Doug and Jamie quiz Emily on her various wine buying roles. Firstly, they ask as an importer, whether all her buying choices governed purely by passion and aesthetic appreciation and how important the commercial imperative is in her wine buyer role. They discuss the significance of positive relationships between grower and buyer, ethical sourcing, the importance of mutual respect, good communication and honest feedback, and about what happens when a wine that has been shipped does not measure up for some reason. The three then talk about her role as a consultant wine buyer for a hotel group and how she balances what she prefers to drink to assembling a list that will appeal to the clientele of the establishment in question. They finally ask into how consumers may recognise when they look at a wine list that an intelligent buyer has been at work. Is it the choice of wines, the pricing structure, the presentation of the list? The trio say that often the best lists are the most discriminating ones; they may be shorter and less comprehensive, but every wine is on them for a good reason. Two wines are tasted. A delicious and unusual Posca Bianca from Orsi San Vito in Emilia-Romagna, a biodynamic farm in the Colli Bolognesi zone, made from a blend of Pignoletto, Alionza, Albana and Malvasia from different vineyards of various ages, an assemblage of every vintage back to 2010. The second wine is an unctuous full-bodied (and rather wonderful) Pouilly-Fuissé from Maison Valette, another non-vintage wine, being a blend of 2019-20-21.