Simon Nash, Jill Upton and Richo Doumani interview wine industry personalities and uncover their stories and amazing tales. Podcasts are taken from the weekly radio program on 96.5 InnerFM (Melb, Australia 9am-11am). Simon has been immersed in wine as bo
Simon Nash, Jill Upton and Richo Doumani
A quick chat with Adrian Sparks, Chief Winemaker about their new releases and the opportunity to meet Adrian and taste his wines this Saturday in Melbourne at The Real Review Top Wineries of Australia 2025. @therealrvw@mountpleasantwines@thewineshowaustralia
Dr Irina Santiago Brown takes us on a journey of regenerative organic certified vineyards and all the good that comes from this labour of love. Also this dynamic duo - Irina and Dudley Brown are nominees for the Viticulturalist of the Year by the Halliday Wine Companion!@inkwellwine@winecompanion@thewineshowaustralia
Sandro Moselle shares his love of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grown in high density vineyards, in the Mornington Peninsula with Sam Isherwood and Jill Upton. @elantovineyard@thewineshowaustralia
Jill Upton and Sam Isherwood chat with Xavier Bizot about the new releases from Terre a Terre - Wrattonbully including a delicious Fume Blanc and the sparkling wines from Daosa - Piccadilly Valley. @terreaterrewines@daosa_sparkling@thewineshowaustralia
Tyson Stelzer joins Simon Nash and Sam Isherwood and tells us about the Taste Champagne event this Tuesday in Melbourne, after a sell out Sydney event there are thankfully a few tickets left but they will fill quickly so if you can get tickets act now.@thewineshowaustralia @tastechampevent
Sam Isherwood and Simon Nash chat with Sierra Reed about Reed Wines and her journey in wine. A really interesting story well told.@thewineshowaustralia @reedwines
Michael Edwards is the man behind Bakkheia Wines, such a fascinating career change from being a Navy Clearance Diver and working all over the world the 'green change' called and he established a winery in the Geographe region north of Margaret River in WA, with Sam Isherwood and Simon Nash.@thewineshowaustralia @bakkheia_wine
Keeda is a favourite of the show and joined Simon Nash and Sam Isherwood to chat about the Vickery brand that pays homage to the 'father of Riesling' the late John Vickery.10 years on Keeda is justifiably proud of the brand she has worked on since inception and with John himself for years before that.@thewineshowaustralia @vickeryriesling
Jill Upton and Simon Nash chat with Therese about this surprising Granite Belt winery, 2.5hrs from Brisbane and a region you must try to get to.
Jill Upton and Simon Nash are joined by Kym Teusner, hear the story of a brand we all know.@thewineshowaustralia @teusnerwines
Mel Brauer, the Prosecco Queen has once again pulled together a great sounding event, this time wines from Central to Northern Victoria at the Melb Watch House at the Old Melb Gaol.@thewineshowaustralia @nxnevic
Simon Nash and Jill Upton catch up with Michael Corbett again, he has been shortlisted for Winemaker of the Year by the Halliday team.Such an interesting story and wine journey.@thewineshowaustralia @vanguardistwines
Johnny Cook & Kyle Egle source small batches of grapes from across McLaren Vale and turn them into outstanding wines. They must be great as they have received a nomination for the Dark Horse of the Year from the Halliday Wine Companion. Sam Isherwood enjoys a chat with these great mates. @saltfleetwines @thewineshowaustralia
2025 Young Gun of the Year, Owen Latta joins Sam Isherwood to talk about his life long love of wine and the beautiful inspiration from his parents on being curious. @easternpeake @lattavino @thewineshowaustralia
Kate talks all things from small vineyards, her love of writing, wines from a global perspective, a return to the winery, and what keeps her mind and body fit for vintage. Sam Isherwood loved this chat with Kate.@moorooducestate @thewineshowaustralia
Wow, what a powerhouse is Anna Flowerday! The Real Review - NZ Vignerons of the Year for 2025 and we can see why. The risk to take on the ownership of a vineyard in 2003 in Marlborough with not a Sauvignon Blanc vine in sight. This 6th generation winemaker is inspiring and Sam Isherwood wants to speak with her again. @tewharerawinesnz@thewineshowaustralia
