The Wine Conversation

About The Wine Conversation

Created for wine-lovers, this magazine-style podsite explores the fascinating world of wine, full of amazing people and places. Listen in and be part of the wine conversation.

Publisher

The Wine Conversation

Category

arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Dec 2020

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

254 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   ▻ David Gleave’s New Book, “Barolo and Barbaresco: The Primacy of the Vine”

   Listen in to hear David Gleave talk to Sarah Kemp about his new book Barolo and Barbaresco, The Primacy of the Vine, which has just been published by Académie du Vin Library. Sarah predicts it will win all the wine writing awards as it is an important book, eloquently written with great maps and quotes from producers that take you right into the vineyard. Sarah also finds out David’s favourite restaurants in the region- vital information for any wine and food lover.

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   ▻ The Michelin’s Grape Guide to Bordeaux

   Controversy swirls around the new Michelin Grapes guide to Bordeaux, not least because Château Latour isn’t even listed.. Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp discuss the criteria for the guide, which evaluates estates not individual wines, and give their frank views on the criteria and the selection of estates listed.

3. 

   14 Sept 2026

   ▻ The 9th Edition of the World Atlas of Wine with Jancis Robinson MW

   Jancis Robinson MW talks to Elin McCoy about the 9th edition of The World Atlas of Wine which is about to hit the shelves. Listen in to find out how she and Julia Harding MW decide which regions need expanding, what needs to be dropped, and how the wine world has changed since Hugh Johnson wrote the first edition in 1971. Find out why Hugh asked Jancis to co-author the book (now it has three authors with Julia Harding MW joining the imprint). “Every word, every mark on the maps, has been examined and updated, moved, rewritten, omitted, added to – we go through it in forensic detail,” Jancis says. “New maps have been added to reflect areas of increased popularity and importance.” The nineth edition of this iconic book which has sold over 5 million copies is due out end September in UK and early October in the US.

Who has been a guest on The Wine Conversation

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Adrian Bridge
• Philippe Sereys de Rothschild
• Guillaume Leté
• Jasper Morris MW
• Laura Catena

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

16 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

88

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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