Vintec Podcast: a wine lovers guide to collecting, cellaring and serving 🍷 Sustainability is a growing focus in the wine industry. For this episode, we had the pleasure to welcome true pioneers and leaders in sustainability in the wine industry: Chris & Julia Jackson, Proprietors at Jackson Family Wines. In 2019, Jackson Family Wines in conjunction with Spain's Familia Torres co-founded the International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA) to galvanise the global wine industry to reduce...

Vintec Podcast: a wine lovers guide to collecting, cellaring and serving 🍷 Choosing the right wine glass will enhance your wine's aromas and get the best out of it. Shape matters. This is what we discussed with Mark Baulderstone, ANZ Managing Director of the leading wine glass manufacturer, RIEDEL. RIEDEL was the first in history to recognise that the taste and aroma of a beverage is affected by the shape of the vessel from which it is consumed. Founded in Austria in 1756 (267 years ago!)...

Vintec Podcast: a wine lovers guide to collecting, cellaring and serving 🍷 Sustainability is a growing focus in the wine industry and we've been hearing more and more about the concept of 'regenerative farming' for wine. For this new episode, we sat down with Jason Haas, Partner and General Manager of Tablas Creek, a winery based in Paso Robles, California. Tablas Creek was indeed the first winery in the US to be 'Regenerative Organic Certified' in 2020. Who better than Jason, to discuss...

Vintec Podcast: a wine lovers guide to collecting, cellaring and serving 🍷 On May 3 2023, the Henschke family globally released the highly anticipated 2018 vintage of their single-vineyard wines. This prestigious collection includes Hill of Grace, Hill of Roses, Mount Edelstone and The Wheelwright. The 2018 vintage marks 60 years since Cyril Henschke captured the first shimmering edition of Hill of Grace from the 1958 vintage. In 2018, Henschke also celebrated 150 years of Henschke family...

Vintec Podcast: a wine lovers guide to collecting, cellaring and serving 🍷 In this new episode, we discuss the concept of carbon-neutral winery with General Manager of Ross Hill Wines (Orange, NSW). What does carbon-neutral winery mean? It is about reducing a company's carbon footprint and then offsetting any emissions that can't be reduced. Ross Hill Wines is Australia's first carbon-neutral certified winery. Solar panel, water usage, waste recycling program... what does it take concretely...

Vintec Podcast: a wine lover’s guide to collecting, cellaring, and serving 🍷 In the latest episode of the Vintec podcast, we had the chance to interview one of the icons of the Australian wine industry, Andrew Caillard MW. Together, we revealed the key trends and the wines to taste and collect in 2023. Andrew is Master of Wine and the author of several books including Penfolds: The Rewards of Patience. He's releasing a new edition of his periodical publication The Wine Journal co-authored...

Vintec Podcast: a wine lover’s guide to collecting, cellaring, and serving 🍷 This episode is part of the Collecting Series – where we speak with wine experts and collectors about the tips & tricks for starting, growing and most importantly – enjoying your wine collection! Join us for a deep dive into ensuring the basics of care and longevity of your wine collection with the expertise of our Vintec community. Napa Valley occupies a small but unique area. Despite its small surface (only...

Vintec Podcast: a wine lovers guide to collecting, cellaring and serving 🍷 Sustainability is a growing focus in the wine industry. We are thrilled to introduce you to a new series of the Vintec Podcast: the Sustainability Series, where we are shining a spotlight on trendsetters of our industry who are making positive changes and how they are overcoming challenges now and for the future. Hear these inspiring stories and how you can preserve the integrity of these beautiful wines with...

Vintec Podcast: a wine lovers guide to collecting, cellaring and serving 🍷 In the Vintec Podcast, we speak with wine experts and collectors about the tips & tricks for starting, growing and most importantly – enjoying your wine collection! Join us for a deep dive on ensuring the basics of care and longevity of your wine collection with the expertise of our Vintec community. Love is in the air in this episode! Discover our recommendations for the best Champagnes to serve on Valentine’s...

Vintec Podcast: a wine lovers guide to collecting, cellaring and serving 🍷 This episode is part of the Collecting Series – where we speak with wine experts and collectors about the tips & tricks for starting, growing and most importantly – enjoying your wine collection! Join us for a deep dive on ensuring the basics of care and longevity of your wine collection with the expertise of our Vintec community. Burgundy is the crème de la crème when it comes to wine collecting. But with...

Vintec Podcast: a wine lover’s guide to collecting, cellaring and serving 🍷 Planning festive season events can seem exhausting amongst the end-of-year chaos, especially when it comes to picking the wines to enjoy. In this episode, together with our guest Michael Anderson, Head of Auctions at Langton’s – Australia’s preeminent wine Auction House, we’re gathering our wine recommendations for a successful festive season. Find also our tips to enjoy them the right way: versatility, perfect...

Vintec Podcast: a wine lovers guide to collecting, cellaring and serving 🍷 The Collecting Series is your place to get tips to help you build your wine collection. With 21 wine regions, Victoria is home to more regions, innovative wineries and distinct climates than any other state in Australia. In each Victorian wine region, you’ll find unique wines and tourism experiences – from dramatic mountains and picturesque coastline, to friendly country towns and delicious local produce. Stuart...

