Bob Molling (Molling Wines, Luxembourg) — No Beautification, Just Pure

Bob Molling didn't plan to become a winemaker. He spent six months studying economics, realised a desk wasn't his future, and eventually found his way to the vineyards of the Luxembourg Moselle via an apprenticeship, a harvest in South Africa, and a phone call from his grandmother.Today he runs Molling Wines with his wife — 4.2 hectares, around 25,000 bottles a year, and a philosophy that can be summed up in three words: no beautification, just pure.In this conversation with Cool Climate Wine Summit CEO Jan Eggers, Bob talks about what it really means to farm with low intervention (without being dogmatic about it), how the 2023 vintage pushed him to his limits, why economic sustainability and environmental sustainability are the same conversation, and what Luxembourg wine needs to do to find its place on the global stage.Honest, grounded, and recorded mid-harvest above the Moselle valley with a bottle of unlabelled wine on the table.Learn more about the Cool Climate Wine Summit at www.coolclimatesummit.com