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From Australia to the Place de Bordeaux: In Conversation with Tom Portet
Welcome to the Areni Global podcast. Today’s episode is entitled “From Australia to the Place de Bordeaux”._ _Host Pauline Vicard sits down with Tom Portet to talk about the wines included in the Place de Bordeaux. Tom plays a pivotal role in curating top-tier wines, ensuring they meet stringent quality standards before representation on the Place de Bordeaux and subsequent distribution. He emphasizes scrutinizing estates, assessing their essence in Bordeaux and their global presentation in the fine wine realm. Factors like typicity, history, and performance in secondary markets weigh in on defining exceptional fine wines. Tom values the confidence in the estates' representation and the competence of individuals associated with them. The network's exposure to the finest wines remains pivotal, underscoring the significance of both wine and personnel credibility in this intricate selection process. Tune in and join us!
*More about today’s guest Tom Portet:*
MBA (HEC - Paris), B. Ag. Sci (Hons) & B. Comm. (Melbourne University)
Raised in the vineyards of a family spread out across the world, Tom is the 10th generation of the family to be in the wine business. He advanced through global corporate wine positions on his own merits, before establishing International First Growths & AFG Wines - working with La Place de Bordeaux's unrivaled network of wine buyers and markets. An experienced buyer, Tom is responsible for providing wine producers strategic feedback in order to build their reputation and prestige distribution around the world.
*Learn more about guest Tom Portet:*
https://internationalfirstgrowths.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-portet-aba8254/
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/laplacedebordeaux/
*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/
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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Nov 9, 2023
The Responsibilities Series Episode Two: Wine & Health
Welcome the second episode of The Responsibilities Series, where we explore the specific responsibilities of those who work in fine wine, an Areni Global podcast brought to you in association with Moët Hennessy and their programme Living Soils, Living Together.
Today we are talking about one of the most serious issues facing wine, which is the question of wine and health, and the growing movement challenging even the moderate consumption of wine and alcohol. Could wine lose its social license to operate? That once unthinkable possibility now seems to be a real threat, as the health lobby declares that there is no safe level of alcohol.
In late October, a Congress on wine and health — the Lifestyle, Diet, Wine & Health Congress — was held in Toledo, Spain. It brought together a number of prominent doctors, scientists and other researchers, to look at what the evidence says about the impact of wine on health. Areni’s Editorial Director Felicity Carter was there, and in this special podcast, she explains what was discussed. The Congress was organized by two European bodies, the Wine Information Council, and one called Foundation for Wine and Nutrition Research (FIVIN) The organizers brought together some of the world’s major researchers in wine and they discussed its impact on health. Within the conversation, you will also hear clips from scientific authorities on the topic.
(Dr. Curtis Ellison, Dr. Justus Apffelstaedt and Prof. dr. sc. Mladan Bobab)
More about today’s host:
Born and raised into a winemaking family in Burgundy, Pauline Vicard grew up working in the vineyard. Her career has included market research for the BIVB and the French embassies in Norway and Cuba, to opening a wine and tea shop in Lille and leading the wine education programme for France's leading hospitality trade union (UMIH). After moving to London in 2015, she became Head of Wine at Clerkenwell London, for whom she organised more than 80 trade and consumer wine events. In 2017, she developed Fine Minds for Fine Wines with Nicole Rolet, owner of the Rhône Valley’s Chêne Bleu winery. This led to the creation of Areni Global in 2019. As Co-founder and Executive Director, Pauline now directs all Areni's activities, including research, events, and publications. She has moderated and spoken at international events, including for the OIV, the American Embassy in Paris, TEXSOM, the Batonnage Forum, The Summit of Collectibility, Tasting Climate Change and Moët Hennessy’s World Living Soil Forum, of which she is also a board member.
Learn more about Areni Global:
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Twitter: @areniglobal
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/areni-global/
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About Felicity Carter:
Felicity Carter is a well-known journalist and editor based in Europe. She is the Editorial Director of ARENI Global in London, and she is co-founder of Business of Drinks. She was previously 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 is a regular media commentator, appearing on platforms as diverse as CNN, France24 and the New York Times, and has consulted to New Zealand Wine and the Dutch government. Felicity is an international wine judge as well as a regular keynote speaker at the wine industry’s biggest conferences and events. Her work has appeared in The GuardianUS, The Sydney Morning Herald and numerous other publications.
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!
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Nov 2, 2023
Marketing, Pleasure and Responsible Choices: In Conversation with Professor Pierre Chandon
Welcome to the Areni Global podcast. Today’s episode is entitled “Marketing, Pleasure, and Responsible Choices: In Conversation with Professor Pierre Chandon”._ _Host Pauline Vicard and Professor Chandon spend some time discussing how to promote healthier consumption choices using the notion of pleasure. Dr. Chandon’s research deals with understanding how marketers can continue to grow their businesses without contributing to the negative effects of over eating & drinking, his latest research, _Aligning Business, Health & Pleasure through Epicurean Nudging_ is the focus of today’s conversation, and with this in mind Pauline dive’s into how to encourage food & wine appreciation using moderation and discernment
*More about today’s guest Professor Pierre Chandon:*
Pierre Chandon is the L'Oréal Chaired Professor of Marketing, Innovation and Creativity at INSEAD in France, and the Director of the INSEAD-Sorbonne University Behavioural Lab. He holds a PhD in marketing from HEC Paris, an MS in Business Administration from ESSEC, and an honorary professorship from Pacific University in Lima, Peru. Prior to joining INSEAD, Pierre Chandon was a faculty of the London Business School and of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has also held visiting positions at Kellogg, Wharton, and Harvard Business School.
Pierre Chandon studies innovative marketing solutions to better align business growth with consumer health and wellbeing. His research has been published in marketing journals (Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Marketing, and Marketing Science) and in psychology or nutrition journals (Appetite, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Nutrition Reviews, Obesity, and Psychological Science).