Vintec Podcast: a wine lovers guide to collecting, cellaring and serving 🍷 The Collecting Series is your place to get tips to help you build your wine collection. Today we travel to the historic heart of Australian wine, South Australia. It's a very important wine-producing state as it represents 50% of Australia's annual production. It is also home to some of the most famous regions in the country, think Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale or Coonawarra. We had the pleasure to welcome Stuart...

Vintec Podcast: a wine lovers guide to collecting, cellaring and serving 🍷 We conclude our Tour of Italy with a focus on its Southern part. The heat of Southern Italy means that it is best known for full-bodied red wines made from grape varieties such as Aglianico, Primitivo and Negroamaro. However, in common with the rest of Italy, there is a great deal of variety to be found here, from perfumed whites made from Fiano to the restrained and elegant reds made from grapes grown at altitude on...

Vintec Podcast: a wine lovers guide to collecting, cellaring and serving 🍷 In this new episode of the Collecting Series, we travel to one of the most historical wine regions in France, Bordeaux. For many, fine wine begins and ends in Bordeaux. The region is hands down the most loved and lauded on earth, renowned for producing prestigious fine wines that can easily age for decades, even generations, before showing their very best in the glass. Together with our guest Michael Anderson,...

Vintec Podcast: a wine lovers guide to collecting, cellaring and serving 🍷 We keep discovering the treasures of Italy together with our guest Daniel Marcella,  Italian Wine Society's Founder & Sommelier. Spotlight on Central Italy: area most widely associated with the grape Sangiovese and the most famous wine made from it, Chianti. However, Central Italy is so much more. Refreshing whites and premium full-bodied reds from both local and international grape varieties are made with great...

Vintec Podcast: a wine lovers guide to collecting, cellaring and serving 🍷 In this episode, we had the pleasure to interview the Owner & Winemaker of Black Estate, Nicholas Brown. Nicholas has engaged his thoughtful and sensitive winemaking approach to best express his three vineyards (Home, Damsteep and Netherwood) he farms organically and biodynamically. Together with his wife Penelope, they are the proud custodians of a land where cool climate varieties (from classic Pinot Noir and...

Vintec Podcast: Unveiling the Art of Wine Collecting, Cellaring & Serving Northern Italy is so much more than just Barolo and Barbaresco. This is what we discuss with our guest Daniel Marcella, Sommelier and founder of the Italian Wine Society. We have gathered our tips and recommendations for you to discover the exceptional diversity of Northern Italian wines. Happy listening! https://www.vintec.com/en-au/ https://www.vintecclub.com/en-au/

Vintec Club Podcast: your place to discover the best winemakers around the globe 🍷 Discover what makes Margaret River so unique in this series of 5 episodes where local winemakers share their vision about this iconic wine region. Meet Bruce Dukes, Founder & Winemaker of Domaine Naturaliste. Bruce knows that truly great wine is created from the ground up. Crediting his time spent studying Agricultural Science at the University of Western Australia with shaping his values and practices,...

Vintec Club Podcast: your place to discover the best winemakers around the globe 🍷 Discover what makes Margaret River so unique in this series of 5 episodes where local winemakers share their vision about this iconic wine region. Cath made the first Oates Ends wines in 2000, fresh out of Uni, in the shed on the family farm using grapes from the ends of the rows that the machine harvester missed, hence the name. It was a whole family affair and the single barrel was shared with friends of...

Vintec Club Podcast: your place to discover the best winemakers around the globe 🍷 Discover what makes Margaret River so unique in this series of 5 episodes where local winemakers share their vision about this iconic wine region. Introducing the series is Stuart Pym, Founder & Winemaker of Flowstone Wines. Stuart's winemaking career commenced more than 30 years ago when he moved to Margaret River to help his parents produce with their new wine label Sussex Vale. His winemaking...

Vintec Club Podcast: your place to discover the best winemakers around the globe 🍷 Discover what makes Margaret River so unique in this series of 5 episodes where local winemakers share their vision about this iconic wine region. Virginia Willcock is the Chief Winemaker behind some of Australia’s most critically acclaimed wines, at Margaret River’s founding wine estate, Vasse Felix, that she joined in October 2006. She is one of the most awarded female winemakers in Australia, having been...

Vintec Club Podcast: your place to discover the best winemakers around the globe 🍷 Discover what makes Margaret River so unique in this series of 5 episodes where local winemakers share their vision about this iconic wine region. Making wine was not initially on the cards for Nic Bowen. Born in the Great Southern region into a winemaking family, he was for a time a professional triathlete, before completing a commerce degree and working in financial planning. However, this path wasn’t for...

🍷 Vintec Club Podcast: your place to learn about wine and deep dive into wine personalities 🍷 If you've been following the Vintec Club Podcast, you know well Andrea Pritzker MW as she's been sharing her wine recommendations in the Collecting Series. We caught up with Andrea to get to know more about her background and what it takes to become a Master of Wine. Andrea is also the founder of Wine Intuition, a wine education & corporate events business in Sydney. She's also wine consultant,...