The Wine Show Australia

A bottle of Montrachet in Dubai started her love affair with wine. Jill Upton chats to Emma White about swapping the office for a vineyard, her new label Duck Hollow, and her love of Campania varietals. @thewineshowaustralia @latitude32wines

Jill Upton talks to Halliday Winemaker of the Year 2025 (and first Hunter Valley winemaker to win the award), Liz Jackson, about her career and the many hats she wears. @thewineshowaustralia @silkmanwines @firstcreekwines

Simon Nash chats with Martin about the new brand in the Yarra Valley called e'Stellar and how the 40hectare vineyards put together. @thewineshowaustralia @estellarestate

Sam Badger is one of the winemakers at Stella Bella and he talks about the recent award wine and the brand that continues to produce stunning wines. @thewineshowaustralia @stellabellawines

Mel Brauer the Prosecco Queen chats with Simon Nash about the upcoming wine event North X North East at the Old Melbourne Gaol. @thewineshowaustralia @ nxnevic

The well known Pewsey Vale Riesling recently won a best in Show award at the Decanter world wine tasting. Louisa chats with Simon Nash about what an award like this means. @thewineshowaustralia @pewseyvalevineyard

Bowen Estate celebrates its 50th vintage this year and Doug tell Simon Nash about the tourney. @thewineshowaustralia

Simon Nash speaks with Dan Killey about the wine brand and a great sounding long lunch coming up in early August. @thewineshowaustralia @tin_shed_wines

Jill Upton talks to the winemaker that doesn’t get his hands dirty, Duncan Forsyth, from Mount Edward Wines in Central Otago about pioneering vermouth, wine on tap, and skin contact wines in NZ. With the motto “ Grow your own way”, their focus is on the consumer’s cellar door experience and culture. @thewineshowaustralia @mountedwardwines

Jill Upton chats to the President of the QLD Wine Industry Association, about the upcoming AIDV Australasian Conference 2026 in the Gold Coast. They discuss the QLD wine industry and challenges, as well as his own label, Dear Vincent Wines in the Granite Belt. @thewineshowaustralia @dearvincentwines

Jill Upton chats to the owner and winemaker of Margaret River’s oldest cellar door and Young Gun nominee, Scott Baxter. With a focus on Margaret River flagships and fortifieds, the saying “Exactly where the  power  stops and the  delicacy  starts is difficult to tell” speaks volumes. @thewineshowaustralia @gralynwines

The Winter Reds festival is on in the Hills on 24th-26th July 2026. This sounds like a great weekend to get amongst the Adelaide Hills wines. Simon Nash chats with Sarah Carlson about the festival. @thewineshowaustralia @adelaidehillswine @winterredsfestival

Heidi speaks with Simon Nash about the month of May in Coonawarra and the upcoming Coonawarra Roadshow. So many reasons to visit the region and to book tickets for the Roadshow. @thewineshowaustralia @coonawarra_wine

Simon Nash chats with Ella Hoban about the Peoples Choice Award for the Young Gun of Wine Awards. A really interesting career so far, Ella is overseeing a big project integrating the Accolade Wines and Pernod Ricard brands under the new group Vinarchy. @thewineshowaustralia @vinarchywines

Marcus oversees the wine studies at the Upper Yarra Secondary College. Junction Street Vineyard is a serious vineyard making Pinot Noir that won a Gold Medal at the Yarra Valley Wine Show. @thewineshowaustralia @junctionstvineyard

Jill Upton chats to Addy Lam about being a sommelier at one of the top restaurants in Sydney and the challenges that come with it. @thewineshowaustralia @addylam

Jill Upton chats to Tim, the man behind the impressive Fearon wines in Ferguson Valley, about being nominated as a Young Gun, cutting his teeth working with the esteemed Virginia Wilcox and producing Mediterranean varietals in WA. @thewineshowaustralia @fearonwines

Jill Upton chats to Hunter Valley Legend of the Year, Greg West, about being inducted into the hall of fame, his career to date and working with a new-ish winery in East Gresford, where Dr Lindemann first planted grapes. @thewineshowaustralia @boydellswines

Jill Upton gets Dan back on the show to talk about the Coonawarra Tutorial in Brisbane. A 2 hour session of tasting 16 wines from 1971 to 2016. Amongst the flagship varietals, we are starting to see a few new wines being produced from this region, specifically white varietals which are proving to be world class wines from a region known for its reds. @thewineshowaustralia @coonawarrawine

Simon Nash and Jill Upton discuss the National Wine Show with Committee Chair Andy Gregory and Chair of Judges Matt Harrop. @thewineshowaustralia @nationalwineshow

Glenn Goodall is the winemaker for Xanadu Wines and took out the Prime Ministers Trophy for wine of show at the National Wine Show. He chats with Simon Nash and Jill Upton. @thewineshowaustralia @xanaduwines @nationalwineshow

Simon Nash and Jill Upton chat with Michael House about what it means to Evans & Tate to win the Len Evans Memorial Trophy at the National Wine Show last week. @thewineshowaustralia @evansandtate @nationalwineshow

The National Wine Show is the big stage for wineries and Jill Upton and Simon Nash chat to one of the small producers who rose to prominence as a result of winning the trophy for new white blend called Fiori. @thewineshowaustralia @sapling_yard @nationalwineshow

Jill Upton has a really interesting chat with Angus Barnes about the Royal Sydney Wine Show. @thewineshowaustralia

Brett Woodward and Jill Upton talk about the Hunter Valley and Saddlers Creek winery, he is a finalist for the winemaker of the year. @thewineshowaustralia @saddlerscreekwines