Wine with Meg + Mel

Send us Fan Mail We absolutely love sparkling wine, and while Champagne tends to get all the glory in luxury sparkling, there's a whole world of exceptional bubbles out there to explore.  So this episode, we invited Chandon Australia's Winemaking Director Dan Buckle to the podcast to talk us through what it takes to make ultra-premium sparkling wine, and to help us taste some of the best...

Send us Fan Mail Huon and his Real Review team have tasted over 10,000 Aussie wines this year.  We sat down to ask him how he got into it, how the process works, and to take us through three wines that stood out this year.  Wines tasted: Stella Bella 2021 Suckfizzle Chardonnay $90 Dandelion Vineyards Lion's Tooth of McLaren Vale Shiraz Riesling 2021 $40 Oakridge 864 Cabernet Sauvignon $96  Fo...

Send us Fan Mail Can't believe we've done two and a half seasons without inviting you into the fantastic world of fortified.  We kick off with some classic styles: Michel Tissot Arbois Vin Jaune $79 Gonzalez Byass Tio Pepe Fino $37 Principe Barbadillo Amontillado $21 Barbadillo Oloroso $19 The Final Drop Jacob's Creek Lively Bunch $25 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and Ti...

Send us Fan Mail We taste fantastic sparkling wines from a place we'd never expect! Thanks for Cassandra Charlick for taking us through the wines - you can follow her at @casscharlick 2010 Grand Prestige Late Disgorged 'Blanc de Blancs' $125 Idee Fixe Premier Brut Blanc de Blancs NV $55 Howard Park Jeté Rosé NV $46 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegme...

Send us Fan Mail Oakdene Petas Pinot Noir $42 XO Wine Co Small Batch Pinot Noir $32 Tapanappa Foggy Hill Pinot Noir $55 Moondarra Studebaker Pinot Noir $35 Shadowfax Pinot Noir $35 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail We did a tasting to learn about MR Chard, and we thought we'd take our findings straight to you!  Wines Tasted: Window's Estate 2021 PETIT LOT CHARDONNAY $64 Trait Wines Chardonnay 2021 $89 2022 Howard Park Chardonnay $65 McHenry Hohnen 2021 Laterite Hills Chardonnay $45 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail You don't see a lot of it, but damn it's good. Time to try Cab Franc! Marquis de Surblet Chinon Cabernet Franc $15 Famille Bougrier Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil Cabernet Franc $20 Airlie Bank Cabernet Franc $17 St Leonards Vineyard Cabernet Franc $43 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail There's a section with the premium wines in Dans where they have aged wine, it tends to be different in every store and we've raided our local stores to try and find the best-hidden gems to battle it out for the best. Petaluma Chardonnay 2015 Petaluma Riesling  Woodlands Cabernet Merlot 2013 Craggy Range Cabernet 2014  Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok...

Send us Fan Mail There are so many things that can go wrong when you're trying to grow grapes. From hail and frost, to rot and fungus, and pests and fires. Here's everything that can go wrong, how we try to prevent it, and how happens if we can't. Book Meg is reading: The Wine Journal  $30 The Final Drop: 2017 White Label Verdelho $60 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and Ti...

Send us Fan Mail Our journey through Tassie continues, and we're obsessed.  Ghost Rock Cradle Riesling $35 Freycinet Riesling $28 Devil's Corner Resolution Pinot Noir $38 Spring Vale Pinot Noir $54 Final Drop:  2018 Gieson Mosel Riesling Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail Try some, it will surprise you!  Wines tasted this ep: Margan Verdelho $16 Chapel Hill The Parson Verdelho $17 2022 Tahbilk Marsanne $15 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail Kirkland Signature Champagne Brut $35 Kirkland Signature Ti Point Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc $15 Kirkland Signature Napa Valley Carneros Pinot Noir $30 Kirkland Signature Sonoma County Old Vine Zinfandel $35  Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail Dan Murphy's Imported Fine Wine buyer Nick Rose brings us top white wines you don't need to pay top dollar for. Needless to say, we have a few new favourites! Make sure you check out part one before diving in!  Patient Cottat Pouilly-Fumé ‘Anciennes Vignes’ $43 Domaine Trouillet Pouilly Fuissé $48 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail Dan Murphy's Imported Fine Wine buyer Nick Rose brings us top white wines you don't need to pay top dollar for. Needless to say, we have a few new favourites!  Wines tasted: Plessis Duval Muscadet Sevre et Maine Sur Lie $16 Domaine Andre Lorentz Alsace Riesling $28 Mommessin Grandes Mises Beaujolais Blanc $35 Cave de Tain Saint-Peray Marsanne Grand Classique $35 Follow u...

