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Wine with Meg + Mel

Mel Gilcrist, Meg Brodtmann

The fun + frank podcast which helps you navigate the world of wine. Hosted by Australia"s first female Master of Wine Meg Brodtmann, and self-titled Master of Sabrage Mel Gilcrist.

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33:34

Queensland Wine, Is This Australia's Next Great Wine...

Wine with Meg + Mel ·

2026/04/15

Send us Fan Mail Queensland wine sounds like it shouldn’t work, so we taste our way through the Granite Belt and talk through the climate science that makes it possible. Four bottles later, we’re genuinely shocked by how balanced, fresh, and buy-worthy these wines are. Golden Grove Vermentino 2025 - https://www.goldengroveestate.com.au/product/2025-vermentino/Witches Falls Verdelho 2024 - https://witchesfalls.com.au/products/2024-provenance-verdelho?srsltid=AfmBOooNItw2Uwj-9Lgnv2x1FfBTV...

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25:59

Wine News: Winemakers under pressure, Trump's......

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2026/04/08

Send us Fan Mail We move through the week’s biggest wine headlines, from career-building opportunities in Adelaide to the very real stress of smoke over vineyards during harvest. We also unpack rising fuel costs, what redundancies signal about the market, and why Michel Rolland’s legacy still shapes how wine tastes today. • Scholarships for under-35s to attend the International Masters of Wine Symposium in Adelaide in April 2027 • Why the MW symposium matters for contemporary issues, tasti...

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55:06

The Right Glass: A deep dive into Glassware with...

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2026/04/01

Send us Fan Mail We taste and test how different glasses change the way wine shows up, from aroma to texture, with SPIEGELAU CEO Richard Voit. We land on a simple, practical setup for real life: buy fewer glasses, buy better, and match the glass to what you actually drink. Throughout this episode we try Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir (Of Course!) and even Champagne and the results left us shocked. We've highlighted our favourite glasses from this experience for you! SPIEGELAU Definiti...

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27:14

$50 Small Town Supermarket Wine Survival Guide for a...

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2026/03/25

Send us Fan Mail You know that moment on a weekend away when you’re standing in a local supermarket with bananas in one hand and a basket in the other, staring at a random wall of wine and thinking, “How am I meant to pick something good from this?” That’s the problem we set out to solve with a simple challenge: we’re heading to an Airbnb with mates, we each get $50, and we have to buy wine that delivers on both value and drinkability. No swapping bottles back onto the shelf, no overthinking,...

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31:23

Goon Review! "Traditional" Goon Vs the Modern Bagnum

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2026/03/18

Send us Fan Mail We put goon on trial by tasting Bagnum versus a classic tap cask, blind, and learned just how easily packaging can mess with perception. Along the way we unpack why a Goon Bag can inflate (unintentionally, unlike Austin's high school pillows), what freshness really means in larger formats, and why the cheaper option can still be the best drink in the glass. • What counts as goon and why the tap matters • Bagnum versus cask pricing and how it plays out per bottle&...

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25:57

Wine News: How Hedge Funds, Record Exports, And Troye...

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2026/03/11

Send a text We break down why hedge funds are shorting Treasury Wine Estates in plain language, explore how Victoria Wine posted a record year, and unpack Penfolds’ culture pivot with Troye Sivan and the switch from the Australian Open to F1. We close by mapping the new logic of event sponsorships and what authenticity now means for wine brands. • How short selling works and why TWE is targeted • Luxury strategy under China headwinds • Why Victoria’s wine contribution hit records • The role ...

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31:23

Pairing Thai Food, with Wines that Work!

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2026/03/04

Send a text We test Thai favourites (roti with satay, pad Thai and green curry) against a tight wine list to find pairings that truly work. A skinsy white surprises with satay, Riesling shines with pad Thai, Moscato calms green curry, and a light red secretly turns up the heat. We would love your feedback on this episode! Did you enjoy it, or do you want us to just shut up and keep giving you actual education about wine? Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewi...

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30:11

Mel from Marketing's POD TAKEOVER!

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2026/02/25

Send a text What passes the Pub test? Beyond catchy slogans and sleek aesthetics, where does alcohol marketing cross the line? We examine Australia’s ABAC standards through the lens of recent, real-world complaints. By breaking down which campaigns were cleared and which were banned, Mel takes us inside the alcohol marketing world and boy did we get an education! Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel

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27:29

From Coonawarra To Cape Jaffa: Are South Australia’s...

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2026/02/18

Send a text Forget everything you thought you knew about the Limestone Coast being "just for Cabernet." We’re following Meg’s week-long trek along South Australia’s wind-whipped shoreline to discover a region that’s cooling down and sharpening up. From the electric Blue Lake of Mount Gambier to the chalky soils of Robe and Cape Jaffa, we’re trading heavy reds for whites that speak with a bright, textural accent. It’s a coastal vibe where the air is crisp, the acids are zesty, and the Sauvigno...

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39:42

Wine News: New Season, New Studio, Big Wine...

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2026/02/11

Send a text A fresh studio, a new season, and the most pressing question in Australian wine: how do we move a region built on volume toward a future built on value? We open with Riverland’s reality—cheap grapes, heavy irrigation, and a glut of ageing red—and ask whether protecting old vines and dialing back yields can spark a quality reset. Brendan Carter’s deep dive provides a hopeful blueprint, but we weigh the hard limits: rainfall differences, trellis vs bush vines, and the sheer scale th...

