Pinot & Pixel - der Podcast für die neue Trinkkultur

Next round of the English Wine Weeks. Today I am joined by the lovely Mary Bridges, Head Winemaker of Gusbourne. A very special episode for me because the 2012 Blanc de Blancs opened me the world of English wines and made me a big fan since day one. 

Alexander Gottschalk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-gottschalk-641838223/)

Shownotes:

(00:00:00) How to grow up in Malt whisky country

(00:10:10) Starting a wine career in England

(00:13:09) Stupid questions Part 1

(00:15:30) Mary’s approach to winemaking

(00:24:03) Chances and challenges

(00:30:23) Winemaker’s edition

(00:33:16) Stupid questions Part 2

(00:40:55) England’s potential

It’s all about booze and dealing with it this week. The Balearics are banning alcohol sale and public consumption at night, a new gel should help recover from heavy drinking and pills with the same goal are not allowed to be advertised anymore on TikTok. In addition, the brand wheel is turning, we have seen some well made marketing campaigns and in the end I have a book and a wine recommendation for you.

Alexander Gottschalk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-gottschalk-641838223/)

Shownotes:

(00:00:00) Balearics are banning alcohol at night

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/balearics-bring-in-booze-ban/

(00:06:11) New gel invented to recover from alcohol intoxication

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/could-a-milk-protein-gel-provide-the-secret-to-sobering-up/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-024-01657-7

(00:08:40) Hangover cure' TikTok advert banned

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/hangover-cure-tiktok-ad-pulled-by-asa/

(00:10:35) The robotic kitchen of the future

https://www.meininger.de/gastronomie/management/robotic-kitchen-die-loesung-fuer-den-fachkraeftemangel

(00:15:35) Will Pernod Ricard sell its Australian wine division?

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/pernod-ricard-in-talks-with-accolade-to-sell-australian-wine-division/

(00:17:50) Gallo enters beer category

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/gallo-enters-beer-category/

(00:19:48) Carlsberg and Erdinger release limited Jürgen Klopp beer

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/carlsberg-and-erdinger-releases-special-jurgen-klopp-beer/

(00:22:52) Is Divico the future of English still red?

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/could-this-swiss-grape-be-the-future-of-english-wine/

(00:25:12) How to find hidden pub gems in London

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/how-to-photograph-londons-hidden-pubs-according-to-experts/

https://prestelpublishing.penguinrandomhouse.de/book/Local-Legends/Horst-A-Friedrichs/Prestel/e616446.rhd

(00:26:51) Personal Pick: Château Rollan de By

English Wine Week Pt. 2: Guillaume Lagger, the Kiwi Pope of England. Originally from Switzerland, Guillaume started making wine in 2020 with bought grapes and established his small high quality family business, producing own grapes from 2024 on. In our interview he gives insights on is winemaking approach, his focus on wine tourism and why we definitely have to keep an eye on English cheese.

Guillaume Lagger (https://www.instagram.com/thewharieexperience)

Alexander Gottschalk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-gottschalk-641838223/)

Shownotes:

(00:00:00) Special Occasion Intro

(00:05:16) Guillaume’s way into wine

(00:11:40) Swiss vs. England

(00:15:10) Approach to Winemaking

(00:30:11) The Wine Game

(00:39:12) The Cider Story

(00:47:01) Climate Challenges

(00:55:01) English Wine People

(00:57:49) The Wharie Experience

Alexander Gottschalk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-gottschalk-641838223/)

Shownotes:

(00:00:00) Special Occasion Intro

(00:03:08) Agreement on short-time working at Freixenet

https://www.meininger.de/wein/erzeuger/einigung-auf-kurzarbeit-bei-freixenet

(00:04:56) Free Fall of En Primeur Prices has started

https://www.decanter.com/premium/bordeaux-2023-market-analysis-leoville-las-cases-price-drops-40-528246/

(00:07:01) Earth sees the craziest April since weather records began

https://www.yahoo.com/news/worlds-record-breaking-temperature-streak-020313598.html

(00:08:42) PET Bottle for Wine introduced

https://www.meininger.de/wein/erzeuger/pet-flasche-fuer-wein

(00:11:22) Pint sized wine bottles to be used in the UK

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/pint-sized-wine-bottles-are-a-brexit-benefit-fantasy-says-mp/

(00:18:15) New Zealand Wine pushes for White Wine Glass Emoji

https://winetitles.com.au/new-zealand-wine-pushes-for-white-wine-glass-emoji-after-initial-request-denied-without-explanation/

https://www.newamerica.org/weekly/philosophical-case-against-white-wine-emoji/

(00:21:52) Will Weed steal the show from wine?

 https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2024/05/weed-classification-worries-wine-producers

(00:25:53) Chinese fraudster jailed for faking Bordeaux Grand Crus

https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/chinese-fraudster-jailed-for-five-years-for-bottling-fake-lafite-and-petrus-528577/

(00:27:26) Kiefer Sutherland launches Canadian Whisky in the UK

https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/kiefer-sutherland-launches-canadian-whisky-in-the-uk-528804/

(00:30:37) Summer 2024 will be Ice Cream Summer

https://www.falstaff.com/ch/news/sommer-2024-das-sind-die-eistrends-in-europa

Our English Wine Weeks are coming! This episode is only the beginning. What to expect, what to try and why Seyval Blanc is better than you think…. all in the first of several clips on English Wine. Have fun!

