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The Cellar Door Podcast — 223 episodes

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1

What Happens When Wine Becomes Personal?

2

What Is a Wine Business Actually Worth?

3

What Makes a Place? Mac Forbes on Wine, Identity, and the Yarra Valley.

4

There Is No Such Thing as the Wine Market

5

200 Years of Excellence: Inside the Sydney Royal Wine Show

6

Seeing Ghosts: Who Really Controls Australian Wine?

7

Navigating Wine Distribution's Commercial Minefield - with Will Taylor

8

The Greatest Marketing Story Ever Bottled? Professor Kathy Burk on How France Conquered Wine

9

Keeping the Faith: Charlie and Sophie Melton on Brand, Legacy and the Future of a Barossa Icon

10

The Hidden Life of Vineyards - with Dylan Grigg

11

Part 2 with Robert Joseph - The Next Chapter for the Wine Industry

12

How the wine industry makes money - and how it doesn't

13

Travis Schultz on harnessing the connective power of wine

14

The People Building Geographe

15

Catching up with Doug Neal

16

Something Completely Different: A Mystery Box Tasting with Marc Malouf

17

Revisiting the 4 Ps of Marketing with Joe Fattorini

18

The Spirit of the Hunter Valley: Garth Eather of Meerea Park on History, Wine and Hard Markets

19

Chuck Hayward reflects on 40 Years of Australian Wine in the US Trenches

20

Ireland, Melbourne, and MasterChef: The Journey of Phil Conway

21

Green Shoots for Australian Wine: In Conversation with Will Taylor

22

Energy, Drive and Spunk - capturing Cyndal Petty

23

Elegance, Obscurity, and 2% Exports: Daniel Sangermani's mission to showcase Swiss wine

24

Looking under the hood of the Nuriootpa High Vines and Wines Program with Milly Hoffmann and Richard Mattner

25

Gordon Little of Little Peacock Wine Imports - Reflections on the 2025 US market and looking ahead

26

The Plight of the Riverland and Sparking a Riverland Revolution

27

Pinot on the Edge: Liam Van Pelt and the Magic of Ashton Hills

28

Inside the Halliday Wine Companion with Katrina Butler

29

David LeMire MW: Six Lessons for Smarter Wine Marketing

30

The Hidden Gem of Geographe - with Pippa Nielsen

31

On the road with Joe!

32

Jack Burston is Breaking Boundaries in Coonawarra

33

On the road with Joe!

34

Nuriootpa High School's big Texas Trip - the Epilogue

35

The Scholar and the Storyteller: Ed Cavanagh on the History of the Cellar Door

36

The Future of Riesling Is in Good Hands: Keeda Zilm and Vickery Wines

37

On the road with Joe!

38

US Markets and Bhutan's Bold Vintage

39

Brendan Carter on challenging Australian wine culture

40

On the road with Joe!

41

The Craft of a Cellar Master with Patrick White

42

A Problem of Scale: Technology, Intimacy, and the Future of Wine Sales with Adam Coward

43

Nuriootpa High School built a bridge to the Great State of Texas!

44

User Experience, Wine, and the Philly Sandwich: A Conversation with Mike Madaio

45

Stephen Mok on Building Real AI Solutions for Wine

46

Tech, Trade, and Terroir: Jacob Ner-David’s Multidimensional Life

47

Mark Ritson on the Wine Industry’s Marketing Missteps

48

Trent and Jason of the WinedUp Podcast, and their Unapologetically Unprofessional Wine Journey

49

One Brand to Rule Them All? Bill Rooney on Coles’ Risky Rebrand

50

Part 3 with Professor Gerald McDermott - Concluding Case Studies

51

Chris Carpenter on the role of Jackson Family Wines in a rapidly evolving wine world.

52

Part 2 with Professor Gerald McDermott - the building blocks of innovation

53

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini: Nailing your pitch

54

Part 1 with Professor Gerald McDermott - Networks are Absolutely Vital !!!

