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I'm Carrie Adams, welcome to Carrie's Connoisseurs. Here we talk to the movers and shakers, the drinkers, the dreamers, the people who make it happen in the liquor and luxury industries around the w... more
FAQs about Carrie's Connoisseurs:How many episodes does Carrie's Connoisseurs have?The podcast currently has 162 episodes available.
March 06, 2021Remembering ‘Spatz’ Sperling – Delheim’s Nora ThielWine Expert Carrie Adams chats with Nora Thiel, daughter of the legendary Michael Hans ‘Spatz’ Sperling, about her pioneering father and his amazing story in the SA wine industry. Nora is the director of Delheim Wines. Visit our online shop · Carrie's Connoisseurs on YouTube · Produced by Solid Gold Podcasts...more23minPlay
February 28, 2021All things Italian with George Dalla CiaGeorge Dalla Cia of Dalla Cia Wines joins expert Carrie Adams to talk all things Italian. The family-owned winery has released a sparking pinot grigio, which the pair discuss in great detail – from the vine to the bottle. Visit our online shop · Carrie's Connoisseurs on YouTube · Produced by Solid Gold Podcasts...more13minPlay
February 25, 2021Mitigating the effects of Covid-19 in the wine industryWayne Buckley, the national sales and marketing manager for Wildekrans Wine Estate, joins Carrie Adams to discuss the government’s discrimination against the alcohol industry. Buckley details what Wildekrans has done to lessen the severe effects of Covid-19 on winemakers in South Africa. Visit our online shop · Carrie's Connoisseurs on YouTube · Produced by Solid Gold Podcasts...more16minPlay
February 22, 2021‘We are very passionate about our local market’ – Anthonij Rupert WinesCarrie Adams talks to Gareth Robertson of Anthonij Rupert Wines. The marketing manager of the Franschhoek-based winery discusses challenges the alcohol industry has faced over the past year, as well as planning for the upcoming harvest. Visit our online shop · Carrie's Connoisseurs on YouTube · Produced by Solid Gold Podcasts...more19minPlay
February 19, 2021Unpacking government’s approach to the liquor industry during Covid-19Carrie Adams sits down with Michael Fridjhon – a wine critic and specialist – to discuss government’s handling of the liquor industry during the Covid-19 lockdown. Adams describes the award-winning journalist and wine expert as ‘an overall asset to the South African wine industry’. Visit our online shop · Carrie's Connoisseurs on YouTube · Produced by Solid Gold Podcasts...more28minPlay
February 16, 2021Talking brandy with Cape winemaster, Winnie BowmanIn this episode, wine expert Carrie Adams sits down with Winnie Bowman, a renowned Cape wine master. The pair discuss the history of brandy in South Africa – and the importance the often overlooked liquor has to the local wine industry. Visit our online shop · Carrie's Connoisseurs on YouTube · Produced by Solid Gold Podcasts...more18minPlay
February 09, 2021Vilafonte Vineyards – creating real brands in a world of a million labelsAnybody who knows about the SA wine industry knows Mike Ratcliffe. The son of Norma Ratcliffe – a pioneer of winemaking women in South Africa and founder of Warwick Wine Estate – Michael launched his own brand, Vilafonte, over twenty years ago. Fine wine critic Carrie Adams sits down with Ratcliffe, to discuss establishing a brand in a short period of time, ‘in a world where there are millions of labels and just a handful of brands’. Visit our online shop · Carrie's Connoisseurs on YouTube · Produced by Solid Gold Podcasts...more13minPlay
January 28, 2021VinPro, wine industry body, taking South African govt to court over alcohol banInternationally esteemed fine wine critic, Carrie Adams, chats to Mutle Mogase of VinPro. The national wine industry body announced this week that it is taking the SA government to court, in an effort to retract the ban on alcohol sales. Among VinPro’s demands, is for the prohibition in the Western Cape to be immediately lifted to recognise the steep dip in the province’s Covid-19 infections. Visit our online shop · Carrie's Connoisseurs on YouTube · Produced by Solid Gold Podcasts...more15minPlay
October 22, 2020Toast With Carrie - Mike RatcliffeCo-founder and Managing Partner of the joint US/South African venture Vilafonté since 2001. Mike has been nominated for the Wine Star Award for Global Innovator of the Year in 2015 and then again in 2017. Mike is founding Trustee of the Cape Wine Auction and has held numerous leadership positions. He graduated in the first wine marketing class at Adelaide University and is an international wine judge, public speaker, industry commentator, social media maven and marketing trendsetter. Visit our online shop · Carrie's Connoisseurs on YouTube · Produced by Solid Gold Podcasts...more27minPlay
September 03, 2020Toast With Carrie - Den HumanCarrie speaks to Dennis Human, the co founder of https://tonic.joburg. Visit our online shop · Carrie's Connoisseurs on YouTube · Produced by Solid Gold Podcasts...more13minPlay
FAQs about Carrie's Connoisseurs:How many episodes does Carrie's Connoisseurs have?The podcast currently has 162 episodes available.