*Learn more about Professor Pierre Chandon:*
linkedin.com/in/pierrechandon
pierrechandon.com
https://twitter.com/pierrechandon
https://www.instagram.com/insead
https://www.facebook.com/INSEAD/
https://www.instagram.com/insead
*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/
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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Oct 19, 2023
Tastemakers and Palate Education: In Conversation With Evan Goldstein MS
Welcome to the Areni Global podcast. Today’s episode is entitled “Tastemakers and Palate Education: In Conversation With Evan Goldstein MS”._ _Host Pauline Vicard and Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein talk about wine education and how it has changed over time. They discuss tasting and the changes in certain wines due in part to climate change; they look ahead, rethinking wine education, analysing how the trade is taught, as well as the type of knowledge and skills that will be needed for wine students to thrive in the future.
*More about today’s guest Evan Goldstein, MS:*
Evan Goldstein, MS, is one of the nation's most prolific food and wine industry veterans. Evan's food and wine career started in the renowned kitchens of Paris and California. In 1984 he joined his mother, Chef and Author Joyce Goldstein, in opening the celebrated San Francisco restaurant Square One. In 1987 he became the eighth American and youngest ever at the time to pass the prestigious Master Sommelier examination. Since 1990 Evan has created wine education programs and service hospitality schools with Seagram Chateau & Estates Wines Company, Diageo, Allied Domecq, and most recently, as the Vice President of Global Wine & Brand Education at Beam Wine Estates. In addition, Evan continues to train and examine candidates for the Court of Master Sommeliers as a Founding Board member. Evan is the author of several books including: Five Star Service, Perfect Pairings, Daring Pairings and Wines of South America.
Goldstein joined forces with Limeng Stroh, to launch Full Circle Wine Solutions, Inc. in March 2008, it is a global wine and spirits education firm. Today they also run Master the World, Inc. where Evan holds the title President and Chief Wine Officer. Most recently in 2022, he also became the Master Sommelier for the San Francisco Giants.
*Learn more about Evan Goldstein, MS:*
https://mtwwines.com
https://twitter.com/MTWWines
https://www.instagram.com/MTWwines
https://www.facebook.com/MTWwines
https://www.instagram.com/evangoldsteinms/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-goldstein-8ba1495
*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/
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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Oct 5, 2023
The Purpose of Education in a Changing World: In Conversation with Tamar Gendler
Welcome to the Areni Global podcast. Today’s episode “The Purpose of Education in a Changing World: In Conversation with Tamar Gendler”_ _discusses education, and its future._ _Education is integral to the preservation and dissemination of fine wine. Host Pauline Vicard and Gendler explore the idea of education that transcends time and culture, defining education in a way that applies to ancient times, modern industrialized societies, and even pre-industrial, pre-technological societies. While the process and methods of education may change across these contexts due to differences in subject matter, social constraints, and evolving techniques, the fundamental "why" of education, which likely involves knowledge transfer and skill development, remains a consistent underlying principle. (Philosophical thinking caps are not optional in this episode!)
*More about today’s guest Tamar Szabó Gendler:*
Tamar Szabó Gendler is Yale’s Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences, the Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science. She holds a BA _summa cum laude _with Distinction in Humanities and in Mathematics-&-Philosophy from Yale University (1987) and a PhD in Philosophy from Harvard University (1996). After teaching at Syracuse and Cornell Universities for nearly a decade, she returned to Yale in 2006 as Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Cognitive Science Program. In 2009-10, supported by the Mellon Foundation’s New Directions program, she spent a year as a full-time student at Yale doing coursework in psychology, neuroscience, and statistics. In 2010, she was appointed Chair of the Yale philosophy department, becoming the first woman chair in the department’s two-century history. In 2013, she was appointed Deputy Provost for Humanities and Initiatives, a position she held until she assumed her current role in 2014.
Tamar Gendler is an academic known for her interdisciplinary approach, blending traditional philosophy with insights from psychology and social sciences. Her research explores topics like the connection between imagination and belief, rational versus non-rational persuasion, and the impact of habits on behavior and judgment. Gendler has received prestigious fellowships, including from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Science Foundation, and she has been actively involved in various boards and committees related to science, education, and humanities.
*Learn more about Tamar Szabó Gendler:*
Website: https://fas.yale.edu/tamar-szabo-gendler
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamar_Gendler
Instagram: @tamar.gendler
Twitter: @gendler_tamar
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamargendler/
*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/
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!
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Sep 27, 2023
On Integrity, Excellence and Commitment: In Conversation With Carlton McCoy MS
Welcome to the Areni Global podcast. Today’s episode _On Integrity, Excellence and Commitment: In Conversation With Carlton McCoy MS, _explores the world of fine wine through the lens of a fine wine maker. Carlton is a powerhouse in the wine industry with a unique perspective on the definition of excellence and greatness when it comes to fine wine. Join host Pauline Vicard as she speaks with Carlton on topics such as authenticity, what makes a fine wine unique, and of course, what are the responsibilities and obligations of a fine wine maker.
*More about today’s guest Carlton McCoy:*
Chief Executive Officer Heitz Cellar
Chief Executive Officer at Lawrence Wine Estates
McCoy grew up in southeast Washington, DC. Food was his first serious passion; in high school Carlton enrolled in a class sponsored by the Careers Through Culinary Arts Program, or C-CAP. In 2002, he won a C-CAP citywide cooking contest and earned a full scholarship to the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. At the CIA, something new stood out for him: The wine class with Steven Kolpan. After graduation in 2006, Carlton honed his skills in revered institutions including Thomas Keller’s Per Se, Marcus Samuelsson’s Aquavit, Tom Colicchio’s Craft Steak in New York and Eric Zeibold’s CityZen at The Mandarin Oriental in Washington, DC. It was at CityZen that he got serious about wine and began studying for the Court of Master Sommeliers certifications, guided by Andy Myers MS.
After gaining experience at The Little Nell in Aspen, CO, Carlton would eventually become President and CEO of Heitz Cellar in December 2018. To Carlton, Heitz Cellar represents a very particular style of Napa wines: ones that speak to an earlier era in California winemaking.
