All Episodes
Vknow Geek Wine Podcast — 140 episodes
What is Shiraz? And why isn’t it Pinot Noir?
Wine isn’t just an alcoholic beverage. It’s SO much more….
Are there wines you don’t buy because you don’t know it?
What’s Next for New Zealand Wine? What’s the next big Wine Style for NZ?
Why Does Wine Cost So Much? The Truth Behind the Price
Is Price the most important parameter for value wine?
Can the Marlborough Wine Region be a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Can AI replace Sommelier
Why New Zealand Albariño Is Starting to Get Attention
Why is Pinot Noir so expensive?
Is Syrah Misunderstood? And does this revel a greater issue with wine?
Has Sauvignon Blanc Peaked?
New Zealand Wines of the Year 2026 (Real Review Awards Explained)
What New Zealand Wine Region is the Best?
Why is Hawkes Bay a World Wine Capital?
Why does Central Otago produce the boldest Pinot Noir in the World
Why is Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc so Special
Why Martinborough Makes World-Class Pinot Noir
Tweaking Food and Wine Pairing
Doubling down! Is wine missing the mark?
How hard is it to market wine?
Remembering Peter Taylor: Mr. Scenic Cellars
Rose, spice and everything nice. A story of Gewürztraminer
Wine Blasts wines of the year 2026
Save the little guys!
Wine Stereotypes
How to dissect winelists
Regen Vit the new “buzz word” in viticulture
Wines for Summer!
Flavours of Pinot, Giving back and a 21 year old Syrah
Favourite Wine from 2025
Second Anniversary Ep Part 2: Food and Wine.
It’s been two years and this is what it’s all about. Part 1
Calling EVERYONE out even I don’t escape!
David Vs Goliath: the wine edition
The Little Wineries that Could.
Wine Authenticity
Wine; What’s the difference?
Have I Waited too long to drink this?
The Right Wine…
Is Champagne REALLY the best?
Lionel’s New Winelist
New Zealand International Wine Show 2025
National Wine Awards 2025
Sustainable/ Organic/ Bio-dynamic?
How to recognise a good wine list
What’s REALLY in this wine?
What makes a quality wine?
What DOES ‘Reserve’ mean on a label?
Exploring Viva Magazine’s top 50 wineries 2025 (NZ)
What ARE these reviewers (myself included) talking about?
This Wine is too Cold!
What is a Merlot?
Food and Wine are MEANT to be together!
This wine… Hurts.
Wine Shows are they REALLY fair?
STOP! Buying buying based on brand alone!
Jalapeño and Sauvignon Blanc
(Re)introducing Me.
Episode 76: Why do some people some people prefer drinking European wine?
Episode 75: Wine Dictionary time; Typicity
Episode 74: How the PALATE completes the wine picture
Episode 73: New Zealand’s best of the best for 2025
Episode 72: Roses are Red, Rosés are Pink always smell your wine even if it’s stink.
Episode 71: Is Marlborough Pinot Noir any good?
Episode 70: Why is colour so important?
Episode 69: Touriga Nacional; not just Port
Episode 68: Is this wine full bodied?
Episode 67: Pinotage: from the beginning (of my wine journey) it was there…
Episode 66: What makes a smooth wine?
Episode 65: The wine that gives back! A Podcasthon Special with Mark Unwin.
Episode 64: A wee dive into Nautilus wines.
Episode 63: How do they make it taste like that?
Episode 62: Gruner Veltliner the little Groover
Episode 61: Components of Wine Tannins/ Phenolics
Episode 60: Cabernet Franc, the Forgotten Cabernet
Episode 59: Components of Wine: Sugar
Episode 58: Semillon: Under appreciated
Episode 57: Components of Wine: Acid
Episode 56: Riesling, the Wine of the Caesars… So they say.
Episode 55: What did you drink over Christmas and New Year?
Episode 54 Part B: Top Wines of 2024 (the Reds and review of all others)
Episode 54 Part A: Top Wines of 2024 (the Whites)
Episode 53: Rosē!
Episode 52: New Zealand’s Best Vineyards 2024
Episode 51: What to drink on Christmas Day?
Episode 50: Wines as Christmas Gifts
Episode 49: Wine Tastings
Episode 48: National Wine Awards of Aotearoa 2024
Episode 47: Chelsea Millar- An Exciting Whirlwind Journey of a New Wine Company.
Episode 46: New Zealand International Wine Show 2024
Episode 45: New World Wine Awards 2024
Episode 44: Spice and What Wine Makes it Nice!
Ep 43: Jill Sherwood; Mrs Sherwood Estate
Ep: 42 Chateau Garage X Lionel’s
Ep 41: Wines for Spring (want to know what to drink this spring?)
Episode 40: Dermot McCollum from Chemical Engineer to Organic Champion
Episode 39: Why Produce Wine Organically?
Ep 38: Sulphites; the Big Bad Wolf?
Episode 37 Part 2: Baxter Fagan and a Remarkable lifetime of Wine.
Episode 37 Part 1: Baxter Fagan and a Remarkable lifetime of Wine.
Ep 36: Mickey Eradus; Winemaker in the heart of the Awatere.
BONUS Pinot Noir Day Episode
Ep 35: Just because it’s fortified doesn’t mean it’s Port!
Ep34: Why do the Vines look like that?
Ep 33: Geeking Embra
Ep 32: Lionel’s Taupo
Ep 31: Serving a Wine to Golilocks- Not too hot, not to cold….
Ep 30: Kieran Woodham - Getting wine to the people!
Ep 29 These Something Wrong With This Wine?
Ep 28: Three Incredible Wines… one week.
Ep 27: Ian Isaacs Wine Judging and a Life in Wine.
Episode 26 Blending is Good!
Ep:25 Winter Reds: the “Left of Centre”Edition
Ep 24: The Basics of Cellaring
BONUS Chardonnay Episode
Ep 23: Post ferment to bottling
Ep 22: The Wine Island
Ep:21 Food and Wine the Autumn/ Winter Edition
Ep:20 Wine, food and a Gisborne sunrise.
Ep. 19: Fermentation
Ep 18: Tour of Hawkes Bay
Ep 17: Harvest Time
Ep 16: A Chef’s Palate with Jude Messenger
Ep 15: Vive la France
Ep:14 and Wine in its Environment Part 4 Wind, rain, snow and frost
Episode 13: Geeking the Supermarket, Countdown
Ep. 12 and Wine and it’s Environment Part 3: Tūrangawaewae (soil and the land)
Ep 11: Geeking the Supermarket - Pak n Save
Ep: 10 and Wine and it’s environment part 2: Growing Degree Days (Sunshine)
Ep 9: Martinborough gets Geeked!
Ep 8 and Wine and it’s environment part 1: Vintage Variation
Episode 7b: Pairing Food and Wine Restaurant review (Jano Bistro)
Episode 7a: Pairing Food and Wine The basics
Episode 6: Red, Red Wine
Episode 5 White wine
Episode 4: Glass Vs Goon
Episode 3: Wine 101
Episode 2: Top 5 Wines of 2023
Introducing Me, Vknow