project, and the privilege of being able to make wine every day.A personal conversation about vineyards, wine and the joy of still being fascinated by them.🍷 Subscribe to the channel✨ Like this video to support fine wine storytelling🌍 Explore more episodes featuring global wine leaders✔️Find the wines on Wine-SearcherChâteau Pichon Baron https://www.wine-searcher.com/merchant/17440-chateau-pichon-longueville-baron Disznoko https://www.wine-searcher.com/merchant/49846-disznokoQuinta do Noval https://www.wine-searcher.com/merchant/22229-quinta-do-novalOutpost Wines https://www.wine-searcher.com/merchant/27103-outpost-wines✔️Check on Jane's latest tasting notes https://janeanson.comChapters0:00 A life spent chasing wonder0:44 Suzanne introduces Christian Seely1:22 A snapshot of the AXA Millésimes portfolio2:15 No group winemaking policy — decentralisation as a philosophy4:10 Visiting the vineyards through harvest4:52 Getting his start: a gap year in Bordeaux with his father6:38 The drive to work past Château Ducru-Beaucaillou7:52 Platt Vineyard: fog, the Pacific, and West Sonoma Coast10:07 Outpost: volcanic soils and altitude on Howell Mountain12:50 Domaine de l'Arlot: Burgundy's rare monopoles14:59 A quarter-hectare next to DRC16:23 Bordeaux vs Burgundy, and Pichon Baron's three wines19:51 Le Griffon Blanc: grafting Suduiraut onto Pauillac 3:35 Tokaj: Aszú, puttonyos, and the wine of kings24:53 Disznókő and the fall of communism30:45 Quinta do Noval: field blends and the Nacional parcel38:38 Blending a consistent house-style tawny port43:19 Coates & Seely: building English sparkling wine from scratch48:03 The dream dinner party#WinePodcast #ChristianSeely #AXAMillesimes #Bordeaux #Tokaj #Douro #Burgundy #NapaValley #EnglishSparklingWine

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=winevoicesInspiration and Practical Guidance for Initiating Change"Do not overthink it. You want to make a difference — just do it."Jane Anson and Chinedu Rita Rosa share the inspiring story of creating Bordeaux Mentor Week, a program designed to open doors and foster diversity in the Bordeaux wine industry: from a garden conversation into a week-long bootcamp that has now brought 28 scholars from roughly 20 countries into Bordeaux's wine industry.They walk through it all — the frustration that started it, the first six scholars chosen on a shoestring budget, the sponsors and estates who said yes when nobody had a track record yet, the visa nightmares nobody warns you about, and the moment at a right bank château dinner when a scholar's tears revealed that imposter syndrome doesn't disappear once you've made it through the door.If you've ever thought about starting a mentorship program, a non-profit, or any kind of grassroots initiative — in wine or anywhere else — this is the practical, honest version of how it's actually done.With huge thanks to everyone who has backed Bordeaux Mentor Week, including the Gérard Basset Foundation, the Académie du Vin Library, Château La Lagune, Château Bellefont-Belcier, Château Biac, Bernard Magrez Start-Up Win, Christian Holthausen, and every estate, sponsor and mentor who has opened a door.🍷 Subscribe to the channel✨ Like this video to support fine wine storytelling🌍 Explore more episodes featuring global wine leaders✔️ Check the latest updates on the Bordeaux Mentor Week at https://janeanson.com/Chapters00:00 Introduction to Bordeaux Mentor Week02:50 The Genesis of Mentoring in Bordeaux06:08 Building the Foundation: First Steps08:52 Challenges and Solutions in Logistics11:51 Recruiting Mentors and Scholars14:40 Learning from Mistakes17:49 The Impact of the Program21:04 Overcoming Imposter Syndrome23:42 Success Metrics and Achievements27:03 Unexpected Outcomes and Connections29:45 Advice for Aspiring Change-Makers32:35 The Future of Bordeaux Mentor Week#WinePodcast #BordeauxMentorWeek #Mentorship #DiversityInWine #Bordeaux #WineIndustry #NonProfit #JaneAnson #WineEducation #ChangeMakers

