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The Cellar Door Podcast
Join lawyer/wine explorer, Tom Massey, in the Cellar Door to hear the stories of the people and wineries in the wonderful world of wine. Tom is joined by winery owners, wine makers and other wine personalities to hear and share their stories, the stories of the wineries and the stories of the wines. It's a podcast about where it all came from and where it's all going.
Episodes
205 episodes
Chuck Hayward reflects on 40 Years of Australian Wine in the US Trenches
Australian wine once rode a remarkable wave of success in the United States — built on strong personalities, passionate importers, and wines that connected with everyday drinkers. Today, the picture is more complicated.In this episode, I...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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1:10:28
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Ireland, Melbourne, and MasterChef: The Journey of Phil Conway
Phil Conway embraced adventure and the unknown when he moved from Ireland to Melbourne in Australia. Phil describes a love of food from an early age, a love and passion that placed him on an inevitable collision course with wine. These passions...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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54:04
Green Shoots for Australian Wine: In Conversation with Will Taylor
Will Taylor is one of the most insightful voices in Australian Wine - and its not hard to see why. His perspective is as unique as it is dialed in. As the managing partner of the wine group at Finlayson’s law, he spends his days analysing the a...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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39:18
Energy, Drive and Spunk - capturing Cyndal Petty
Cyndal Petty has spunk. She describes her drive and oodles of energy from an early age, her parents placing her in the gymnastics arena and her early success in it until injury caused her to pivot. But the foundations of drive and dedication ha...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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1:06:30
Elegance, Obscurity, and 2% Exports: Daniel Sangermani's mission to showcase Swiss wine
Daniel Sangermani has embraced the challenge of bringing the prized wines of Switzerland to the sun kissed shores of Australia. Switzerland exports less than 2% of its total production but consumes the 4th most wine per person of any country in...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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1:39:27
Looking under the hood of the Nuriootpa High Vines and Wines Program with Milly Hoffmann and Richard Mattner
I was lucky enough to spend the New Year in South Australia, dividing my time between the Adelaide Hills and the Barossa Valley. while I was in the Barossa, I took the opportunity to call into Nuriootpa High School to record a third - and final...
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41:01
Gordon Little of Little Peacock Wine Imports - Reflections on the 2025 US market and looking ahead
I last spoke to Gordon Little of Little Peacock Wine imports as the final episode to the 2024 season. When asked how the 2024 year had been, I distinctly remember him describing it as “weird”. Gordon and I have stayed in touch, with occasional ...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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39:21
The Plight of the Riverland and Sparking a Riverland Revolution
In this first episode of the New Year, I chat with Brendan Carter on his recent documentary covering the plight of the Riverland and his thoughts on navigating the way forward.
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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28:18
Pinot on the Edge: Liam Van Pelt and the Magic of Ashton Hills
Today on The Cellar Door Podcast, I’m joined by Liam Van Pelt, winemaker at the legendary Ashton Hills. I first met Liam at the cellar door, where he, his sister, and the world’s coolest dog poured a lineup that completely reset my expectations...
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53:57
Inside the Halliday Wine Companion with Katrina Butler
Today on The Cellar Door Podcast, I’m joined by someone whose work shapes how Australia understands its own wine: Katrina Butler, Head of Tasting at the Halliday Wine Companion.Katrina arrives at a busy moment, preparing the nex...
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1:00:33
David LeMire MW: Six Lessons for Smarter Wine Marketing
It’s been a while between drinks - but David LeMire MW has been busy flying the flag for Australian wine around the world and returns to The Cellar Door Podcast after a whirlwind year that’s seen him travelling through Portugal’s Douro...
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Season 5
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Episode 61
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25:54
The Hidden Gem of Geographe - with Pippa Nielsen
We are about to head to Western Australia - but not to Margaret River. We’re going a little further north to discover one of the state’s best-kept secrets: the Geographe wine region.My guest is Pippa Nielsen, co-owner of Vineyard 28, a p...
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Season 5
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Episode 60
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39:35
Jack Burston is Breaking Boundaries in Coonawarra
We are going deep into the heart of Coonawarra, but through a lens few could have imagined: blockchain, NFTs, and quality Coonawarra wine. My guest is Jack Burston: former Goldman Sachs banker turned unlikely vineyard owner and innovator who’s ...
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1:08:46
The Scholar and the Storyteller: Ed Cavanagh on the History of the Cellar Door
Ed Cavanagh’s wine writing stands apart. He somehow fuses the flair of a journalist with the depth and precision of a scholar — a rare combination, but then again, few writers in the wine world have a background quite like his.Many of y...
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54:39
The Future of Riesling Is in Good Hands: Keeda Zilm and Vickery Wines
This weekend I got a text from John Hesketh, letting me know that Keeda Zilm had done it again. Keeda, and her Vickery Riesling, struck again at the Adelaide Wine Show, walking away with a back of accolades. Everyone seems to be in agreement th...
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Season 5
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Episode 54
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1:00:20
On the road with Joe!
Joe Fattorini shares some secrets on how to maximize your entertainment value as a presenter during a wine tasting!
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Season 5
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Episode 53
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15:18
US Markets and Bhutan's Bold Vintage
Ladies and gentlemen, he’s back — Michael Juergens: Orange County finance consultant, wine industry pioneer, and one of our most colourful guests. Michaels back to share an update on the current state of the US wine economy and the progress wit...
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Season 5
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Episode 52
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30:27
Brendan Carter on challenging Australian wine culture
I first came across Unico Zelo almost a decade ago, in a wine shop in Kansas City. The owners poured me a skin-contact white from South Australia, a wine I’d never seen before. I was immediately struck by its vibrant label, its unusual blend, a...
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Season 5
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Episode 51
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1:50:40
On the road with Joe!
Joe Fattorini shares some secrets on how to maximize your entertainment value as a presenter during a wine tasting!
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Season 5
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Episode 50
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21:58
The Craft of a Cellar Master with Patrick White
Patrick White is the lead Somm and Cellar Master at the Adelaide Club. With a resume like his, it's no wonder he has the trust of both the Club and the wider industry. An Adelaide local, Patrick has been a somm since 2001, working his way acros...
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Season 5
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Episode 49
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1:08:44
A Problem of Scale: Technology, Intimacy, and the Future of Wine Sales with Adam Coward
Today’s guest is Adam Coward, someone who’s worn a lot of hats across his career, from tourism in the Top End, to retail and fast-moving consumer goods, and now, to helping wineries unlock growth through Vin Creative and Uno Vino.Adam’s ...
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Season 5
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Episode 48
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54:55
Nuriootpa High School built a bridge to the Great State of Texas!
Milly Hoffmann, or Miss Hoffmann to the students at Nuriootpa High School, has been working tirelessly with her class on a remarkable mission: raising the funds to travel to their sister city, Grapevine in Texas, USA. At its heart, thi...
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Season 5
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Episode 47
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29:53