55

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini: the fundamentals of a sales plan

56

The Heartbeat of Dry Creek: Andew Nalle tells the story of Dry Creek Zinfandel

57

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini: What is a CRM and do you need one?

58

Wine, YouTube, and the Hustle: A Conversation with Dr. Matthew Horkey

59

Tradition in Transition: Jackson Brooke in Rioja Alavesa

60

CDP Insights: Can CSR Still Sell?

61

A Phoenix Rising: Lebanon's wine, wounds and one man's stand for peace and place

62

CDP Insights: Social Media

63

"V is for Vince: Reflections on Wine, Entrepreneurship, Friendship and Life - with Vince Anter

64

Capturing Clarendon - Standing Among the Vines with Chris Carpenter

65

CDP Insights: Product Placement

66

Wine Is Never Just Wine: Jason Wise on Meaningful Storytelling

67

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini - Reverse Benchmarking

68

Strategic Wine Leadership: The Journey of Matthew Deller MW

69

Gold in the Glass: Pennyweight Wines and the Alchemy of Beechworth

70

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini - How brands grow

71

Siobhan Thompson & The Art of Selling South African Wine to the World

72

The Wine Futurist: Paul Mabray on Where the Industry Must Go

73

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini - Consumers

74

Zigging While Others Zag: Giles Cooke MW on Thistledown Wines’ Bold Move & Market Strategy

75

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini - Demystifying Wine

76

Navigating the Complexities of the Chinese Market: Travis Fuller of Kilikanoon

77

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini: Innovation Pt 2

78

CDP Insights: WTF is going on in the USA with Tariffs?

79

Trust Your Instincts: Wine Marketing in a Changing Industry

80

CDP Insights: Innovation

81

Lessons from Langhe: How Aussie Dave Fletcher Found His Place in Italy’s Belt of Sanctity

82

CDP Insights: AI

83

Mind Over Matter: Angus Hughson on the Psychology of Wine and Market Confidence

84

Tim Kirk on Wine, Terroir, and the Art of Paying Attention

85

Hunter Valley Heritage: A catch up with Bruce Tyrrell

86

Crafting Culture: Inside Italian Wine Cellars with Daniel Marcella

87

Redefining Distribution: Kosta Chernikov's Approach to Market Entry and Brand Growth

88

Bhutan Revisited: Michael Juergens and the Rise of a Himalayan Wine Dream

89

Raj Parr: A Journey of Passion, Soul, and Whole Cluster Winemaking

90

Little Peacock and its Big Impact: Gordon Little on Championing Australian Wine in the USA

91

Aaron Ridgeway of Wine Australia on the state of the US market

92

Kate Webber's impassioned plea to the Australian Wine Industry

93

Peter Tryba of Martignetti Companies unpacks the three-tier system

94

Jeronimo Ramales and the North End wine scene

95

A deeper dive into oak - with Doug Neal

96

History, grit, determination ... and a lot of Rutherford Dust

97

My time in Santa Barbara - Yours Truly chatting with Wes Hagen

98

Fraser Mackenzie and the Artisans of the Barossa

99

Demystifying Blind Tasting - with Bobby Stuckey and Cokie Ponikvar

100

Let us entertain you, let us make you smile - Robert Joseph on the role of the wine industry

101

Marco Cirillo blends legacy, passion and purpose with the help of some seriously old Barossa vines

102

Innovating Australia’s Digital Wine Playground: The Story of Different Drop with Tom Hollings

103

The fabulous story behind the 2023 Junction Road Pinot Noir

104

The J Curve Controversy: Dave Parker Defends Wine

105

Its not just about the bottle - Joe Fattorini on wine, consumer engagement and the anti-alcohol lobby

106

Balancing Art and Integrity in Wine Writing with Tom Kline

107

Anthony Hamilton Russell, Hemel-en-Aarde and South Africa's Wine Renaissance

108

Wild Duck Creek is crafting Cult Wines from Heathcote's Untamed Terroir

109

Legacy in a Glass: The Hardy Family's Six Generations of Australian Winemaking

110

Old, rare and collectable wine - with Neli Naumovski of Olivers Wine

111

Dieter Cronje of Presquile set out for Santa Barbara to make world class wine and has not looked back