*Learn more about Carlton McCoy:*
Website: https://heitzcellar.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carltonmccoy/
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/carlton-mccoy-993675190
*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/
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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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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May 3, 2023
Is Sense of Place the New Terroir? - In Conversation with Elaine Chukan Brown
Welcome to the Areni Global podcast. In today’s episode _Is Sense of Place the New Terroir, In Conversation with Elaine Chukan Brown, _Pauline Vicard of Areni Global spends some time having a more philosophical conversation about the idea of Sense of Place within the Fine Wine space. What is the definition of Terroir and is Sense of Place Terroir? And why does defining Terroir even matter? How do the notions of 'typicity' and 'authenticity' fit into Sense of Place? Join this in-depth conversation as Pauline and Elaine try to enhance their own problem-solving capacities through an exchange of wine-centric ideas and information; analysing concepts; definitions; arguments, and problems. Their thoughts give voice to issues, and they face valuable questions head on to extract what is essential, for the benefit of the fine wine space.
About Elaine Chukan Brown:
Elaine is a proud 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. Her writing has been featured in Decanter, World of Fine Wine, the Robb Report, and others, and recommended by the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Australia Gourmet Wine Traveller, and more. 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.
Brown’s previous work as an academic philosopher informs their views of wine, and people. She is Inupiaq, and Unangan-Sugpiaq, that is Indigenous, from what is now known as Alaska. Much of their time is spent mentoring young people and other Black, and Indigenous people, and people of color pursuing work in wine. They also advise multiple diversity initiatives, organizations, and committees in the global wine industry, and regularly speak, and write on diversity, equity, and social justice issues connected to the world of wine, food, beverage, and hospitality.
Learn more about Elaine Chukan Brown:
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/
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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Apr 20, 2023
Understanding the Fine Wine Consumer: Market Insights - France - In Conversation with Pauline Vicard & Felicity Carter
Welcome to the Areni Global podcast. In today’s episode, “_Understanding the Fine Wine Consumer: Market Insights - France, In Conversation with Pauline Vicard & Felicity Carter_” we are changing things up. Normally_ _Pauline Vicard of Areni Global acts as host, but today we have Felicity Carter taking the reins as she talks to Pauline all about Areni Globals upcoming market research data.
Market research is a huge part of Areni Global’s ethos. There are six “country profiles” Areni is going to focus on this year. Today we are speaking about France. Home of many fine wine collectors. Listen up as Felicity and Pauline discuss the difference between how collectors and consumers here behave, and whether they look like their counterparts elsewhere, perhaps there is something unusual about fine wine collectors in France?
➢ *Stay in the loop! The full version of this market report of the French fine wine market will be available to ARENI members only on the 20th of April 2023. Join us to access it! And stay tuned for Japan, Denmark, Singapore and Dubai, all coming up in 2023. Visit areniglobal.com*
*More about today’s guest and regular host of Areni in Conversation:*
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/
*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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Apr 6, 2023
Inside the World of Luxury Wines - In Conversation with Liz Thach MW and Peter Yeung
Welcome to the Areni Global podcast. In today’s episode _Inside the World of Luxury Wines, In Conversation with Liz Thach MW and Peter Yeung, _Pauline Vicard of Areni Global explores the true definitions of Luxury wines through the lens of Peter and Liz’s book ‘Luxury Wine Marketing: The art and science of luxury wine branding’. She also looks for answers to questions such as, What is the difference between Cult, Icon, & Luxury wines? How do celebrity wines affect the fine wine sector? and What does it take to build a Luxury brand?
About Peter Yeung:
*Peter Yeung *(MW Candidate, WSET Diploma, CIA CWP) is a leading wine business consultant, named one of Wine Business Monthly’s 2020 Wine Leaders. He is the author of award-winning Luxury Wine Marketing and was VP of Strategy & Biz Dev at Kosta Browne in Sonoma and Realm Cellars in Napa. Peter is a Master of Wine Candidate and holds the WSET Diploma and CIA Certified Wine Professional designations. Prior to wine, Peter was an e…
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Mar 9, 2023
The Future of Digital Communication - In Conversation with Polly Hammond
Welcome to the Areni Global podcast. Today’s episode _The future of digital communication, In Conversation with Polly Hammond _explores the world of digital communications, marketing as well as sustainability within that space.
Join host Pauline Vicard of Areni Global as she looks for answers to questions such as, How have digital communication transformed the world of fine wine? How will they continue to shape our existence? Should we care about digital communication when building a sustainable, holistic strategy?
More about today’s guest:
*Polly Hammond *is the Founder and CEO of 5Forests. Polly brings over 25 years-experience in growing successful companies. As the public face of 5forests, she splits her time between Barcelona, Auckland, and Napa, consulting, writing, and speaking about the trends that impact today’s lifestyle businesses. She’s an advisor to New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, host of the 2023 podcast Be Nice or Leave, and previously, the host of Uncorked w…
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Feb 9, 2023
What the Future Holds for Fine Wine Secondary Market: In Conversation with James Miles and Justin Gibbs
Welcome to the Areni Global podcast. Today’s episode _What the Future Holds for Fine Wine Secondary Market: In Conversation with James Miles and Justin Gibbs_ explores the world of fine wine through the lens of Liv-ex—the London International Vintners Exchange. ARENI Global hosts’ Pauline Vicard and Felicity Carter sit down in conversation with Miles and Gibbs, discussing the growth of Liv-ex, the logistics, hurdles, technology, the expected growth of the Exchange, and so much more.
More about Liv-ex
Liv-ex was founded by two stockbrokers, James Miles and Justin Gibbs, who had the idea to build an online stock exchange for wine. They took their vision to the London Wine Trade Fair in 2000, along with an eye-catching Jeroboam of Mouton Rothschild, and launched the business.
The introduction of the Internet made an electronic marketplace viable for a niche market like fine wine, bringing a fragmented industry together in one place and offering the potential to make wine trading…
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Jan 4, 2023
How Important is the Market in the Making of Terroir? In Conversation with Pedro Ballesteros MW
"To cook well, you need people who eat well.” said the Roca brothers, owners of El Celler de Can Roca, a 3-Michelin star restaurant in Girona, Spain.
To produce fine wine, do you need fine wine markets?
The definition of terroir usually embraces soil, climate and people, the latter usually understood as the people who make the wine. But it’s also true that proximity to a major city or transport node has historically been critical in the development of fine wine.
What would Champagne be without proximity to Paris? How would Rioja have developed without the coming of the railroad? And looking forward, what does the current state of international transportation and market development mean for the future of fine wine?
To answer these questions and more, we welcome Pedro Ballesteros MW, National expert at OIV, Member of Gran Orden de Caballeros del Vino and passionate wine historian.
