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Wine with Meg + Mel

Hosted by Mel Gilcrist, Meg Brodtmann · arts · EN-AU

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The fun + frank podcast which helps you navigate the world of wine. Hosted by Australia's first female Master of Wine Meg Brodtmann, and self-titled Master of Sabrage Mel Gilcrist.

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What is Wine with Meg + Mel about?

The fun + frank podcast which helps you navigate the world of wine. Hosted by Australia's first female Master of Wine Meg Brodtmann, and self-titled Master of Sabrage Mel Gilcrist.

Who hosts Wine with Meg + Mel?

Wine with Meg + Mel is hosted by Mel Gilcrist, Meg Brodtmann. The show has published 241 episodes to date.

What has Wine with Meg + Mel covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Wine News: The Return Of Family Owned Wineries, Endeavour Agree To Transparent Labeling Rules and A Wine Heist In The Italian Countryside" (28 October 2026, 47 minutes), "From QR Codes to Ice in Rosé: Opinions from Sommelier and Wine Communicator Cyndal Petty" (23 October 2026, 37 minutes), and "Champagne Problems: The Deepest Dive In Sparkling Wine! Part 2" (7 October 2026, 43 minutes).

How often does Wine with Meg + Mel publish?

Wine with Meg + Mel publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 241 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Wine with Meg + Mel?

Booking probability for Wine with Meg + Mel is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Wine with Meg + Mel requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Wine with Meg + Mel's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Wine with Meg + Mel?

The strongest fits for Wine with Meg + Mel are Beverages, Brewing & Distilling. Wine with Meg + Mel has an arts audience.

About the host

Mel Gilcrist, Meg Brodtmann hosts Wine with Meg + Mel, an arts podcast with 241 episodes published.

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  • Wine with Meg + Mel

    Wine News: The Return Of Family Owned Wineries, Endeavour Agree To Transparent Labeling Rules and A Wine Heist In The Italian Countryside

    Oct 28, 202647 min

    Send us Fan Mail A lot can change in the wine world while you’re away, and coming back to the headlines can feel like whiplash. We’re unpacking the big Australian wine industry moves that sit behind the bottles you see...

  • Wine with Meg + Mel

    From QR Codes to Ice in Rosé: Opinions from Sommelier and Wine Communicator Cyndal Petty

    Oct 23, 202637 minS5

    Send us Fan Mail Wine can be the most welcoming drink on the table, and somehow we’ve also managed to make it intimidating. We’re joined by Western Australia’s Cyndal Petty, a wine communicator with a deep hospitality...

  • Wine with Meg + Mel

    Champagne Problems: The Deepest Dive In Sparkling Wine! Part 2

    Oct 7, 202643 min

    Send us Fan Mail We taste how time changes sparkling wine, comparing lees-aged cellar release bubbles with an older bottle-aged Blanc de Blancs that turns fruit into caramel, fudge and nuts. We also break down how...

  • Wine with Meg + Mel

    Champagne Problems: The Deepest Dive In Sparkling Wine! Part 1

    Sep 30, 202651 min

    Send us Fan Mail Sparkling wine looks effortless in the glass, but the work behind it is anything but. With Meg away in Spain, we (Mel and Austin) crack on with a proper deep dive into Traditional Method sparkling wine...

  • Wine with Meg + Mel

    Why Is the Wine Industry Losing Good People? Women in Wine on Careers, AI and the Future of Wine

    Sep 25, 20261h 30mS5

    Send us Fan Mail Wine is a “sexy” industry right up until you see what the hours, expectations, and unspoken rules do to the people who make it. We’re joined by three powerhouse voices from very different corners of...

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    Wine News: Changing Of The Guard In Australian Wine, Mac Forbes Administration, The Buyback Scheme We Have Been Waiting For and So Much MORE!

    Sep 23, 202640 min

    Send us Fan Mail A premium Yarra Valley name going into administration is not the headline anyone wanted, but it is the one we need to talk about. With Meg away, we jump into Wine News and break down what...

  • Wine with Meg + Mel

    Can A Wine Podcast Help You Pass WSET Level 2?

    Sep 10, 202631 min

    Send us Fan Mail Meg was meant to be on mic. She misread a message, didn’t show, and we made the only sensible choice: pour a glass and turn our producer Austin into today’s guest. The catch is he’s drinking warm Pinot...