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=winevoicesWhen Jean-Baptiste Bourotte left a career at Cartier to come home to Pomerol, he gave himself three years to decide whether he'd made the right call. Twenty-odd years later, he's still there—running five Bordeaux estates, including two of the appellation's most quietly serious addresses, Clos du Clocher and Château Bonalgue, alongside the family's historic négociant house, Ets Audy.In this episode of the Wine Podcast, host Jane Anson sits down with Bourotte as his family marks 100 years in Pomerol, and the conversation moves easily between deep history and hard-won, practical wisdom.Jean-Baptiste explains how Clos du Clocher's dense blue clay and Bonalgue's mixed gravel-sand-clay terroir produce two very different styles of Pomerol, what a négociant actually does inside La Place de Bordeaux, and what a career at Cartier taught him about pride in a product and telling an honest story. He also shares the centenary manga he commissioned—illustrated using the estate's own blue clay—his picks for what to drink right now, and the lunch he didn't realise he was sharing with DRC's Aubert de Villaine.🍷 This episode is brought to you by iDealwine:https://www.idealwine.com/en/buy-wine/sale-vente-primeur?order-by=vintage-desc&utm_source=jane+anson&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=en+primeur✨ iDealwine has kindly given a special discount, exclusively for Jane Anson Wine Voices listeners. Enjoy €50 off your first En Primeur purchase with code JANEANSON. T&Cs apply.*🍷 Subscribe to the channel✨ Like this episode to support fine wine storytelling🌍 Explore more episodes featuring global wine leaders✔️ Check Jane's latest tasting notes on Clos du Clocher:https://janeanson.com/report/nine-decades-of-clos-du-clocher-1947-2020✔️ Find the wines on Wine-Searcher:https://www.wine-searcher.com/merchant/54737-jean-baptiste-audy*Terms and conditions• Complimentary long-term storage for six months following delivery of the En Primeur wine to iDealwine's storage facility; after that date, storage fees will apply.• Valid on En Primeur purchases over €3,000 HT.• Promo code JANEANSON provides a €50 discount on orders over €500.• Promo code available for first orders, for new clients, on En Primeur wines only on iDealwine.• Offer is non-transferable, non-exchangeable and cannot be combined with other offers.• Valid until 31 October 2026.Chapters00:00 The Resilience of Bonalgue Wine History01:49 Meet Jean-Baptiste Bourotte: A Dual Role in Wine04:10 The Family Legacy in Pomerol09:17 Understanding the Role of a Négociant13:00 Market Trends and Consumer Interests14:56 Innovative Celebrations for a Centenary20:31 The Evolution of Bonalgue's Terroir25:33 Lessons from the Luxury Industry30:54 Navigating Challenges in Wine Production35:14 Addressing Misconceptions about Bordeaux Wine42:23 Recommended Vintages to Enjoy Now#WinePodcast #Pomerol #ClosDuClocher #ChateauBonalgue #Bordeaux #JeanBaptisteBourotte #JaneAnson #Negociant #PlaceDeBordeaux #RightBank #WineFamily #Terroir #BlueClay #WineHistory #BordeauxWine #WineEducation #WineLovers

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=winevoicesSuzanne Mustacich continues her conversation with Swiss grape geneticist José Vouillamoz, the real-life "grape DNA detective."Together they follow the Camino de Santiago to uncover how medieval monks may have spread grapevines across Europe, trace Savagnin Blanc's surprising family tree (parent of both Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc—and grandfather of Cabernet Sauvignon), and tell the incredible detective story of how eight forgotten vines in the French countryside turned out to be the missing parent of both Merlot and Malbec.José also makes the case for why obscure, unloved grape varieties might be wine's best defence against climate change, takes us inside Switzerland's wild 320-grape-variety wine scene ("Swiss wine does not exist"—you'll understand why by the end), and shares his dream of an AI app that could identify any grape variety from a single photo of a leaf.🔍 Missed Part 1?https://open.spotify.com/episode/1vaUjVwsXVNZjxrpOSU7sk?si=LRgAaiufTFaywU976JC6Ig🍷 This episode is brought to you by iDealwinehttps://www.idealwine.com/en/buy-wine/sale-vente-primeur?order-by=vintage-desc&utm_source=jane+anson&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=en+primeuriDealwine has kindly given a special discount exclusively for Jane Anson Wine Voices listeners.Enjoy €50 off your first En Primeur purchase with the code JANEANSON. Terms & Conditions apply.🍷 Subscribe to the channel✨ Like this episode to support fine wine storytelling.🌍 Explore more episodes featuring global wine leaders.📖 Read more from José Vouillamoz and explore his books on Swiss and French grape varieties:https://janeanson.com/Terms & Conditions• Complimentary long-term storage for six months following delivery of the En Primeur wine to iDealwine's storage facility. After that date, storage fees will apply.• Valid on En Primeur purchases over €3,000 HT.• Promo code JANEANSON provides a €50 discount on orders over €500.• Available for first orders only, for new clients, on En Primeur wines purchased through iDealwine.• Offer is non-transferable, non-exchangeable and cannot be combined with other offers.• Valid until 31 October 2026.Chapters00:00 Cold open: Is Sauvignon Blanc older than Pinot Noir?00:32 Welcome back to Part 200:47 Did monks spread grapevines along the Camino de Santiago?02:07 José's books on Swiss & French grape varieties02:29 The family tree: Savagnin Blanc's secret children03:47 The Camino de Santiago's surprising link to Savagnin Blanc05:56 Why rare and obscure grape varieties matter08:20 Saving Sagrantino from extinction09:43 The detective story behind Merlot's missing parent10:56 Finding the last 8 vines of Madeleine Noire des Charentes13:17 "Swiss wine does not exist"—inside Switzerland's 320 grape varieties16:06 Chasselas, Petite Arvine & Completer: Switzerland's heritage grapes17:14 Can AI identify a grape variety from a photo?18:49 José's dream app: "Grape This"20:28 What will grape DNA research discover in the next 10 years?22:57 Genetic engineering, climate change and the future of wine#WinePodcast #WineGrapes #GrapeDNA #JoseVouillamoz #SuzanneMustacich #JaneAnson #CaminoDeSantiago #SavagninBlanc #Merlot #Malbec #SwissWine #Chasselas #Sagrantino #WineHistory #Ampelography #WineScience #RareGrapes #AIinWine #WineEducation #WineLovers #Part2