Matt Wenk from Smidge Wines chats with Jill Upton and Simon Nash about the new cellar door due to open by Spring 2025 and the interesting range of wines they produce.@thewineshowaustralia @smidgewines
Jeremy joins Simon Nash and Jill Upton to update us on what has been happening with the brand and off the back of Tessa being shortlisted for Winemaker of the Year.@thewineshowaustralia @vsandbwines
Simon Nash & Jill Upton chat with sisters Jaimee-Lee and Kailee about their new range of wines, they are 4th generation winegrowers and now they are starting to build a brand and a range of wines.@thewineshowaustralia @ledsonvineyards
Richard Hemming chats with Jill Upton and Simon Nash about the new wine clubs opening next year in Australia and the book he has just published that looks at the wine and food pairing with Asian cuisine. Great chat.@thewineshowaustralia @67pallmallsg https://www.67pallmall.com/team-members/wine-the-food-of-asia/
Ben Cane was on the show a month ago and there was much more of the story to tell so he returns to chat with Jill Upton and Simon Nash.@theiwneshowaustralia @dukesvineyard
Simon Nash and Jill Upton reconnect with Stephen Wong MW. The discussion turns to wines from Hungary which is very compelling listening.@thewineshowaustralia @ibrokethebeat
Heidi Guyett joins Simon Nash to chat about the exciting month of July in Coonawarra with Cellar Dwellers creating the opportunity to try some back vintages at the cellar doors all month.@thewineshowaustralia @coonawarra_wine
Ed Carr catches up with Jill Upton and Simon Nash about the Sparkling brand he created back in 1988. The first vintage was in 1995 which means the rest of the year will be celebrating 30 years.@thewineshowaustralia @houseofarras
Melanie Chester leads the winemaking team at Giant Steps and she speaks with Simon Nash about a new range of wine called Circle of Fifths.@thewineshowaustralia @giantstepswine
Priscilla Hennekam and Sam Isherwood chat about the podcast Vino Visionaries she hosts and the newsletter " Rethinking wine through the eyes of the consumer". @thewineshowaustralia @priscillahennekam
Sam Isherwood chats with Steve Faulkner the Chief Viticulturalist for Oakridge Wines and founder of Viticulture Australia, he loves all things that grow in soil. @thewineshowaustralia @viticultureaustralia @oakridgewines
Annette Lacey MW, is the Group Beverage Manager for the Solotel Group and works with her team on the wine lists for 29+ venues. Sam Isherwood chats about her wine journey.@thewineshowaustralia @annette.lacey
Sierra Blair, winemaker from Ghost Rock Wines, from the Cradle Coast of Tasmania and winner of the Young Guns of Wine Top 50 winemakers - People's choice award. @thewineshowaustralia @ghost_rock_wines
Pip Anderson from Tolpuddle Vineyard, Coal River talks with Sam Isherwood about this unique vineyard, its history and their new tasting room. @thewineshowaustralia @Toolpuddlevineyard
Sam Isherwood speaks with Grove Galligan, General Manager of Wine Yarra Valley introduces us to all things Fireside Festival, running from the 27th June to the 13th July.@thewineshowaustralia @wineyarravalley
Cath Wilcock, started Imbibo by representing her friends' vineyards to the trade and 16 years later is still doing the same with a truly outstanding portfolio of wines from around the world. Hear her chat with Sam Isherwood.@thewineshowaustralia @imbibo101
Stephen Cook and Simon Nash chat about the recent ranking in the Real review awards, 3 years of top 20 is a great consistent result and talks to the stunning wine from this Shiraz only range heroing sites and growers.Stephen is a regular contributor and always has some great yarns.@thewineshowaustralia @eisenstonewines
Simon Nash is joined by Kyla for a chat about the arrival of the new champagne Petite Fleur, a wine under the Fleur de Miraval range that combines champagne family heritage (Perrin family), Hollywood status (Brad Pitt) and winemaking elite Rodolphe Péters.Kyla has a great career story an some call her the Champagne Dame.The quote mentioned in the interview is here:Madame Lily Bollinger, a prominent figure in the Champagne world, famously stated: "I drink Champagne when I'm happy and when I'm sad. Sometimes I drink it when I'm alone. When I have company, I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I'm not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise, I never touch it - unless I'm thirsty."@thewineshowaustralia @emperor.champagne