112

Farewell and adieu, to three Aussie icons - Catching up with Jeremy Oliver

113

Jacinta Jenkins of Balnaves: Balancing Tradition and Identity with Innovation

114

The Journey of Legend Wine Imports and championing Aus wine across the USA

115

Ken Brown tells the story of pinot noir in Santa Barbara Wine County

116

Dan Coward tells the story of Alkina Wines, Pedro Parra and the Polygon Project

117

Scott Lefler worked across Australia and fell in love with Australian wine

118

Moshe Weizman, WINEing and the mission to revolutionise wine retail

119

Jesper Kjaersgaard is passionate about premium wine producers with wine to sell and a story to match

120

Chuck Hayward tells the tale of Australian wine in the USA

121

Jane Campbell tells the story of a historic Rutherglen wine family

122

Chris Thomas took a chance on oenology and now crafts world class wines in the McLaren Vale

123

Bobby Stuckey MS started as a busboy and became an industry leader in wine and hospitality

124

Dan Eggleton is asking tough questions on behalf of small premium producers

125

Victor Robaglia loves crafting Bordeaux wines in Santa Ynez

126

Rethinking wine communication - with Priscilla Hennekam

127

Cokie's world of wine - with Cokie Ponikvar

128

David LeMire MW, Shaw and Smith and wine bureaucracy

129

Riding out the roller coaster - with Alex Head

130

Australia's Riverland presents a world of opportunity - Ashley Ratcliff of Ricca Terra

131

Reentering the Chinese wine market - Darren Rathbone of the Rathbone Group

132

Giles Cooke MW - Grenache, innovation and capturing the attention of the international wine world

133

The Santa Barbara Story - Wes Hagen

134

The basics of oak use - with Doug Neal

135

Jeremy Oliver part 2: China, the duopoly and dialogue

136

Huon Hooke’s perspectives, on the Real Review and beyond

137

Crafting Wine in the Shadow of a Sleeping Giant: Andrew Burchell's Vision for Mount Gambier

138

Brandon Farrell came to Australia and loved what he saw!

139

Stephen Cook and Eisenstone Wines continue to flourish

140

Brenden "Brenno" Robnik is the Wine Animal

141

Melania Battiston journeyed across the globe to rekindle her love of wine

142

Jeremy Oliver has some strong things to say about the current state of Australian wine

143

Pio Cesare and the beauty of Barolo - with Federica Boffa

144

The business side of wine - a conversation with Will Taylor

145

Wines we want to make and the wines we want to drink - with Doug Neal and Wes Hagen

146

Wine, food and putting it all together - with Marc Malouf

147

Doug Neal - achieving cult status by crafting brilliant wines

148

Its a great time for the Granite Belt - Shandor and Jess Lim

149

Mohsin Khan loves walking amongst the vines

150

Keayang Maar Vineyards - Pioneers in a new Victorian wine frontier

151

Ed Agg's Cellar Post has undergone an evolution

152

Part 2: Cal Lee - Studies at Charles Sturt

153

Cal Lee of Love, Tilly Devine - service through incredible hospitality and pure passion for wine

154

Mark Malouf - Wine worth writing about

155

Fighting Wine Crime - with Maureen Downey

156

Kate Sturgess of Brokenwood - the Queensland girl who is taking her wines to infinity and beyond

157

Redman Wines - Champions of Coonawarra

158

Nick Brown and story of the Brown family in Rutherglen - the family who plays together, stays together

159

Justin Folloso of Cave Wines - a young wine maker unleashing Tasmanian terroir

160

Tasting the Wright Way - 2021 Kilikanoon Clare Valley Mouvedre, Rocossa 2018 Langhe Barolo and 2019 Elbourne Hunter Chardonnay

161

The Australian Small Winemakers Show

162

Ray Costanzo of Golden Grove Estate - an innovative flag bearer with bucketloads of pizzazz

163

Tasting the Wright Way - Cofield Prosecco, Hugel and Tillie J Magic

164

Jill Upton - hard work, perseverance, and - hard work!

