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 enjoy with their collectors. 

Origin Story and transition into Oeno

Oeno Portfolio Tasting

Impact of the pandemic

Existing accounts

Medium-term outlook

Wines in the portfolio

Oeno Group’s place in the market

Advantages of working with Oeno Trade

Links between Oeno Trade and Oeno Future

Clients outside of London

Future innovation

Flows of wine in Oeno Group

Insight into investment opportunities

Oeno Group Customer Journey

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Guest: Olivier Gasselin, Oeno Group Head of Trade

GUEST CONTACT:

https://oenogroup.com/

https://www.instagram.com/oeno_official

https://www.facebook.com/oenoofficial

For more details on wine investment with Oeno Group please email [email protected]

And for special tastings or private events at Oeno House - private 10-person tasting room and outside alfresco terrace-  email [email protected]

Date recorded: 29 Oct 2021

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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 Copa Jerez

Sherry styles

Wellington Palo Cortado tasting

Albariza soils

Sherry Wine week

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Guest: Lawrence Francis, Sherry Experience

GUEST CONTACT: Lawrence Francis

Date recorded: 10 September 2021

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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 Interpreting Wine

Influences from outside of the wine industry.

Gary Vaynerchuk

The advantages of Podcasting

The future for Interpreting Wine

The six wine stories

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GUEST CONTACT: Janina Doyle

https://eatsleepwinerepeat.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/eatsleep_winerepeat/

Date recorded: 10 September 2021

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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 by followers on Instagram. If you only listen to one podcast series before your exams make it the D4 and D5 series.

Intro

Exam Format

Past Wines

Examiner’s Comments

Question structure

Methods of Production

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Guest: Lauren Denyer, WSET Educator

GUEST CONTACT:  https://www.instagram.com/laurendenyer/

Port Series on Interpreting Wine: www.interpretingwine.com/port19

Journey to Jerez webinar with Lauren Denyer DipWSET: https://youtu.be/uGOXH1fmDS0

Date recorded: 7 Oct 2021

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D4 and D5 SERIES DIRECT LINK

www.interpretingwine.com/448

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 by followers on Instagram. If you only listen to one podcast series before your exams make it the D4 and D5 series.

Intro

Update

Exam Format

Past Wines

Examiner’s comments

Methods of production

Instagram Question: Champagne Yields

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Guest: Lauren Denyer, WSET Educator

GUEST CONTACT:  https://www.instagram.com/laurendenyer/

 https://www.instagram.com/wset_school_london/

Date recorded: 7 Oct 2021

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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 regional winery Viñedos y Bodegas de la Marquesa Valserrano.

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:17 Transition into working for the family winery

00:08:43 Rioja Alavesa enotourism overview

00:11:28 Enotourism deep dive at Viñedos y Bodegas de la Marquesa

00:22:32 Valserrano enotourism adaptations in 2020

00:29:54 Rioja Alavesa member adaptations

00:36:36 Wider Rioja enotourism context

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Guest: Maria de Simón Baranda, President of Ruta del Vino de Rioja Alavesa

GUEST CONTACT: 

https://rutadelvinoderiojaalavesa.com/en/

https://visitriojaalavesa.com/

https://www.instagram.com/rioja_alavesa/

https://twitter.com/RiojaAlavesa

Date recorded: 15 January 2021

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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 coordinating various projects to enhance the visitor experience, maximize tourism and the direct sales potential of the group members. 

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:21 Origin Story

00:07:48 Enotourism 101

00:16:01 COVID19 adaptations in Priorat

00:21:44 Reactions in different tourist sectors

00:27:47 Digitising customer interaction

00:31:15 Travel literature

00:40:54 Vinka’s current enotourism project

00:46:57 Looking ahead to 2021

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Guest: Vinka Danitza

GUEST CONTACT: 

https://bottledbliss.wordpress.com/

https://www.instagram.com/danitzavinka

Date recorded: 20 December 2020

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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

01:05:30 Looking ahead for Washington State

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Welcome back to the third and final part of the Washington State Wine deep dive 2021. I am of course Interpreting Wine Host and Founder Lawrence Francis across three episodes exploring the terroir, geology, winemaking culture and wines of the US’s second largest quality wine producing region

We conclude the series today with an in-depth look at Walla Walla with Matt Reynvaan of Reynvaan Family Vineyards. Building on episode 443 which looked at the wider Columbia Valley and 444 which focused on Yakima Valley. We first hear Matt’s origin story, a fascinating introduction to the wine industry, literally “from scratch” in 2004. He puts the family decision to start a new winemaking endeavour in a new region in the context of the help that they received along the way from the local and international winemaking communities. Before we embark on a podcast first, a 2017 syrah vertical, tasting In The Rocks, In the Hills and The Contender. Before Matt talks to the market for these wines and the loca and international response. Before finishing by looking ahead for both Walla Walla and the wider Washington State winemaking region.

