The Cellar Door Podcast

By Tom Massey

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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. 


Episode Date
What Is a Wine Business Actually Worth?
Aug 15, 2026
What Makes a Place? Mac Forbes on Wine, Identity, and the Yarra Valley.
Aug 08, 2026
There Is No Such Thing as the Wine Market
Jul 25, 2026
200 Years of Excellence: Inside the Sydney Royal Wine Show
Jul 18, 2026
Seeing Ghosts: Who Really Controls Australian Wine?
Jul 11, 2026
Navigating Wine Distribution's Commercial Minefield - with Will Taylor
Jul 04, 2026
The Greatest Marketing Story Ever Bottled? Professor Kathy Burk on How France Conquered Wine
Jun 27, 2026
Keeping the Faith: Charlie and Sophie Melton on Brand, Legacy and the Future of a Barossa Icon
Jun 20, 2026
The Hidden Life of Vineyards - with Dylan Grigg
Jun 13, 2026
Part 2 with Robert Joseph - The Next Chapter for the Wine Industry
Jun 06, 2026
How the wine industry makes money - and how it doesn't
May 09, 2026
Travis Schultz on harnessing the connective power of wine
May 02, 2026
The People Building Geographe
Apr 25, 2026
Catching up with Doug Neal
Apr 05, 2026
Something Completely Different: A Mystery Box Tasting with Marc Malouf
Mar 28, 2026
Revisiting the 4 Ps of Marketing with Joe Fattorini
Mar 21, 2026
The Spirit of the Hunter Valley: Garth Eather of Meerea Park on History, Wine and Hard Markets
Mar 14, 2026
Chuck Hayward reflects on 40 Years of Australian Wine in the US Trenches
Mar 07, 2026
Ireland, Melbourne, and MasterChef: The Journey of Phil Conway
Feb 28, 2026
Green Shoots for Australian Wine: In Conversation with Will Taylor
Feb 21, 2026
Energy, Drive and Spunk - capturing Cyndal Petty
Feb 14, 2026
Elegance, Obscurity, and 2% Exports: Daniel Sangermani's mission to showcase Swiss wine
Feb 07, 2026
Looking under the hood of the Nuriootpa High Vines and Wines Program with Milly Hoffmann and Richard Mattner
Jan 31, 2026
Gordon Little of Little Peacock Wine Imports - Reflections on the 2025 US market and looking ahead
Jan 24, 2026
The Plight of the Riverland and Sparking a Riverland Revolution
Jan 18, 2026
Pinot on the Edge: Liam Van Pelt and the Magic of Ashton Hills
Dec 06, 2025
Inside the Halliday Wine Companion with Katrina Butler
Nov 22, 2025
David LeMire MW: Six Lessons for Smarter Wine Marketing
Nov 15, 2025
The Hidden Gem of Geographe - with Pippa Nielsen
Nov 08, 2025
On the road with Joe!
Nov 05, 2025
Jack Burston is Breaking Boundaries in Coonawarra
Nov 01, 2025
On the road with Joe!
Oct 28, 2025
Nuriootpa High School's big Texas Trip - the Epilogue
Oct 26, 2025
The Scholar and the Storyteller: Ed Cavanagh on the History of the Cellar Door
Oct 18, 2025
The Future of Riesling Is in Good Hands: Keeda Zilm and Vickery Wines
Oct 11, 2025
On the road with Joe!
Oct 07, 2025
US Markets and Bhutan's Bold Vintage
Oct 04, 2025
Brendan Carter on challenging Australian wine culture
Sep 27, 2025
On the road with Joe!
Sep 24, 2025
The Craft of a Cellar Master with Patrick White
Sep 20, 2025
A Problem of Scale: Technology, Intimacy, and the Future of Wine Sales with Adam Coward
Sep 13, 2025
Nuriootpa High School built a bridge to the Great State of Texas!
