What is La Place de Bordeaux? Does la Place only deal with fine wines? What’s the relationship between la Place and the En-Primeur system? How transparent is the Place? In this first episode of Inside La Place de Bordeaux, hosts Felicity Carter and Pauline Vicard sit down to discuss their understanding of La Place and challenge their own preconceptions of the system. We speak to leading experts to understand their perspectives on La Place: Jane Anson, Mathieu Chadronnier, Tom Portet, Valentin Lillet, Axel Heinz, Christopher Lynch, Christian Wylie, and Philippe Newlin. With them, we examine the important fundamentals needed to understand this very unique distribution system, and discuss some of the most common clichés about la Place de Bordeaux. Inside la Place de Bordeaux is a seven episode podcast series produced by Areni Global, a think tank dedicated to the future of fine wine. Areni Global helps wineries, distributors and retailers to understand how the world is changing, and how that creates risks to be managed and opportunities to be seized. What risks? What opportunities?  Visit us at Areni Global to learn more about becoming a member. Additional resources are available for this episode. You can find an edited transcript of Mathieu Chadronier’s interview, going in depth about the origins of la Place and what it is today: Mathieu’s Chadronier’s interview: https://bit.ly/ILPB-EpOne Areni members can also access 5 Things to Know About La Place de Bordeaux, an analysis summarizing all the main takeaways from this episode, a perfect tool for wine students and wineries looking to work with la Place de Bordeaux: https://bit.ly/5thingsLaPlace Follow Areni on Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin: @areniglobal This podcast episode was edited by Polly Hammond and the 5 forests team: https://5forests.com/  Inside la Place de Bordeaux was made possible thanks to the support of the CVBG, one of Bordeaux’s leading négociant house. To learn more about the CVBG: Visit their website: https://www.cvbg.com/?lang=en Follow them on Instagram: @cvbg_bordeaux  Thank you for joining us today!