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19:13

A Vintage Under Smoke: What the fires mean for...

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2026/01/12

Send us a text Bushfire season has arrived with brutal force, impacting Victorian wineries - this extra episode is to answer your questions around what this means. From Strathbogie Ranges and Yea through to watch zones near the Yarra Valley, we map the fire lines, the shifting winds, and the hard choices facing growers who are only weeks from harvest. It’s not just scorched rows and lost stock; the bigger, quieter threat is in the smoke you can’t taste on the grape but can’t ignore in the gla...

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35:41

Our Top Wines of 2026

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2025/12/19

Send us a text A glass of champagne in hand and a year’s worth of tasting notes on the table, we set out to crown ten wines that genuinely moved us. Not the priciest. Not the rarest. The bottles that delivered texture, balance and joy—whether poured at a barbecue, opened for a milestone, or discovered on a whim at the local. We start with the unexpected: an Australian Arinto that lives in the mineral, nutty space between categories, and a Pouilly Fumé that rehabilitates Sauvignon Blanc with ...

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36:21

Australian Icons Part 2

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2025/12/12

Send us a text We taste through Australian icons and ask what truly makes a wine “great”: site, story, structure, or time. From Great Western’s mineral Shiraz to Margaret River’s silky Cabernet, Grange’s legend and Noble One’s golden botrytis, we weigh value, ageability and joy. • Best’s Bin 0 Shiraz 2021 as elegant, dark-fruited Great Western benchmark • Continental climate, phenolic ripeness and stony granitic tannins • Thompson Family Shiraz 2020 from 1868 pre-phylloxera vines • Why cella...

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46:30

Australian Icons Part 1

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2025/12/05

Send us a text We taste a line-up of Australian icons. From Tasmanian bubbles to Hunter Semillon, Canberra Shiraz Viognier, and Yarra Cabernet blends, we map style, site, and ageability with unashamed love for homegrown greatness. • Arras Late Disgorged 2009 • Tyrrell’s Vat 1 2019 • Tolpuddle Chardonnay 2004 • Clonakilla’s Shiraz Viognier 2024 • Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 1 2021 Please follow us on Instagram, rate the show on your podcast app, and share it with a friend Follow us on...

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33:54

Wine News: Backlash from an unfortunate slogan;...

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2025/11/29

Send us a text A toast to legacy, a clash over creativity, and a bottle that could change how we drink. We open with a tribute to Peter Fraser—winemaker, mentor, and quiet force at Yangarra—then step straight into the friction points shaping wine right now: the awards that reward meaningful storytelling, the slogan that sparked a pile-on, and the packaging pivot that’s bigger than aesthetics. We unpack the Wine Communicator Awards and why Halliday’s podcast comeback matters when trust is har...

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50:07

We find out how ALDI do it - Interview with Wine...

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2025/11/21

Send us a text Ever wondered how a $12 Italian white can stand toe-to-toe with a $40 benchmark? We bring Aldi Australia’s wine buyer, Jason, into the studio and pull back the curtain on how supermarket wines can be precise, expressive, and outrageously good value without cutting corners. From the first pour, it’s clear his approach is different: start with typicity, build texture with intention, and collaborate with winemakers until the brief becomes a glass of something you want a second pou...

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24:30

We Put Aldi’s $20 Wines Against $50+ Bottles. The...

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2025/11/13

Send us a text We blind taste Aldi’s Blackstone Paddock against renowned Australian bottles and were absolutely shocked by what we found. • Aldi wines + our end of year partnership • Aldi Blackstone Paddock Tasmanian Pinot Gris ($19.99) tasted with a renowned Tasmanian Pinot Gris worth approx $40 - a beautiful alsatian style with savoury notes and oily texture. • Aldi Blackstone Paddock Margaret River Chardonnay ($19.99) tasted with a great $70 Margaret River Chardonnay. It emerged as a mode...

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27:11

Can you trust a wine label or is it just marketing...

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2025/11/06

Send us a text We blind-taste three Kunawarra Cabernets and then compare our notes to the wineries’ own descriptions to see what holds up. Along the way we share a science-backed look at regional character, practical decanting and cellaring advice, and a simple rule to spot trustworthy tasting notes. Wines: Redman 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Brand and Sons 2026 Cabernet Sauvignon Zema Estate 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Notes: • what “old-school” Kunawarra Cabernet tastes like • h...

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25:26

We finally do Spritz

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2025/11/05

Send us a text We taste the spritz surge head‑on, from peachy Bellina to zesty Zoncello, a spiced curveball, and a local bitter orange can, while unpacking how climate news nudges fine‑wine prices and how producers adapt. We share how to serve spritz properly, why real fruit matters, and why welcoming spritz grows the wine world. • the spritz boom across Australian shelves and bars • serving rules for balance with ice and citrus • Zoncello's Bellina peach spritz ($25) as the crowd‑pleaser • ...

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27:38

To POP or HISS? Does how you open bubbles matter or...

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2025/10/23

Send us a text We put the champagne opening myth to the test, comparing the quiet hiss to the party pop to see if bubble quality actually changes. Along the way we unpack Coravin’s medical-engineering roots, wine by the glass growth, and why glassware choice feels fussy yet useful. • Coravin inventor’s medical background and impact • How Coravin preserves wine using argon • London and Melbourne leading wine by the glass • Safety-first method for opening sparkling • Charmat versus traditional...

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