Mel Gilcrist, Meg Brodtmann

Wine with Meg + Mel

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The fun + frank podcast which helps you navigate the world of wine. Hosted by Australia's first female Master of Wine Meg Brodtmann, and self-titled Master of Sabrage Mel Gilcrist.

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Mel Gilcrist, Meg Brodtmann

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winewithmegandmel.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

French wine, in this economy? We show you how. 17.03.2023

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...

Blind tasting Burgundy: from $45 Bourgogne to $250 Premier Cru. The difference will be obvious... right? 09.03.2023

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

Why do we do this to ourselves? Blind tasting. 02.03.2023

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

Southern Tassie 23.02.2023

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

How much should you spend on Chablis? 16.02.2023

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...

Mornington Pinot Noir 09.02.2023

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

A spot of bad news 02.02.2023

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

Chenin Blanc rocks. 26.01.2023

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...

Piquette: The not-quite-wine we can't get enough of 19.01.2023

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...

Is Yarra Valley Cabernet underrated? 12.01.2023

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...

Finale: Our Top 10 Podcast Wines of the Year 16.12.2022

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...

Wines for your "summer playlist" 08.12.2022

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...

We finally do Durif 01.12.2022

Send us Fan Mail After putting it off for months, Meg finally gets Mel to do the Durif episode, and they find some surprises!  Sans Pareil Estate Black Label Reserve Durif 2020 $24 Buller Wines Balladeer Durif 2021 $32  Domaine Asmara Private Reserve Durif 2019 $45 Spook Hill Wines The Dark $38   Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Not-dry wine part 2 and we answer your questions! PH, storage + Blaufrankisch 24.11.2022

Send us Fan Mail Wines tasted: Zonin Ventiterre Moscato $12 La Plancheliere Cabernet d'Anjou Rosé $13 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Can a wine be good if it's not dry? 17.11.2022

Send us Fan Mail Meg tries to change Mel's opinion on wines with residual sugar.   Wines tasted: 2021 Gieson riesling  2020 Winkel Riesling $28 Dr Loosen Bernkasteler Lay Kabinett Riesling $34 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Weird-ass wines you've never heard of, but you're gonna love 10.11.2022

Send us Fan Mail What Meg's drinking:  Guigal Côtes du Rhône Weird wines tasted: 2014 Gapsted Wines Limited Release Petit Manseng (can buy the 2017 here )  2018 Godello El Zarzal 2019 Peique Mencia DO Bierzo 2019 Domane Wachau Blauer Zweigelt Terrassen Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

We like big Malbec and we cannot lie 03.11.2022

Send us Fan Mail What Meg's been drinking: Montes Classic Series Sauvignon Blanc Fat Bastard Malbec MENDOZA, ARGENTINA $18 The Ethereal One Fleurieu Malbec $17 Bleasdale Vineyards Second Innings Malbec $19 Mitolo Jester McLaren Vale Malbec $25 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

How Low Can You Go? Trying the cheapest wine we can find. 27.10.2022

Send us Fan Mail We taste $4 wine so you don't have to.  Chancellor & Co Pinot Grigio $3.99 Bowler's Run Semillon Sauvignon Blanc $3.19 Gossips Shiraz $4.49 Bowler's Run Cabernet Merlot $3.19 Hilarious page we mentioned: @fake.booze Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Fantastic Fiano (all under $15!) 20.10.2022

Send us Fan Mail We love finding wines with bang for buck. Fiano's delivering!  What Meg's drinking: Non Vintage Brut Elite Wines tasted:  Surani Pietrariccia Surani Fiano Del Salento IGT $18 Colpasso Fiano $15 Infamous Dodger Fiano $14 Bella Riva Fiano $11 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Stop ignoring Central Victoria 13.10.2022

Send us Fan Mail Awesome wines from overlooked regions. Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

A deep dive into Heathcote - will it change Meg's mind? 06.10.2022

Send us Fan Mail We're finally here in Heathcote! Meg had expressed in Season 1 that she wasn't a fan of Heathcote Shiraz, so we got a local pro to take us through a bunch from different sub regions to see if we could change her mind. What Simon's drinking: Melbourne Gin Co Negroni Wines tasted: Osicka Selection 2021 Shiraz ,  Tooborac,  $60 Devil's Cave 2019 Shiraz $39 Red Edg...

How good's Nebbiolo?! 29.09.2022

Send us Fan Mail So good.  Meg and Mel taste a couple of examples from Italy then see how the Aussie ones compare, and boy to they step up to the plate.  What Meg's drinking: a whole bunch of fancy wines we mere mortals could never dream of tasting. Rivetto Langhe Nebbiolo $48 Rizieri Nebbiolo d'Alba $42 Pizzini La Volpe Nebbiolo $33 Serafino Bellissimo Nebbiolo $22 Follow us on instagra...

Wines on trend for summer (that we're stocking up on!) 22.09.2022

Send us Fan Mail We asked Dan's Head of Fine Wine Andrew Shedden what wines are on trend for summer. The key things are whites with "tension and texture" and "brighter and lighter" reds. Andrew brought in a bunch of wines which include some new favourites for us - and for as little as $17! What Andrew's drinking: AR Lenoble Champagne Cuvée Intense NV $70 Wines tasted:...

Inside the Dan Murphy's buying process 16.09.2022

Send us Fan Mail With the help of Endeavour's Head of Fine Wine Andrew Shedden we find out exactly what goes in to choosing the wines which end up on shelf.  Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Sustainable wines you can feel good about drinking 08.09.2022

Send us Fan Mail Sustainably made and packaged wine is exploding. We explore the impact each of these has on the planet, and of course, see how they taste! What Meg's drinking: Julg Riesling Kalkmergel 2019 $49 Wines tasted:  Round Theory Marlborough White Field Blend $23 Taylors One Small Step Eco-Bottle Chardonnay $16 Three's A Crowd Pinot Noir $16 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegan...

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