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Dec 7, 2022
What it Takes to Build a Fine Wine Brand: In conversation with Nigel Greening
Many people find wine as a second career and re-invent themselves in their newly bought vineyards. But few have been as successful as Nigel Greening in doing so. In less than 25y, his estate, Felton Road in New Zealand, has elevate itself amongst the best, leading the way to a new generation of fine wine producers in Central Otago, New Zealand and beyond.
Felton Road is recognized today as one of the most identified and loved wine brands.
In this very special episode, we wanted to understand how Nigel and Blair made it to the top so quickly, In this wide-ranging discussion, we talk futurism, planning, and profitability.
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Nov 23, 2022
New Ways to Future Proof Viticulture: In Conversation with António Graça
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 21, 2022
How the energy crisis threatens the future of the glass bottle
With international demand for glass container showing record growth in the middle of an energy crisis, the European container glass industry is heading for trouble, as glass factories across Europe struggle to maintain their production and winemakers around the globe facing both bottle shortages and/or price increases.
How can the European glass industry navigate such a difficult time? How can producers prepare for what’s coming?
Today we welcome Adeline Farrelly, Secretary General of the FEVE, the Federation of European manufacturers of glass containers for food and beverage and flacons for perfumery, cosmetics and pharmacy markets. Its members produce more than 80 billion glass containers per year across 162 manufacturing plants in Europe, providing direct employment to about 50,000 people.
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Sep 6, 2022
Can Agriculture Be Sustainable While Keeping the World Fed?
Agriculture is the world’s second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, second only to the energy sector. It’s also a leading driver of biodiversity loss. But without agriculture, we die. How can these facts possibly be reconciled?
Some argue that agriculture needs to be pursued more intensively on less land; for others, less intensive agroecology is the only sustainable approach.
Unfortunately, given the urgency of the question, policymakers have failed to find a consensus. This is partly because the two models are based on assumptions that are rarely examined and depend on whether you believe that demand shapes supply, or supply shapes demand.
But what does the evidence say? And is there an ideal solution? And if there is, what does it mean for viticulture?
In this episode, Pauline Vicard meets Professor Tim Benton who leads the Environment and Society Programme at Chatham House. His research covers food and environment interactions, food policy, and trade and geopolitics, and…
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Sep 2, 2022
Soil and Education: In Conversation at the World Living Soil Forum
Why should soil health be a major concern for young generations?
At the beginning of June 2022, Moët-Hennessy held a two-day soil conference in Arles in Provence, the World Living Soils Forum. Over the two days, experts came together to explore what is known and unknown about the world beneath our feet.
The following podcast is a recording of a workshop session moderated by Jono le Feuvre, the founder and content producer for HanDrinksSolo.com, and brought together experts in farming and agricultural education. Joining Jono were: *Audrey Bourolleau*, who co-founded HECTAR, a training campus, a start-up and innovation accelerator, and a pilot farm in regenerative agriculture, *John Furlow, *the director of the International Research Institute for Climate and Society, *Ronald Vargas, *secretary of the Global Soil Partnership, Land and Water Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN and agricultural engineer and author *Jean-Baptiste Cordonnier,* founder of Vignerons d…
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Sep 2, 2022
Living Soils: A Promising Lever to Mitigate Climate Change – In Conversation at the World Living Soil Forum
How does climate change affect soils and how can healthy soils be the answer?
At the beginning of June 2022, Moët-Hennessy held a two-day soil conference in Arles in Provence, the World Living Soils Forum. Over the two days, experts came together to explore what is known and unknown about the world beneath our feet.
The following podcast is a recording of a plenary session led by Pauline Vicard, CEO of ARENI, to discuss the issue of soils and climate change, at the recent Moët Hennessy World Living Soils Forum in Arles, Provence. Joining her were: Claire Chenu, director of research at INRAE, the National Institute of Agriculture, Food and Environment Research, who also teaches soils and science at AgroParisTech; Paul Luu, a notable agronomist and Executive Secretary of the “4 per 1000 Initiative: Soils for food security and climate”, launched at COP 21 in Paris; Jesper Saxgren, vice-chairman in Organic Denmarks Global Committee and founding member of the Regenerative Viticultur…
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Sep 2, 2022
Soil Depollution - In Conversation at the World Living Soil Forum
How can agriculture and viticulture help depolluting the soils?
At the beginning of June 2022, Moët-Hennessy held a two-day soil conference in Arles in Provence, the World Living Soils Forum. Over the two days, experts came together to explore what is known and unknown about the world beneath our feet.
The following podcast episode is the recording of a panel session led by Felicity Carter, representing ARENI, on Soil Depollution. Joining her were Ludovic Vincent, the founder of BIOMEDE, a start-up that aims to develop ways to remediate heavy metal contamination using phytoextraction, or biological means; soil scientist Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio, who currently works at the Global Soil Partnership, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; and Johan De Fraye, head of Environmental Affairs at Signify where he is responsible for managing global environmental liabilities. He is also the chair of NICOLE, the European industrial network that groups industry, service provid…
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Jun 8, 2022
Fostering Biodiversity and Managing Water: In Conversation at the World Living Soil Forum
For anyone in wine, talking about soil is an imperative. The more we understand what happens below ground and how it impacts everything above, the better. Not only that, but as wine is an industry that has staked its legitimacy on the idea of terroir for so long, it has a special responsibility to conserve, protect and research the soil.
ARENI was therefore proud to participate in Moët Hennessy‘s World Living Soil Forum on 1 and 2 June 2022, which explored the nature of soil and its impact on the biosphere and climate, and considered how it interacts with agriculture.
It was a lively and important discussion, that ranged across topics such as the question of what does biodiversity loss mean for humans? What does it even mean to talk about biodiversity and genetic diversity in the soil? And what are the main issues when it comes to agriculture and water usage?
The following podcast is a recording of the plenary session “Fostering Biodiversity and Managing Water: Key Resources fo…
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May 25, 2022
What can Cooperatives Bring to the Future of Fine Wine?
Although declining in numbers, cooperatives still represent around half of the wine production of France, Italy, and Spain, plus a third of Germany’s. Their contribution to their local communities can hardly be overstated.
