ARENI Global: In Conversation
Nov 23, 2022
New Ways to Future Proof Viticulture: In Conversation with António Graça
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What do we need to future proof the vineyards of tomorrow? What breeding techniques and technologies will viticulturists need in order to stay resilient in the face of climate change and its attendant problems, including disease pressure? To help unravel the issues, ARENI spoke with António Graça, Head of Research and Development at Sogrape in Portugal, and Secretary for Sustainable Development and Climate Change Group at the OIV.
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Sep 7, 2023
Understanding Japan's Latest Trends - In Conversation With Ned Goodwin MW
Welcome to the Areni Global in Conversation podcast. In today’s episode _Understanding Japan's Latest Trends: In Conversation With Ned Goodwin MW _Felicity Carter takes the reins. She talks to Ned Goodwin MW about Japan’s fine wine market, as there is sometimes no better way to understand a market than to ask an outsider, because they may have the ability to stand back and observe in a way that insiders can’t.
An Australian wine expert and critic, Ned first encountered Japan when he went on a school exchange in his teens. After falling in love with the country and the language, he returned again at the turn of this century, and worked there for more than a decade.
In this fascinating interview, Ned and Felicity discuss the fine wine consumers in Japan: who they are and how their behaviours have evolved in recent years.
_This interview is part of our new round of exploration dedicated to the fine wine consumers called __The Country Profiles Series__, snapshots of markets that we believe are particularly interesting. The full report Country Profile: Japan, will be released on September 21st, 2023, accessible to Areni’s partners and full members only. To secure your copy of the report, __join us as a member__ today._
*More about today’s guest: *
In 2010, Ned Goodwin became the first Japan-based Master of Wine. Born in London, raised in Australia and educated in Tokyo and Paris, Goodwin MW has had a storied career in Japan. The host of a Japanese television show, he also founded the importer Wine Diamonds in Tokyo. A well-known critic, he has worked for some of the world’s top wine publications: Now mainly based in Sydney, he is a member of the JamesSuckling.com team and visits Japan as often as he can. Areni asked him his impressions of the market.
Learn more about Ned Goodwin MW:
Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Goodwin
Instagram: @nedgoodwinmw
Linkedin: https://au.linkedin.com/in/ned-goodwin-mw-18082
*About Felicity Carter, today’s host:*
Felicity Carter is a well-known journalist and editor based in Europe. She is the Editorial Director of ARENI Global in London, International Editor of Star Wine List in Sweden, co-founder of Business of Drinks podcast, and also works as a contributing editor to The New Wine Review. Formerly, she was founding Executive Editor for The Drop at Pix.Wine, and Editor-in-Chief of Meininger’s Wine Business International, a trade magazine she built into a global must-read, with subscribers in 38 countries. She has consulted to the Dutch government and to Liv-ex, and been the keynote speaker at the wine industry’s biggest conferences and events, from New York and Sydney to Hong Kong. As a writer she has contributed to the Guardian USA, Delicious magazine, and the Sydney Morning Herald, among many other publications. Felicity is also an international wine judge, who has judged in France, Portugal, Germany, Luxembourg and Georgia.
To learn more about Felicity Carter:
https://twitter.com/felicitycarter
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felicity-carter-a5754380/
https://www.instagram.com/carter.felicity/
https://www.facebook.com/felicity.carter.104/
If you want to read the cliff notes on today’s interview, just head to https://areni.global/research/podcasts/
Thank you for joining us today.
_“Through a comprehensive research and publication programme, ARENI exists to inform, inspire and empower those invested in the future of Fine Wine”._
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Jun 1, 2023
Soil Health - The Responsibilities Series
Welcome to episode 1 of our new show, The Responsibilities Series, where we explore the specific responsibilities of those who work with fine wine. We believe that fine wine can no longer be defined solely by its taste or its complexity, but also by its leadership, values and ethos. And if fine wine sits at the top of the pyramid, we need to reflect on the individual and collective responsibilities of sitting at the top.
This very special series has been possible thanks to the support of Moët Hennessy and their program Living Soils, Living Together.
Today’s episode is called “Soil Health” and delves into the new soil mandate that is being drafted for June 7th and the issues around soil health in Europe as well as some of the solutions being proposed to mitigate and even reverse the damage to this precious and finite resource.
The hosts of this podcast are Pauline Vicard, CEO, and Felicity Carter, Editorial Director.
