Halliday Wine Companion
Halliday Wine Companion
Playlist by Halliday Wine CompanionWhile many of us enjoy wine, we don’t necessarily feel confident talking about it. It can often feel intimidating and a little highbrow. Journalist, and deputy editor of Halliday Wine Companion, Tom …Follow the podcast:
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Tradition vs. innovation in Rutherglen
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 17: Rowly Milhinch, Scion, Rutherglen Rutherglen is one of Australia's oldest wine regions. Grapevines came to the region in the 1850s during the gold rush and Rutherglen, as many of you will already know, became Australia's unchallenged capital of fortif…
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Muscat with Nick Brown
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 16: Nick Brown, All Saints, Rutherglen Today I am in Rutherglen in Victoria’s Northeast and I am joined by a descendant of wine royalty. Nick Brown from All Saints Estate. If the last name hasn’t given it away, Nick has lived and breathed wine his whole …
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Varietal focus: Tempranillo
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 15: Daniel Tokar, Tokar Estate, Yarra Valley Today we are talking all things Tempranillo! There’s no denying it’s the signature wine grape of Spain, and a very very old one at that…dating back to 1100 BC. There are about 500 clones of Tempranillo in Spa…
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Responding to COVID-19 with Dylan McMahon
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 14: Dylan McMahon, Seville Estate, Yarra Valley. Join me as I sit down with Dylan McMahon from Seville Estate in Victoria's Yarra Valley to reflect on the last two years. From his greatest learnings, to the moments that shaped Seville Estate as a business…
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Underwater wine ageing with Ben Ranken
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 13: Ben Ranken, Wilimee Wines, Macedon Ranges. Today’s topic is of huge interest to me. Underwater wine. I’m fascinated by it. It’s a process whereby wine is aged or preserved under water. And there are some high-profile cases. Now, back in 2010 it wa…
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Richie Vandenberg's war on plastic
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 12: Former Hawthorn footy captain Richie Vandenberg is on a mission to remove and recycle one billion single-use plastic bottles from our oceans by 2030, via his wine label The Hidden Sea. Want to know what wine we were drinking? 2021 PINOT GRIGIO. Ligh…
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Spotlight on Malolactic Fermentation
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 11: Wine educator Nicole Bilson on Malolactic Fermentation Today we sit down with wine educator Nicole Bilson to learn about the winemaking technique, malolactic fermentation. Now, while many of you may not have heard of this technique before - most of yo…
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Varietal focus: Grenache
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 10: Giles Cooke MW, Thistledown Wines, South Australia. We catch up with Giles Cooke, winemaker and Award Winning Varietal (grenache) recipient at the 2022 Halliday Wine Companion Awards, to discuss all things grenache! Grenache in Australia has quite a c…
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How sparkling wine is made with Kate Laurie
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 9: Kate Laurie, Deviation Road, Adelaide Hills. We catch up with Kate Laurie, winemaker and Sparkling Wine of the Year recipient at the 2022 Halliday Wine Companion Awards, to discuss all things sparkling wine and champagne. Raised in WA Kate actually li…
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Awards wrap-up!
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 7: Jeni Port, Halliday Wine Companion taster. Join Jeni and I as we discuss the ins & outs of last night's 2022 Halliday Wine Companion Awards! Any thoughts or suggestions for upcoming episodes? Please email us at bytheglass@hardiegrant.com and don't fo…
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