#115 - Inside California Wine: with Christopher Beros, Asia Director of the California Wine Institute

Forget everything you think you know about California wine. Pour yourself a glass, settle in, and let Christopher Beros, Asia Director of the California Wine Institute, take you from the fog-cooled vineyards of Napa and Sonoma all the way to the booming wine bars of Southeast Asia. Recorded live at Vinexpo Hong Kong, this conversation crackles with the energy of a region that refuses to sit still.Christopher trades finance for wine, builds an import business in mainland China, then spends a decade championing California across Greater China and Southeast Asia. Along the way he unpacks the 154 AVAs that make up the most diverse wine state on earth, retells the Judgment of Paris with an insider's eye, and explains why California's "no rules" philosophy turns winemakers loose to experiment.Then we open the bottles. Four Chardonnays, all from Carneros, all wildly different. Tune in for a masterclass in why California is far more than big oaky whites, and why Asia's most curious drinkers are falling for it.▬▬ 🎁 GIFTS 🎁 ▬▬📚 The Wines of California, by Elaine Chukan Brown📚 The Wine Bible, by Karen MacNeil🍇 Learn more about California Wines🇭🇰 More details about the California Wine Month in Hong Kong & Macau🍷 The wines we tasted:Château Montelena Chardonnay 2023Rombauer Chardonnay 2024Hyde de Villaine (HdV) De La Guerra Chardonnay 2023The Prisoner Wine Company The Prisoner Chardonnay 2021🎁 Get your wine essentials on our shop: a curated selection of wine accessories, posters and much more🗺️ Get the best Wine Map of the Bordeaux region: as information as decorative▬▬ ⭐️ ABOUT ⭐️ ▬▬My name is Antoine, and I’ve been passionate about wine for several years. I knew nothing at first, so I went out to meet the biggest figures in the industry and turned those encounters into a podcast that’s now listened to by over 100,000 people. I now share with you what I’ve learned, and I hope we embark together on a beautiful wine journey to discover the finest experiences.ALCOHOL ABUSE IS DANGEROUS FOUR YOUR HEALTH. CONSUME IN MODERATION.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.