  • Wine with Meg + Mel

    Career Pivots & Passion Projects: How to Transition into the Wine World with Warwick Tiernan

    Sep 2, 202653 min

    Send us Fan Mail We catch up with our old mate Warwick Tiernan to unpack how a lifelong love of food, travel, and good chats at bottle shops turns into genuine wine confidence. We taste our way through a Victorian long...

  • Wine with Meg + Mel

    Wine History: Wine & War

    Aug 27, 202622 min

    Send us Fan Mail We follow the trail of wine and war across the 20th century and it gets stranger, darker, and more human than most wine trivia ever admits. We talk through why the French state treated wine as a...

  • Wine with Meg + Mel

    Wine News: Has The Australian Wine Industry Reached It's Breaking Point, New Members For The Australian Wine Board, Len Evans Tutorial Breakdown, and What's On In Wine PLUS MORE!

    Aug 19, 202634 min

    Send us Fan Mail Wine people love a good crisis chat, but what happens when the story gets so grim that customers start believing wine itself is the problem? We’re tackling that head-on, with a glass in hand and a focus...

  • Wine with Meg + Mel

    Listener Questions! We Answer All Of Your Burning Questions

    Aug 12, 202632 min

    Send us Fan Mail Your DMs run the show this time, and the questions swing wildly between deeply practical wine advice and the kind of chaos you only get when you put three opinionated people in front of microphones. We...

  • Wine with Meg + Mel

    Wine Education: We Blind Taste Spätlese Riesling

    Aug 5, 202647 min

    Send us Fan Mail We build a fast, practical way to remember German Riesling by region, then test it with a blind Spätlese flight that forces us to use Mel's... interesting study technique. Along the way we unpack...

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    Wine News: National Vintage Report 2026, European Heatwaves & Shifting Consumer Behaviours, Look at Gen Z Go

    Jul 29, 202632 min

    Send us Fan Mail The Australian vintage just shrank, but the story is not as simple as “less wine equals higher prices”. We unpack Wine Australia’s national vintage report, why production is down across regions, and...

  • Wine with Meg + Mel

    Wine News Goes Rogue: A Heated Debate About Whether Winemakers Matter To Brands Anymore

    Jul 22, 202632 min

    Send us Fan Mail A winemaker gets cut, a flagship winery gets prepped for sale, and suddenly we are not talking about tasting notes anymore. We dig into the Oakridge bombshell: David Bicknell, the winemaker many credit...

  • Wine with Meg + Mel

    Gamay Gets Technical: Unleash The Geek!

    Jul 16, 202641 min

    Send us Fan Mail Get your clipboard, lab coat and pen at the ready as Meg and Mel NERD OUT on this episode about Gamay. We go deep on Gamay and Beaujolais, from Nouveau history to why carbonic maceration can taste like...

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    The $25 Australian Shiraz That Beat The World

    Jul 8, 202634 min

    Send us Fan Mail A $25 McLaren Vale Shiraz wins Best Shiraz in the world, so we put Beresford to the test with side-by-side pours and zero patience for hype. We chase what makes the wines feel so seamless, from...

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    Wine news: who won the world wine awards, disease resistant vines, mental health in wine, bulk wines update, and is there a silver lining in all this?

    Jul 2, 202636 min

    Send us Fan Mail We stack up the week’s wine news with a mix of hard numbers and genuine bright spots, from rock-bottom bulk prices to a more diverse global awards landscape. We also get real about mental health in the...

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    Does Price Matter? The Ultimate Langhe Nebbiolo Blind Taste Test

    Jun 24, 202627 min

    Send us Fan Mail We test a bold theory about Langhe Nebbiolo by blind tasting four bottles across wildly different price points. The surprise isn’t just which wine wins, but how often this Piedmont red delivers that...

  • Wine with Meg + Mel

    Pinot Gris v Pinot Grigio: The Blind Taste Test

    Jun 17, 202642 min

    Send us Fan Mail We taste Pinot Gris versus Pinot Grigio blind and find the difference is real when we focus on structure instead of label hype. We also share the tricks we use to call style, origin and quality...

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    Sweet Red Wines... WHY?!

    Jun 10, 202623 min

    Send us Fan Mail Sweet red wine keeps flying off shelves, so we taste what people actually buy and try to work out what’s driving the demand. We get blunt about confected flavours, then land on a more useful answer...

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