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Wine with Meg + Mel — 236 episodes
Can A Wine Podcast Help You Pass WSET Level 2?
Career Pivots & Passion Projects: How to Transition into the Wine World with Warwick Tiernan
Wine History: Wine & War
Wine News: Has The Australian Wine Industry Reached It's Breaking Point, New Members For The Australian Wine Board, Len Evans Tutorial Breakdown, and What's On In Wine PLUS MORE!
Listener Questions! We Answer All Of Your Burning Questions
Wine Education: We Blind Taste Spätlese Riesling
Wine News: National Vintage Report 2026, European Heatwaves & Shifting Consumer Behaviours, Look at Gen Z Go
Wine News Goes Rogue: A Heated Debate About Whether Winemakers Matter To Brands Anymore
Gamay Gets Technical: Unleash The Geek!
The $25 Australian Shiraz That Beat The World
Wine news: who won the world wine awards, disease resistant vines, mental health in wine, bulk wines update, and is there a silver lining in all this?
Does Price Matter? The Ultimate Langhe Nebbiolo Blind Taste Test
Pinot Gris v Pinot Grigio: The Blind Taste Test
Sweet Red Wines... WHY?!
Wine News: Endeavour Sells Wineries As The Aussie Wine Industry Hits A New Normal
The Riverland, a Region Worth Saving Ft. Bottle Shock's Brendan Carter
How To Pair Fried Chicken With Wine Without Ruining Either
Our Most Unpopular Wine Opinions. Fight Us.
Beechworth, Bottled: The Deep Dive on Our Smallest GI
Wine News: Italy Reclaims Prosecco, a $1.5M Piece of Wine History, and the Great Wine Bus Debate
IYKYK: A Buyers Guide to Sourcing the Best Alternatives to World Famous Wines!
Queensland Wine, Is This Australia's Next Great Wine Story?
Wine News: Winemakers under pressure, Trump's... "interference" in Iran and its influence on the wine industry, and the passing of a wine icon
The Right Glass: A deep dive into Glassware with SPIEGELAU CEO Richard Voit
$50 Small Town Supermarket Wine Survival Guide for a Weekend Away!
Goon Review! "Traditional" Goon Vs the Modern Bagnum
Wine News: How Hedge Funds, Record Exports, And Troye Sivan (?!) Are Shaping Australian Wine
Pairing Thai Food, with Wines that Work!
Mel from Marketing's POD TAKEOVER!
From Coonawarra To Cape Jaffa: Are South Australia’s Cool-Climate Whites a New Fave?!
Wine News: New Season, New Studio, Big Wine Questions; Saving Riverland; Gen Z's drinking and Bloege to Beckham!
A Vintage Under Smoke: What the fires mean for Victorian wine
Our Top Wines of 2026
Australian Icons Part 2
Australian Icons Part 1
Wine News: Backlash from an unfortunate slogan; Aluminum bottles; French protests; A Review of Netflix's New Holiday Movie, "Champagne Problems"
We find out how ALDI do it - Interview with Wine Buying Director Jason Bowyer
We Put Aldi’s $20 Wines Against $50+ Bottles. The Results Shocked Us.
Can you trust a wine label or is it just marketing guff? We test it.
We finally do Spritz
To POP or HISS? Does how you open bubbles matter or are we all being wankers?
Subregions: Can different sides of a hill REALLY make a difference in Pinot Noir?
Can you taste where a Pinot comes from? We put Mornington, Yarra Valley and Tasmanian Pinot Noir to the test to see if regional differences really are perceptible.
Who am I meant to listen to? The truth about wine ratings with guests: Huon Hooke, Max Allen and Michael Anderson
Wine Revelations: We geek out on the Endevour Report
The Nebbiolo Episode: Australia vs Italy
Varietals you’ve never heard of
Behind the Scenes of the Sydney Royal Wine Show with Angus Barnes
JUST IN! We taste the seriously amazing Sydney Royal Wine Show Winners
Grape Identity Crisis: Shiraz v Syrah
Sugar-Free Wine: Exposing the Marketing Myth
The Art of Dessert Wines
Is it time to give Sauvignon Blanc another chance?
Wine News: Is the industry at a turning point? The WHO make drastic alcohol proposals, Meghan Markle's new wine, Gen Z are back and drinking wine!
The MW Exam Papers: Can You Pass Wine's Ultimate Test?
