Wiser With Wine

Joining Rynae this week is Foni Pollitt from Mayfair Lane Pub and Dining Room, a well respected hospitality professional in Perth, for an in-depth conversation celebrating the stories, traditions, and craftsmanship behind Italian food and wine. Together, they explore everything from Prosecco, Champagne, Chianti Classico, Nero d’Avola and Etna Bianco, to the history of Italy’s DOC and DOCG wine cla...

Joining Rynae this week is Dom Boccia, founder of La Delizia Latticini, Perth’s first authentic Italian Cheese Lab. We unpack everything from Burrata, Mozzarella, Ricotta, and Stracciatella, to the importance of fresh ingredients, artisan food production, and why authentic Italian food culture continues to resonate with Australians. Throughout the episode, we pair Dom’s handcrafted cheeses with a...

This week, Rynae sits down with one of her oldest and dearest friends, Sharnee Commins, for a conversation that is equal parts heartfelt, hilarious, and deeply honest. From motherhood, raising three daughters, and navigating the chaos of family life, to friendship, career, pregnancy loss, and the village it takes to get through life's biggest challenges.. nothing is off limits. It's a conv...

Joining Rynae this week is Yasemin Cooper, founder of The Cooper Method, for an honest conversation about motherhood, modern wellness, mindset, and what it really means to take care of yourself as a woman. We unpack everything from Pilates, running, nutrition, and meditation, to the realities of perimenopause, hormonal health, and learning to prioritise yourself without guilt. Yasemin opens up abo...

Wiser with Wine has gone international! Joining Rynae live from Poland is mindset coach and spiritual mentor Luke Mind Power for one of our most honest and emotional conversations yet. From childhood trauma and heartbreak to spiritual awakening, self-love, faith, and finding purpose, this episode goes deep. Luke opens up about leaving behind the party lifestyle, rebuilding himself from the ground...

This week, Dr Anthony Chaffee is back… and this one goes completely off the rails (in the best way). From his surprise proposal and wedding plans to Alaska adventures, dating stories, and what it’s really like living with a carnivore — we ask everything you’ve actually wanted to know.   We get into steak secrets, cheat days, Perth hangouts, and the day-to-day reality behind the lifestyle — plus th...

This week, we’re joined by Mandi J Nelson for a deep dive into energy, astrology, and the shifting world around us. We unpack the Year of the Fire Horse, lunar eclipses, and the idea that major global events may be tied to larger energetic cycles — from systems breaking down to the possibility of something new emerging in their place.   From there, the conversation turns inward. We explore intuiti...

Dr Anthony Chaffee is back — and this time, we go deeper.   We dive into women’s health, hormones, perimenopause and menopause, unpacking what’s really driving symptoms, weight gain, and hormonal shifts. From insulin and estrogen to HRT, thyroid concerns and fertility, this conversation challenges a lot of what we’ve been told — and why so many women feel like their bodies are working against them...

This week on Wiser With Wine , we sit down with Tim Buckton— the man quietly (or not so quietly) behind Fremantle’s glow-up. From boutique hotels to some of Perth’s most loved venues, Tim shares how he’s helping reshape Freo into a destination again — blending history, hospitality and a whole lot of personality.   We get into what actually makes a venue work (hint: it’s not just good food and pret...

Paediatric dietitian, fussy-eating specialist and founder of Mealtimes, Dr Kyla joins us for a refreshingly honest conversation about feeding kids in a world full ofconflicting advice. From food pyramids and ultra-processed panic to sugar myths and supermarket psychology, we unpack what the science actually says — and why nutrition has become so confusing for parents. We dive into the big debates...

Backyard sausage sizzles, fairy bread and Pass the Parcel with one ruthless winner… or balloon arches, petting zoos and a $900 entertainer? This week we unpack how birthday parties have gone from simple to full-scale production — and whether we’recelebrating our kids… or competing with each other.   We talk party politics (invite the whole class or risk playground warfare), teen socialpressure and...

This week, we’re joined in studio by Sev Mozhaev — father, business owner, former teacher, and the creator behind 1.7 million TikTok followers. We talk about what becoming a dad really does to you — the increased accountability, the loss of complacency, and how quickly the days start flying by. Sev opens up about providing for his family, the privilege of responsibility, gender roles, and the ment...

