Jill Upton chats to the owner and winemaker of Margaret River’s oldest cellar door and Young Gun nominee, Scott Baxter. With a focus on Margaret River flagships and fortifieds, the saying “Exactly where the power stops and the delicacy starts is difficult to tell” speaks volumes.

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Jill Upton chats to the President of the QLD Wine Industry Association, about the upcoming AIDV Australasian Conference 2026 in the Gold Coast. They discuss the QLD wine industry and challenges, as well as his own label, Dear Vincent Wines in the Granite Belt.

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Jill Upton talks to the winemaker that doesn’t get his hands dirty, Duncan Forsyth, from Mount Edward Wines in Central Otago about pioneering vermouth, wine on tap, and skin contact wines in NZ. With the motto “ Grow your own way”, their focus is on the consumer’s cellar door experience and culture.

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Marcus oversees the wine studies at the Upper Yarra Secondary College. Junction Street Vineyard is a serious vineyard making Pinot Noir that won a Gold Medal at the Yarra Valley Wine Show.

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Simon Nash chats with Ella Hoban about the Peoples Choice Award for the Young Gun of Wine Awards.

A really interesting career so far, Ella is overseeing a big project integrating the Accolade Wines and Pernod Ricard brands under the new group Vinarchy.

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Heidi speaks with Simon Nash about the month of May in Coonawarra and the upcoming Coonawarra Roadshow. So many reasons to visit the region and to book tickets for the Roadshow.

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The Winter Reds festival is on in the Hills on 24th-26th July 2026. This sounds like a great weekend to get amongst the Adelaide Hills wines.

Simon Nash chats with Sarah Carlson about the festival.

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Jill Upton gets Dan back on the show to talk about the Coonawarra Tutorial in Brisbane. A 2 hour session of tasting 16 wines from 1971 to 2016. Amongst the flagship varietals, we are starting to see a few new wines being produced from this region, specifically white varietals which are proving to be world class wines from a region known for its reds.

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Jill Upton chats to Hunter Valley Legend of the Year, Greg West, about being inducted into the hall of fame, his career to date and working with a new-ish winery in East Gresford, where Dr Lindemann first planted grapes.

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Jill Upton chats to Tim, the man behind the impressive Fearon wines in Ferguson Valley, about being nominated as a Young Gun, cutting his teeth working with the esteemed Virginia Wilcox and producing Mediterranean varietals in WA.

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