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Think Chile is just about bulk, cheap wine? Think again! Meg shows us some awesome Chilean wines pushing boundaries.

Wines tasted:

• 2017 Caliterra Tributo Chardonnay $18
• 2019 Leonardo Erazo Arbol Arriba $45
• 2019 Ventisquero Reserva Pinot Noir $18
• 2018 Gustavo Martinez El Carmen de Cuchacucha Pais $39
• 2019 Pablo & Ronald El Guindo Cinsault $30
• 2019 Antiyal Pura Fe Carmenere $43
  
  
  
  
  

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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 RIESLING S $40
• Jade + Jasper Fiano $23
• Eminence Pinot Meunier Rosé ('A glass of' pack)
•  Tillie J Yarra Valley Pinot Noir $42
  
  
  

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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  ($130)

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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

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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
  
  

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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
  
  

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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

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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)

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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 Noir / $3 Chardonnay
  
  
  

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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 Cava ($14)
3. 2015 Ten Miles East Arneis ($28) 
2. 2016 E Guigal Chateauneuf-du-Pape ($99)
1. 2019 The Remarkables Central Otago Pinot Gris ($19)

Honorable mention: 2019 Dominique Piron Brouilly Beaujolais Crus ($33)

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