Episodes
Getting Inside Bordeaux w/ Jane Anson, janeanson.com
Accidentally filling the big shoes of Michael Broadbent and Steven Spurrier, Jane Anson, wine critic, author of Inside Bordeaux, …
Library Release: Digging into Wine Scores
Library Release: Originally aired as Episode 5 in June of 2020. In one of our original episodes, Robert and Peter discuss how co…
Burgundy in Context w/ William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
As the wine reviewer for Burgundy for The Wine Advocate and a small producer of Burgundy himself, William Kelley has a deep and i…
Building import and distribution pipes w/ Gabe Barkley, MHW
Breaking into the US market for alcohol has always been hard. Archaic rules such as the 3-tier system and differing regulations …
Crypto and Wine w/ Jeff Andrews & Ray McKee, Trothe Winery
Jeff Andrews was such a crypto fan that he built 4 crypto mining rigs in his family’s winery lab. A mini-meltdown of one of the …
Exporting the King of Wines w/ Valentina Abbona, Marchesi di Barolo
Growing up in a small town of ~700 people made Valentina Abbona, 6th generation vintner and Export and Marketing Manager for her …
Engineering Wine Criticism w/ Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com
Becoming a wine critic sounds like a dream for many. However, even though the cost and effort of setting up a website and putting…
More Voices in Wine w/ Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle
Esther Mobley, Wine Critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, thought writing would be more of a passion than a career. Yet, she’s…
The Wine Critic Evolution w/ William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
The retirement of Robert Parker marked a major change in the role of the wine critic that had been building over time. William K…
Bringing Wine to Life w/ Jacki Strum, Wine Enthusiast Media
Growing up around wine has not dimmed the passion Jacki Strum brings to her work as President of Wine Enthusiast Media. In the f…
Charting the Wine Media Landscape w/ Natalie MacLean, nataliemaclean.…
Natalie MacLean, a podcaster and writer based in Ottawa, Canada, has been bringing people into her wine world for over 20 years. …
What People Want from Fine Wine w/ Pauline Vicard, ARENI Global
Getting at the heart of what consumers want is essential for any business, but a vastly understudied area in the world of fine wi…
Marketing to Millennials w/ Damien Wilson, Sonoma State University
Part two of our interview with Damien Wilson, Hamel Family Chair of Wine Business at Sonoma State University, focuses on what win…
Millennials & Wine w/ Damien Wilson, Sonoma State University
With values and attitudes formed around the turn of the 21st century, Millennials want fulfilling careers, are more into environm…
Discovering Zinfandel w/ Carole Meredith, UC Davis & Lagier Meredith
One of the world’s leading grape geneticists, Carole Meredith, Professor Emerita of UC Davis and owner of Lagier Meredith winery,…
Grape DNA Profiling w/ Carole Meredith, UC Davis & Lagier Meredith
One of the world’s leading grape geneticists, Carole Meredith, Professor Emerita of UC Davis, and owner of Lagier Meredith winery…
What’s Next for Argentina? Why, Malbec...w/ Laura Catena, Catena Zapa…
Laura Catena, Managing Director of Catena Zapata, Founder of the Catena Institute, and Owner of Luca Winery, used to frequently g…
Alentejo the Last Frontier of Europe w/ João Gomes de Silva, Sogrape …
“The last frontier of Europe,” “A pristine region,” “A mosaic of soil varieties and temperatures” are all ways João Gomes de Silv…
Selling Uruguayan Tannat w/ Christian Wylie, Bodega Garzón
“Ura-what?, Ura-where?” Selling Uruguayan Tannat has many challenges, recognizing both the country and the signature variety not…
Mailing Lists for European Wineries w/ Kevin Sidders, VinConnect
For the first time, European wineries can have direct relationships with customers, and lovers of many European wineries can cons…
One Year Anniversary - Live on Clubhouse
When Robert & Peter started the XChateau Wine Business podcast, the idea was to try and build a community around the business of …
Drink Better Wine w/ Heini Zachariassen, Vivino
Focused on helping the casual wine consumer buy better wine, Vivino has spent over 10 years building its database of wines, creat…
The Future of Sommeliers w/ Mia Van de Water MS, United Sommeliers Fo…
Having gone through the most difficult period in history with an unprecedented shutdown during the Covid pandemic, restaurants an…
Cava, Beyond Value w/ Javier Pagés, D.O. Cava
Too often known as just a value sparkling wine, Cava makes some of the world’s finest traditional-method sparkling wines. Ones th…