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The Cellar Door Podcast — 222 episodes

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1

What Is a Wine Business Actually Worth?

2

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

3

There Is No Such Thing as the Wine Market

4

200 Years of Excellence: Inside the Sydney Royal Wine Show

5

Seeing Ghosts: Who Really Controls Australian Wine?

6

Navigating Wine Distribution's Commercial Minefield - with Will Taylor

7

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

8

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

9

The Hidden Life of Vineyards - with Dylan Grigg

10

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

11

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

12

Travis Schultz on harnessing the connective power of wine

13

The People Building Geographe

14

Catching up with Doug Neal

15

Something Completely Different: A Mystery Box Tasting with Marc Malouf

16

Revisiting the 4 Ps of Marketing with Joe Fattorini

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

Green Shoots for Australian Wine: In Conversation with Will Taylor

21

Energy, Drive and Spunk - capturing Cyndal Petty

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

The Plight of the Riverland and Sparking a Riverland Revolution

26

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

27

Inside the Halliday Wine Companion with Katrina Butler

28

David LeMire MW: Six Lessons for Smarter Wine Marketing

29

The Hidden Gem of Geographe - with Pippa Nielsen

30

On the road with Joe!

31

Jack Burston is Breaking Boundaries in Coonawarra

32

On the road with Joe!

33

Nuriootpa High School's big Texas Trip - the Epilogue

34

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

35

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

36

On the road with Joe!

37

US Markets and Bhutan's Bold Vintage

38

Brendan Carter on challenging Australian wine culture

39

On the road with Joe!

40

The Craft of a Cellar Master with Patrick White

41

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

42

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

43

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

44

Stephen Mok on Building Real AI Solutions for Wine

45

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

46

Mark Ritson on the Wine Industry’s Marketing Missteps

47

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

48

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

49

Part 3 with Professor Gerald McDermott - Concluding Case Studies

50

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

51

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

52

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini: Nailing your pitch

53

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

54

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

55

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

56

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

57

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

58

Tradition in Transition: Jackson Brooke in Rioja Alavesa

59

CDP Insights: Can CSR Still Sell?