This one is all about Lucy.   In this special episode, Lucy takes the hot seat while Alex and Rynae ask the questions — from championship dance floors and clubbing glory days to Croatian weddings, tarotreadings, and sliding doors moments that shaped her life.   We dive into her love of food, her favourite places in the world, how she met her husband, and the journey that made her who she is. There...

This week, we’re joined in studio by Cameron Branch, host of the massively successful Hard Yarns Podcast . With over 400 episodes under his belt, Cameron reflects on what it really takes to build something from scratch — and reveals the surprising, MASSIVE celebrity who recently reached out to let him know they’re a fan! We talk podcast beginnings, early mistakes, finding your voice, and the momen...

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we’re talking one of the greatest pairings of all time: cheese and wine — and why it might just be the perfect date night. We touch on thescience, the romance, and why sharing rich food and good wine instantly brings people closer.   Then we get properly stuck into the pairings. We taste our way through a selection of Stella Bella wine, including Chardonnay, Grena...

This week, the spotlight is firmly on Rynae. We talk cruise ship days, questionable passenger behaviour, travel dreams, and how she went from life at sea to life as a sommelier. Expect wine chats, food obsessions, celebrity encounters, and thekind of stories that usually come out after a glass or two.   We also get into sliding-doors moments, psychic predictions that may or may not have come true,...

In this episode, we’re joined in studio by Chef Richard Overbye from Angelwood Pies for a wine-and-pie tasting that’s far more sophisticated than it sounds. Richardshares his journey into the kitchen, how his fine-dining background inspired alove letter to the humble Aussie pie, and how he balances life as a chef withfamily life — including welcoming twins.   We talk pastry, fillings, and the craf...

Happy New Year! We’re kicking off 2026 by diving into New Year’s Eve chaos, resolutions we may or may not keep, and why fresh starts feel so powerful.   We then wander around the world exploring how different cultures ring in the New Year, from Spain’s midnight grapes to Japan’s temple bells and Australia’s fireworks lighting up the harbour.   To wrap up, we slow down for a moment of reflection—wh...

Christmas gave us drama, cooking chaos, and more family moments than we asked for, so naturally we’re unpacking it all.   Then it’s all things Santa: keeping the magic alive, when to tell the truth, how many gifts are too many, and whether adulthood has made Christmas feel more stressful than joyful. We also tackle decorations: when we put them up, when they come down, and why the shops start in O...

Alex and Rynae are gearing up to send their kids to Kindy next year, and reality is kicking in. Lucy steps in with some much-needed advice as we dive into the big questions around schooling choices, the rise of homeschooling, and whethernature-based learning or traditional classrooms make the most sense.   We talk homework battles, pricey school photos, the politics of uniforms, navigating disagre...

In this episode, we sit down with French psychic medium Shirley Barroy, for a conversation that’s as fascinating as it is deeply personal. Shirley shares how she first discovered her psychic abilities, how she learned to trust them, and what it’slike to work as a medium in everyday life. She also gives Alex and Lucy live tarot readings and brings through messages from their loved ones who have pas...

This week, we’re joined by Adam Keane and Emma Lunt — the duo behind Drinks Chat Podcast — for a fun, entertaining crossover where good conversation flows just as smoothly as the cocktails.   We dive into how Drinks Chat began, their early episodes, how the show has evolved, and the emotional moments that surprised even them. They share their dream guests, biggoals for 2026, and what the hospitali...

This week, we flip the script — Rynae sits down to interview Alex , and we’re finally getting the full backstory behind our resident Leo, tech queen, and former Sydney beach girl. We dive into Alex’s pre-kids Sydney life (spoiler: beaches, brunches, and zero responsibilities), the best hidden food gems she still dreams about, and what it was really like moving across the country to start a family...

Rynae is back from her 22-day European adventure — and she’s officially in her Roman Empire era. Think: Michelin-chef lunches at MotoGP, endless limoncello spritzes, wood-fired saltimbocca, the best pasta in Genoa, Iberian ham fantasies, and shopping… so much shopping …   She almost got kicked out of the Vatican, fell hopelessly in love with Rome, and yes — briefly “lost” her husband and child, wh...

This week, we’re pouring one out for entitlement, first world problems, and the little vices we pretend aren’t that bad.   From people glued to the baggage carousel, to Perth’s 4WD drivers with Big D–Energy, we’re calling it all out — including ourselves. We whinge about sparkling water that’s “not sparkly enough,” overflowing wardrobes, and weigh in on Sydney Sweeney’s Good Jeans moment.  Then we...