RIDGE - The Insider's Guide
Ridge is an iconic wine producer - not just in its homeland California, but in global terms too. But how and why did it attain this status in just 70 years? Is it really true their policy has been nev...
4 Apr 20251h 2min
Wine in a Can - Sacré Bleu!
Wine. In a can. A hellish reality of tinny plonk? Or a convenient, eco-friendly, fun new format that's the future for wine? This is fun one, because our adventure starts with comedy legend (and proud...
21 Mar 202549min
Appellation Marlborough Wine
Appellations are wine regions with rules, normally associated with Europe. So how come an enviably free-wheeling, super successful region like New Zealand's Marlborough has felt the need to develop Ap...
7 Mar 202538min
Why Wine Matters
Wine and other booze are under attack like seldom before, from many sides: moralists, the media, health authorities citing dubious studies... So it's high time we reminded ourselves why wine is import...
21 Feb 202545min
Margaret River Finds its Voice
Western Australia's Margaret River is renowned as one of the world's foremost fine wine hotspots. But it only got started in 1967, so how has it built that reputation so fast? What makes this place un...
7 Feb 202548min
Don't Know Western Australia's Great Southern? You Should
What the hell...where the hell...is the Great Southern?! That's what most people say. Which is why Peter got on a plane and braved fires, snakes and Vegemite to bring you this story of what is arguabl...
24 Jan 202552min
Lessons in Wine Chemistry
Why does wine taste the way it does? Why does Cabernet smell like blackcurrant? Or Syrah like pepper? Or Beaujolais like...bananas?! In this intriguing show our genial, white-coated guide is wine che...
9 Jan 202547min
Our WINES OF THE YEAR (2024)
Is it a white? Is it a red?! Is it a rosé??!! Or is our WINE OF THE YEAR none (or all) of the above...because it is, quite simply, pure gold? Welcome to our Wines of the Year show, an annual favouri...
19 Des 202443min
