Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to Book Club and Episode 2547 of the Italian Wine Podcast with Richard Hough. Today Richard is in conversation with Jane Masters MW to discuss her book, Rooted in Change: The Stories Behind Sustainable Wine. Amongst others things, Richard and Jane discuss: Jane’s career in wine Current trends in the UK wine retail scene How vineyards are responding to climate change What consumers can do to ensure that the wine they are drinking is sustainable What Jane will be drinking at Christmas. On the bookshelf: The books discussed in today’s episode include: Rooted in Change: The Stories Behind Sustainable Wine by Jane Masters MW and Andrew Neither is available now at: https://academieduvinlibrary.com/ and all good bookshops. OIV Report on Global Wine Production: https://www.oiv.int/press/oiv-releases-2025-world-wine-production-first-estimates  Employees at firm that supplied grape-pickers for Champagne on trial for human trafficking https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/19/gr