Wine with Meg + Mel

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Send us Fan Mail Can the color of a wine glass alter your perception of taste? Join us for a thought-provoking episode where we conduct a fun and fascinating experiment. Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail We're exploring Aussie fortified and comparing it to its brothers in Portugal, thanks to the help of Galway Pipe!  Wines tasted: GALWAY 10 YO BOURBON BARREL TAWNY $65 GALWAY 15 YO RUM BARREL TAWNY $80  GALWAY 12 YO GRAND TAWNY $36 GALWAY 25 YO RARE TAWNY $100 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail Headlines:  - Bollinger opens new tourist location complete with wellness hub and shop - are the champanoise finally having to use traditional marketing techniques instead of relying on rarity and prestige? - New not-a-wine-bar in Melbourne offers 150 wines by the glass - is this 140 too many? - Gender gap still wide in wine despite report showing progress for women - what are we...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of our chat with Sarah Crowe. Wines tased: 2021 Pinot Noir $130 2021 Dry Red Wine No. 2 $135 2021 Dry Red Wine No. 1 $155 2021 Carrodus Cabernet Sauvignon $275 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail An intro to the fabulous Sarah Crowe and Yarra Yering winery. Wines tasted: Yarra Yering 2022 Chardonnay $130 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail This  wine news we: Look at the Real Review Top Wineries list Talk to Lee McLean from Australian Grape & Wine about China reopening to Australian wine Chat to Nick Ryan about taking the reins from James Halliday for The Australian wine column. Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail A light red comes up in a tasting - do you know how to tell what it is?  We tell you the tricks. Wines tasted: Lingo 'Gam' Gamay $20 Zonzo Estate Pinot Noir $27 Hentley Farm The Marl Grenache $25 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail What Mel's drinking: 2023 ‘Chica’ Rosé Wines tasted: 2023 Brokenwood Semillon $27 2023 Yalumba Y Series Chardonnay $15 2023 The Ethereal One Vermentino $23 2023 AMBERLEY CHIMNEY BRUSH CHENIN BLANC $12 2023 Tim Adams Riesling $18 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail What Meg's been drinking: Andre Clouet Dream Vintage 2006 Final Drop: Billy Button Rosso $25 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail This wine news we Deep Dive with guest Tash Dale from Australian Vintage to dissect why only 20% of Australia's winemakers are female, despite equal gender in university wine courses. We ask Tash - what can the industry do about it? Headlines: 0.56 - Four Corners investigates misleading claims on wine labels 6.40 - WA have had a horrific vintage following their hottest summer...

Send us Fan Mail FINALLY, ETNA! 2021 Carranco Etna Bianco Villa dei Baroni $60 2020 Etna Bianco Contrada Carranco $100 2018 Carranco Etna Rosso Villa dei Baroni $60   2019 Etna Rosso Contrada Carranco $140   Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail "Cool wines" often come from cooler regions, funnily enough.  But we've got a round-up of fun wines you'll want to taste from regions you might not expect. What Meg's drinking: 2023 Meadowbank Riesling $38 Wines tasted  2022 MDI Picolit $29 2022 Sabi Wabi Semillon $39 2023 Unico Zelo Fresh AF $25 2021 Ricca Terra Vintners Aglianico $27 Final Drop PRESS + B...

Send us Fan Mail Tasting the scale wines that come out of Riverland. Look out for an upcoming ep where we taste from the smaller wineries! Wines tasted: Innocent Bystander Pink Moscato $20 Cupio Pink Pinot Grigio $18  Grant Burge Classic Collection Shiraz $8 Banrock Station Crimson Cabernet $8 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail Our first monthly episode of wine news! Hear about key stories in the world of wine and join us on a deep dive about the oversupply in Riverland, and what the government could do about it. Headlines: 3.08 - Wine exports  10.40 - Penfolds releases new Champagne 15.00 - Vintage update Deep Dive: 18.50 - Why there's grape growers protesting in Riverland Follow us on instagram @w...

Send us Fan Mail Our top 10 wines of the year!  Lowe Family Wines Ansonica $42 Oakridge Garden Gris Piquette $22   Yalumba The Tri-Centenary $55 Louis Moreau Chablis 1er Cru Vau Ligneau $95 2017 Carrodus Cabernet Sauvignon $275 Airlie Bank Cabernet Franc $24 Penfolds Reserve Bin A Chardonnay 2005 $110 Sentio Beechworth Chardonnay $68 Petaluma Riesling 2017 $45 Pemo Pecorino Terre di Chieti $16   F...

Send us Fan Mail All about Savvy B! Wines tasted: Oyster Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc $16 Giesen Uncharted Sauvignon Blanc $16 Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc $30 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2023 $80 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail What Meg's been drinking: 2022 Nepenthe Pinnacle Albariño $35 Listen to our Dyl & Friends Episode Check out Gippsland pours - a night of legends and rising stars Wines tasted:  Henkell Dry-Sec Sparkling $14.99 Croser Sparkling Rose NV $19.99 Georg Jensen Hallmark Cuvée $37.40 Chandon Vintage Blanc de Blanc de Blancs 2017 $48 Veuve Rozier Champagne Brut NV $32 Final Drop:...

Send us Fan Mail Old vines and bush vines are big marketing buzz words. They're great in theory - but do they actually change the taste of the wine? Wines tasted: Yalumba Barossa Bush Vine Grenache $28 Yalumba Vine Vale Grenache $40 Yalumba The Tri-Centenary $65 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail Rioja gets a lot of attention but there's some killer wines coming out of Spain worth trying!  Marqués de Riscal Rueda Blanco $17 Pulpo Albariño $23 Aurkitu Garnacha Vinas Viejas $27 Rar Esséncia Priorat Doq  $37 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail We welcome Colleen Haggarty to take us through the women killing it in wine at the moment. Pacha Mama Pinot Gris $27 Quealy Tussie Mussie Pinot Gris $34 Brown Brothers Patricia Chardonnay $53 Yarra Yering Agincourt $100 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 $40 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail We take you on a tour around the Loire  - the top wines and regions, and what you should be buying to drink this weekend!  Veuve Amiot Crémant de Loire Brut $19 Sauvion Cardinal Richard Muscadet Sevre et Maine Sur Lie $24 Famille Bougrier Confidences Vouvray $22 Domaine Des Grosses Pierres Sancerre $47 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail They're from France, but not one of the fancy regions. Worth drinking? What Meg's drinking: Santolin Gladysdale Chardonnay Wines tasted:  Paul Mas Chardonnay $12 Miraval Studio Rosé $27 Marrenon Les Grains Pinot Noir $19 Le Grand Roi Bouches du Rhone $12 Final drop: Hydropath Society 2019 Seeing Red Grenache Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewith...

Send us Fan Mail Out West in Victoria is  a hidden region with history, and they're absolutely killing it.  2022 Foudre Ferment Riesling $35 Seppelt Original Sparkling Shiraz NV $25 Seppelt Drumborg Pinot Noir $40 Mount Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Shiraz $33 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail The climate is getting hotter - here's what we need to be growing to adapt. Wines tasted:  Malagouzia White Dot Moschofilero $19 Gaia "Thalassitis' Santorini Assyrtiko 2018 $70 Crisanto Tempranillo Graciano Grenache $15 Domaine De Blayac Minervois $17 The final drop: 2022 Lerida Estate CULLERIN Riesling Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewith...