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I have just purchased some First Growth ( 2018 ), and have noticed that the 2019 vintage has dropped in price ( allegedly due to Covid ), do you envisage 2020 vintage dropping further or remaining stable, Kind Regards Nitin

I look forward to following season 2 - found season 1 very interesting! Keep up the good work!

Great discussion Robert. Very insightful.

It is more about transparency than limiting rules that delegate. Natural wine is a philosophy. It is not a brand either. The branding of a wine in any form is counter productive. It is about farming from organic (which has its own issues with copper usage) to biodynamic and beyond to natural farming and then GTFO of the way IMO. One Straw Revolution!

Great line up and really great to hear from all of you. Very inspirational stories. Am just starting out on the journey to making wine in Zimbabwe. I am formerly a hotelier. Well done to all of you, will definitely be keeping an eye on all of you. Thanks to The Real Business of Wine for putting this together

Thanks to all of you for a fascinating discussion. I happened upon it a week after I returned from a visit to Hotchkiss CO, where Lance Hanson was kind enough to share an hour with us discussing the BD practices he has implemented since 2004 at Jackrabbit Hill Farm, a certified BD diversified operation where he produces eponymously lableled wine, gin, vodka and brandies under the Caprock label, New Avalon Ciders and other products. Hearing Monty’s views was like experiencing Lance’s practical and straightforward approach again. www.jackrabbithill.com/story The discussion of utilizing BD-centered practical techniques and the complexities that “orthodoxy” can create for the grape grower, wine-maker, marketer and consumer took me back to a generously hospitable visit in November 2017 I had with Stephen Hagen, who calls himself the Farmer at Antiquum Farm in Junction City, OR. The superb wines that Stephen and Andrew Smith-Bandy make have all the right intentions, if none of the rubber stamps. antiquumfarm.com/practices/soil/ Our visit to Hotchkiss also took us to The Storm Cellar, where Jayme Henderson and Steve Steese are rehabilitating and revitalizing the Redstone Vineyard by transitioning to sustainable and organic practices. stormcellarwine.com/the-vineyard/ I’m looking forward to all the discussions on this channel, even though, as a consumer and occasional retail droid, it’s technically not “for” me.

We're a business in wine tourism, so one of the many companies that support wineries' direct sale as well as promoters of wine regions. We're really looking forward to opening up again - thanks for the webinar!

I remember selling millions of litres of “Cabernet Sauvignon” to China from a winery group in Chile I had helped create in the late 90’s. We sold to the massive state controlled winery in China. I had dinner in Santiago with the government employee who managed the import side of that entity, and asked why the Chinese govt was directly involved in wine? She said I needed to understand that when Chinese earn more than a subsistence income they do two things: gamble and drink. The problem is that traditionally they drink rice based alcohol, and rice is an inefficient converter to alcohol. It is not an option for the party to run out of rice for the people to eat. Wine grapes are grown in regions unsuitable for rice and was an efficient alternative. Importing was a way of achieving the desired volumes before they could produce enough domestically.

As a wine educator, it is wonderful to see this group of excellent wine and hospitality tallents showcased! Certain

Sandra Taylor -- Thank you! I found this as I was writing a presentation for the Australian wine industry on diversity in the wine industry. This was so helpful and fantastic!

This was really interesting! The growth of the Indian market and the challenges are intense. I didn’t realise how many states there were and that the legislation is so varied.

It seems like a lifetime has passed since the beginning of the year. I’m looking forward to seeing the direction this season goes. Keep up the amazing work

Excerpt from a 2013 Wall Street Journal wine column titled “Five Wine Blogs I Really Click With”: “There are about 1,450 wine blogs today, of which about 1,000 are nonprofessional endeavors (the rest are ‘industry’ blogs) . . . the possibility of making money was quite small. . . . ‘Monetizing a blog is very hard if you don’t want to sell products, sell advertising to wineries and therefore look like a shill.’ [states Alder Yarrow of the Vinography blog.]" www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323419104578376630145206770

The revered British advertising leader David Ogilvy once observed: "In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative original thinker unless you can also sell what you create." (Substitute "winemaker" or "wine writer" for the word "thinker" in that sentence.) Only a few media properties are run as nonprofit organizations. All the others have to generate income to pay the bills -- by subscriptions or display advertising. Ethical media properties erect a proverbial "Chinese wall" between editorial and advertising.