165

What's new at Tillie J Wines - with Tillie Johnston

166

Tasting the Wright Way - Show Block's Paramour Shiraz & Domaine De Pajot

167

Wes Hagen of Santa Barbara - Allowing wine to become

168

Carissa Major of Claymore Wines - there's something magical about Clare Valley

169

V is for Vino - with Vince Anter

170

Luke Jolliffe of Stella Bella Wines - capturing the very best of the Margaret River

171

Sarah Crowe of Yarra Yering - you never know where life can take you

172

Max Allen - the power of story telling in the wine world

173

Andrew Thomas of Thomas Wines - Guardian of the Hunter Valley

174

Ian Trinkle and Wineism - pure creativity and letting the good times role

175

Lindsay Wright - WSET and beyond

176

The Local Batch - Champions of the little guy

177

Ella Pradella - The Cheeky Vino and the Winegram

178

Robin Brockett of Scotchman's Hill - The Importance of Place

179

Steve Leszczynski - having an eye for the details

180

Peter McGlashan of Ridgemill Estate - the story of Strange Bird

181

John Hughes of Rieslingfreak - a riesling love story

182

Lost Penny Wines - A Barossa Legacy

183

Tom Crago - Grand Crew

184

The birthplace of wine - Keti Siradze and the Georgian wine world

185

Billy Button Wines - Alpine trend setters

186

Underdog Wines - Championing the Underdog

187

Best's Winery - Wine, family, history and some seriously old vines

188

Wirra Wirra - From Wigley to Church Block and beyond

189

Eight at the Gate - a story of trial, resilience, wine and family

190

Nick Whiteway - Good people, good wines

191

Wine, creativity and the social network - Ed Agg of the Cellar Post

192

Kilikanoon Wines - Mastering the Clare Valley

193

Eisenstone Wines - Stephen Cook is doing something very special

194

Elderton Wines - Barons in the Barossa

195

Ponting Wines - A venture built for success

196

Chance Encounter Wines - where nothing is left to chance

197

Alex Head of Head Wines - Rhone romance to Barossa brilliance

198

Michael Juergens is taking wine to the world's frontier

199

Andrew Starkey of Prometheus Wines - pairing wine with innovation

200

Mr Andrew Corrigan - a Master of Wine

201

Gemtree Wines - on a mission for the future

202

Sara Newberry of Shottesbrooke - a sense of taste

203

Tim Donegan of Trocchio Wines - Australia's smallest commercial winery!

204

David O'Leary of O'Leary Walker - he simply wants to make great wine.

205

Priscilla Queen of the Barossa

206

Fred Peacock, Bream Creek and Tassie Wines

207

Coriole - a McLaren Vale family of the past, present and future

208

Mason Canning Pt 2 - the Brisbane wine scene

209

Ballandean estate - the story of the QLD wine industry

210

Terry Chellappah from Plan B Wines - You always need a Plan B!

211

Angus Vinden - respect for the past with an eye for the future

212

From Vineyard to bottle - with Andrew Koerner

213

Alister Purbrick of Tahbilk Winery - "I'm going to be a wine maker"

214

Tillie Johnston of Tillie J Wines - putting the world in a bottle

215

Duncan Thorn - setting customers up for success

216

Bruce Tyrrell and Tyrrells Odyssey

217

Chris Coulter of Coulter Wines - Minimal intervention with maximum attention

218

Mason Canning's Cellar Door Story - Part 1

219

Chester Osborn of d'Arenberg - History in the McLaren Vale

220

Chris Ringland - sitting atop the wine world

221

Andrew Koerner - a master of fine wine making

222

Daniel Hopkins - from Nike to fine wines

223

Ewen Macpherson and the power of dreaming big