Wine with Meg + Mel

Send us Fan Mail We heard there's never been a better time for premium Australian Chardonnay, and after this tasting, we have to agree!  Wines tasted: Giant Steps Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay $80 Sentio Beechworth Chardonnay $68 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay $155 Penfolds Reserve Bin A Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2016 $110 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegm...

Send us Fan Mail Our third and final episode explores the most common wines you can expect at Italian restaurants.  Wines tasted: Pieropan Soave Classico $35 Ballini Lambrusco Amabile $9 Tenuta baràc Barbera D'Alba Superiore $44 Tenuta Di Arceno Chianti Classico Final Drop: GEN Organic Shiraz Buy Tickets for the Yalumba x Rockpool Bar & Grill Residency here Follow us on instagram @winewit...

Send us Fan Mail Do you know your Valpolicellas from your  Montepulcianos? We're here to help What Meg's drinking: Badiola Las Parcelas Blanco Wines tasted: Sartori Montegradella Valpolicella Classico Superiore $25 Carpineto Rosso di Montalcino $30 Rivetto Langhe Nebbiolo $45 Illuminati Zanna Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva $40 Final drop:  Nepenthe Nebbiolo Follow us on instagram @...

Send us Fan Mail Stumped by Italian restaurant lists? We're talking you through them.  This week, the whites. Wines tasted:  Zonin Friuli Pinot Grigio $17 Abbazia Vernaccia di San Gimignano $22 Pemo Pecorino Terre di Chieti $16 Grillo Sicilia  Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail Minimal taken out or added in - what does it even mean and does it take any good?  Wines tasted:  2023 Lowe Family Wine Bio-logical White Ansonica $45 2022 Zephyr Agent $39 Château des Jaume Infusion $27 Kalleske Zeitgeist Shiraz $32 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail We talk a big game about decanting - so does it actually do anything? We put it to the test! What Meg's drinking: Adega de Monção Vinho Verde $14 Wine tasted: Chapel Hill The MV Cabernet Sauvignon $30 Wine wings glasses: Riedel   Final Drop: City Wine Shop The Singularity $30 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail Big and bold with blue and black fruits or perfumed and elegant with red fruits?  We see  what's going on with  Argentina's Malbec! San Telmo Malbec $10 Santa Julia Reserva Malbec $18 Zuccardi Serie A Malbec $22 Zuccardi Q Malbec $32 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail We blind taste  Chardonnay from around Australia to see if we can taste a difference between region Wines Tasted: Kooyong Chardonnay $38 Forester Estate Chardonnay $36 Payten + Jones Yarra Valley Vignerons Chardonnay $30 Frogmore Creek Chardonnay $37 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail Doing Dry July?  Friend of the podcast and Herald Sun food + wine writer Kara Monssen joins us to let you know the best zero-alc wines to get you through. Polka De-Alcoholic Sparkling $20 Giesen 0% New Zealand Rose $18 Polka De-Alc Dry Red $25 Pepperjack Mid Strength Shiraz $20 Monceau Fuji Apple Pét-Nat Non-Alc $15  Listen to our first episode with Kara here . Follow us on instag...

Send us Fan Mail Have you tried this South African grape? It's certainly something different! Boschendal Sommelier Selection Pinotage $23 Old Road Wine Company Fat Man Pinotage $22 Kanonkop Kadette Pinotage $28 Kanonkop Kadette Cape Blend $25 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail Now that the new world is getting pretty good at tackling Italian varietals, we thought we'd put them side by side to see who's doing it better. Masseria Altemura Sasseo Primitivo $22 Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Zinfandel $35 Tenuta Di Arceno Chianti Classico $40 2020 Yarra Valley Sangiovese ‘Boccallupo’ $35 Final Drop:  DR3 x ST HUGO SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SHIRAZ 2...

Send us Fan Mail We thought we'd put it to the test, so we've tasted 4 Rieslings blind.  Wines tasted: Howard Park Granite Ridge Riesling $22 Jim Barry Jim's Garden Riesling $22 Cat Amongst The Pigeons Fat Cat Riesling $24 Jim Barry Watervale Riesling $18 Final Drop : Tahbilk Riesling Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

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