It is fair to say, however, that they have never really been associated with fine wine production, and that generations of both consumers and trade have grown up associating cooperatives wines with cheap mass production.
Yet in the last couple of decades, leading wine cooperatives have transformed themselves, and are now producing high quality wine. At the same time, a younger generation of consumers are developing an interest in cooperatives, drawn by their community ethos.
Are cooperatives the next big thing for fine wine?
This podcast is a recording of an ARENI Insight Series of 10th of May 2022, gathering Brendan Carter, Chief Thinker, Winemaker & Distiller – Team Unico in Australia, Christian Holthausen, Founder, Westbrook Marketing Partners inFrance, Ma…
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May 18, 2022
Regenerative agriculture and the future of viticulture: In Conversation with Mimi Casteel
The term “regenerative agriculture” has become a buzzword in the past two years, encompassing such fields as regenerative viticulture and agroforestry.
But what does it all mean? And what will this new approach to agriculture mean for the production of fine wine? Will they improve, or even redefine, how we think about viticulture and terroir?
In this episode, we talk to Mimi Casteel, who holds a Masters in forest sciences and biology, one of the leading voices of the regenerative viticulture movement.
She discusses how studying trees and forests has shaped her vision of the world, and working regeneratively has impacted her viticulture and winemaking at her Hope Well vineyard in Oregon.
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Apr 7, 2022
What wine for tomorrow? In Conversation with Michelle Bouffard and Jeremy Cukierman MW
Wine professionals are now fully aware that climate change is having an impact on wine. But what can we do about it?
Wine experts Michelle Bouffard and Jeremy Cukierman MW are two of the three co-authors of a new book called _Quel vin pour demain? Le vin face aux défis climatiques_, or What Wine Tomorrow? Wine Facing Climate Challenges, which is about to be released in both Spanish and English.
From vineyards all the way through to wine retail, they discuss how people around the world are rising to the challenge. In researching the book, what did they discover? Let’s find out.
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Mar 9, 2022
Is the Future of Fine Wine Plant-Based? In Conversation with Mike Barrow, Watson Brown, Sebastiano Castiglioni and Christophe Lavelle
According to Bloomberg, plant-based foods are expected to exceed $162 billion, or 7% of the global food market, within the next decade.
In its latest report UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's estimated that 25% of its customers will be vegan by 2025. This growing interest in plant-based diets is already impacting the way that fine wine is being produced and distributed.
What could a 100% plant-based food and beverage system look like?
This podcast is a recording of a live Insight Series organised by ARENI on March the 2nd 2022, gathering four international experts and moderated by award-winning journalist Elin McCoy.
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Feb 10, 2022
Do wine and health go together? In Conversation with David Nutt
Is wine good for your health? And if it is or isn’t, what are the consequences?
The wine trade has certainly always embraced the message that moderate drinking is part of a healthy diet. But wine is now under attack by the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer – which has stated that there is no alcohol consumption without health risks. This could lead to serious consequences, including cutting funds from alcohol production.
In this episode, we speak to psychiatrist and drug researcher Professor David Nutt, on what is known for certain about wine, alcohol and health.
David is the chairman of Drug Science and in 2020 he published the book Drink? The New Science of Alcohol and Your Health.
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Jan 26, 2022
Could NFTs really disrupt the fine wine world? - In Conversation with David Garrett and Behdad Shahsavari
This week, we meet David Garrett and Behdad Shahsavari, two seasoned entrepreneurs who are highly involved in both the tech and fine wine worlds.
They will shortly be launching Club Dvin, one of the first wine clubs based on NFTs, or non-fungible tokens.
They have also attached NFTs to Robert Parker's private wine collection which is being sold for charity later this year.
Together, we discuss not only how NFTs and smart contracts actually work, but also how they could impact the fine wine supply chain.
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Jan 12, 2022
Fine Wine, Health, and Wellbeing - In Conversation with Rebecca Hopkins
In this episode we meet Rebecca Hopkins, founder of A Balanced Glass, who is on a mission to help wine professionals stay safe and healthy while navigating a career in alcohol.
We look at the pitfalls and problems of working with wine, and ask what role fine wine plays when it comes to questions of health and well being for both employees and consumers.
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Dec 15, 2021
What does authenticity and typicity mean for fine wine? In Conversation with Felicity Carter and Pauline Vicard
In this special episode, journalist Felicity Carter and ARENI's executive director Pauline Vicard explore the concepts of authenticity and typicity, looking at what the concepts mean in different cultures.
Diving deep into history and social science, they explore how these concepts arose and how they're being disrupted by a new emphasis on individuality, versus the collective visions of previous generations.
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Nov 24, 2021
What Fine Wine Can Learn from Jazz: In Conversation with Corina Kwami
This week, we meet Corina Kwami, an American jazz singer, tap dancer and performer, and a passionate music historian. A “bridge builder”, she uses her background and her PhD in social science from the University College of London to bring a global renaissance variety to her playing and storytelling.
We explore the origins of jazz and the music’s social role in the world today, and what Fine wine could learn from jazz in terms of interpretation, blending, control and the power of bringing various voices together.
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Nov 10, 2021
Debunking the clichés of digital marketing: In Conversation with Georgia Panagopoulou
This week we meet Georgia Panagopoulou, known as Wine Gini on social media. Georgia is head of one of the biggest online wine communities, including both Facebook and Instagram where she has 112,000 followers.
We discuss how social media campaigns are created and measured, while debunking the digital clichés, one by one.
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Oct 27, 2021
The future of cities and why the Fine Wine world should care: In Conversation with Professor Ricky Burdett
This week we meet Professor Ricky Burdett and discuss the way metropolises like London, New York or Shanghai are changing, and how these changes are likely to impact citizens, consumers, trade and merchants, transport and logistics.
Ricky Burdett is Professor of Urban Studies and Director of London School of Economics Cities and Urban Age: a global centre of research and teaching dedicated to the future of cities. Professor Burdett is a member of the Mayor of London’s Cultural Leadership Board, former Council Member of the Royal College of Art and a Visiting Professor in Urban Planning and Design at Harvard University.