Sep 06, 2025
User Experience, Wine, and the Philly Sandwich: A Conversation with Mike Madaio
Aug 30, 2025
Stephen Mok on Building Real AI Solutions for Wine
Aug 23, 2025
Tech, Trade, and Terroir: Jacob Ner-David’s Multidimensional Life
Aug 16, 2025
Mark Ritson on the Wine Industry’s Marketing Missteps
Aug 09, 2025
Trent and Jason of the WinedUp Podcast, and their Unapologetically Unprofessional Wine Journey
Aug 02, 2025
One Brand to Rule Them All? Bill Rooney on Coles’ Risky Rebrand
Jul 26, 2025
Part 3 with Professor Gerald McDermott - Concluding Case Studies
Jul 19, 2025
Chris Carpenter on the role of Jackson Family Wines in a rapidly evolving wine world.
Jul 12, 2025
Part 2 with Professor Gerald McDermott - the building blocks of innovation
Jul 05, 2025
CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini: Nailing your pitch
Jul 01, 2025
Part 1 with Professor Gerald McDermott - Networks are Absolutely Vital !!!
Jun 28, 2025
CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini: the fundamentals of a sales plan
Jun 24, 2025
The Heartbeat of Dry Creek: Andew Nalle tells the story of Dry Creek Zinfandel
Jun 21, 2025
CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini: What is a CRM and do you need one?
Jun 17, 2025
Wine, YouTube, and the Hustle: A Conversation with Dr. Matthew Horkey
Jun 14, 2025
Tradition in Transition: Jackson Brooke in Rioja Alavesa
Jun 07, 2025
CDP Insights: Can CSR Still Sell?
Jun 03, 2025
A Phoenix Rising: Lebanon's wine, wounds and one man's stand for peace and place
May 31, 2025
CDP Insights: Social Media
May 27, 2025
"V is for Vince: Reflections on Wine, Entrepreneurship, Friendship and Life - with Vince Anter
May 24, 2025
Capturing Clarendon - Standing Among the Vines with Chris Carpenter
May 17, 2025
CDP Insights: Product Placement
May 13, 2025
Wine Is Never Just Wine: Jason Wise on Meaningful Storytelling
May 10, 2025
CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini - Reverse Benchmarking
May 06, 2025
Strategic Wine Leadership: The Journey of Matthew Deller MW
May 03, 2025
Gold in the Glass: Pennyweight Wines and the Alchemy of Beechworth
Apr 26, 2025
CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini - How brands grow
Apr 22, 2025
Siobhan Thompson & The Art of Selling South African Wine to the World
Apr 20, 2025
The Wine Futurist: Paul Mabray on Where the Industry Must Go
Apr 12, 2025
CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini - Consumers
Apr 08, 2025
Zigging While Others Zag: Giles Cooke MW on Thistledown Wines’ Bold Move & Market Strategy
Apr 05, 2025
CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini - Demystifying Wine
Apr 01, 2025
Navigating the Complexities of the Chinese Market: Travis Fuller of Kilikanoon
Mar 29, 2025
CDP Insights with Joe Fattorini: Innovation Pt 2
Mar 26, 2025
CDP Insights: WTF is going on in the USA with Tariffs?