Uncorking Barbera: Italy's Bold, Acid-Driven Red
Australian Sparkling Regional Showdown
Wine News June: Oakridge closes restaurant, De Bortoli ripping up vines, Treasury investing in NOLOW, and Wine Australia's new campaign
Mel's conspiracy theory about Margaret River Chardonnay
Dan Murphy's Wine Awards + the $20 wine that blew us away
Wine News - May: Rob Dolan Wines in administration, Vinarchy launches, China update, industry shout outs
Is Nebbiolo the New Sangiovese?
How to buy a german riesling - learn the terminology
Cellaring white wine: how to pick an ageworthy bottle
Reds in the Fridge? We revisit this exploding category
Chinese wine - yep, you read that right
We're back! The first Wine News of 2025: Penfolds shuts Barossa Cellar Door, Should Aus and NZ market our wines together, Australia's most collected wines, How will US tarrifs effect wine, Chanon new Homestead
Tasting Tips: How to tell medium reds apart (Merlot, Carmenere, Tempranillo, Mencia)
Our Top Wines of 2024
Budget-Friendly Festive Wines: Exploring Aldi Wines
Chardonnay Symposium: Our Controversial opinions
Where we get our wine entertainment, news and lols.
Do we bother with White Blends?
Celebrity Wines: From Dolly Parton to Brad Pitt
Affordable crowd-pleaser wines
Wine News: Wine industry "nepotism", Australian Vintage CEO re-instated, Australia's best wine list named, things still rocky in China, new tag line for Orange.
GSM and the beauty of a blend
New vs Old - Museum wines to the test
The Science of Wine Evolution
Mousse & bead - is the 'feeling' of a bubble is just wine wank?
Austrian White Wines: Beyond Grüner Veltliner
Wine News: Wineries change hands, an $18,000 wine, Halliday wine awards, Aldi tricks high society wine drinkers
Wine Olympics: the battle of iconic national wines
Ok wow, we were wrong about Lambrusco
Wine News: Australia's new top grape, Burgundy's bougee auction, Global praise for Australian sparkling winemaker, what we think of current wine campaigns
Can you taste rose colour? We put it to the test.
How good is Aussie fortified wine?!
Wine News: Sustainability accreditation update, Melbourne's not-a-wine-bar, an update on wine gender equality, fancy new tourist destination for Bollinger
Yarra Yering part 2: tastings, a 100 point wine, and what's next
Yarra Yering: How they got on top, and how they stay there - interview with Sarah Crowe
Wine News: China is open, Nick Ryan takes over The Aus wine column, Real Review Top Wineries
Tasting Tips: How to tell light red wines apart
Tasting tips: How to tell white wines apart
How light strike is ruining your wine
Wine News: Why aren't there more female winemakers, iffy wine labels, a rough vintage for WA and a Cellar Door tasting fee debate
Finally, Wines of Etna (YAAAASSS!)
Cool wines, Hot regions
Riverland (The Big Guys)
Wine News: Protests in the Riverland, Australian wine exports, new Penfolds Champagne, Vintage update
Our top 10 wines of 2023
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
Sparkling under $50
New wines, Bush Vines, Old Vines - does any of it make a difference?
Spanish wine (that's not Rioja!)
Top wines being made by women winemakers
Whites of the Loire
French IGP: is it worth buying unappellated French wine?
Victoria's best kept wine secret: The Grampians
Drought resistant grapes that will get us through climate change
Australia's top Chardonnays are killing it
What to drink at Italian Restaurants - the rest
What to drink at Italian Restaurants - red wines
What to drink at Italian restaurants - white wines
Are low-intervention wines any good?
To decant or not to decant?
The evolution of Argentinian Malbec
Can we taste a difference in terroir - Australian Chardonnay
Get through Dry July with these wines - with Kara Monssen
We finally tackle Pinotage
Italy Vs. New World interpretations
Riesling around Australia - can you taste the difference?
The Super Sparklings of the world (which aren't Champagne!)
Critic Huon Hooke has tasted thousands of wines this year. Here's 3 of his stand-outs.
Fortified Part 1: Vin Jaune, Palomino Fino, Amontillado, Oloroso
Awesome Sparkling Wine... From WA?!
The OTHER places in Australia that make Pinot Noir
The evolution of Margaret River Chardonnay
We're into Cabernet Franc
Cellar Section Battle: finding the best aged wines
Everything that can go wrong in the vineyard
We're obsessed: East Coast Tassie
Get around Verdelho!