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Oct 6, 2021
Deconstructing the language of wine to attract new consumers: In Conversation with Sandrine Goeyvaerts
This week, we meet Sandrine Goeyvaerts,a Belgian wine merchant, journalist for Elle magazine and author of several books on wine. Her latest work, "Manifeste pour un vin inclusif (Manifesto for an inclusive wine) argues for a different use of language within the French-speaking wine world and looks at how changing the language of wine could open the door to new consumers.
The interview that follows is in French. For the English transcription of this conversation, visit areni.global.
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Sep 8, 2021
Understanding Asia’s Affluent Consumers: In Conversation with Amrita Banta
In this episode we meet Amrita Banta, founder and director of Agility Research, a luxury consulting company ranked among the top ten globally, which focuses on the affluent consumers of luxury and premium brands.
We discuss how COVID changed the relationship between Asian consumers and luxury goods, and how the past few months have led to renewed spending, and to Fine Wine finding its way into millions of Asian households for the first time.
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Jul 14, 2021
How Much Is Enough? In Conversation with Felicity Carter and Jordan Sale
In this episode, we share a conversation that took place in the 2021 edition of the Batonnage Forum.
Bâtonnage is a US-based initiative stirring up the conversation on Women and Wine. Its annual forum brings together wine professionals as well as wine industry supporters to discuss and act on the unique challenges and opportunities that women in wine have faced both historically and present-day.
On the 23rd of June 2021, ARENI invited Felicity Carter, Editor-in-Chief at Pix and Jordan Sale, CEO and founder of 81 cents, to talk pay gaps, negotiation skills, globalization of the work place and financial transparency.
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Jul 7, 2021
Fine Wine and Football: In Conversation with Tim Atkin MW and Phillipe Auclair
In the middle of the UEFA European Football Championship, we meet wine critic and journalist Tim Atkin MW and Phillipe Auclair, England correspondent for France Football.
In this special episode, we discuss this very popular social phenomenon, while having a lot of fun pairing football players and teams with their wine equivalents.
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Jul 1, 2021
Life-Changing Travel in the Time of COVID: In Conversation with Tom Marchant
We meet Tom Marchant, co-founder and director of Black Tomato, an award-winning agency which creates what they describe as unique and perfectly-tailored travel experiences.
We discuss what luxury, hospitality and creating experiences means in practice.
In consideration of ARENI’s latest report, we compare and contrast what fine wine consumers have in common with affluent travellers.
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Jun 16, 2021
Towards a local understanding of diversity and inclusion: In conversation with Tomiwa Owolade
Conversations about diversity and inclusion, along with discussions about how to open the doors to Black and other marginalised groups, have been long-overdue. But, finally, the last 12 months has seen an outburst of publications and initiatives aimed at taking action.
But within wine, many of the voices speaking out were American. Although some wine articles included voices from South Africa, local voices were often missing.
We meet British journalist Tomiwa Owolade to discuss the complexity of the BIPOC situation in Europe and notably in the UK.
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Jun 16, 2021
Revisiting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: In conversation with Dr Akilah Cadet
It's been a year since the murder of American George Floyd, a crime that galvanised widespread protests and political organising in the US. The world took notice and conversations, protests and other actions against racism spread internationally.
Twelve months later, we meet Dr Akilah Cadet, founder of Change Cadet, a US-based change management and organizational development consulting firm supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace.
We take a moment to look back, measure the progress and ask what the next steps could be. What would true diversity mean for Fine Wine?
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Jun 2, 2021
On money, transparency and diversity: In conversation with Andrew Jefford
Money is not the most comfortable of topics in the wine world, though fair remuneration is the key to increasing the diversity of voices and talents.
In this episode, we meet Andrew Jefford, an award-winning journalist, wine writer and educator, and one of the only major figures in an otherwise opaque industry to publicly reveal his revenue and earnings. We discuss writing, negotiation power and transparency, and how to define one's worth in today's wine world.
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May 5, 2021
Inside the Mind of a Collector: In Conversation with Professor Shirley Mueller
Professor Shirley Mueller has had two careers. Her first was a practising neurologist and a tenured professor at the University of Indiana in the United States. She left both practice and academia to become an investment advisor, and began writing for Physician’s Money Digest about the neuropsychology of investing.
Along the way, she developed a deep passion for Chinese export ceramics and became an ardent collector herself. We meet to discuss her latest book, _Inside the Head of a Collector – Neuropsychological Forces at Play_.
In this fascinating conversation, we explore the question of what drives collectors.
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Apr 21, 2021
Inside France’s Culinary College for a glimpse of the future
Celia Tunc is Secretary General of France’s Culinary College. The association, founded by 18 of the most renowned and influential French chefs – including Alain Ducasse, Joel Robuchon and Paul Bocuse – aims to represent, promote and transmit artisanal culinary heritage through tradition and innovation.
Celia emerges from a year that shook France’s relationships to gastronomy, restaurants, producers and winemakers, with the belief that the future of the world requires a new relationship to food, based on craftsmanship and diversity,
We meet her to discuss the challenges that lie ahead.
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Apr 7, 2021
The rise of the Non-Premise: In Conversation with Tim Angelillo
The three tier system regulates the distribution of alcohol within the United States. The Federal framework stipulates that a spirits or wine producer (the first tier), should sell first to a distributor (the second tier), that will in turn, sell to a retailer (the third tier). This retailer must have a license to sell alcohol either in a shop (off-premise) or in a restaurant (on-premise). This Federal framework changes at the state level, with each local government putting in place specifications and regulations according to their interpretation of the Federal requirement.
This system, established since the end of Prohibition, makes distribution of alcohol between local zones, counties or state borders extremely difficult.
What if there was a legal way to work alongside the established three-tier system in the US to create a disruptive route to market, based on convenience, while working within the system? What would it take to build a distribution channel that would allow consumers…
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Mar 17, 2021
Re-inventing Restaurants, Rethinking Wine Lists
This week we are pleased to share the recording of our Insight Series Re-inventing restaurants, rethinking wine lists, recorded on the 2nd of March 2021.
With the insight of 6 international experts and guest star co-moderator James Tidwell MS, we start to imagine the trends and levers of change that will allow restaurants to re-surface, and decipher how they will affect restaurants’ wine lists going forward.
