Wine with Meg + Mel

Send us Fan Mail In celebration of International Women's Day, we're releasing this week's episode early! Meg + Mel taste some of the top wines from women in Australia, and Meg opens up about what it's like to be a woman in wine.  What Meg's drinking: Penley Estate Cabernet Franc - Made by Kate Goodman Wines Tasted:  Delamere NV Cuvee $40 Vignerons Schmolzer + Brown RIESLIN...

Send us Fan Mail Meg and Mel explore the Yarra Valley with special guest Rob Dolan, the man who has seen it change from a quaint wine area, to one of Australia's best known regions.  Wines Tasted: 2006 Vintage Chandon ($31) 2021 La Bohème Act Three Pinot Gris ($19) 2020 Rob Dolan White Label Chardonnay ($32) 2020 Rob Dolan White Label Pinot Noir ($38) 2018 Yarra Yerring Dry Red Number One  ($...

Send us Fan Mail We get in a pro to see. Mark Baulderstone, MD of Riedel Australia & NZ takes Meg and Mel through a tasting to test if glassware really does matter. What Mark's drinking: Dalrymple Vineyards Single Site Ouse Pinot Noir $64 Glassware tasted from: RIEDEL DEGUSTAZIONE RED WINE $22.5 per unit RIEDEL WINEWINGS PINOT NOIR/NEBBIOLO $60 per unit Follow us on instagram @winewithmeg...

Send us Fan Mail We're going to dive into Autralian wine regions! We start with something a little less often discussed... Canberra. Wines tasted: 2021 Shaw wines Estate Riesling $30 2021 Long Rail Gully ČETIRI Field Blend $25 2019 Linear Pinot Noir $30 2017 Wallaroo Shiraz $28 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail Make sure you catch part one! In part two we taste and compare three more of the top champagne houses.  Wines tasted: Mumm Cordon Rouge Brut Champagne $60 Besserat De Bellefon Champagne Cuvee Bleu Brut $72 Bollinger Rosé $147 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail We've brought back Neil by popular demand, and this time we're talking Champagne! We've got some of the top champanes sold in Australia, Neil is telling us the backstories behind them, and we put them to the test! Wines tasted: Monsigny Champagne Brut NV $23 Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label Champagne $78 Pommery Brut Royal Champagne $70 Follow us on instagram @winew...

Send us Fan Mail Meg certainly has an opinion, and we think it might surpirse you!  Wines tasted: Rob Dolan Wines Rose ($24) Haselgrove Wines Grenache Rose ($22.93) Chapel Hill Parson Rose ($14.95) Longview Juno Nebbiolo Rosato ($24.70) Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Rose ($22.83) Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail We know wines which come in alternative packaging can be better for the environment and help with portions... but can they taste any good? Meg and Mel find out. What Meg's Drinking: Pierre Peters  NV Wines tasted: Golden Oak Chardonnay 4L Cask Wine - $12 Yalumba Cask Wine Chardonnay 2l - $13 'A Glass Of' wine pouches - $45 for 5 Elephant in the Room cans - $5 Pinot...

Send us Fan Mail Meg is a Master of Wine who is a top wine judge, but doesn't normally do formal "picks" or reviews for other wines... until now. Meg is counting down the top wines from the hundreds tasted on this season. What Meg's drinking: Pieropan Soave Classico Top Wines from the season: 5. 2020 Rob Dolan Wines Black Label Marsanne  ($28) 4. Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut Cav...

Send us Fan Mail Meg lets us know the best wines for Christmas day - from your morning wine, all the way to plum pudding.  Wines tasted:  NV Blue Pyrenees Vintage Brut  2015 Peter Lehmann Margaret Semillon   Pizzini La Volpe Nebbiolo Seppelt Original Sparkling Shiraz NV Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail Mel's obsessed with Marsanne but Meg hasn't been completely sold - until now. Find out why Meg and Mel are now Marsanne-crazy! What Meg's drinking: Pommerol   Wines tasted: 2020 Rob Dolan Wines Marsanne ($28) 2019 Place of Changing Winds Marsanne ($35)  2019 J.L. Chave Selection Crozes-Hermitage Silene ($69) 2020 Tahbilk Marsanne  ($18) 2014 Tahbilk 1927 Vines Marsa...

