Join us on Wine Makers Show, the podcast that uncorks the world of wine! Hosted by Antoine, a passionate entrepreneur and wine enthusiast, this show dives deep into the stories, expertise, and journeys of the people who make wine extraordinary: winemakers, sommeliers, vintners, and industry trailblazers.
What to Expect
In-Depth Interviews: Hear from top figures in the wine world, from renowned vintners to unsung heroes, as they share their experiences, challenges, and secrets to success.
Club Episodes: Explore specific wine topics, from production techniques to tasting tips, in focused, occasional deep dives.
A Journey of Discovery: Whether you're a novice or a connoisseur, we break down the complexities of wine to make it accessible and engaging.
Why Listen?
Wine Makers Show is your gateway to understanding wine like never before. With a focus on storytelling and sharing, Antoine brings you closer to the heart of the wine industry, one conversation at a time. Expect authentic discussions, insider knowledge, and a celebration of the craft and culture of wine.
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#123 - Judy Chan: Grace Vineyard and the Rise of Chinese Wine
A psychology degree, an investment banking desk, and one family dinner that changed everything. Judy Chan walked into her father's business expecting an office job and walked out with a brand-new winery, a million bottles of wine and no one to sell them to. We joined her at Silène (https://www.silenewinebar.com/), our favorite wine bar in Hong Kong, to hear how she turned that mess into a pioneering name in Chinese wine.
Judy Chan runs Grace Vineyard (https://en.grace-vineyard.com/), one of China's best-known wineries, now approaching its 30th anniversary. She takes us from a freezing staff dormitory in Shanxi, where she could not see her own hands at night, to Ningxia, a bet on thick-skinned Marselan, vines that must be buried every winter, and a jasmine gin small enough to slip into a back pocket.
Pour yourself a glass and dive in: Judy shares a blind-tasting test that went her way by sheer luck, a Harvard Business School case that no longer applies to anything, and the question she is still wrestling with today, how to make a legendary label feel new again.
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📚 Let Only Red Flowers Bloom (https://amzn.to/4ALBVCI), by Emily Feng
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My name is Antoine, and I’ve been passionate about wine for several years. I knew nothing at first, so I went out to meet the biggest figures in the industry and turned those encounters into a podcast that’s now listened to by over 100,000 people. I now share with you what I’ve learned, and I hope we embark together on a beautiful wine journey to discover the finest experiences.
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11 Oct 2026
#122 - Jean-Baptiste Copot: Director of Wine at Black Sheep Restaurants
A wine list sorted by Chinese zodiac sign. A Cantonese dining room stocked almost entirely with wine grown in China. Both belong to the same Hong Kong restaurant group, and both came out of the same restless head. We sat down with the person who built them, inside the very restaurant he turned upside down.
Jean-Baptiste Copot is director of wine at Black Sheep Restaurants (https://blacksheeprestaurants.com/), the Hong Kong group now closing in on 40 addresses across the city, Singapore and Dubai.
In this interview, he traces his path from a teenage kitchen apprenticeship in France, to a Michelin-starred Lyon dining room with ceilings low enough to leave a mark; credits an English mentor who refused to speak a word of French to him; and recounts the hike where the zodiac idea struck him before he tore up Ho Lee Fook's cellar to rebuild it almost entirely Chinese.
Press play and meet the sommelier rewriting Hong Kong's rules!
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📚 Inside Burgundy (second edition) (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRNR69MY?tag=wms03d-20), by Jasper Morris MW
🐑 Learn more about Black sheep restaurants (https://blacksheeprestaurants.com/)
🥟 Discover Ho Lee Fook (https://www.holeefook.com.hk/)
🎁 Get your wine essentials on our shop (https://www.winemakersshow.com/shop): a curated selection of wine accessories, posters and much more
🗺️ Get the best French Wine Map (https://www.winemakersshow.com/shop/carte-vins-france): as information as decorative
▬▬ ⭐️ ABOUT ⭐️ ▬▬
My name is Antoine, and I’ve been passionate about wine for several years. I knew nothing at first, so I went out to meet the biggest figures in the industry and turned those encounters into a podcast that’s now listened to by over 100,000 people. I now share with you what I’ve learned, and I hope we embark together on a beautiful wine journey to discover the finest experiences.
ALCOHOL ABUSE IS DANGEROUS FOUR YOUR HEALTH. CONSUME IN MODERATION.
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5 Oct 2026
Pétrus: The World’s Most Expensive Merlot Shouldn’t Exist
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Pétrus has no grand château, just a modest farmhouse you could drive past without noticing. It has no classification, Pomerol famously refuses to rank its wines. It's made from Merlot, the grape wine snobs love to mock. And yet a single bottle routinely costs thousands of euros, making it one of the most expensive wines on Earth. This is the full story: the Roman-named vineyard, the formidable widow in legendary hats who simply decided her wine deserved First Growth prices, the partnership that conquered America (and the Kennedy White House), the catastrophic 1956 frost and the gamble that saved the vines, the secret buttonhole of 40-million-year-old blue clay, and the bottle that spent 14 months in space.
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Watch the Saint-Emilion video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xktAzbt2Ms (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xktAzbt2Ms)
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00:00 Introduction
01:09 Quick settings about Pétrus
02:21 The birth of Pétrus
03:47 Madame Loubat, the widow who believed in Pétrus
06:23 The great age of Pétrus
08:06 The 1956 frost that almost killed Pétrus
10:03 The soil of Pétrus
12:42 How Pétrus is actually made
14:19 Space bottles & Billionaires, Pétrus today
15:27 Why Pétrus really matters?
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My name is Antoine, and I’ve been passionate about wine for several years. I knew nothing at first, so I went out to meet the biggest figures in the industry and turned those encounters into a podcast that’s now listened to by over 100,000 people. I now share with you what I’ve learned, and I hope we embark together on a beautiful wine journey to discover the finest experiences.
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