Real Business of Wine

11/07/2020

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Irene Tolleret is one of the most entertainingly outspoken politicians you will ever see on any screen. While not running Mas d'Auzières, her successful litt...

03/07/2020

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On the eve of July 4th, highly respected trade writer, Graham Holter, and Mike Boyne, award-winning owner of Bin 2 in Padstow, one of Britain's most dynamic ...

22/06/2020

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19/06/2020

Greg Lambrecht - Changing the Way We Drink Fine Wine

Sales of Coravin have exploded during lockdown, as people have moved from pulling corks on great bottles to drinking a wider range of glasses. Greg Lambrecht, nuclear engineer, medical-device inventor - and the man behind Coravin discusses innovation in wine on today at 1700 GMT
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Honest discussions about the issues that shape our future. Weekly webcasts moderated by Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond. Participation is free!

17/06/2020

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15/06/2020

Lin Liu, one of China's 2 first MWs, Suzanne Mustacich of the Wine Spectator and multi-talented
Marshal Dead share their insight into wine in China for
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Over the last 25 years, no country has had a greater impact on the wine industry than China. From being a negligible market, it has grown to being one of the...

15/06/2020

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Over the last 25 years, no country has had a greater impact on the wine industry than China. From being a negligible market, it has grown to being one of the...

15/06/2020

Lin Liu, one of China's 2 first MWs, Suzanne Mustacich of the Wine Spectator and multi-talented Marshal Dead share their insight into wine in China for

12/06/2020

How has CV-19 affected the wine industry?
Professor Simone Loose of Geisenheim Uni and Rob McMillan of the SVB Bank in the US share their research + insights. Today -1700 GMT
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Honest discussions about the issues that shape our future. Weekly webcasts moderated by Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond. Participation is free!

10/06/2020

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As we move into Season Two, we look back at the last 12 weeks - at contributions from people like Jancis Robinson MW; D'Lynn Proctor, the model for the Netfl...

10/06/2020

Series 2 of kicks off tonight at 1700 GMT with the posting on YouTube of a review of the first 45 allcasts, some juicy clips - and a look forward to what we're looking forward to doing next

02/06/2020

We finished Season One - the 'Lockdown Season' - of last week. 45 hours of YouTube video and podcasts and 120 guests.
Watch out in the next few days of details of Season Two and your chance to register for 24 exciting webcasts

24/05/2020

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As part of our ongoing series on wine communication, Fabien Lainé, Paul Mabray, Terry Xu, Mike Ratcliffe, and Scott Eddy take the lid off the world of influe...

24/05/2020

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Continuing the theme we began with India and Brazil, we look at Russia, one of the wine world's most under-appreciated markets – where good wine is being pro...

24/05/2020

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With over a million copies sold, Karen MacNeil tops the wine writing charts in the US. Hers was the only book that featured in the Netflix movie, Uncorked. N...

24/05/2020

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Simon Woolf, award-winning author of Amber Wine, talks skin contact with rosé expert Liz Gabay MW, winemaker Tony Milanowski of Rathfinny Estate and natural ...

24/05/2020

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Dan Jago has been at the head of Bibendum one of Britain's leading wine wholesalers, Tesco's global wine division – one of the world's largest by volume – an...

22/05/2020

Today on : the Influencers
Who are they? What do they do? How many are really influential? Star lineup includes Chinese influencer, Terry Xu; Mike Ratcliffe; Paul Mabray; Fabien Lainé and Influencer agent, Carrie Welch. REGISTER now on https://qoo.ly/364quh and SUBSCRIBE to be kept in the loop

Honest discussions about the issues that shape our future. Weekly webcasts moderated by Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond. Participation is free!

21/05/2020

RUSSIA - One of the great emerging wine markets gets much less attention than it deserves. Today https://qoo.ly/3647cg looks at this extraordinary country with Dmitry Merezhko, publisher of Simple Wine News and top sommelier Anton Panansenko. REGISTER now. and SUBSCRIBE to be kept in the loop

Honest discussions about the issues that shape our future. Weekly webcasts moderated by Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond. Participation is free!

20/05/2020

Karen MacNeil was allowed to taste with a group of (male) NYC wine writers - providing she didn't speak
She went on to write + sell 1 million copies of the Wine Bible, the most successful wine book in the US
REGISTER to meet her on https://qoo.ly/363ihn today. SUBSCRIBE to be kept in the loop

Honest discussions about the issues that shape our future. Weekly webcasts moderated by Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond. Participation is free!

19/05/2020

Karen MacNeil is the biggest selling wine writer in the US, with sales of over a million copies for her Wine Bible. But she's also a very successful online communicator
Meet her on Wednesday
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Honest discussions about the issues that shape our future. Weekly webcasts moderated by Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond. Participation is free!