"Ballers" and "image seekers" buy "huge Napa Cabs" at (say) $400 based on the cachet of the brand name. (What economists term "Veblen goods" and "Giffen goods.") Not based on the higher Alcohol By Volume percentage level.

Backgrounder on guest Damien Wilson Ph.D.: sbe.sonoma.edu/about-us/damien-wilson-phd

For a deeper dive into the topic of 100-point scoring systems, read the pertinent posts on The Wine Gourd wine blog: winegourd.blogspot.com/search/label/Wine%20scores

James Laube of Wine Spectator magazine started his writing career as a sports reporter for the Vallejo Times Herald in Napa Valley. (Source: "How to Launch Your Wine Career" co-authorized by Liz Thach Ph.D. and published by the Wine Appreciation Guild.)

"The Wine Intelligentsia: Almost Always Wrong" by W. Blake Gray | Wine Searcher News (14-May-2020) www.wine-searcher.com/m/2020/05/the-wine-intelligentsia-almost-always-wrong

What influences a consumer to buy a specific bottle of wine? (Spoiler alert: not the Wine Intelligentsia.) See this exhibit from an online survey of wine industry professionals: 1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZgHHdvhpGvg/WJvNd5wYcyI/AAAAAAAAGvU/87oXLHPBmSwICHyxOyp6dafu0EJAlReAQCEw/s1600/influences.tiff

this is great. thanks for your time

Very useful talk, thanks #realwinebiz

Ciao a te, IWS ha s published - See www.italianwinesandspirits.com

What an interesting show. It was peeling back the curtain on how the sector works.

The problem with the 100 point scale is that “all the children are above average.” The scale is set up much like the SAT, if you do the equivalent of signing your name (in wine terms, you make something out of fermented grapes that is not brandy), you get a 50. In reality, it is a 10-15 point scale. Everyone gets at least an 85, which means the consumer has to tease out the difference between an 88 and a 90. What I (as a casual enthusiast with a limited budget who is more than willing to try “different and new things” - as long as they are not made by soulless corporate entities who make wine in a lab so that it is “consistent”) want from a wine writer and reviewer is for these reviews to dump the scale and say things like, “If you like X, you will like this wine.” And to stop saying that wine “Y,” made with the same grape grown in a different hemisphere, is “better” than “Z” wine. It may be better made, or have a particular flavor profile, but in he end it is just “different.”

Will the book be available in US (Amazon)

Like him or loathe him, Blake's last piece in Wine-Searcher rings true. I've been on several trips with him, he's a professional guy. I also totally agree with his opinion on the 100 point scale too.

Thank you for the very interesting podcast and discussion! Would you be able to send me as well the chart on natural wine guidelines for different institutions? My email is falcaofonseca.m@gmail.com. Thank you very much for your help.

Thanks Robert, this is a very useful and though provoking episode! We're exciting about your upcoming episode with our friend Fabien Lainé!

What a great panel

Great discussion. Thank you to the panel.

The United States has two constitutional amendments related to prohibition and its repeal.

We were all brilliant, obviously:)

Elizabeth Schneider is one of my favorite humans. Fantastic book and great podcasts.

Are their any indian grape types that could be used to make wine

In response to Elin McCoy's question at 23:41. There is a case of a winery purposefully creating a luxury brand, Mas de Daumas Gassac. They set out to create a 'grand cru' so to speak in languedoc and were always intending on making a wine which could fall into that category. Whether or not one considers them luxury now is a personal opinion, I would say they are though. Very interesting video, another really good one, thanks guys!

Plenty of good ideas, thanks!

Hi @Robert I am the first one to watch.

Legendary!

Really enjoyed that. Thanks.

Loved this one!

A true legend

I can’t wait until I can visit all of these wineries 😍

Super webinar Robert and Polly. First one i managed to actually watch. I've taken a lot from it, which I hope to transfer into something useful from the point of view of indie wine merchants and on-trade operators. Thanks a lot.

It was really interesting to hear about the inside issues facing the SA wine industry. These are not things you’d hear about otherwise. Thanks!

That was really interesting. It was great to hear from ‘main stream’ as well as wine specific experts

Bonjour, thanks a lot for that video cheers !

Am not a writer ...but I spend most of my time teaching students how to write an introduction for English exams!!! So....am not surprised to hear native speakers overlook this, including journalist.

ex wine merchant...how do i get into wine writing?

Truly fantastic and genuinely inspirational. This has to be shared.