Wine Stories

May 13 2024

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A podcast to discover the world of wine with Etienne Paumier, DipWSET, MW Student Stage 3 and certified expert of Les Caves du Lac in Annecy, France. In this podcast, I will make you discover the world of wine through journeys from famous vineyards to the most unexpected terroirs, tasting the world’s greatest wines as well as affordable and easy-drinking bottles. We will also be talking about those who make wine, its culture and its history as well as cases and debates stirring the world of wine today. Enjoy! Jingle: Smooth Tails de NaturesEye

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Wine Stories - S2E3 - Raiders of the lost cellar

May 13 2024 27 mins

This is the story of an amazing treasure hunt across the world searching for the most formidable and elusive wine cellar in history. Get on board for an incredible adventure full of red herrings, spider webs, century-old bottles and large calibre guns… Photo: John Baker

Wine Stories - S2E2 - Nicolas' list

May 06 2024 18 mins

If you are a fine wine lover or if you have inherited the family collection, you may have already come across one of the Etablissement Nicolas’ lists. For nearly 50 years, this family wine merchant founded 200 years ago has edited almost every year a Christmas leaflet featuring some of the finest and oldest wines in its collection. But more than a mere sales catalogue, Nicolas’

Wine Stories - S2E1 - The judgment of Paris

Apr 29 2024 33 mins

Welcome to this new season of Wine Stories! For this first episode, I tell you the story of a milestone event in the world of wine. Paris, 1976. A young English wine merchant has invited a group of renowned French experts for a blind tasting of California wines. But what was supposed to be a tasting like any other will become be a turning point in the recent wine history. Come with

Wine Stories - S1E15 - The case of the Country Club

Dec 03 2023 22 mins

For this 15th and last episode of the year, let me take you to one of Asia’s most fascinating cities, Hong Kong, where this mind-boggling case occurred in 2010 in the salons of the very high-profile Country Club. A story in which we talk about opium, fine wines and unexpected criminals. I hope that you will enjoy this story and stay tuned for more content in 2024 and a new season

Wine Stories - S1E14 - The 1855 classification

Nov 24 2023 30 mins

For this 14th episode of the first season, we go back in time to the origins of a reference document for Bordeaux fine wines: the 1855 classification. Made at Napoleon III’s request, this hierarchy was supposed to be only a one-time picture of Bordeaux finest vineyards. Yet, nearly 170 years it is still the reference for Medoc & Sauternes. So how is it that this list became a

Wine Stories - S1E13 - Bottles in the mist

Nov 14 2023 31 mins

In this new episode, I take you to Piedmont in an area that has had to endure a lot of hardship before meeting success and becoming one of the world’s most amazing wine regions: the Langhe. Get onboard to discover the great wines of Barolo and Barbaresco in an episode where we talk about Napoleon, chainsaws and contemporary art. Photo: Cantina Caputo

Wine Stories - S1E12 - The billionaire's vinegar p2

Nov 07 2023 28 mins

In 1985, Hardy Rodenstock presents to the world bottles of Château Lafite and Château d’Yquem 1787 and 1784 supposedly found in an underground Parisian cellar. If some of the most prominent wine merchants and collectors trust him, others have doubts about these bottles challenging the Thomas Jefferson narrative and they will start investigating to get to the bottom of the case.

Wine Stories - S1E11 - The billionaire's vinegar p1

Nov 01 2023 31 mins

This is the first of two episodes telling an absolutely legendary story in the world of wine. In 1985, a collector finds behind the wall of an underground cellar in Paris a formidable treasure that will create an unprecedented turmoil amongst fine wines merchants and collectors around the world. Dive into this incredible story between Paris, London and New York where we come across

Wine Stories - S1E10 - Wines of the Loire p2

Oct 24 2023 22 mins

2nd part of this podcast about Loire valley wines where we talk about 3-Michelin star chefs, Wimbledon and noble rot. We will start by sampling the tender rosés from Anjou before tasting Chinon’s structure, the refined Sancerre reds and the juicy Gamays of the Côte Roannaise. And as a conclusion we will discover some of the world’s finest sweet wines! Enjoy! Picture credit:

Wine Stories - S1E9 - Wines of the Loire p1

Oct 24 2023 19 mins

Of all the wine regions in France, the Loire is undeniably the most stretched out and the most original in its diversity. From the Côtes du Forez to Sancerre, from Berry to Nantes via Touraine and Anjou, the Loire Valley is one of the most diverse in terms of terroirs and grapes varieties as well as style of wines. In this first episode, we will taste bubbles and dry white wines t