+ Antoine Abou-Samra - Founder, A Table for Two, Lebanon
+ Ray Isle, Executive Wine Editor, Food & Wine Magazine, USA
+ Stephan Leuschner – Director International Key Accounts, Rational, Switzerland
+ Tinashe Nyamudoka - Sommelier and Founder, Kumusha Wines, South Africa
+ Jon Pepper MW, Managing Director, Tenuta del Mundo, Italy
+ Laurent Plantier, Co-founder, Alain Ducasse Entreprise, and Partner, FrenchFood Capital, France
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Mar 2, 2021
Learning from the Coffee World - In conversation with Peter Giuliano
What can Fine Wine learn from coffee? And what, in turn, can coffee learn from Fine Wine?
This week ARENI speaks to Peter Giuliano, the executive director of the Coffee Science Foundation, to explore what two of the world’s favourite beverages can offer each other.
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Feb 16, 2021
Ingredients, recipes and chefs - How to move the restaurant world forward - In conversation with Alicia Kennedy
This week we meet popular food writer Alicia Kennedy, who is currently at work on a history of veganism, to be published in 2022.
We discuss food and the many issues surrounding it, from politics and labour to hospitality and sourcing. In exploring what the future holds for ingredients, recipes and the restaurant experience, we consider their impact on the future of restaurants and their wine lists.
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Feb 2, 2021
Codes, Norms and Beliefs: How the Way We Eat and Drink is Changing – In Conversation with Véronique Pardo
This week we meet Véronique Pardo, food anthropologist and director of France's Observatoire des habitudes alimentaires ("Eating Habits Obeservatory"), where she heads two major programmes on food behaviours, cultures and human/animal relationships.
We discuss with her the values of eaters today and how the current crisis has changed some of the foundations of our food systems. How has human food become an object of such moral concern in Western societies? Are the criticisms of meat eating, and the trend towards vegetarian and vegan consumption, redefining our food model and our vision of the world? If we are what we eat, what do our Western eating habits say about who we are?
The following conversation is in French. For a written transcript in English, please follow the link to our website.
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Jan 19, 2021
Shaping Tomorrow – A Global Overview of International Diplomacy
This week we meet Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. Her areas of expertise include transatlantic relations, German foreign policy, NATO, the European Union’s foreign, security and defence policy, international law, and human rights.
We discuss with her what is at stake for international diplomacy in 2021 and what the global challenges ahead mean for us as citizens and wine trade people.
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Dec 1, 2020
Appellations, Classifications, Community - A collective vision from Down Under
This week we feature not one but two guests to discuss collective action in the Australian and New Zealand Fine Wine scenes, and whether they can become a model for the future. Andrew Caillard MW, founder of the Langton’s Fine Wine classification looks at what brings organised gatherings together and walks us through colonisation and how its impact is still felt today.
Peter McAtamney, principal of Wine Business Solutions, then shares inspirational ways to rise above self-interest. He defines what the “common good is” and illustrates how the Fine Wine community can benefit from collaborative working.
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Nov 17, 2020
The Power of Collective Intelligence - In Conversation with Emile Servan Schreiber
This week we meet French researcher *Emile Servan Schreiber* to discuss the power of *collective intelligence*, and the different ways to *harness, measure and maximise the efficiency of our joined brains.* As we navigate our way through the "wisdom of crowds", we also explore how women and diversity can help build_ _*better and smarter organisations.*
_Dr Emile Servan-Schreiber holds a PhD in cognitive psychology from Carnegie-Mellon University in the US, as well as undergraduate degrees in mathematics and computing. He is the managing director of Hypermind which operates in both France and the US, and creates prediction markets._
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Oct 20, 2020
The Language of Wine: In conversation with Eric Asimov and Stephen Satterfield
This week New York-based wine marketer Erica Nonni facilitates a conversation between Eric Asimov and Stephen Satterfield about the language of wine.
Eric Asimov is the New York Times’ Wine Critic. His weekly column appears in the Food section of The Times. He is also the author of How to Love Wine: A Memoir and Manifesto, and Wine With Food: Pairing Notes and Recipes From The New York Times.
Stephen Satterfield is a food writer, multimedia producer and founder of Whetstone Magazine, a beautiful publication about food origins, culture and the anthropology of food.
These two leading voices in the wine industry share a curiosity and sense of responsibility when it comes to how we communicate around the complex topic of wine. Does language provide or hinder access to wine information? How does it relate to the assessment of wine and to regionalism, fundamental to traditional wine producing areas? Should there be a universal language in wine?
This conversation, which took place at th…
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Oct 6, 2020
Thriving through Generational Shifts - In conversation with Bill & Will Harlan
This week we are extremely pleased to welcome a trio of Fine Wine legends. Acclaimed journalist Elaine Chukan Brown meets living icons Bill & Will Harlan, for an exclusive and very intimate discussion on transmission where Father and son discuss their evolving relationship through Harlan Estate’s and Promontory’s milestones. As Will prepares to take over from his dad, they share with us the next steps of their 200-year plan.
_This interview was recorded prior to the fires currently devastating Napa and Sonoma wine countries, affecting some of Bill and Will's properties. As we are sharing this interview, we want to send our thoughts to both of them, and to the Napa and Sonoma wine communities. We are here and ready to help._
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Sep 23, 2020
The geopolitics of wine - In conversation with Ambassador Anthony Gardner and Dr. Robin Nibblet
Today's episode is a recording of a conversation facilitated by Trisha de Borchgrave between Ambassador Anthony Gardner and Dr. Robin Nibblett on regulations, trade and tariffs that took place during the July 2020 Fine Minds 4 Fine Wines Global Think Tank.
Ambassador Anthony Gardner, whose illustrious career straddles international finance, politics and law, served as one of the most successful US ambassadors ever to the European Union, from 2014-2017 under President Obama. He's also a member of the Council of Foreign Relations in the US, and produces wine in Tuscany.
Dr. Robin Nibblet is the beloved director and chief executive of Chatham House since 2007. Prior to that he was Executive VP at CSIS in Washington DC, another one of the US's leading foreign policy think tanks, where he also ran the Europe programme and led its initiative for a renewed transatlantic partnership.
