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Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast

Wine Makers Show

Join us on Wine Makers Show, the podcast that uncorks the world of wine! Hosted by Antoine, a passionate entrepreneur and wine enthusiast, this show dives deep into the stories, expertise, and journeys of the people who make wine extraordinary: winemakers, sommeliers, vintners, and industry trailblazers. What to Expect In-Depth Interviews: Hear from top figures in the wine world, from renowned vintners to unsung heroes, as they share their experiences, challenges, and secrets to success. Club

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17:06

Pétrus: The World’s Most Expensive Merlot Shouldn’t...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/10/05

🎓 Prepare WSET exam with our app: https://distinction.winemakersshow.com🗺️ The Bordeaux Wine Map: https://www.winemakersshow.com/shop/carte-vins-bordeaux🎓 Learn wine, join the academy: https://academy.winemakersshow.comPétrus has no grand château, just a modest farmhouse you could drive past without noticing. It has no classification, Pomerol famously refuses to rank its wines. It's made from Merlot, the grape wine snobs love to mock. And yet a single bottle routinely costs thousands of euros,

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19:47

Saint-Émilion Explained: A Hermit, a Limestone Hill &...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/10/01

🎓 Prepare WSET exam with our app: https://distinction.winemakersshow.com🗺️ The France Wine Map: https://www.winemakersshow.com/shop/carte-vins-france🎓 Learn wine, join the academy: https://academy.winemakersshow.comSaint-Émilion is the most beautiful wine town in Bordeaux: a golden medieval village carved into a limestone hill, named after an 8th-century hermit, sitting on a labyrinth of underground caves. It's also home to the most dramatic story in modern wine: a classification system so

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42:09

#121 - Antoine Veiry: Brumont's Next Generation at...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/09/20

What does it take to inherit one of Southwest France's most respected wine names, and then dare to change it? We caught Antoine Veiry on the last afternoon of VINEXPO Hong Kong, booths coming down all around us, to find out.Antoine runs Château Montus and Château Bouscassé in Madiran, the two estates his mother and his stepfather, Alain Brumont, built from a nearly anonymous family vineyard into one of the region's best-known names. He walks us through learning the trade from Anselme Selosse in

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59:00

#120 - Maxime Girardin: Pegasus, the Burgundy...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/08/30

What makes the son of one of Burgundy's best-known wine families walk away from the cellar to chase gin, vodka and liqueurs instead? We drove to Meursault, vineyards on every side, to sit down with Maxime Girardin and find out why he bet on spirits.Maxime runs Pegasus, the distillery he built from scratch after a decade abroad in finance and trading. He walks us through the six-litre still in his parents' garage, the Dutch technology that lets him scale without babysitting a boiler, and the reason

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51:07

#119 - Petrus by the Glass with Cyrus Ho, Hotel...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/08/16

What does it take to run the wine programme for eight restaurants inside one of Hong Kong's most storied hotel groups, and how do you earn a guest's trust for a US$600 pour of 1975 Petrus? We sat down inside Petrus itself, the flagship restaurant at Island Shangri-La Hong Kong, high above Pacific Place at the heart of the city's energy, to find out.We're joined by Cyrus Ho, hotel sommelier for the Shangri-La Group in Hong Kong, who oversees the wine programme across all eight of the group's

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17:17

Sassicaia, Ornellaia, Masseto: The Wines That Broke...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/08/10

🗺️ The France Wine Map: https://www.winemakersshow.com/shop/carte-vins-france🎓 Learn wine, join the academy: https://academy.winemakersshow.comIn 1968, an Italian marquis with a passion for Bordeaux and racehorses released a wine the Italian wine authorities called "table wine »: the lowest classification possible. Ten years later, in a blind tasting in London, that same "table wine" beat some of the most expensive Bordeaux on Earth. This is the story of the Super Tuscans: the rebel wines that

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39:39

#118 - Saint-Emilion and its satellites, with Anthony...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/08/02

Ever wondered what it takes to turn Saint-Émilion's overlooked neighbours into a destination in their own right? This episode takes us to Château de Lussac, flagship estate of a Bordeaux group that's rebuilding itself château by château, and rethinking what a satellite appellation can be.We sit down with Anthony Appollot, general manager of Sarments Vignobles, a sixth-generation Saint-Émilion winemaker who spent years as an independent vineyard consultant before assembling the group's four estates

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15:16

10 Rules for Choosing Your Wedding Wine (Without...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/07/27

Calculate the perfect number of bottles: https://www.theweddingwines.com/calculatorPersonnalize your wine label for your wedding: https://www.theweddingwines.com/label-makerChoosing wine for your wedding is the biggest wine purchase most people ever make (often hundreds of bottles) and almost nobody teaches you how to do it. In this video: the exact quantity formula, where to spend and where to save, the crowd-pleaser styles that work for 100+ guests, why your toast bubbles shouldn't be Champagne,

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40:59

#117 - He sold a bottle for £1.2M: Tim Triptree MW,...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/07/20

Ever wondered what it actually takes to sell a single bottle for over a million pounds? This episode takes us inside Christie's, the auction house that has been selling wine since 1766, with someone who stands at the rostrum himself.We sit down with Tim Triptree MW, International Director of Wine & Spirits at Christie's, in Macau, where he's judging the Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards, to trace his path from investment banking to the world's oldest auction house, and to unpack exactly how a

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17:53

Alsace Wine Decoded: 51 Grand Crus, 8 Grapes & a...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/07/13

