ARENI Global: In Conversation

What does success really mean in today’s fine wine sector? In this episode, recorded live at Domaine des Lambrays in Burgundy in July 2025, host Pauline Vicard is joined by three leading voices: Math…

The situation around wine, alcohol and health is complex, and a lot of important conversations are happening within the realm of public affairs, an area that most of the wine world doesn’t think much…

In 2021, 30y old Burgundian winemaker Charles Lachaux was crowned Best Rising Star at the inaugural Golden Vines Awards, and the wine world lost its mind. Prices for his bottles skyrocketed on the se…

Based in London, Laurence Whyatt is Head of European Beverages Research for Barclays Investment Bank, meaning that his job is to predict the future of alcohol consumption globally, so that companies …

How should leaders prepare to succeed in an impossible-to-predict world?

Elizabeth (Lizzy) Rudd is the Chair of Berry Bros. & Rudd, Britain’s oldest wine merchant.

Founded in 1698 at number 3 St Ja…

What does the wine trade need to become more profitable?

At the very moment that everything is changing, it is important to take some time to evaluate professional wine education. Is it fit for purp…

How do you create a new generation of life-long wine collectors and enthusiasts?

Hamish Greening knows how to find them and nurture them. Hamish is Private Client Specialist of Chelsea Vintners in L…

What do zillenials want? What do they seek? How do they think about wine and what can the industry do about this?

In this third episode of New Consumers, New Narratives, we meet Honore Comfort, the …

Western societies are currently re-examining their relationship with wine and alcohol. For the last couple of years, the “no-safe level of alcohol” narrative has come to the forefront, with headlines…

What does 2025 have in store for the fine wine world? How are key players planning for this new year and where will they invest their time, and money?

Felicity and Pauline caught up with six major w…

He's one of the advertising world's living legends, the man behind some of the most iconic campaigns ever devised. But Sir John Hegarty also owns a vineyard and is passionate about wine.

What would …

How do successful luxury brands engage with the young(er) consumers?

In this first episode of our latest series New Consumers, New Narratives host Pauline Vicard delves into the topic of Luxury stra…

What does successful distribution mean for fine wine? And what does it take to be -and remain- successful in fine wine distribution? Are the keys and measure of success different whether you are rele…

How is the secondary market organized in Norway? And why are Fine Wines so much cheaper there? And how long do people have to queue to buy a bottle of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti?

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It started in Bordeaux but has since become a major force in global fine wine. What’s next for La Place de Bordeaux?

In this final episode of Inside La Place de Bordeaux, hosts Felicity Carter and P…

How old is La Place? How did the Bordelais create the most influential fine wine system in the world? Where did the 1855 Classification come from- and who decided? Did 1982 really change the fate of …

What does it mean for a fine wine to be a brand? How do fine wine brands define and measure success? How much does it cost to be a successful brand? What’s the role of the secondary market in buildin…

Why do estates from around the world want to work with a historic institution in Bordeaux? What impact have these wines had on La Place and beyond? And should fine wine producers look to La Place for…

Faced with declining consumption and a threatening regulatory environment, are we good enough at talking or writing about wine? Why? What could be the levers of a new narrative for wine? And what cou…