Wine with Meg + Mel Mel Gilcrist, Meg Brodtmann

A light red comes up in a tasting - do you know how to tell what it is?  We tell you the tricks.

Wines tasted:
Lingo 'Gam' Gamay $20Zonzo Estate Pinot Noir $27Hentley Farm The Marl Grenache $25Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel

What Mel's drinking: 2023 ‘Chica’ Rosé

Wines tasted:
2023 Brokenwood Semillon $272023 Yalumba Y Series Chardonnay $152023 The Ethereal One Vermentino $232023 AMBERLEY CHIMNEY BRUSH CHENIN BLANC $122023 Tim Adams Riesling $18Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel

What Meg's been drinking: Andre Clouet Dream Vintage 2006

Final Drop: Billy Button Rosso $25
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This wine news we Deep Dive with guest Tash Dale from Australian Vintage to dissect why only 20% of Australia's winemakers are female, despite equal gender in university wine courses. We ask Tash - what can the industry do about it?

Headlines:

0.56 - Four Corners investigates misleading claims on wine labels

6.40 - WA have had a horrific vintage following their hottest summer on record

10.32 -  Winos debate Cellar Door tasting fees in Australia
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FINALLY, ETNA!
2021 Carranco Etna Bianco Villa dei Baroni $602020 Etna Bianco Contrada Carranco $1002018 Carranco Etna Rosso Villa dei Baroni $60 2019 Etna Rosso Contrada Carranco $140  Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel

"Cool wines" often come from cooler regions, funnily enough.  But we've got a round-up of fun wines you'll want to taste from regions you might not expect.

What Meg's drinking: 2023 Meadowbank Riesling $38
Wines tasted 
2022 MDI Picolit $292022 Sabi Wabi Semillon $392023 Unico Zelo Fresh AF $252021 Ricca Terra Vintners Aglianico $27Final Drop
PRESS + BLOOM MONTEPULCIANO $25

Mel's recco - Lennox Wine Bar
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