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The Cellar Door Podcast — 214 episodes

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1

The Hidden Life of Vineyards - with Dylan Grigg

2

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

3

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

4

Travis Schultz on harnessing the connective power of wine

5

The People Building Geographe

6

Catching up with Doug Neal

7

Something Completely Different: A Mystery Box Tasting with Marc Malouf

8

Revisiting the 4 Ps of Marketing with Joe Fattorini

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

Green Shoots for Australian Wine: In Conversation with Will Taylor

13

Energy, Drive and Spunk - capturing Cyndal Petty

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

The Plight of the Riverland and Sparking a Riverland Revolution

18

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

19

Inside the Halliday Wine Companion with Katrina Butler

20

David LeMire MW: Six Lessons for Smarter Wine Marketing

21

The Hidden Gem of Geographe - with Pippa Nielsen

22

On the road with Joe!

23

Jack Burston is Breaking Boundaries in Coonawarra

24

On the road with Joe!

25

Nuriootpa High School's big Texas Trip - the Epilogue

26

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

27

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

28

On the road with Joe!

29

US Markets and Bhutan's Bold Vintage

30

Brendan Carter on challenging Australian wine culture

31

On the road with Joe!

32

The Craft of a Cellar Master with Patrick White

33

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

34

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

35

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

36

Stephen Mok on Building Real AI Solutions for Wine

37

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

38

Mark Ritson on the Wine Industry’s Marketing Missteps

39

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

40

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

41

Part 3 with Professor Gerald McDermott - Concluding Case Studies

42

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

43

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

44

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini: Nailing your pitch

45

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

46

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

47

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

48

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

49

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

50

Tradition in Transition: Jackson Brooke in Rioja Alavesa

51

CDP Insights: Can CSR Still Sell?

52

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

53

CDP Insights: Social Media

54

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

55

Capturing Clarendon - Standing Among the Vines with Chris Carpenter

56

CDP Insights: Product Placement

57

Wine Is Never Just Wine: Jason Wise on Meaningful Storytelling

58

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini - Reverse Benchmarking

59

Strategic Wine Leadership: The Journey of Matthew Deller MW

60

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

61

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini - How brands grow

62

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

63

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

64

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini - Consumers

65

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

66

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini - Demystifying Wine

67

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

68

CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini: Innovation Pt 2

69

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

70

Trust Your Instincts: Wine Marketing in a Changing Industry

71

CDP Insights: Innovation

72

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

73

CDP Insights: AI

74

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

75

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

76

Hunter Valley Heritage: A catch up with Bruce Tyrrell

77

Crafting Culture: Inside Italian Wine Cellars with Daniel Marcella

78

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

79

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

80

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

81

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

82

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

83

Kate Webber's impassioned plea to the Australian Wine Industry

84

Peter Tryba of Martignetti Companies unpacks the three-tier system

85

Jeronimo Ramales and the North End wine scene

86

A deeper dive into oak - with Doug Neal

87

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

88

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

89

Fraser Mackenzie and the Artisans of the Barossa

90

Demystifying Blind Tasting - with Bobby Stuckey and Cokie Ponikvar

91

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

92

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

93

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

94

The fabulous story behind the 2023 Junction Road Pinot Noir

95

The J Curve Controversy: Dave Parker Defends Wine

96

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

97

Balancing Art and Integrity in Wine Writing with Tom Kline

98

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

99

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

100

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

101

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

102

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

103

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

104

Jacinta Jenkins of Balnaves: Balancing Tradition and Identity with Innovation

105

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

106

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

107

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

108

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

109

Moshe Weizman, WINEing and the mission to revolutionise wine retail

110

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

111

Chuck Hayward tells the tale of Australian wine in the USA

112

Jane Campbell tells the story of a historic Rutherglen wine family

113

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

114

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

115

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

116

Victor Robaglia loves crafting Bordeaux wines in Santa Ynez

117

Rethinking wine communication - with Priscilla Hennekam

118

Cokie's world of wine - with Cokie Ponikvar

119

David LeMire MW, Shaw and Smith and wine bureaucracy

120

Riding out the roller coaster - with Alex Head

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

The Santa Barbara Story - Wes Hagen

125

The basics of oak use - with Doug Neal

126

Jeremy Oliver part 2: China, the duopoly and dialogue

127

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

128

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

129

Brandon Farrell came to Australia and loved what he saw!

130

Stephen Cook and Eisenstone Wines continue to flourish

131

Brenden "Brenno" Robnik is the Wine Animal

132

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

133

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

134

Pio Cesare and the beauty of Barolo - with Federica Boffa

135

The business side of wine - a conversation with Will Taylor

136

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

137

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

138

Doug Neal - achieving cult status by crafting brilliant wines

139

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

140

Mohsin Khan loves walking amongst the vines

141

Keayang Maar Vineyards - Pioneers in a new Victorian wine frontier

142

Ed Agg's Cellar Post has undergone an evolution

143

Part 2: Cal Lee - Studies at Charles Sturt

144

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

145

Mark Malouf - Wine worth writing about

146

Fighting Wine Crime - with Maureen Downey

147

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

148

Redman Wines - Champions of Coonawarra

149

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

150

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

151

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

152

The Australian Small Winemakers Show

153

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

154

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

155

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

156

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

157

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

158

Wes Hagen of Santa Barbara - Allowing wine to become

159

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

160

V is for Vino - with Vince Anter

161

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

162

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

163

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

164

Andrew Thomas of Thomas Wines - Guardian of the Hunter Valley

165

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

166

Lindsay Wright - WSET and beyond

167

The Local Batch - Champions of the little guy

168

Ella Pradella - The Cheeky Vino and the Winegram

169

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

170

Steve Leszczynski - having an eye for the details

171

Peter McGlashan of Ridgemill Estate - the story of Strange Bird

172

John Hughes of Rieslingfreak - a riesling love story

173

Lost Penny Wines - A Barossa Legacy

174

Tom Crago - Grand Crew

175

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

176

Billy Button Wines - Alpine trend setters

177

Underdog Wines - Championing the Underdog

178

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

179

Wirra Wirra - From Wigley to Church Block and beyond

180

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

181

Nick Whiteway - Good people, good wines

182

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

183

Kilikanoon Wines - Mastering the Clare Valley

184

Eisenstone Wines - Stephen Cook is doing something very special

185

Elderton Wines - Barons in the Barossa

186

Ponting Wines - A venture built for success

187

Chance Encounter Wines - where nothing is left to chance

188

Alex Head of Head Wines - Rhone romance to Barossa brilliance

189

Michael Juergens is taking wine to the world's frontier

190

Andrew Starkey of Prometheus Wines - pairing wine with innovation

191

Mr Andrew Corrigan - a Master of Wine

192

Gemtree Wines - on a mission for the future

193

Sara Newberry of Shottesbrooke - a sense of taste

194

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

195

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

196

Priscilla Queen of the Barossa

197

Fred Peacock, Bream Creek and Tassie Wines

198

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

199

Mason Canning Pt 2 - the Brisbane wine scene

200

Ballandean estate - the story of the QLD wine industry

201

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

202

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

203

From Vineyard to bottle - with Andrew Koerner

204

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

205

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

206

Duncan Thorn - setting customers up for success

207

Bruce Tyrrell and Tyrrells Odyssey

208

Chris Coulter of Coulter Wines - Minimal intervention with maximum attention

209

Mason Canning's Cellar Door Story - Part 1

210

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

211

Chris Ringland - sitting atop the wine world

212

Andrew Koerner - a master of fine wine making

213

Daniel Hopkins - from Nike to fine wines

214

Ewen Macpherson and the power of dreaming big