Mar 24, 2025
Trust Your Instincts: Wine Marketing in a Changing Industry
Mar 22, 2025
CDP Insights: Innovation
Mar 18, 2025
Lessons from Langhe: How Aussie Dave Fletcher Found His Place in Italy’s Belt of Sanctity
Mar 15, 2025
CDP Insights: AI
Mar 11, 2025
Mind Over Matter: Angus Hughson on the Psychology of Wine and Market Confidence
Mar 08, 2025
Tim Kirk on Wine, Terroir, and the Art of Paying Attention
Mar 01, 2025
Hunter Valley Heritage: A catch up with Bruce Tyrrell
Feb 22, 2025
Crafting Culture: Inside Italian Wine Cellars with Daniel Marcella
Feb 15, 2025
Redefining Distribution: Kosta Chernikov's Approach to Market Entry and Brand Growth
Feb 08, 2025
Bhutan Revisited: Michael Juergens and the Rise of a Himalayan Wine Dream
Feb 01, 2025
Raj Parr: A Journey of Passion, Soul, and Whole Cluster Winemaking
Jan 25, 2025
Little Peacock and its Big Impact: Gordon Little on Championing Australian Wine in the USA
Dec 28, 2024
Aaron Ridgeway of Wine Australia on the state of the US market
Dec 21, 2024
Kate Webber's impassioned plea to the Australian Wine Industry
Dec 14, 2024
Peter Tryba of Martignetti Companies unpacks the three-tier system
Dec 07, 2024
Jeronimo Ramales and the North End wine scene
Nov 30, 2024
A deeper dive into oak - with Doug Neal
Nov 23, 2024
History, grit, determination ... and a lot of Rutherford Dust
Nov 16, 2024
My time in Santa Barbara - Yours Truly chatting with Wes Hagen
Nov 12, 2024
Fraser Mackenzie and the Artisans of the Barossa
Nov 09, 2024
Demystifying Blind Tasting - with Bobby Stuckey and Cokie Ponikvar
Nov 02, 2024
Let us entertain you, let us make you smile - Robert Joseph on the role of the wine industry
Oct 26, 2024
Marco Cirillo blends legacy, passion and purpose with the help of some seriously old Barossa vines
Oct 20, 2024
Innovating Australia’s Digital Wine Playground: The Story of Different Drop with Tom Hollings
Oct 11, 2024
The fabulous story behind the 2023 Junction Road Pinot Noir
Oct 05, 2024
The J Curve Controversy: Dave Parker Defends Wine
Oct 01, 2024
Its not just about the bottle - Joe Fattorini on wine, consumer engagement and the anti-alcohol lobby
Sep 21, 2024
Balancing Art and Integrity in Wine Writing with Tom Kline
Sep 14, 2024
Anthony Hamilton Russell, Hemel-en-Aarde and South Africa's Wine Renaissance
Sep 07, 2024
Wild Duck Creek is crafting Cult Wines from Heathcote's Untamed Terroir
Sep 05, 2024
Legacy in a Glass: The Hardy Family's Six Generations of Australian Winemaking
Aug 31, 2024
Old, rare and collectable wine - with Neli Naumovski of Olivers Wine
Aug 27, 2024
Dieter Cronje of Presquile set out for Santa Barbara to make world class wine and has not looked back
Aug 24, 2024
Farewell and adieu, to three Aussie icons - Catching up with Jeremy Oliver
Aug 20, 2024
Jacinta Jenkins of Balnaves: Balancing Tradition and Identity with Innovation
Aug 17, 2024
The Journey of Legend Wine Imports and championing Aus wine across the USA
Aug 10, 2024
Ken Brown tells the story of pinot noir in Santa Barbara Wine County
Aug 03, 2024
Dan Coward tells the story of Alkina Wines, Pedro Parra and the Polygon Project
Jul 27, 2024
Scott Lefler worked across Australia and fell in love with Australian wine
Jul 20, 2024
Moshe Weizman, WINEing and the mission to revolutionise wine retail
Jul 17, 2024
Jesper Kjaersgaard is passionate about premium wine producers with wine to sell and a story to match
Jul 16, 2024
Chuck Hayward tells the tale of Australian wine in the USA
Jul 13, 2024
Jane Campbell tells the story of a historic Rutherglen wine family
Jul 09, 2024
Chris Thomas took a chance on oenology and now crafts world class wines in the McLaren Vale
Jul 08, 2024
Bobby Stuckey MS started as a busboy and became an industry leader in wine and hospitality
Jul 06, 2024
Dan Eggleton is asking tough questions on behalf of small premium producers
Jun 29, 2024
Victor Robaglia loves crafting Bordeaux wines in Santa Ynez
Jun 22, 2024
Rethinking wine communication - with Priscilla Hennekam
Jun 15, 2024
Cokie's world of wine - with Cokie Ponikvar
Jun 08, 2024
David LeMire MW, Shaw and Smith and wine bureaucracy
Jun 02, 2024
Riding out the roller coaster - with Alex Head
May 30, 2024
Australia's Riverland presents a world of opportunity - Ashley Ratcliff of Ricca Terra
May 26, 2024
Reentering the Chinese wine market - Darren Rathbone of the Rathbone Group
May 19, 2024
Giles Cooke MW - Grenache, innovation and capturing the attention of the international wine world
May 12, 2024
The Santa Barbara Story - Wes Hagen
May 06, 2024
The basics of oak use - with Doug Neal
Apr 06, 2024
Jeremy Oliver part 2: China, the duopoly and dialogue
Mar 30, 2024
Huon Hooke’s perspectives, on the Real Review and beyond
Mar 23, 2024
Crafting Wine in the Shadow of a Sleeping Giant: Andrew Burchell's Vision for Mount Gambier
Mar 16, 2024
Brandon Farrell came to Australia and loved what he saw!
