<p>It's time to count down <a href="https://top100.winespectator.com/2025/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Wine Spectator'</em>s Top 10 Wines of 2025</a>! And we're talking to the man behind our 2025 Wine of the Year—both before and after he heard the big news.</p><br><p>Join host James Molesworth and director Rob Taylor as they reveal the most exciting wines of 2025, and then Château Giscoirs' Alexander Van Beek joins the program to talk about his life in wine, and then tell us what it was like to find out his decades of hard work have been rewarded with our highest honor.</p><br><p>And don't forget, there's always more free content at <a href="https://www.winespectator.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>WineSpectator.com</strong></a>!</p><p>• <a href="https://top100.winespectator.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines of the Year for 2025</strong></a></p><p>• <a href="https://www.winespectator.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Latest News and Headlines</strong></a></p><p>• <a href="https://www.winespectator.com/wine-iq/ask-dr-vinny" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Ask Dr. Vinny</strong></a></p><p>• <a href="https://newsletters.winespectator.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Sign up for Wine Spectator's free email newsletters</strong></a></p><p>• <a href="https://www.winespectator.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Subscribe to <em>Wine Spectator</em></strong></a></p><br><p>A podcast from Wine Spectator</p><p><strong>Marvin R. Shanken, Editor and Publisher</strong></p><p><strong>Host: </strong>James Molesworth</p><p><strong>Director:</strong> Robert Taylor</p><p><strong>Producers:</strong> Gabriela Saldivia</p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Alexander Van Beek</p><p><strong>Assistant producer, Napa: </strong>Elizabeth Redmayne-Titley</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>