Send us Fan Mail We find out!  Wines Tasted Joseph Drouhin  Laforet Bourgogne Pinot Noir $50 Domaine Nicolas Rossignol Les Vignots, Pommard $140 Nicolas Rossignol Pommard 'Les Chaponnières' 1er Cru 2015 $220 Nicolas Rossignol Pommard 'Les Chanlins' 1er Cru 2015 $240   Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail Thanks Kranthi for your help! Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail Is Tassie worth the hype? Let's find out!  Bream Creek Sauvignon Blanc $31 Frogmore Creek Riesling $27 Island Belle Chardonnay $36 Stefano Lubiana Primavera Pinot Noir $45 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail If you gave us $230 to spend on a wine, we probably wouldn't choose to spend it on Chablis. But we got one! So let's see if it's worth it...  Simonnet-Febvre Chablis $44 Simonnet-Febvre Chablis Premier Cru Vaillons $60 Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Premier Cru Montmains $70 Louis Moreau Chablis $95 Domaine Gautheron Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses $230 Follow us on instag...

Send us Fan Mail Meg and Mel taste through Mornington Pinot to see if it's worth the fuss. Quealy Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir $34 Stonier Pinot Noir $34 Kooyong Pinot Noir $35 Onannon Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir $40 2019 Moorooduc Estate Pinot Noir Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail We're unable to bring you our usual episode this week, so instead a look at two sides of Pinot. Who are you with - Scottie or Miles? Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail This week, we're talking all about an absolute classic: Chennin Blanc. We're so excited to share some of the amazing bottles we tried from France, South Africa, and Australia. Wines tasted:  Famille Bougrier Confidences Vouvray $22 Coriole Chenin Blanc $23 DeMorgenzon DMZ Chenin Blanc $24 Famille Bougrier Pure Loire Vouvray Sparkling $24 Follow us on instagram @winewithm...

Send us Fan Mail Meg and Mel are joined by Rob Aitken, wine buyer at Dan Murphy's and Piquette passionate! We talk about how we love the cateogory for ticking all the boxes... even if it's not quite wine.  Piquette tasted: Escape Room Piquette 330mL $22 (four pack of cans) Oakridge Garden Gris Piquette 330mL $22 (four pack of cans) Social Butterfly Blanc Piquette $25 (bottle) BK Wines Lo...

Send us Fan Mail Mel isn't so sure, but Meg is keen to prove it with some of the best the region has to offer. Wines tasted: 2016 Bianchet Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot/Cabernet Franc $40 2019 Old Block Cabernet Sauvignon $85 2020 Punt Road Block 11 Cabernet $95 2017 Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 1 $112   2017 Carrodus Cabernet Sauvignon $275 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikT...

Send us Fan Mail We tasted a lot of wine on the show this year, over 250 in fact! And while we find a gem or two most weeks, it was time to boil down to the best of the best.  If you only taste a few wines from the season, make them from our top lists. Mel's Top 5: 5. Belardent Picpoul de Pinet $18 - From S02E35 "Wines on trend for summer" 4. Pizzini La Volpe Nebbiolo $33 - From S02...

Send us Fan Mail Summer is coming and it's time to stock our fridges with fitting wines for the hot days. Meg and Mel trial what wines will make the cut for their "summer playlists." Chandon Garden Spritz $32 Giesen Pure Light Marlborough Pinot Gris $15 Hydropath Society 2021 Gruner Veltliner $20 2022 Cliff Edge Auxerrois - Mount Langi Ghiran $25 Follow us on instagram @winewithmega...