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Nov. 18, 2025

Wine Glasses as fish tanks?

People think that wine glasses are just for drinking wine. Well, I suppose that is the main function and they handle that responsibility very well. But, there are other uses that wine glasses can function. As a fish tank for instance. Think of it...you could have a 20 ounce fish…

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Nov. 18, 2025

Inventing the Coravin: Greg Lambrecht on Transforming Wine and Expanding By-the-Glass Exploration

Who invents these things? and what experience do they have that gets them to the point that they can invent these things? Entrepreneurs are a crafty bunch. They dream. They test themselves. They switch gears on the fly. So goes the story of Greg Lambrecht, the inventor of the Coravin…

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Nov. 17, 2025

Unlocking Luxury Wine Success: Customer Strategies & AI Retention with Charlotte Selles Wine Talks

Welcome to another fascinating episode of Wine Talks with Paul Kay, featuring an insightful conversation with luxury wine growth strategist Charlotte Sell. In this podcast, we dig deep into the evolving world of luxury wine, brand management, and the crucial role of customer retention in the wine industry. Paul Kalemkiarian,…

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Nov. 11, 2025

DTC Wine Marketing, Gen Z Trends & Competition: Insights from Barbara Gorder on Wine Talks

Welcome to the Wine Talks Podcast! This episode truly blew my mind and had me rethinking everything I thought I knew about the wine industry. Host Paul Kalemkiarian sits down with the brilliant Barbara Gorder, president of Undisclosed Location (Unlo), to uncover the untold stories and fast-paced evolution happening in…

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Nov. 10, 2025

Wine Glasses: What you need to know!

Wine glasses are an important part of the wine experience. Ever taste a wine in a plastic tumbler? In fact, at the end of the movie Sideways, Miles is seen sitting in a diner with a French Bordeaux, Chateau Cheval Blanc (which is mostly Merlot by the way), and is…

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Nov. 10, 2025

Inside Puglia’s Wine Revolution: Mark Shannon on Primitivo, Terroir, and Sustainable Winemaking

Welcome to Wine Talks with Paul K, where in this special episode, host Paul Kalemkiarian sits down with Mark Shannon of Amano Wines—recorded all the way from the charming town of Noce in Puglia, Italy! This episode is a true celebration of Italian wine culture, delving deep into the heart…

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Nov. 6, 2025

Humanity in Wine: From Vatican Encounters to Puglia’s Passionate Bottles

Wine is about the humanity. This concept hit me on a flight home from Rome. I was watching a movie and started to weep. I realized the human soul needs passion, passion forsomething; maybe another person, maybe a lifestyle, maybe a career, but passion drives our will. And wine is…

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Oct. 29, 2025

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Oct. 28, 2025

Wine Innovation: Mini Bottles, Younger Drinkers, and an Industry in Transition

Prepare to be amazed and inspired by one of the most innovative conversations happening in the wine world today! In this captivating episode of Wine Talks, host Paul Kalemkiarian sits down with Abby Bogle, owner and CEO of Small Lot Bottles, to dive deep into the world of wine fractionalization…

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Oct. 28, 2025

Moving Beyond Swirl and Sniff: The Real Stories Behind Every Glass of Wine

10 Tips Every Wine Lover Needs to Know 1. Ditch the Snobbery Wine isn’t just about swirling, sniffing, and spitting. Focus on what really matters: enjoyment. 2. Story Over Ceremony People crave the stories behind wine, not just the old-school rituals around tasting. 3. Evolving Language Every generation talks about…

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Oct. 27, 2025

From Beaujolais to Bordeaux: The Resilience and Reinvention of Wine

Eric Asimov never complains about having the best job in the world, and after listening to this episode of Wine Talks, you’ll understand why. As The New York Times’s wine critic, Asimov brings an unpretentious brilliance to the table—and in this conversation with host Paul Kalemkiarian, he uncorks a heady…

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Oct. 27, 2025

From Rocks to Wine: Diana Khandilyan’s Unique Journey Through Terroir and Winemaking

I jumped in on a LinkedIn conversation about wine, soil, volcano's and more. Thought I would contribute to the message string. That is when I engaged Diana on the concept of terroir. But not just any terroir, but volcanic terroir. Then I realized that Diana's expertise in the realm of…

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Oct. 14, 2025

From the LA Lakers locker room to the Napa Valley vines: Kelly E. Carter on Diversity and Wine.

