Considered one of the best sparkling winemakers in the world, Ed Carr and his exceptional House of Arras sparklings have taken the world by storm. Jill talks to Ed about the recent Global Vintage Release, the celebration of 25 years of 100% Tasmanian winemaking and the 10th Consecutive Vintage Release of E.J. Carr Late Disgorged 2007 Sparkling. #houseofarras
The Orange Wine Festival kicks off now and amongst the local talent is the wonderful Word of Mouth wines driven by Peter Gibson. Producing some exotic varietals such as Manseng (local to Pyrenees) and Mencia, Peter is the first grower of Pinot Gris in the Orange wine region, which is well known for their perfect PG! #wordofmouthwines
No stranger to the show, we asked Courtney back to update on the Wine Wolf Foundation which she established in honour of her very good friend, Lotte Wolf, and is going from strength to strength, including an Awards component. Jill chats to Courtney about the milestones achieved over the last year and what we can expect to see from this inspiring Foundation in the future. #winewolffoundation
Clare Valley wine grower and maker, Dr Alexander Copper, will travel to the eastern Mediterranean and beyond to study drought tolerant wine varieties that could be introduced to Australia, as 1 of 19 recipients of the 2023 Nuffield Scholarship. Jill talks to Alex about his plans and how he intends to use the bursary of $30K to research these varietals. Fascinating stuff! #nuffieldscholarship
Charlotte gives us an update on the Orange Wine Festival 2022 commencing on 30 Sept that runs for the month of October. A great calendar of events that is well worth visiting the gastronomic wine region. Definitely an event to put in your diary! #orangewinefestival2022
Jill chats with Mark about their magnificent Grenache in honour of International Grenache Day. We also get down and dirty about Durif and Nathan Goad of Australian Wine Weekly lends his take (and humour) on these beautiful wines. #curtisfamilyvineyards#australianwineweekly
Château Tanunda, birthplace of the Barossa, has been producing excellent wines for well over a century. Jill talks to Michelle about how Chateau Tanunda came to prosperity (the decimation of Europe's wine regions due to phylloxera), how they have brought it to life since her family purchased it, and their must-visit cellar door in the Barossa and newer cellar door in Sydney. #chateautanunda
Ellen chats to Richo about her brand which is gender inclusive and dead-set delicious @thewineshowaustralia @danmurphys_richard
Old mates richo and Gaz catch up and chat about the urban winery in Preston @thewineshowaustralia @danmurphys_richard
One of the true champions of the Yarra Valley chats to Richo about his new gig at Lavantine Hill. @thewineshowaustralia @danmurphys_richard @levantinehill
Boutique Urban Distiller Sean tells Richo all about the gin made in Clifton Hill @thewineshowaustralia @danmurphys_richard
Martin and Andrew have a new wine venue in the making, opening in October the bottle shop/wine bar is set to bring us some really interesting international wines and a quirky space within a historic building once owned by Mrs Cardwell, hence the name. @thewineshowaustralia @cardwellcellars @danmurphys_richard
Darren Peck and Mike Sergeant have launched 3 Australian Whisky's matured in historic Muscat barrels up at Morris in Rutherglen. The latest release has a classic Aussie campfire smell combined with the sweetness of Rutherglen Muscat, genius. Great fun chat with Simon and Richo. @thewineshowaustralia @morriswhisky @danmurphys_richard
Richie chats to Simon and Richo about the story behind the brand and their quest to remove 1 billion plastic bottles from the oceans. Buy a bottle of wine and remove 10 plastic bottles, sounds like a win win. @thewineshowaustralia @thehiddenseawine @danmurphys_richard
Opening the show Richo and Simon chat about a recent Masterclass that Richo did featuring Margaret River wines and he has some suggestions of must try wines including the Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay. @thewineshowaustralia @leeuwinestate @danmurphy's_richard
Having already traveled all around the globe to make wines, Tillie chats all things re her small and super cool boutique eponymous label - Tillie J Wines. #tilliejwines
Jill & Richo chat to Jamie about Pikes Wines' recent Halliday award "People's Choice of the Year" - which they've won 2 consecutive years running! Jamie gives us a great history of the region and his family winery which was established in 1984. Intriguing story! #pikeswines
Kara from the legendary Italian restaurant Masani in Carlton joins Richo and Jill live in the studio. She has an awesome presence and an awesome knowledge. What a pleasure. #karamaisano
Julian tells Jill and Simon what it was like to be named 2023 Best Value Winery in the recent 2023 Halliday awards. They are making some seriously good Cabernet, in fact they won World's Best Cabernetmand the Chardonnay's are stunning also. @thewineshowaustralia @deepwoodsestate @winecompanion
Dan chats with Simon and Jill about the resurgence of cork as a closure for fine wine. It seems some winemakers are opting back in. Vinocor distribute the well known Diam composite cork as well as screwcaps for the wine and spirit industries so it is an interesting chat about how the cork industry has responded to the dramatic step away from the product back in the late 90's. @thewineshowaustralia
Stephen Henschke speaks with Simon and Jill about the recent best Riesling win in the 2023 Halliday awards. He also talks about the new cellar door and how that served them well during covid and beyond. We also hear some of the history of this long-standing wine family. @thewineshowaustralia @henschke @winecompanion
Glenn speaks with Jill and Simon about winning the 2023 Halliday Winemaker of the Year. It is a great chat about the honour of being awarded this Top award and how great life is in Margaret River working at Xanadu wines. @thewineshowaustralia @xanaduwines @winecompanion
Our most supportive listener of The Wine Show, Christopher Mullan, joins Jill & Richo to talk all things wine, including what gems he has in his cellar, his love of Barossan Shiraz and the recent Halliday Awards.
A well known name in the industry, Michael Fragos was born and bred in the McLaren Vale (lucky him!). Jill & Richo talk to Michael about his incredible career, accolades he has achieved along the way and Chapel Hill's 50 Year Jubilee celebration! #chapelhillwines#michaelfragos
Jill & Richo talk to Chris Darling who has really learned the process of hands-off winemaking! Being confined to SA during Covid, he manages his vineyard in Marlborough, NZ, with his co-founder and is doing incredible things from afar. An interview not to be missed! #thedarlingwines
Richo reckons Doug is an enigma, a cult winemaker and he certainly delivers on the premise. Fun chat about the new venture Altera Terra and just having a great time making wine. @thewineshowaustralia @danmurphys_richard
Matt and Peter took advantage of the pandemic and wrote a book that they had long been talking about. Two mates who met at Uni 20 years ago have collaborated on the Memoirs titled Weekends with Matt. It's about wine and friendship and together they tell Simon and Richo some of the tale. For the rest of it you will need to buy the book! https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/weekends-with-matt/ @thewineshowaustralia @danmurphys_richard
Richo and Simon chat with Andrew Sheddon about the trends he is seeing in the wine industry and what we will be drinking in the future. @thewineshowaustralia @danmurphys_richard
Tyson chats to Simon and Richo ahead of the Halliday wine awards this Wednesday and the tasting on Thursday called Taste the Awards. Always an entertaining and informative conversation with Tyson. @thewineshowaustralia @danmurphys_richard
Nic has taken over the winemaking at Howard Park and we chat about the wines he is making with Great Southern fruit, the museum releases of riesling and life in Margaret River. @thewineshowaustralia @howardparkwines