Mar 09, 2024
Stephen Cook and Eisenstone Wines continue to flourish
Mar 02, 2024
Brenden "Brenno" Robnik is the Wine Animal
Feb 26, 2024
Melania Battiston journeyed across the globe to rekindle her love of wine
Feb 21, 2024
Jeremy Oliver has some strong things to say about the current state of Australian wine
Feb 14, 2024
Pio Cesare and the beauty of Barolo - with Federica Boffa
Dec 23, 2023
The business side of wine - a conversation with Will Taylor
Dec 17, 2023
Wines we want to make and the wines we want to drink - with Doug Neal and Wes Hagen
Dec 10, 2023
Wine, food and putting it all together - with Marc Malouf
Nov 26, 2023
Doug Neal - achieving cult status by crafting brilliant wines
Nov 18, 2023
Its a great time for the Granite Belt - Shandor and Jess Lim
Nov 11, 2023
Mohsin Khan loves walking amongst the vines
Oct 29, 2023
Keayang Maar Vineyards - Pioneers in a new Victorian wine frontier
Oct 21, 2023
Ed Agg's Cellar Post has undergone an evolution
Oct 20, 2023
Part 2: Cal Lee - Studies at Charles Sturt
Oct 15, 2023
Cal Lee of Love, Tilly Devine - service through incredible hospitality and pure passion for wine
Oct 08, 2023
Mark Malouf - Wine worth writing about
Sep 25, 2023
Fighting Wine Crime - with Maureen Downey
Sep 17, 2023
Kate Sturgess of Brokenwood - the Queensland girl who is taking her wines to infinity and beyond
Sep 10, 2023
Redman Wines - Champions of Coonawarra
Sep 05, 2023
Nick Brown and story of the Brown family in Rutherglen - the family who plays together, stays together
Aug 27, 2023
Justin Folloso of Cave Wines - a young wine maker unleashing Tasmanian terroir
Aug 21, 2023
Tasting the Wright Way - 2021 Kilikanoon Clare Valley Mouvedre, Rocossa 2018 Langhe Barolo and 2019 Elbourne Hunter Chardonnay
Aug 15, 2023
The Australian Small Winemakers Show
Aug 07, 2023
Ray Costanzo of Golden Grove Estate - an innovative flag bearer with bucketloads of pizzazz
Jul 31, 2023
Tasting the Wright Way - Cofield Prosecco, Hugel and Tillie J Magic
Jul 23, 2023
Jill Upton - hard work, perseverance, and - hard work!