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Guest: Matt Reynvaan, Reynvaan Family Vineyards

Date recorded: 3 Feb 2021

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WASHINGTON STATE CONTACT

https://www.washingtonwine.org/

https://twitter.com/Wa_State_Wine

https://www.instagram.com/wa_state_wine

https://www.facebook.com/WashingtonStateWine

GUEST CONTACT 

https://www.reynvaanfamilyvineyards.com/

https://www.instagram.com/reynvaanwine

http://esterwines.co.uk/ (UK importer)

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Washington State Wine Deep Dive 2021 SERIES DIRECT LINK

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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

00:42:42 Wine #2 2013 Syrah

00:49:35 Ageworthy wines discussion

00:53:19 Wine #3 2012 Côte Bonneville Bordeaux Blend

61:52 Côte Bonneville Brand 

64:55 Export markets

66:16 Looking ahead 5 and 25 years

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Welcome back to Part 2 of my first regional series of the year, the Washington State Wine Deep Dive 2021. I am of course Interpreting Wine Host and Founder Lawrence Francis.

Across three episodes we will explore the terroir, geology, winemaking culture and wines of the US’s second largest quality wine producing region, which is regularly ranked among the world's top wine regions… 

Guests are drawn from landmark producers in the Columbia valley, the Yakima valley and Walla Walla. Uniquely placed to translate the larger story that each glass of Washington State Wine represents.

We continue the today with an in-depth look at the Yakima Valley in the capable hands of Kerry Shiels, second generation wine maker at Côte Bonneville based in Sunnyside, Washington State.  

Kerry tells us her origin story, talk about the first generation of winemakers in the region, including pioneers Walter Clore and Wade Wolfe. Before we virtually explore geological influences that pre-date those which we explored in Part 1. We explore a regional point of differentiation with their vines planted on their own root stock and the impact it has.

Before we taste three bottles produced in relatively tiny quantities each year and explore the winemaking influence. The 2019 DuBrul Vineyard Riesling with a production of around 200 cases, 2,400 bottles. 2013 Syrah, which is produced in similar amounts. And the 2012 Côte Bonneville Bordeaux Blend, of which around 500 cases, 6,000 bottles are produced each year. Kerry closes by looking outside of the Yakima Valley, discussing the opportunities to try these wines internationally. And looks ahead for the region in the short and medium term.

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Guest: Kerry Shiels, Côte Bonneville

Date recorded: 20 January 2021

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WASHINGTON STATE CONTACT

https://www.washingtonwine.org/

https://twitter.com/Wa_State_Wine

https://www.instagram.com/wa_state_wine

https://www.facebook.com/WashingtonStateWine

GUEST CONTACT 

https://www.cotebonneville.com/

https://www.instagram.com/cotebonneville/

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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 Syrah Columbia Valley

67:17 Wine #3 2016 Col Solare Cabernet Sauvignon

76:27 Wine #4 2019 Ch St Michelle Riesling Columbia Valley

86:06 Looking ahead over 5 years, and 25 years.

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It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to my first regional series of the year, the Washington State Wine Deep Dive 2021. 

Across three episodes we will explore the terroir, geology, winemaking culture and wines of the US’s second largest quality wine producing region, which is regularly ranked among the world's top wine regions… 

Guests are drawn from landmark producers in the Columbia valley, the Yakima valley and Walla Walla. Uniquely placed to translate the larger story of that each glass of Washington State Wine represents.

We begin our series with an in-depth look at Washington’s largest viticultural area, Columbia valley with Juan Muñoz Oca, Head of winemaking and vineyards at Ch Ste. Michelle, which is the largest winery in Washington State. 

He takes us through the macro influences on grape growing in the region including the Missoula Floods, the largest known movement of water in our history… Enjoy!

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Guest: Juan Muñoz Oca

Date recorded: 12 January 2021

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WASHINGTON STATE CONTACT

https://www.washingtonwine.org/

https://twitter.com/Wa_State_Wine

https://www.facebook.com/WashingtonStateWine

GUEST CONTACT 

https://www.ste-michelle.com/

https://twitter.com/stemichelle

https://www.facebook.com/stemichelle

https://www.instagram.com/chateaustemichelle/

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