logo
episode-header-image
Jul 2025
21m 23s

Wine in decline?

Bbc World Service
About this episode

We're in Chile, where it’s grape harvesting time and vineyard workers are busy cleaning their barrels to make way for new batches.

The South American country has more than a thousand different varieties of grapes, but it’s proving hard to reach a new generation of wine drinkers.

It’s not just young people drinking less. Around the world wine production is in decline. This is often due climate change causing extreme droughts which affects harvests.

How do wine-producing countries like Chile respond - and keep the industry thriving?

Presented and produced by Jane Chambers

(Image: Friends having fun and relaxing together drinking red wine during a rooftop party in New York East Village. New York is one of the key markets for new-style Chilean wine. Credit: Getty Images)

Up next
Nov 21
What happens when the aid money runs out?
<p>In the second of our two-part series on tightening aid budgets, Sam Fenwick explores what shrinking donor support means for global health — from the sudden halt to major US-funded projects, to the pressure on low-income countries to increase their own health spending.</p><p>As ... Show More
17m 30s
Nov 20
What's next for USAID funded projects?
<p>We examine the fallout from the cuts to US foreign aid.</p><p>We meet projects in Rwanda and Nepal that were close to shutting down - and hear the story of a mystery donor who stepped in to keep them going. </p><p>But how long will the support last? </p><p>Presented and produ ... Show More
17m 28s
Nov 19
Is cricket financially healthy?
<p>One of world sport's biggest rivalries gets underway this week, with England and Australia going head to head in the Ashes. Most matches will last around four or five days, but it's actually the short form of the game that is growing the fastest - and bringing in big audiences ... Show More
17m 29s
Recommended Episodes
Dec 2024
Assignment: France - trouble on the vine
Low harvests, economic and climate change and changing tastes have impacted French wine. The French wine harvest has dropped 18% in one year. For some famous French wine-making regions the reduction has been much more. A combination of factors, including climate, finances and cha ... Show More
31m 14s
Apr 2022
Britain’s wine boom heats up land market for vines
This week we take a look at Britain's wine boom and how it is impacting the land market. British sparkling wine in particular has been portrayed as one of the wine world's big success stories. While it currently only represents a fraction of global sales, sales are growing. Overa ... Show More
14m 25s
Jun 2024
51. Wine Corks
<p>Why do we use a specific kind of tree-bark tissue to seal up 70 percent of wine bottles? Zachary Crockett takes a sniff and gives the waiter a nod.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://www.portoprotocol.com/people/carlos-de-jesus/">Carlos De Jes ... Show More
16m 25s
Feb 2025
Ep 204: Why Bhutan Could Be the World’s Next Great Wine Region & High-Altitude Vineyards with Wine Journalist Kathleen Willcox (Part 2)
<p>Welcome back, wine friends! This is part two with the brilliant wine journalist <a href='https://www.instagram.com/kathleenwillcox/?igsh=MXY1ZDR6MDZseTJwdQ%3D%3D'>Kathleen Willcox</a>, whose work you can find in Wine Searcher, The Drinks Business, Full Pour, and Wine Enthusias ... Show More
30m 27s
Jan 2022
Is there a future for the Rosé wine category in China?
With the growing popularity of the Rosé category abroad, wineries are now turning to China anticipating a similar trend to take place. But in a market where bold red wines dominate, does Rosé wine have what it takes to capture the market?Today we speak with award-winning winemake ... Show More
22m 31s
May 2021
37: Wine - To Invest or Consume? Gary Boom, Founder & CEO of Bordeaux Index
Sign up to our newsletter for more in-depth insights | Follow us on LinkedIn In this episode Gary Boom, CEO of Bordeaux Index starts by explaining how the poorly organised, past its sell-by- date old model of wine trading has been revolutionised by Bordeaux Index over the last 20 ... Show More
50m 46s
Jan 2025
Episode 203: Waves of Change in the Wine World with Wine Journalist Kathleen Willcox (Part 1)
<p>Welcome Back Wine friends, and a happy new year! In this episode, I sit down with <a href='https://www.instagram.com/kathleenwillcox/?igsh=MXY1ZDR6MDZseTJwdQ%3D%3D'>Kathleen Willcox</a>, a renowned wine journalist featured in Wine Enthusiast, Wine Searcher, and more. Together, ... Show More
47m 11s
Dec 2024
Pour les amateurs de vin (For wine lovers)
<p>Le Beaujolais Nouveau est un vin rouge jeune, produit dans la région Beaujolais, célébré mondialement chaque troisième jeudi de novembre pour sa fraîcheur et sa simplicité.</p><br><p>Traduction:</p><p>Beaujolais Nouveau is a young red wine from the Beaujolais region, celebrate ... Show More
3m 45s
Sep 28
Pour les amateurs de vin (For wine lovers)
Le Beaujolais Nouveau est un vin rouge jeune, produit dans la région Beaujolais, célébré mondialement chaque troisième jeudi de novembre pour sa fraîcheur et sa simplicité.Traduction:Beaujolais Nouveau is a young red wine from the Beaujolais region, celebrated worldwide every thi ... Show More
3m 45s