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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.