Send us Fan Mail Meg and Mel have been arguing. Mel thinks you need a nice wine to cook with for the flavour - Meg is all about using cheap wine in meals. To put it to the test, Meg has cooked two of the same dishes using the one of each types of wine. Our guest, The Farm Executive Chef for Anthony Cutijar acts as judge to determine once and for all.  Anthony also covers off what types of wine to...

Send us Fan Mail Meg and Mel put it to the test by chilling three red wines and comparing them to their room temp counterparts. What Meg's drinking:  Rob Dolan Wines Marsanne   Wines Tasted:  2018 Rob Dolan Wines Black Label Pinot Noir  Andrew Garrett Sparkling Shiraz 2017 Domane Wachau Blauer Zweigelt 2020 Paxton AAA Shiraz Grenache 2018 ampo Viejo Tempranillo  Follow us on instagram @winewi...

Send us Fan Mail The Hidden Sea Wines take 10 plastic bottles out of the ocean for every bottle sold. We talk to Richie Vandenberg, the man behind the brand (and much to Mel's delight, ex-Hawthorn captain) to understand how it works. Bear with us for the audio in the first few minutes, the mics got fuzzy when we got excited - it clears up ;) Wines tasted: 2021 Hidden Sea Sauvignon Blanc 2021...

Send us Fan Mail Neil Allanby is back to take us through part 2 of the stories behind the Rhone Valley.  Wines tasted: 2019 M. Chapoutier Gigondas 2016 E Guigal Chateauneuf-du-Pape  Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail Delicate, elegant, beautiful french wines without the price tag of the fancier regions. We deep dive into the Rhone and the stories behind the wines. Wines tasted: 2019 Gabriel Meffre Ventoux 2017 Cave de Tain Saint Joseph Grand Classique Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of French wines: we go into red wines from France that are all around the $30 mark! Dominique Piron Brouilly Beaujolais $33  Dopff Au Moulin Alsace Pinot Noir $35 Famille Bougrier Confidences Chinon Cabernet Franc $19 Chateau Paul Mas Clos des Mures (GSM) $24 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail Don't worry, you won't have to take out a loan to try these French whites.  Absolute must-tries for any wine lover!  Pierre Brevin  Sancerre $38 Belardent Picpoul de Pinet $17 Simonnet-Febvre Chablis $38 Dopff Au Moulin Gewurztraminer $22 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail No/Low is the biggest trend in wine at the moment. Despite Meg's protests, Meg + Mel dive in to figure out if they're any good!  Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail Does liking rosé make you basic? Find out with Meg + Mel.  Wines we tried:   Freixenet Italian Rosé $18 Miraval Côtes de Provence Rosé $35 Rob Dolan Pinot Noir Rosé $24 Champteloup Rosé d'Anjou $16 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail How red wine is made, why vintage is so crazy, and a listener question about sparkling from the UK.  Wines tasted: Rob Dolan Wines True Colours Pinot Noir  Rob Dolan Wines White Label Pinot Noir  Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail All the words we say that you don't know what we mean... explained. What Meg's Drinking:  Elephant in the Room Fiano ($14) Wines tasted in ep: Rob Dolan True Colours Chardonnay  ($24) Rob Dolan White Label Chardonnay ($35) Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail IGT, DOC, DOCG - what does it all mean? Meg + Mel chat about why Italy is so confusing, and dive in to unravel Italian wines.  What Meg's Drinking: Tyrells Semillion Wines Tasted: 2019 Santa Cristina Toscana 2017 Querciabella Mongrana  2018 Argiano Rosso di Montalcino Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail We could talk for days about natural wines... but here's a start. What Meg's drinking: 2019 Corymbia Chenin Blanc Wines tasted: - Bonkers Juicy Yellow Wine Dan's, $19.99 - Bonkers Juicy Red Wine Dan's, $19.99 - Pet Mout Rose Pet Nat Dan's, $19.99 Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel and TikTok! @winewithmegmel

Send us Fan Mail The brief to Meg was: bring wines from regions I've never heard of. .. and BOY did she deliver. Some seriously amazing wines worth tasting. Links to wines:  Dveri Pax Pinot Gris 2015 - World Wine ($29.99) Alain Graillot Syrocco Syrah 2018 - World Wine ($39.99) 2018 Gaioz Sopromadze Tsitska - Different Drop ($55.00) 2019 Grace Gris de Koshu - Different Drop ($55.00) What Meg&a...