Interpreting Wine Podcast

I'm Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine the place to learn from thought leaders in the world of wine and marketing, welcoming you to the Wine Communication Series series. Across these 6 episodes I'll be exploring Wine Communication Series in the company some of my favourite wine podcasters, traveling virtually from Australia and New Zealand to North America. If you've ever wanted to unders...

I'm Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine the place to learn from thought leaders in the world of wine and marketing, welcoming you to the Wine Communication Series series. Across these 6 episodes I'll be exploring Wine Communication Series in the company some of my favourite wine podcasters, traveling virtually from Australia and New Zealand to North America. If you've ever wanted to unders...

I'm Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine the place to learn from thought leaders in the world of wine and marketing, welcoming you to the Wine Communication Series series. Across these 6 episodes I'll be exploring Wine Communication Series in the company some of my favourite wine podcasters, traveling virtually from Australia and New Zealand to North America. If you've ever wanted to unders...

I'm Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine, the place to learn from thought leaders in the world of wine and marketing, welcoming you to the Wine Communication Series. Across these 6 episodes I'll be exploring Modern Wine Communication and marketing in the company of some of the world's leading wine podcasters, traveling virtually from Australia and New Zealand to North America via China. Wit...

I'm Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine, the place to learn from thought leaders in the world of wine and marketing, welcoming you to the Wine Communication Series. Across these 6 episodes I'll be exploring Modern Wine Communication and marketing in the company of some of the world's leading wine podcasters, traveling virtually from Australia and New Zealand to North America via China. Wit...

I'm Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine the place to learn from thought leaders in the world of wine and marketing, welcoming you to the London Somm Special series. exploring three very different London wine led venues, talking with wine buyers and sommeliers in each venue about their wine programmes and careers in the industry. We close out this series today in the company of Alice Ward,...

I'm Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine the place to learn from thought leaders in the world of wine and marketing, welcoming you to the London Somm Special series. Across these 3 episodes I'll be exploring three very different London wine led venues, talking with wine buyers and sommeliers in each venue about their wine programmes and careers in the industry. If you are working in wine or...

I'm Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine the place to learn from thought leaders in the world of wine and marketing, welcoming you to the London Somm Special series. Across these 3 episodes I'll exploring three very different London wine led venues, talking with wine buyers and sommeliers in each venue about their wine programmes and careers in the industry. If you are working in wine or wo...

I'm Lawrence Francis, Founder of Interpreting Wine welcoming you to this special two part series produced in partnership with Oeno Group.  Across two episodes we meet Head of Trade Olivier Gasselin focusing on their development into the on-trade and plans for future expansion. Before inviting Justin Knock MW to explore the company's approach to wine investment and the unique relationship they enjo...

I'm Lawrence Francis, Founder of Interpreting Wine welcoming you to this special two part series produced in partnership with Oeno Group.  Across two episodes we meet Head of Trade Olivier Gasselin focusing on their development into the on-trade and plans for future expansion. Before inviting Justin Knock MW to explore the company's approach to wine investment and the unique relationship they enjo...

I'm Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine the place to learn from thought leaders in the world of wine and marketing, welcoming you back to the Eat Sleep Wine Repeat takeover series. Across these 2 episodes Janina and I explore first wine communication in episode 450 and today we bring you the Sherry Experience. We talk: Sherry food pairings Feria de Abril La Gitana Manzanilla tasting The Co...

I'm Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine the place to learn from thought leaders in the world of wine and marketing, welcoming you to a special series that originally aired on Janina Doyle's brilliant Eat Sleep Wine Repeat podcast. Across these 2 episodes Janina and I explore first wine communication and in the next episode our mutual love of sherry. Today we talk: Origin Inspirations for I...

To receive the latest edition of my Diploma Episode guide head to www.interpretingwine.com/examguide Across these 2 episodes I'll be exploring D4 and D5 in the company of Lauren Denyer of the WSET. Broadly covering Exam format, Past wines, Examiners comments, Theory questions with command verbs, examples of methods of production, style and quality. We also covered some specific questions sent in b...