19/05/2020

Join Simon Woolf, award-winning author of Amber Revolution, to talk about Orange Wine, today on . REGISTER now https://qoo.ly/352uk6 and SUBSCRIBE to be kept in the loop

Honest discussions about the issues that shape our future. Weekly webcasts moderated by Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond. Participation is free!

18/05/2020

Want to know how an international fine wine merchant like Berry Bros & Rudd really works? Ask Dan Jago its former CEO today on . (You can also ask him about supermarkets - he ran Tesco too). REGISTER now on https://qoo.ly/3528jc. And SUBSCRIBE to be kept in the loop

Honest discussions about the issues that shape our future. Weekly webcasts moderated by Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond. Participation is free!

18/05/2020

China's wine influencers are hugely important, and Terry Xu is one of the best
Meet him this Friday on . REGISTER NOW on https://qoo.ly/35253v. And SUBSCRIBE to be kept in the loop

Honest discussions about the issues that shape our future. Weekly webcasts moderated by Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond. Participation is free!

18/05/2020

Want to know how supermarkets buy their wine? Ask Dan Jago, former global head of Tesco wine dept, today on . (And ask him about selling fine wine at Berry Bros & Rudd. He ran that too). Register NOW at https://qoo.ly/3524zx. And SUBSCRIBE to be kept in the loop

Honest discussions about the issues that shape our future. Weekly webcasts moderated by Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond. Participation is free!

17/05/2020

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Writers have been telling us forever that Riesling has taken over wine lists, that Sherry is the hottest thing, and that nobody drinks buttery Chardonnay any...

17/05/2020

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Wines specifically aimed at women? And at men? Really? Well, on the one hand, there's Cupcake and Little Black Dress and Middle Sister. And on the other ther...

17/05/2020

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If it weren't for Covid-19, Decanter Bordeaux correspondent Jane Anson would be on tour in the UK signing her new book, Inside Bordeaux. Instead, she's still...

17/05/2020

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According to Wine Intelligence, 20 million Brazilians drink wine at least once a week and 31% of Brazilian consumers "like to take their time to purchase win...

15/05/2020

Today on , Blake Gray, US Editor of Wine Searcher talking about the gap between what wine writers talk about and what is really happening in the world of wine
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Honest discussions about the issues that shape our future. Weekly webcasts moderated by Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond. Participation is free!

14/05/2020

Razors for men are about 'Power'
Razors for women 'Protect'
Both remove hair
19 Crimes is a wine brand aimed at young men. Cupcake is for women

How do you feel about gender-focused marketing?
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Honest discussions about the issues that shape our future. Weekly webcasts moderated by Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond. Participation is free!

14/05/2020

Karen MacNeil, author of the Wine Bible, the biggest selling wine book in the US and host of , is our guest on on Wednesday 20th May. Register NOW at https://qoo.ly/35ybi6 to be sure of getting a place.

Honest discussions about the issues that shape our future. Weekly webcasts moderated by Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond. Participation is free!

14/05/2020

Wine Searcher US Editor Blake Gray thinks most wine writers are wrong about buttery Chardonnay, Riesling, 100-point scale and low-alcohol. Join him tomorrow on . Register NOW at https://qoo.ly/35y9zj https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2020/05/the-wine-intelligentsia-almost-always-wrong

Honest discussions about the issues that shape our future. Weekly webcasts moderated by Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond. Participation is free!

14/05/2020

Today we're talking about S*X
(How's that for clickbait?)
S*x & Wine
'Wine for Women'
'Wine for Men'
Come and join the conversation
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Honest discussions about the issues that shape our future. Weekly webcasts moderated by Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond. Participation is free!

13/05/2020

Bordeaux has been 'losing' one chateau a day since the 1980s - a rate that has recently accelerated. How will COVID-19 affect the region?
Today, we'll ask Jane Anson of Decanter and Inside Bordeaux.
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Honest discussions about the issues that shape our future. Weekly webcasts moderated by Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond. Participation is free!

12/05/2020

Jane Anson, Decanter's Bordeaux correspondent and author of newly published Inside Bordeaux, lifts the lid on the world's most famous wine region
Wednesday at 1700 GMT, on
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Honest discussions about the issues that shape our future. Weekly webcasts moderated by Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond. Participation is free!

12/05/2020

Tonight, Marcelo Capello and Rodrigo Lanari of Wine Intelligence's Brazil office, introduce to one of the world's most important emerging wine regions.
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Honest discussions about the issues that shape our future. Weekly webcasts moderated by Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond. Participation is free!

11/05/2020

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As wine professionals - with varying success - rush to host virtual tastings, we meet experts who launched highly popular podcasts and online platforms long ...