Just Another Wine Podcast

Doug and Jamie quiz Emily on her various wine buying roles. Firstly, they ask as an importer, whether all her buying choices governed purely by passion and aesthetic appreciation and how important the commercial imperative is in her wine buyer role. They discuss the significance of positive relationships between grower and buyer, ethical sourcing, the importance of mutual respect, good communication and honest feedback, and about what happens when a wine that has been shipped does not measure up for some reason.

The three then talk about her role as a consultant wine buyer for a hotel group and how...

Emily, Jamie and Doug discuss the commonly held perception that ageing a wine necessarily makes it more complex.

Rummaging around in Tom Fahey’s wine room at The Terrace in Ventnor, Doug, Jamie and Emily come across a treasure trove of exceptional rosé wines. These are highly-reputed vinous wines that transcend our notion of what rosé is and has become synonymous with: light, pale, filtered wines that barely detain our attention, the triumph almost of marketing style over substance (although they have place, of course).

Emily, Jamie and Doug discuss the implications of climate catastrophe and assess what strategies producers can use to make balanced, drinkable wines such as replanting vineyards in different locations and changing the mix of grapes. They look at the research into disease-resistant hybrid varieties and PiWis and ask whether planting more of these might assist growers dedicated to low-impact sustainable farming.

To illustrate the nobility of a hybrid variety the trio crack open a bottle of La Garagista’s Vinu Jancu Reserve 2018, a profound amber wine made by Deirdre Heekin and Caleb Barber in Vermont from the La Crescent grape...