Costco wine: Worth the membership?
French wine, in this economy? Part 2
French wine, in this economy? We show you how.
Blind tasting Burgundy: from $45 Bourgogne to $250 Premier Cru. The difference will be obvious... right?
Why do we do this to ourselves? Blind tasting.
Southern Tassie
How much should you spend on Chablis?
Mornington Pinot Noir
A spot of bad news
Chenin Blanc rocks.
Piquette: The not-quite-wine we can't get enough of
Is Yarra Valley Cabernet underrated?
Finale: Our Top 10 Podcast Wines of the Year
Wines for your "summer playlist"
We finally do Durif
Not-dry wine part 2 and we answer your questions! PH, storage + Blaufrankisch
Can a wine be good if it's not dry?
Weird-ass wines you've never heard of, but you're gonna love
We like big Malbec and we cannot lie
How Low Can You Go? Trying the cheapest wine we can find.
Fantastic Fiano (all under $15!)
Stop ignoring Central Victoria
A deep dive into Heathcote - will it change Meg's mind?
How good's Nebbiolo?!
Wines on trend for summer (that we're stocking up on!)
Inside the Dan Murphy's buying process
Sustainable wines you can feel good about drinking
Stop overlooking Semillon
Battle of the Chardonnays: Mineral vs Buttery
Wines of Margaret River
The islands of Italy: Sicily and Sardinia
Are single varietal wines better then blends? We put them to the test.
Viognier (viogn-YEAH!)
The dream life? What it's like to be a food + wine reviewer with Kara Monssen
Is Aussie Prosecco as good as the OG from Italy? Let's find out.
Funky and Fortified - Part 2 of Rutherglen with Nick Brown
Rutherglen + aged Marsanne with Nick Brown
All about Gamay (Gam-yay!)
Beware the brie: pairing cheese + wine
Aldi wines we'd actually buy
Italy part 2: Piedmont
Italy part 1: Veneto
Scottie Blind Tests Meg + Mel
Spanish Reds from Rioja
Make Meg love Mumm
Get around Grüner Veltliner
Pairing wine with snack food
All about New Zealand (well, almost)
All about Grenache
Change my mind!
White wines of Spain + choosing a wedding wine
Wines of Chile
The women behind the wine
All about the Yarra Valley
Does Glassware really make a difference to wine?
All about Canberra
Part two: The top Champagne houses with Neil
The top champagne houses - which are the best? With Neil Allanby
Does the grape variety matter in Rosé ?
Goon, cans and pouches - can alternative packaging wine be any good?
Meg's top picks of the season - if you're going to taste any, make it these.
Here's what to drink this Christmas
All about Marsanne - Meg is finally sold!
Can you cook with cheap wine? All your cooking-with-wine questions answered!
Summer reds: Can you chill red wine in summer?
Can buying wine save our plastic problem? An interview with Richie Vandenberg
The Rhone Valley with Special Guest Neil Allanby - Part 2: Which wines should you try?
The Rhone Valley with Special Guest Neil Allanby - Part 1: The stories behind the wines
French reds (which won't break the bank!)
French white wines you need to try (which won't break the bank!)
What's the point of no/low wines? Can they be any good?
All About Rosé
Winemaking 102
Winemaking 101
Why can't they make it easy? Understanding Italian wines.
Opening the "natural wine" can of worms
The best wine regions you've never heard of
I'm not drinking any F***ing Merlot!
Test your knowledge! Can you beat Mel?
When you want to learn even more about wine
All About Arneis
Greek wines you need to try
DISRUPTION! Sugar-free wine is here.
Ordering wine at a restaurant - are you doing it wrong?
Can you trust wine awards?
All About Sangiovese
The hardest exam in the world: What is takes to become a Master of Wine
All About Vermentino
Tasting at Cellar Doors: What you need to know
All About Pinot Gris/ Grigio
Wine gadgets: The ones you actually need
All About Cabernet Sauvignon
Vegan wines: Can they be as good?
All About Sauvignon Blanc
Wine Myths (that everyone thinks are true!)
All About Riesling
Should you bother aging wine?
All about Shiraz
Shortcuts for buying good wine
All About Sparkling Wine
What's the deal with food + wine pairing?
All About Chardonnay
Is there such thing as "healthy" wine?
Welcome + All About Pinot Noir