Sam Herde is the General Manager of the Melbourne home of the wine club 67 Pall Mall.The club was founded in London's Pall Mall in 2015 by Grant Ashton a wine lover who wanted somewhere to enjoy wine with his mates.@thewineshowaustralia @67pallmallmelbourne
Michael chats with Simon Nash about the recent eruptions on Mt Etna in Sicily that had many lovers of wines from the region concerned about the vineyards. Michael has just returned from the region taking a group of guests on an amazing trip.@thewineshowaustralia @trembathandtaylor @michael_trembath
Ben Cane and partner Sarah bought Dukes Vineyard from Duke Ranson and they are putting their stamp on the place respectfully.Simon Nash and Jill Upton chat with Ben.@thewineshowaustralia @dukesvineyard
Gareth Belton was named the Rising Star in the Real Review awards this year.The journey for Gareth and partner Rainbo from Marine Biologists diving together to now running a successful wine business is a fun one. Simon Nash and Jill Upton.@thewineshowaustralia @gentlefolkwine
Milly Hoffman chats with Simon Nash and Jill Upton about the program she oversees at Nuri High giving students exposure to the wine industry from Year 10. This is the only school with a winery.A student study tour is planned to Grapevine Texas, the sister city of Barossa Valley.@thewineshowaustralia @studytournhs
Simon Nash is joined by Nicolas who has built an impressive reputation with his own venture, Maison Les Alexandrins, which he co-founded with the Perrin Family after the family estate was sold. Over the years, he has quietly redefined elegance and expression across appellations such as Crozes-Hermitage, Cornas, and Saint-Joseph. @thewineshowaustralia @lesalexandrins
Sandra de Pury and her brother David were awarded Vigneron of the Year by the Real Review and they also took out Top Red wine.The unassuming nature of Sandra is representative of the family winery in the Yarra Valley, Yeringberg is one of the iconic wineries in Australia.@thewineshowaustralia @yeringberg
Simon Nash catches up again with Nick after being awarded the Top winery in Australia.@thewineshowaustralia @winebyfarr
Sue joins Simon Nash to chat about Wynnsday, the first Wednesday in June each year. Sue and her team were ranked 5 in the Top wineries of Australia which is a great accolade for s really impressive team that delivers year after year.@thewineshowaustralia @wynnscoonawarra
Simon Nash is joined by Huon Hooke for a great chat about the 2025 Real Review awards including the Top Wineries list won by @winebyfarr and 8 new awards @therealrvw@thewineshowaustralia
Jill Upton and Simon Nash chat with Dirk Pettigrew from Pirate Cru about the story behind this brand.@thewineshowaustralia @piratecruwines
Keith Tulloch chats with Simon Nash and Jill Upton about the noticable changes to the vineyard conditions and how wineries are adapting practices.@thewineshowaustralia @keithtullochwine
Simon Nash and Jill Upton welcome Bec Hardy and Richard Dolan along with a brief cameo by Matilda.Always great to hear what is happening at Bec Hardy wines and we hear that they will be showcasing some of the range at the upcoming Good Food and Wine Show.@thewineshowaustralia @bechardywines
Blair Walter is winemaker at the number 1 rated NZ winery Felton Road awarded by the Real Review. Jill Upton and Simon Nash hear the story of this famous winery taking out an increasingly important honour.@thwineshowaustralia @feltonroad
Stephen Wong MW discusses the recently announced Real Review Top Wines of New Zealand with Jill Upton and Simon Nash.@thewineshowaustralia @therealrvw
Jeremy is the Senior Winemaker at Chateau Tanunda and made the Top 100 Winemakers list which is well deserved. Sam Isherwood and Jill Upton have a great chat with Jeremy.@thewineshowaustralia @chateautanunda
Hear Nicks story as he joins Sam Isherwood and Jill Upton on The Wine Show Australia.@thewineshowaustralia @l.a.s.vino