To receive the latest edition of my Diploma Episode guide head to www.interpretingwine.com/examguide Across these 2 episodes I'll be exploring D4 and D5 in the company of Lauren Denyer of the WSET. Broadly covering Exam format, Past wines, Examiners comments, Theory questions with command verbs, examples of methods of production, style and quality. We also covered some specific questions sent in b...

I'm Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine the place to learn from thought leaders in the world of wine and marketing. Today we continue the exploration of the impacts of the pandemic on the Spanish enotourism sector. Maria de Simón Baranda is uniquely placed to speak on the topic holding the dual roles of President of Ruta del Vino de Rioja Alavesa and Head of Administration for a boutique r...

I'm Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine the place to learn from thought leaders in the world of wine and marketing, welcoming you to this special two part series looking at the current state of Spanish enotourism in the wake of the pandemic.  My guest today is Vinka Danitza a wine tourism professional based in Spain. As project manager for Priorat Enoturisme, she is developing and coordina...

See below for timestamps which allow you to navigate directly to any part of the episode. 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:42 Origin Story 00:10:50 The Family Business 00:17:00 Overview of Walla Walla 00:21:08 Winemaking Philosophy 00:29:40 2017 In the Hills 00:38:36 2017 In the Rocks 00:46:55 2017 The Contender 00:53:06 2017 Vintage in context 00:57:00 Market reaction 01:03:01 Looking ahead for Walla Walla 0...

See below for timestamps which allow you to navigate directly to any part of the episode. 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:24 Origin Story 00:11:45 Yakima Valley grapes 00:18:13 DuBrul Vineyard virtual tour 00:22:33 Yakima geology (Soil and terroir) 00:25:53 The influence of own rooted vines 00:28:42 Winemaking influence 00:31:37 Wine #1 2019 DuBrul Vineyard Riesling 00:40:58 Digital wine communication 00:42:...

See below for timestamps which allow you to navigate directly to any part of the episode. Episode outline: 00:00 Intro 02:05 Origin Story 08:25 Deficit Irrigation 15:11 Washington State geology and Missoula floods 23:49 Virtual tour of modern day Columbia Valley 34:09 Culture of winemaking in Washington 47:14 Wine #1 2018 Ch St Michelle Chardonnay Columbia Valley  58:09 Wine #2 2017 The Pundit Syr...

If you know someone who would find this episode useful please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/442 If you really found it useful please leave the episode an iTunes review on the same link. Thanks! 👌👌 Welcome to the fifth and final day of the WSET Diploma student summit 2021 where I'm speaking with Mary Wright. She was awarded the The McNie Tasting Trophy and The Freixenet Copestic...

If you know someone who would find this episode useful please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/441 If you really found it useful please leave the episode an iTunes review on the same link. Thanks! 👌👌 Welcome to Day 4 of the WSET Diploma student summit 2021 where I'm speaking with Phoebe French. She was awarded The Louis Jadot Burgundy Prize for her performance in the Unit 3 exam,...

If you know someone who would find this episode useful please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/440 If you really found it useful please leave the episode an iTunes review on the same link. Thanks! 👌👌 Welcome to Day 3 of the WSET Diploma student summit 2021 where I'm speaking with Derek Crookes. Derek was awarded The Moët & Chandon Prize for his performance in Unit 5 Sparkling wine...

If you know someone who would find this episode useful please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/439 If you really found it useful please leave the episode an iTunes review on the same link. Thanks! 👌👌 Welcome to Day 2 of the WSET Diploma student summit 2021. Continuing to connect past graduates with current students, helping to pass on the knowledge and experience they gained on th...

If you know someone who would find this episode useful please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/438 If you really found it useful please leave the episode an iTunes review on the same link. Thanks! 👌👌 Welcome to Day 1 of the first ever Interpreting Wine WSET Diploma Student Summit 2021. My ambition in creating the series was to connect past graduates with current students, helping...

To register for the WSET Diploma Student summit please visit www.interpretingwine.com/summit The WSET Diploma Student summit runs from Monday 11th to Friday 15th January 2021, with one interview released daily between these dates. The summit is designed to help WSET Diploma students sitting exams in January 2021 or in future exam cycles.  Each interview features: Advice for the days leading up to...