Jul 15, 2023
What's new at Tillie J Wines - with Tillie Johnston
Jul 02, 2023
Tasting the Wright Way - Show Block's Paramour Shiraz & Domaine De Pajot
Jun 23, 2023
Wes Hagen of Santa Barbara - Allowing wine to become
Jun 12, 2023
Carissa Major of Claymore Wines - there's something magical about Clare Valley
Jun 05, 2023
V is for Vino - with Vince Anter
May 29, 2023
Luke Jolliffe of Stella Bella Wines - capturing the very best of the Margaret River
May 22, 2023
Sarah Crowe of Yarra Yering - you never know where life can take you
May 14, 2023
Max Allen - the power of story telling in the wine world
May 07, 2023
Andrew Thomas of Thomas Wines - Guardian of the Hunter Valley
May 01, 2023
Ian Trinkle and Wineism - pure creativity and letting the good times role
Apr 23, 2023
Lindsay Wright - WSET and beyond
Apr 16, 2023
The Local Batch - Champions of the little guy
Apr 05, 2023
Ella Pradella - The Cheeky Vino and the Winegram
Mar 29, 2023
Robin Brockett of Scotchman's Hill - The Importance of Place
Mar 21, 2023
Steve Leszczynski - having an eye for the details
Mar 14, 2023
Peter McGlashan of Ridgemill Estate - the story of Strange Bird
Mar 09, 2023
John Hughes of Rieslingfreak - a riesling love story
Feb 28, 2023
Lost Penny Wines - A Barossa Legacy
Feb 20, 2023
Tom Crago - Grand Crew
Feb 14, 2023
The birthplace of wine - Keti Siradze and the Georgian wine world
Feb 05, 2023
Billy Button Wines - Alpine trend setters
Jan 29, 2023
Underdog Wines - Championing the Underdog
Jan 20, 2023
Best's Winery - Wine, family, history and some seriously old vines
Dec 28, 2022
Wirra Wirra - From Wigley to Church Block and beyond
Dec 21, 2022
Eight at the Gate - a story of trial, resilience, wine and family
Dec 14, 2022
Nick Whiteway - Good people, good wines
Dec 08, 2022
Wine, creativity and the social network - Ed Agg of the Cellar Post
Nov 29, 2022
Kilikanoon Wines - Mastering the Clare Valley
Nov 17, 2022
Eisenstone Wines - Stephen Cook is doing something very special
Oct 13, 2022
Elderton Wines - Barons in the Barossa
Oct 02, 2022
Ponting Wines - A venture built for success
Sep 20, 2022
Chance Encounter Wines - where nothing is left to chance
Sep 13, 2022
Alex Head of Head Wines - Rhone romance to Barossa brilliance
Sep 06, 2022
Michael Juergens is taking wine to the world's frontier
Aug 29, 2022
Andrew Starkey of Prometheus Wines - pairing wine with innovation
Aug 24, 2022
Mr Andrew Corrigan - a Master of Wine
Aug 15, 2022
Gemtree Wines - on a mission for the future
Aug 07, 2022
Sara Newberry of Shottesbrooke - a sense of taste
Aug 03, 2022
Tim Donegan of Trocchio Wines - Australia's smallest commercial winery!
Jul 25, 2022
David O'Leary of O'Leary Walker - he simply wants to make great wine.
Jul 19, 2022
Priscilla Queen of the Barossa
Jul 10, 2022
Fred Peacock, Bream Creek and Tassie Wines
Jun 07, 2022
Coriole - a McLaren Vale family of the past, present and future
May 29, 2022
Mason Canning Pt 2 - the Brisbane wine scene
May 23, 2022
Ballandean estate - the story of the QLD wine industry
May 16, 2022
Terry Chellappah from Plan B Wines - You always need a Plan B!
Apr 25, 2022
Angus Vinden - respect for the past with an eye for the future
Apr 10, 2022
From Vineyard to bottle - with Andrew Koerner
Mar 20, 2022
Alister Purbrick of Tahbilk Winery - "I'm going to be a wine maker"
Mar 12, 2022
Tillie Johnston of Tillie J Wines - putting the world in a bottle
Feb 27, 2022
Duncan Thorn - setting customers up for success
Feb 20, 2022
Bruce Tyrrell and Tyrrells Odyssey
Feb 16, 2022
Chris Coulter of Coulter Wines - Minimal intervention with maximum attention
Feb 07, 2022
Mason Canning's Cellar Door Story - Part 1
Jan 29, 2022
Chester Osborn of d'Arenberg - History in the McLaren Vale
Jan 22, 2022
Chris Ringland - sitting atop the wine world
Jan 16, 2022
Daniel Hopkins - from Nike to fine wines
Dec 18, 2021
Andrew Koerner - a master of fine wine making
Dec 18, 2021
Ewen Macpherson and the power of dreaming big
Dec 18, 2021