You will hear experts such as Virginijus Sinkevicius, the European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Faustine Bas-Defossez, the Director for Nature, Health and Environment at the European Environmental Bureau, and Sandrine Sommer, the Head of Sustainability for Moet Hennessy express their thoughts and warnings, as well as put forward new initiatives in their efforts to help the current state of affairs when it comes to our soil’s health.
To read the cliff notes on today’s interview, head to https://areni.global/research/podcasts/
Learn more through the following links:
Sign the Soil Manifesto:
https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-mission-soil-launches-its-manifesto-2023-04-18_en
Soil Atlas of Europe:
https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/content/soil-atlas-europe
Living Labs
https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/living-labs-jrc_en
More:
https://www.worldlivingsoilsforum.com/
https://www.regenerativeviticulture.org/
Learn more about Areni Global:
Website: https://areni.global/
Facebook: @FM4FW
Twitter: @areniglobal
Instagram: @areniglobal
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/areni-global/
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May 18, 2023
How to Connect Farming and Hospitality to Create a Complete Wine Business – In Conversation with Jean-Charles Boisset
Welcome to the Areni Global podcast. In today’s episode _How to Connect Farming and Hospitality to Create a Complete Wine Business – In Conversation with Jean-Charles Boisset_, Elaine Chukan Brown speaks to Jean-Charles Boisset, winemaker, owner of multiple wineries, author, proponent of organic and the biodynamic farming method and so much more. Together they delve into the meaning of hospitality and Jean-Charles’ devotion to showing people that wine can be a passion, a lifestyle. He accentuates the impact of intentions; his properties’ organic and biodynamic farming methods, and their importance for the future of farming, wine and health in general. Both Elaine and Jean-Charles also explore the more interesting aspects of the biodynamic ideology.
*About Jean-Charles Boisset:*
Jean-Charles Boisset was born into the world of wine in the village of Vougeot, Burgundy, France. His lifelong passion for wine began as a child, growing up above the cellars and within view of the centuries-old vineyards of Château du Clos Vougeot, the epicenter and birthplace of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. His parents, Jean-Claude and Claudine, founded the family winery in 1961 with an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit in one of the most traditional winegrowing regions in the world. Today, the family collection includes wineries that share more than 18 centuries of combined winemaking heritage and tradition in some of the world’s most prestigious terroirs, from Burgundy to the South of France, to California’s Napa Valley and Russian River Valley.
*To find out more visit:*
https://www.boissetcollection.com/
https://www.instagram.com/jcbcollection/
Twitter: @JC_Boisset
https://my.boissetcollection.com/basicproduct/alchemy-senses-book
*About Elaine Chukan Brown:*
Elaine is a member of Areni Global, she is a celebrated keynote speaker, educator, & wine writer and is one of the world’s top authorities on California wine. She previously served as the American Specialist for JancisRobinson.com, and as Contributing Writer to Wine & Spirits Magazine. She contributed to the award-winning 8th edition of the World Atlas of Wine, as well as the award-winning 4th edition of the Oxford Companion to Wine. The IWSC and VinItaly have named her one of the top wine communicators in the world the last two years in a row, and in 2019, the Wine Industry Network named Chukan Brown one of the 9 Most Inspiring People in Wine. She has been a celebrated speaker for events worldwide. In 2022, Brown was nominated for a James Beard Award in Journalism, and served as an advisor to the Women in Wine and Spirits Awards of China.
*To find out more visit:*
https://www.instagram.com/hawk_wakawaka/?hl=en
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaine-chukan-brown-17316b254/
https://twitter.com/hawk_wakawaka?lang=en
_ _*More about today’s host:*
Pauline Vicard is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Areni Global. She was born and raised into a winemaking family in Burgundy, and she has been working in the wine sector for the last 15 years both in Europe and Internationally, in the market research department of the Burgundy wine office and the French Embassy, before creating her own corporate wine events and education company in Lille, France. She moved to London in 2015 to spearhead the Wine Library of the unique and acclaimed Clerkenwell London, a multi-space design destination, before developing the concept of Fine Minds 4 Fine Wines with Nicole Rolet that led to the creation of Areni Global.
Pauline now directs all Areni’s activities, when she is not studying for the Master of Wine exam or playing ultimate frisbee.
*Learn more about Areni Global:*
Website: https://areni.global/
Facebook: @FM4FW
Twitter: @areniglobal
Instagram: @areniglobal
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/areni-global/
To read the cliff notes on today’s interview, head to https://areni.global/research/podcasts/
Thank you for joining us!
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