Alexander Gottschalk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-gottschalk-641838223/)

Shownotes:

(00:00:00) Car Intro

(00:02:00) What the Seyval?

(00:10:11) Reference to Overview

https://youtu.be/6CcVZAgNZvU

(00:10:40) What to try and see

(00:16:34) Raising expectations 

The Bordeaux Banger at the beginning of May! Lower expectations, lower prices. In addition, we have some bubbly news from Spain, France and the UK. And many news are either totally or at least partially booze-free. Cheers!

Alexander Gottschalk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-gottschalk-641838223/)

Shownotes:

(00:00:00) Bordeaux En primeur prices are falling

(00:02:00) Wine merchant blindtastes wines during a marathon

https://tomgilbey.com/

(00:4:38) Rain cannot dampen Cava crisis

https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2024/04/rain-cant-dampen-cava-crisis

(00:05:15) Freixenet's temporarily layoff blocked by government

https://www.meiningers-international.com/wine/news/freixenet-clash-catalan-government

(00:07:04) UK sparkling producer releases 50cl sparkling bottle

https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/rathfinny-wine-estate-releases-uks-first-50cl-sparkling-wine-527871/

(00:09:15) Moët uses full self-driving robots for vineyards

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/moet-backs-robots-to-manage-vineyards-in-champagne/

(00:10:57) IGP soon to be available dealcoholized

https://www.meiningers-international.com/wine/news/igp-wines-could-soon-see-partial-de-alcoholization

(00:12:29) Why alcohol is stronger when drunk warm

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/why-drinks-taste-more-alcoholic-when-warm-according-to-science/

(00:14:52) Ste. Michelle introduces low-alcohol white wines

https://www.winebusiness.com/news/article/286869

(00:18:06) ABinBev takes Olympia to a booze-free level

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/lifestyle/olympic-deal-shows-bubbling-market-zero-alcohol-beers

(00:19:26) NBA partners with Hennessy on TV spot

https://www.hennessy.com/en-int/nba-x-hennessy

Even if you are not a loyal listener of this podcast you might have heard that „alcohol-free“ is on the rise. There is so many products, so many categories, that I want to give you a brief overview on what is available and what to expect from each segment. And maybe you find something for yourself to try.

Alexander Gottschalk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-gottschalk-641838223/)

Shownotes:

(00:00:00) Intro from Hamburg - Fritz Kola

https://fritz-kola-shop.com/fritz-gegen-goliath-die-fritz-kola-story-1.html

(00:02:21) The attempt of a differentiation

(00:03.58) The Never-Had-Alcs

(00:07:02) The Dealcoholized

(00:11:57) The Difficult Spirits

(00:15:22) It’s Tea o’clock

It's been a tough week in the wine industry with frost, snow and tough weather conditions. It will take a while to realize how big the loss is. Nevertheless, we have some fun stuff to talk about, starting from Italy's opinion on wine without alcohol, a sheep sharing model in Oregon, a drunk driver without alcohol consumption and a digital tongue beating human ones.

Alexander Gottschalk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-gottschalk-641838223/)

Shownotes:

(00:00:00) Frost endangers grape and fruit crops in Europe

Klingenberger Schlossberg, recently visited https://www.instagram.com/p/C6JViqIIU0H/

Cherries in Poland https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6EXbeSNLWA/

Vines in Bordeaux https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6DaxoctQSz/

Vines, strawberries, apples in Germany https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6IfOGTNIqT/

(00:04:06) Freixenet plans to furlough 80% of workers

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/catalan-cava-producer-freixenet-lay-off-80-workforce-due-drought-2024-04-22/

(00:05:25) Shared sheep - Oregon wineries take regenerative farming to a new level

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/forget-car-pools-these-oregon-wineries-share-sheep/

(00:08:31) Denbies Wine Estate becomes UKs first Net Zero Winery

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/denbies-wine-estate-is-now-certified-net-zero/

(00:09:58) Guinness to sponsor English Premier League

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/guinness-to-sponsor-premier-league-in-40m-deal-reports-claim/

(00:11:36) Aldi UK pushes its wine portfolio h

ttps://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/aldis-wine-of-the-week-promo-goes-weekly/

(00:13:56) Alcohol Change UK loses court hearing around Dry January

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/alcohol-change-uk-loses-bid-to-ban-use-of-dry-january/