🗺️ The France Wine Map: https://www.winemakersshow.com/shop/carte-vins-france🎓 Learn wine, join the academy: https://academy.winemakersshow.comAlsace is the strangest, most distinctive wine region in France. It's been French, then German, then French, then German, then French again. Its grapes are German. Its bottles are German. Its villages have German names. And yet the wines are unmistakably, deliberately French. In this video I break down everything you need to read an Alsace label: the four

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52:26

#116 - The story of Marie-Antoinette's Champagne:...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/07/05

Pour a glass and hold onto your tiara: this episode drops us straight into the gilded world of Rare Champagne, the vintage-only prestige cuvée born at the court of Versailles. We sit down with Maud Rabin, Managing Director of Rare Champagne, inside the house's headquarters in Reims (in the Salon Marie-Antoinette itself) to unravel a story that runs from a queen's love of pineapple in 1785 to a bottle dressed by Van Cleef & Arpels two centuries later.Maud trades ten years in fashion for the world

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17:50

What Is Orange Wine? The 8,000-year-old wine that's...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/06/29

🗺️ The France Wine Map: https://www.winemakersshow.com/shop/carte-vins-france🎓 Learn wine, join the academy: https://academy.winemakersshow.comIf you think that Orange wine is made from oranges, then this video is definitely for you. Orange wine. Skin-contact wine. Amber wine. You've seen it on every natural wine bar list in the last few years and probably wondered what on earth it actually is. In this video, I break down everything: what orange wine really is (white wine made like red wine),

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44:26

#115 - Inside California Wine: with Christopher...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/06/21

Forget everything you think you know about California wine. Pour yourself a glass, settle in, and let Christopher Beros, Asia Director of the California Wine Institute, take you from the fog-cooled vineyards of Napa and Sonoma all the way to the booming wine bars of Southeast Asia. Recorded live at Vinexpo Hong Kong, this conversation crackles with the energy of a region that refuses to sit still.Christopher trades finance for wine, builds an import business in mainland China, then spends a decade

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14:31

Burgundy wines explained: Grand Cru, Premier Cru &...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/06/15

🗺️ The Burgundy Wine Map: https://www.winemakersshow.com/shop/carte-vins-bourgogne🎓 Learn wine, join the academy: https://academy.winemakersshow.com Burgundy might be the most confusing wine region on the planet, and also one of the greatest. In this video I break down how Burgundy actually works: its five sub-regions from Chablis down to the Mâconnais, the famous Côte d'Or "Golden Slope," and the four-tier classification system: Regional, Village, Premier Cru, and Grand Cru, that ranks the land

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53:41

#114 - Building the Saint-Emilion of tomorrow:...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/06/07

Is Saint-Émilion already what it needs to be, or is its future still being written? For Valérie Befve, the answer is clear: Bordeaux must keep building, adapting, and rethinking itself to remain at the forefront of fine wine. As CEO of Château Dassault, the Grand Cru Classé owned by the Dassault family since 1955, she is actively shaping what the next chapter of the region will look like.Over the course of our conversation, Valérie traces her unusual path from running her own family winery to

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15:24

The Bordeaux Wine Classifications EXPLAINED (1855,...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/06/01

🗺️ The Bordeaux Wine Map: https://www.winemakersshow.com/shop/carte-vins-bordeaux 🎓 Learn wine, join the academy: https://academy.winemakersshow.com Bordeaux makes some of the most expensive wine on Earth, but its classification system is a labyrinth. In this video, I break down the 5 main Bordeaux classifications: the legendary 1855 Classification, the ever-changing Saint-Émilion ranking, the 1959 Graves Classification, the Crus Bourgeois of the Médoc, and the Crus Artisans. By the end, you'll

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50:56

#113 - Charles Treutenaere: General Manager at...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/05/24

Curious about how a world-renowned Bordeaux house is shaping the future of Chinese wine? In this episode, we dive into the journey of Charles Treutenaere, the driving force behind Domaine de Long Dai, DBR Lafite’s ambitious estate in Shandong, China.Together, we explore how he navigates cultural bridges, builds a winery from the ground up, and adapts French expertise to a unique Chinese terroir. We unpack the challenges of earning recognition for Chinese fine wines, the evolution of the local

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41:30

#112 - Guillaume Lété: Cellar Master at Champagne...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/05/10

I bring you with me into the world of fine Champagne as I sit down with Guillaume Lété, cellar master and head winemaker at Champagne Barons de Rothschild. In this episode, we explore how a young house built its identity from the ground up, and how Guillaume helped shape its signature style.From vineyard philosophy to the art of blending, Guillaume breaks down what it really takes to craft exceptional Champagne. We dive into terroir, Chardonnay dominance, and his innovative approach to perpetual

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47:19

#111 - Fongyee Walker - Mainland China's First...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/04/26

In the middle of intense tastings at the Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards, we sat down with Fongyee Walker MW, Mainland China’s first resident Master of Wine, and Judge and Vice Chair at the competition.In this dynamic conversation, we dive into Fongyee’s incredible journey: from discovering wine at university to becoming a leading voice in China’s wine scene.Together, we explore the evolution of Chinese wine, the rise of a new generation of curious drinkers, and the unique way wine education is

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40:37

#110 - Antonin Pillot: a New Generation in...

Wine Makers Show: the wine podcast ·

2026/04/12

Step into the world of Burgundy with us as we meet Antonin Pillot, the rising force behind his family’s historic estate in Chassagne-Montrachet.In this episode, we explore his journey from business studies abroad to taking over winemaking at the domain, driven by passion and a deep sense of responsibility.We dive into how he’s reshaping tradition: embracing organic farming, experimenting with indigenous yeasts, and adapting to climate change. Along the way, we discuss the unique terroirs of

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