I can tell you it was like sitting with a long, lost neighbor when sitting with Kelly E. Carter. And in fact, we were neighbors of sorts back in the day. It wasn't until I was searching for images to create the icons for this podcast did I realize I…

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Oct. 10, 2025

Are expensive wines really that much better...or even better at all?! Ask Kevin O'Leary.

This is the oldest question in the wine trade: Is expensive wine better than inexpensive wine? In other words, is a $250 wine 10x better than a $25 wine? Kevin O"Leary was on Wine Talks to tell you the answer. Apple: https://lnkd.in/dG5BvDry Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gYGK6ZHk YouTube: https://lnkd.in/g4f6Z2pV Wine Talks: https://lnkd.in/gA_BMY7R hashtag#SharkTank…

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Oct. 1, 2025

Wine and the Divine: How Faith, Culture, and Grapes Shape Our Souls

We have all wondered about the roll of wine in Gods will. It is mentioned many times in the bible and is a primary celebration at the Last Supper. Gisela Kreglinger has a way of making you rethink everything you thought you knew about wine—just when you assumed wine was…

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Sept. 30, 2025

This is the kind of stuff we expect wine consumers to watch?

I was on a plane from France and scrolling through the video/podcast folder, I spied this wine show. I thought "hmmm....I wonder what the show about wine on a plane"" OMG...if this is what how we want to portray wine to the average video consumer, we will never, as an…

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Sept. 23, 2025

AI's Impact You Won't Believe How It's Changing Everything!

I have to admit that maybe my curiosity is a bit elevated. I used to own a software company....I won't tell you what computers it ran on..it will date me. Suffice it to say, I always used tech to make my work more efficient, more interesting. Then came along AI,…

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Sept. 23, 2025

Armenian Wine Renaissance How Tradition and Innovation Are Shaping a Global Wine Destination

The Armenian wine trade, like the rest of the wine world, has headwinds and maybe a bit more than the more established countries and regions where wine is well known and respected. You have to add to the mix of struggles; unknown grape varietals, no port of entry, unknown regions…

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Sept. 22, 2025

Achieve Peak Success Why You Must Change Your Strategy

You can't speak of trends in the wine trends in the wine trade without mentioning Felicity Carter. You can't talk data mining in the wine trade without mentioning Felicity Carter...in fact, I can't think of many surrounding the wine trade that you could speak of without mentioning Felicity Carter. She…

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Sept. 20, 2025

#1 Wine Industry Secrets REVEALED BS, Masters, and My Breakdown!

This is absolutely incredible. During this conversation with Master of Wine Tim Hanni, I had to step back and take a breather. He speaks on such a level about wine and the errors of the industry and packs so much into a single sentence, one must just ask him to…

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Sept. 20, 2025

From Paris to New York: Jonathan Waxman on Food, Wine, and Cooking’s New Frontiers

Famed Chef Jonathan Waxman came to Wine Talks through a mutual friend who we lost last year to cancer; Melvin Masters was a one-of-a-kind character in the wine trade and Jonathan's partner in the famed Jams Restaurant. On a recent trip to Nashville, Tennessee, I insisted that the group I…

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Sept. 18, 2025

Behind the Scenes at the Original Judgment of Paris Tasting

Wine Talks is deeply connected to the Judgement of Paris. Not only were the Barretts good customers of our wine shop, Warren Winiarski stayed in our home on a trip to Los Angeles. The industry was completely different then. California wine had always been a thing, particularly before prohibition. It…

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Sept. 14, 2025

Attract Younger Wine Drinkers Strategies for Success

Reaching out to Polly to have a chat about coming on Wine Talks, was like a breath of fresh air. Podcasting takes great effort and a conscious effort to be better and to look for guests that can add to the entertainment and education value of the show. I could…

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Sept. 14, 2025

Wine Industry at a Crossroads: Changing Tastes, AI, and Where the Money Goes

You can't speak of trends in the wine trends in the wine trade without mentioning Felicity Carter. You can't talk data mining in the wine trade without mentioning Felicity Carter...in fact, I can't think of many surrounding the wine trade that you could speak of without mentioning Felicity Carter. She…

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