A long-awaited conversation with Jane Anson, the award winning author and commentator of all things Bordeaux. It was a pleasure to record this conversation as regular listeners to my podcast will know, I love hearing about the person as much as I enjoy discussing the wines. In the last 20 years, through her work for Decanter and later as an independent publisher, Jane is in many people’s eyes the authority on Bordeaux and rightly so. The veteran wine writer John Stimpfig has described her as ‘’The world's most informed and accomplished expert on the wines of Bordeaux’’ Anson’s tome Inside Bordeaux was described by Dr Jamie Goode as a ‘’Category Buster’’. In my view it is a must on any wine lover’s shelf! She has won several awards for her writing, including Louis Roederer Wine Online Communicator of the Year 2020, and Born Digital Best Editorial 2020. Her latest project, www.janeanson.com is a beautiful resource full of information all things Bordeaux and select, elite wines that are traded via the Place De Bordeaux. In our conversation Jane has mentioned a few places, projects and producers that will be added below in links that you can visit. Jane’s Bordeaux Mentor Week Chateau La Clotte Quinault L’Enclos Cathy Corison Les Cordelieres – that magical courtyard mentioned by Jane and recommended for picnics and sparkling wines. Vineyard 2050 – Bernard Magrez experimental vineyard Liber Pater – the £30,000 bottle of wine Jane’s recommendation of 100% Castets from Rioja is El Espinal , 100% Maturana Tinta ( Castets) from Tom Puyaubert’s Bodegas Exopto And of course… there is Corbieres in Manchester!