(00:16:34) Italian minister wants to remove "wine" from non-alcohol labels 

https://winenews.it/en/francesco-lollobrigida-if-wine-is-made-with-alcohol-you-call-it-wine-if-not-in-a-different-way_482902/

(00:20:05) Pernod Ricard on its way to a 500ha Provence estate

https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/pernod-ricard-to-acquire-280-hectare-provence-estate-527842/

(00:21:20) Napa Valley sets up volunteer programm

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/napa-winemakers-sign-up-to-volunteer-project/

(00:23:21) Digital tongue beats humans in detecting wine faults

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/an-e-tongue-outperformed-humans-detecting-contaminated-wine/

(00:25:18) Drunk driver acquitted to medical reasons

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/auto-brewing-man-acquitted-in-drink-driving-case/

(00:27:45) Marvel goes gin - Deadpool & Wolverine edition by Ryan Reynolds

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/ryan-reynolds-gin-brand-releases-deadpool-wolverine-bottles/

Wine fairs can sometimes be a challenge. Especially, when I am not well prepared or do not know what to do. This episode gives you my personal Top 10 to be perfectly prepared for every fair and get the most out of it.

Alexander Gottschalk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-gottschalk-641838223/)

Shownotes:

(00:00:00) How to Master a wine fair

(00:01:18) preparation is key

(00:02:18) bring professional gear

(00:04:16) engage with people winemakers, exhibitors, friends and plan extra time for that

(00:04:57) taste responsibly

(00:06:24) stay hydrated and snack

(00:06:54) insider hack: teeth recovery is important

(00:08:06) keep track, stick to your plan, add priorities

(00:08:53) check special purchasing options

(00:09:16) review notes, wrap up

(00:10:18) follow up with contacts

(00:11:46) Vinitaly closes with positive summary

https://www.efanews.eu/item/40016-vinitaly-2024-closes-with-97-thousand-attendees.html

(00:13:24) Vinitaly recap

(00:17:40) Don’t call it wine!

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/vinitaly-italian-minister-calls-for-wine-to-be-removed-from-alcohol-free-products/

First episode of the Weekly Update in English. Many topics to cover from successful brands over the UK and its educational programs. In addition, we talk about Wine above the clouds, a ferry that brings you to booze and a beer brand with too nude ladies.

Alexander Gottschalk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-gottschalk-641838223/)

Shownotes:

(00:00:00) Switch from DE to EN

(00:02:10) State of the market

(00:04:00) Constellation Brands 2023 top in beer and flop in wine

https://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/bea72d59-382b-44cb-8148-3f8782c5361c

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/constellation-forecasts-profits-above-expectations/

(00:05:22) Record Sales for Henkell Freixenet in 2023

https://www.meininger.de/wein/erzeuger/erneut-rekordumsatz-bei-henkell-freixenet

(00:06:33) LVMH finishes 2023 successfully and starts strong in new year

https://www.lvmh.com/news-documents/press-releases/2023-new-record-year-for-lvmh/

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/lvmh-signals-good-start-to-year/

(00:07:34) Hawesko with decline in sales 2023

https://www.meininger.de/wein/handel/hawesko-mit-umsatzrueckgang

(00:09:19) Price is the most important factor when pruchasing wine

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/price-is-most-important-factor-in-wine-choice-say-us-drinkers/

https://www.pennlive.com/food/2024/04/what-is-americans-favorite-wine-survey-looks-into-us-wine-habits-preferences.html

(00:13:31) Uk launches €1.5M  educational program for wine industry

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/uk-government-launches-1-5m-scheme-to-boost-winemaker-training/

(00:14:50) People know too few about the birthplace of wine

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/only-2-know-georgia-as-birthplace-of-wine/

(00:17:58) Why a good alcohol-free wine starts undrinkable

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/why-a-fine-de-alcoholised-wine-starts-with-an-undrinkable-base/

(00:22:36) The Double 0 Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/5TLzu6TAvF0pVTojON1f7I

(00:23:44) Organic only above the clouds

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/the-airline-with-an-organic-only-wine-list/

(00:26:12) Winery in Santa Cruz launches first US paper bottle

https://www.winebusiness.com/news/article/286294

(00:30:31) Bordeaux giant Rothschild targeting younger customers

https://www.winebusiness.com/news/article/286291

(00:32:50) Boat to Booze

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/calais-vins-offers-brits-free-ferry-trips-to-buy-wine/

(00:35:16) Venetian restaurant offers free wine for phone-free tables

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/15/restaurant-in-italy-offers-free-bottle-of-wine-to-customers-who-hand-in-phone

(00:37:12) Twickenham's "Naked Ladies" cause controversy

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/twickenham-brewerys-naked-ladies-beer-causes-controversy/

(00:40:19) Bavaria warns: Don't get high at Oktoberfest!

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/dont-get-high-at-oktoberfest-bavaria-warns/