Trisha de Borchgrave, is a current affairs writer and senior associate at the Global Women Leaders Strategic…
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Sep 10, 2020
Inside the World Health Organisation - Planing ahead, with Pr David Heymann CBE
This week with Pr David Heymann and Karina Robinson, we are getting inside the the World Health Organisation (WHO) to learn how WHO is addressing the Covid-19 pandemic, what's working, what's not, and ultimately how the wine trade can plan ahead in such context.
Professor Heymann, teaching at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, is now working with the WHO to combat Covid-19. He has spent 22 years working with WHO in Geneva, on secondment from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has been at the forefront of battling AIDS, malaria, measles, tuberculosis and polio, and he also coordinated the global response to SARS. In 2009 he was appointed an honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his service to global public health.
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Jun 22, 2020
Tech investing to disrupt the fine wine world - In conversation with Rodrigo Sepulveda Schulz
Today, with Rodrigo Sepulveda Schulz, founder of Expon Capital, we discuss the world of technology investing and how the current economic climate is affecting this space. Rodrigo shares his experience as an early stage investor in companies that meet the UN's Development Goals, discusses the four major technology milestones the world has seen thus far and his thoughts on how technology is, and should be used, to disrupt the fine wine world.
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Jun 16, 2020
The power of experience and hospitality- The future of luxury travel - In conversation with Claire Soares
This week with Claire Soares, founder and CEO of Up in the air Life, a luxury travel agency based in the US, we discuss what luxury and hospitality will mean in a world post covid, and how to harness the power of experience to create milestones, memories and magic in wine tourism.
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Jun 10, 2020
Fine Wine through the lens - In Conversation with Matt Wilson
Today, with multi award-winning lifestyle, travel and wine photographer Matt Wilson, we discuss the power of visuals and how they can convey a sense of connection and experience that words simply can't. Matt's singular personality shines through his work, which breathes a unique sense of life and action into his subjects. In this episode, Matt shares why fun is so important in wine photography and offers his expertise on how wineries can better harness the power of visuals in a digital world where seemingly everyone has become a photographer.
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Jun 2, 2020
For an Equitable and Inclusive Digital Marketing - In Conversation with Shanika Hillocks
Today with Shanika Hillocks, food & wine digital strategist, published writer and active speaker, we talk digital strategy, influencer marketing and brand engagement. As we re-assess the weight of words and the power of pictures in a deeply shaken and polarised world, we also explore good practices for Fine Wine estates and brands, and the best way for them to cut through the online noise, build meaningful relationships with trade and consumers and embrace their responsibilities.
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May 27, 2020
Learning from the Cannabis world: In conversation with Erin Gore and Karli Warner, founders of The Garden Society
Today, with Erin Gore and Karli Warner, founders of The Garden Society based in Sonoma, California, we explore the growing world of Cannabis. As we explore their strong ethos - to become the most positive and trusted cannabis brand for women by delivering exceedingly great products that turn down the daily chaos and turn up the joy – we also draw many parallel between their world and the Fine Wine Ecosystem, discussing millennials, language, terroir & provenance, and responsibility.
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May 19, 2020
The world post COVID - Framing the global picture: In Conversation with Xavier Rolet
Today with Xavier Rolet, Knight of the British Empire, former CEO of the London Stock Exchange and 2017 Harvard Business Review 100 Best CEOs in the World, we take a bird’s eye view and explore the current situation’s global picture. We discuss finance, international governance, tech and sutainability as key levers of change, and how they are extremely relevant to both big and small players of the Fine wine world.
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May 11, 2020
The Great Economic Cessation - In conversation with Richard Portes
Today, with Richard Portes, Professor of Economics at London Business School, we discuss the economic impact we're seeing as a result of Covid-19, and the specific implications this has for the wine world.
Originally from Chicago, a Rhodes Scholarship brought Richard to Oxford University in the UK. In 1983, he founded an organization called the Centre for Economic Policy Research, a network of mainly academic economists whose objective is to promote collaboration in research and dissemination among both academics and policy makers.
Richard's academic, research and policy achievements are numerous, and he's currently deeply involved in EU financial stability policymaking. He took time out of his busy schedule to talk to us about the pandemic economy and how this is much different than that of previous recessions, with an unprecedented outlook for a "return to normalcy."
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Apr 30, 2020
A Social Critique of Fine Wine - In conversation with Pr Beverley Skeggs
Today with Pr Beverly Skeggs, one of the foremost feminist sociologists in the world, we explore the links between sociology, marketing and Fine Wine and dive deep into behavioural science.
Building on Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of Cultural Capital and distinction, we re-visit the concept of personal taste and how culture (including food and wine) can be seen as a device to classify people while wondering if our inner distinction of “Fine Wine” is used to classify and cast out not only a category of products, but a category of individuals, going back to the genesis of "Us and them".
Far from being abstract, this interview casts a different light on some of the Fine Wine ecosystem’s oldest battles and answers some key questions on Fine Wine language, symbolic and its struggle to break cultural codes.
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Apr 23, 2020
Futureproofing our ecosystem through Diversity-Agility-Sustainability-Purpose - In Conversation with Minter Dial
Today with Minter Dial, we revisit some of our research, exploring the key notions for the future of Fine Wine: Diversity, Agility, Sustainability and Purpose, and what they could mean in a post-Covid 19 world.
After 16 years leading the digital transformation in L’Oréal, Minter Dial is now an acclaimed author and international speaker, looking at the world through the lens of technology, branding and digital strategy. Through his boutique agency The Myndset, Minter creates bespoke executive programmes designed to activate strategy and accelerate transformation.
We ask Minter his view on our changing ecosystem, discuss his latest books, and craft a vision to futureproof our businesses.
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Apr 15, 2020
Exploring the new rules of digital engagement - In conversation with Elizabeth Linder
Today with Elizabeth Linder, we explore our changing societies, in order to get a deeper look into the new paradigms appearing through Western societies, shaping a new social framework for Fine Wine. As most of the world has now been in lockdown for several weeks, we all had to transfer most of our conversations to the digital world.
Though digital conversations are being useful to establish a regular level of connection, are they still relevant when it comes to etablishing trust, complicity or intimacy? How can Fine Wine, a social and human product that is meant to be shared, can create new paradigms to thrive in the digital world?
We ask Elizabeth her views on how these rules of conversation and engagement and explore the numerous opportunities the current and most unique situation could create for the Fine Wine ecosystem.
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