Matt Tipping: “Wine is fundamentally a people business”
Matt Tipping: “Wine is fundamentally a people business”
December 2025
🎧Ep. 2558 From Puglia to Wales: Robert Maggi on Italian Wine in the UK and the Cardiff Wine Festival
Marc Millon, a VIA Italian Wine Ambassador since 2021, is a celebrated expert in the world of wine, food, and travel and an award-winning author of 15 books on these topics. Today, Marc is in conversation with the wine educator and entrepreneur Robert Maggi, who shares his unique journey between two lives: one rooted in …
📺Seven Hills Winery Bobbie Richards Winemaker
The McClellan family founded Seven Hills Winery back in 1988 and in 2010 Casey McClellan was our guest on this podcast. Now that I’ve finally gotten to Walla…
‘Rare buying opportunities’ as fine wine prices hit a five-year floor
‘Rare buying opportunities’ as fine wine prices hit a five-year floor
🎧Ep 243 – 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Champagne vs English Sparkling: Climate, Grapes & the Future with Tom Hewson
In this episode, Janina welcomes Tom Hewson, champagne correspondent for Decanter and creator of Six Atmospheres, to explore one of her favourite topics: the evolving worlds of Champagne and English sparkling wine. They dive into climate shifts, grape varieties, lost cépages, yields, soil diversity, younger producers, pruning rules, and what the future might look like …
Noreetuh Turns 10: How a Small Hawaiian Restaurant Became a Fixture of New York’s Wine Community
A funny thing happens on Sunday nights in New York City’s East Village. While many of the neighborhood bars and restaurants empty out, a steady stream of patrons carrying wine bottles makes its way down First Avenue to a small Hawaiian restaurant. As the rest of the city chases away the Sunday scaries with takeout …
Six Swiss Syrah to convert the most die-hard Rhône lover
Picture credit: Olivier Maire Swiss grape geneticist and author José Vouillamoz was in London in November to host a tasting during which he explained the origins of Syrah, how it arrived in his home country and why it works so well there. The six exceptional bottles he opened could convert even the most stalwart Rhône-lover. …
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The VinePair Podcast: Has Wine Hit Rock Bottom?
Apocalyptic headlines and alarm-sounding reports marked the wine industry in 2025, and whether or not the industry has met its lowest possible point remains to be seen. Fears about over-premiumization and a general lack of interest among consumers are current pain points for the industry — but is there more to come? On today’s episode …
The 7 Best Rums to Gift This Holiday (2025)
Considering rum’s starring role in refreshing cocktails like the Daiquiri and the Mojito, one might think the spirit should be relegated to the summer months. And rum definitely can serve as a one-way ticket to the tropics, but the spirit, with its multitude of styles and variations, is a year-round affair. The holiday season is …