60

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

61

CDP Insights: Social Media

62

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

63

Capturing Clarendon - Standing Among the Vines with Chris Carpenter

64

CDP Insights: Product Placement

65

Wine Is Never Just Wine: Jason Wise on Meaningful Storytelling

66

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini - Reverse Benchmarking

67

Strategic Wine Leadership: The Journey of Matthew Deller MW

68

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

69

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini - How brands grow

70

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

71

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

72

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini - Consumers

73

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

74

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini - Demystifying Wine

75

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

76

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini: Innovation Pt 2

77

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

78

Trust Your Instincts: Wine Marketing in a Changing Industry

79

CDP Insights: Innovation

80

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

81

CDP Insights: AI

82

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

83

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

84

Hunter Valley Heritage: A catch up with Bruce Tyrrell

85

Crafting Culture: Inside Italian Wine Cellars with Daniel Marcella

86

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

87

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

88

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

89

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

90

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

91

Kate Webber's impassioned plea to the Australian Wine Industry

92

Peter Tryba of Martignetti Companies unpacks the three-tier system

93

Jeronimo Ramales and the North End wine scene

94

A deeper dive into oak - with Doug Neal

95

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

96

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

97

Fraser Mackenzie and the Artisans of the Barossa

98

Demystifying Blind Tasting - with Bobby Stuckey and Cokie Ponikvar

99

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

100

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

101

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

102

The fabulous story behind the 2023 Junction Road Pinot Noir

103

The J Curve Controversy: Dave Parker Defends Wine

104

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

105

Balancing Art and Integrity in Wine Writing with Tom Kline

106

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

107

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

108

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

109

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

110

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

111

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

112

Jacinta Jenkins of Balnaves: Balancing Tradition and Identity with Innovation

113

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

114

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

115

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

116

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

117

Moshe Weizman, WINEing and the mission to revolutionise wine retail

118

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

119

Chuck Hayward tells the tale of Australian wine in the USA

120

Jane Campbell tells the story of a historic Rutherglen wine family

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

Victor Robaglia loves crafting Bordeaux wines in Santa Ynez

125

Rethinking wine communication - with Priscilla Hennekam

126

Cokie's world of wine - with Cokie Ponikvar

127

David LeMire MW, Shaw and Smith and wine bureaucracy

128

Riding out the roller coaster - with Alex Head

129

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

130

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

131

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

132

The Santa Barbara Story - Wes Hagen

133

The basics of oak use - with Doug Neal

134

Jeremy Oliver part 2: China, the duopoly and dialogue

135

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

136

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

137

Brandon Farrell came to Australia and loved what he saw!

138

Stephen Cook and Eisenstone Wines continue to flourish

139

Brenden "Brenno" Robnik is the Wine Animal

140

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

141

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

142

Pio Cesare and the beauty of Barolo - with Federica Boffa

143

The business side of wine - a conversation with Will Taylor

144

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

145

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

146

Doug Neal - achieving cult status by crafting brilliant wines

147

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

148

Mohsin Khan loves walking amongst the vines

149

Keayang Maar Vineyards - Pioneers in a new Victorian wine frontier

150

Ed Agg's Cellar Post has undergone an evolution

151

Part 2: Cal Lee - Studies at Charles Sturt

152

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

153

Mark Malouf - Wine worth writing about

154

Fighting Wine Crime - with Maureen Downey

155

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

156

Redman Wines - Champions of Coonawarra

157

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

158

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

159

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

160

The Australian Small Winemakers Show

161

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

162

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

163

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

164

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

165

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

166

Wes Hagen of Santa Barbara - Allowing wine to become

167

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

168

V is for Vino - with Vince Anter

169

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

170

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

171

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

172

Andrew Thomas of Thomas Wines - Guardian of the Hunter Valley

173

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

174

Lindsay Wright - WSET and beyond

175

The Local Batch - Champions of the little guy

176

Ella Pradella - The Cheeky Vino and the Winegram

177

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

178

Steve Leszczynski - having an eye for the details

179

Peter McGlashan of Ridgemill Estate - the story of Strange Bird

180

John Hughes of Rieslingfreak - a riesling love story

181

Lost Penny Wines - A Barossa Legacy

182

Tom Crago - Grand Crew

183

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

184

Billy Button Wines - Alpine trend setters

185

Underdog Wines - Championing the Underdog

186

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

187

Wirra Wirra - From Wigley to Church Block and beyond

188

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

189

Nick Whiteway - Good people, good wines

190

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

191

Kilikanoon Wines - Mastering the Clare Valley

192

Eisenstone Wines - Stephen Cook is doing something very special

193

Elderton Wines - Barons in the Barossa

194

Ponting Wines - A venture built for success

195

Chance Encounter Wines - where nothing is left to chance

196

Alex Head of Head Wines - Rhone romance to Barossa brilliance

197

Michael Juergens is taking wine to the world's frontier

198

Andrew Starkey of Prometheus Wines - pairing wine with innovation

199

Mr Andrew Corrigan - a Master of Wine

200

Gemtree Wines - on a mission for the future

201

Sara Newberry of Shottesbrooke - a sense of taste

202

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

203

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

204

Priscilla Queen of the Barossa

205

Fred Peacock, Bream Creek and Tassie Wines

206

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

207

Mason Canning Pt 2 - the Brisbane wine scene

208

Ballandean estate - the story of the QLD wine industry

209

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

210

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

211

From Vineyard to bottle - with Andrew Koerner

212

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

213

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

214

Duncan Thorn - setting customers up for success

215

Bruce Tyrrell and Tyrrells Odyssey

216

Chris Coulter of Coulter Wines - Minimal intervention with maximum attention

217

Mason Canning's Cellar Door Story - Part 1

218

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

219

Chris Ringland - sitting atop the wine world

220

Andrew Koerner - a master of fine wine making

221

Daniel Hopkins - from Nike to fine wines

222

Ewen Macpherson and the power of dreaming big