Consumers and sustainable wine, the sommelier’s view
Raymonds Thomsons, manager at Vincents, Riga’s most famous restaurant, is also European Sommelier of the year 2017. In this interview we discuss his views on sustainable wine, consumer trends, demands and a few other issues. Listen and enjoy.
Here’s some the things we talked about:
- What being a Sommelier means in Europe today.
- The wine and restaurant scene in Riga and how its evolving (appreciate there’s a niche audience for this bit).
- How the tastes of younger consumers are evolving, towards sustainability.
- Why all Sommeliers now must understand the nuances of biodynamic, organic and other ‘natural’ wines.
- Why so many winemakers have a problem with ‘natural wines’ and if they are being unreasonable.
- The emerging Latvian wine scene, and making wine 57 degrees north.
- And lots of other issues.
The Sustainable Wine Podcast
The Sustainable Wine Podcast is the official podcast of the Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR)—the global coalition driving sustainability in the wine industry. SWR brings together businesses across the wine value chain to tackle shared challenges, foster innovation, and create measurable impact.
