Vknow Geek Wine Podcast
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A New Zealand wine podcast—exploring the people, places, and stories behind great wine.
A New Zealand wine podcast exploring the people, places, and stories behind wine.
Blending education, entertainment, and insight, this podcast takes you through the country’s key wine regions, grape varieties, and styles—while keeping a distinctly Kiwi perspective.
From Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc to Central Otago Pinot Noir, and beyond, each episode breaks down what makes New Zealand wine unique—while also connecting it to the wider wine world.
Whether you’re just getting into wine or looking to deepen your understanding, this is your guide to New Zealand wine.
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When a Name Becomes a Brand
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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10 Wine Words Reviewers Use That Don’t Mean What You Think They Mean
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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Are wines really that different?
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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What makes a wine Great! And how can we recognise this?
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Is It the Wine… or Is It You?
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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What is Shiraz? And why isn’t it Pinot Noir?
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Wine isn’t just an alcoholic beverage. It’s SO much more….
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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Are there wines you don’t buy because you don’t know it?
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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What’s Next for New Zealand Wine? What’s the next big Wine Style for NZ?
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Why Does Wine Cost So Much? The Truth Behind the Price
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Is Price the most important parameter for value wine?
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Can the Marlborough Wine Region be a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Can AI replace Sommelier
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May 26, 2026 |
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Why New Zealand Albariño Is Starting to Get Attention
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May 19, 2026 |
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Why is Pinot Noir so expensive?
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May 12, 2026 |
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Is Syrah Misunderstood? And does this revel a greater issue with wine?
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May 06, 2026 |
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Has Sauvignon Blanc Peaked?
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May 05, 2026 |
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New Zealand Wines of the Year 2026 (Real Review Awards Explained)
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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What New Zealand Wine Region is the Best?
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Why is Hawkes Bay a World Wine Capital?
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Why does Central Otago produce the boldest Pinot Noir in the World
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Why is Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc so Special
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Why Martinborough Makes World-Class Pinot Noir
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Tweaking Food and Wine Pairing
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Doubling down! Is wine missing the mark?
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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How hard is it to market wine?
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Remembering Peter Taylor: Mr. Scenic Cellars
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Rose, spice and everything nice. A story of Gewürztraminer
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Wine Blasts wines of the year 2026
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Save the little guys!
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Wine Stereotypes
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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How to dissect winelists
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Regen Vit the new “buzz word” in viticulture
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Wines for Summer!
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Flavours of Pinot, Giving back and a 21 year old Syrah
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Favourite Wine from 2025
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Second Anniversary Ep Part 2: Food and Wine.
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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It’s been two years and this is what it’s all about. Part 1
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Calling EVERYONE out even I don’t escape!
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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David Vs Goliath: the wine edition
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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The Little Wineries that Could.
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Wine Authenticity
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Wine; What’s the difference?
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Have I Waited too long to drink this?
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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The Right Wine…
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Is Champagne REALLY the best?
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Lionel’s New Winelist
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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New Zealand International Wine Show 2025
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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National Wine Awards 2025
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Sustainable/ Organic/ Bio-dynamic?
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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How to recognise a good wine list
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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What’s REALLY in this wine?
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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What makes a quality wine?
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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What DOES ‘Reserve’ mean on a label?
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Exploring Viva Magazine’s top 50 wineries 2025 (NZ)
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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What ARE these reviewers (myself included) talking about?
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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This Wine is too Cold!
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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What is a Merlot?
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Food and Wine are MEANT to be together!
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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This wine… Hurts.
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Wine Shows are they REALLY fair?
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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STOP! Buying buying based on brand alone!
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Jalapeño and Sauvignon Blanc
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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(Re)introducing Me.
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Episode 76: Why do some people some people prefer drinking European wine?
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Episode 75: Wine Dictionary time; Typicity
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May 27, 2025 |
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Episode 74: How the PALATE completes the wine picture
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May 20, 2025 |
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Episode 73: New Zealand’s best of the best for 2025
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May 13, 2025 |
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Episode 72: Roses are Red, Rosés are Pink always smell your wine even if it’s stink.
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May 06, 2025 |
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Episode 71: Is Marlborough Pinot Noir any good?
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Episode 70: Why is colour so important?
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Episode 69: Touriga Nacional; not just Port
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Episode 68: Is this wine full bodied?
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Episode 67: Pinotage: from the beginning (of my wine journey) it was there…
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Episode 66: What makes a smooth wine?
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Episode 65: The wine that gives back! A Podcasthon Special with Mark Unwin.
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Episode 64: A wee dive into Nautilus wines.
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Episode 63: How do they make it taste like that?
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Episode 62: Gruner Veltliner the little Groover
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Episode 61: Components of Wine Tannins/ Phenolics
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Episode 60: Cabernet Franc, the Forgotten Cabernet
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Episode 59: Components of Wine: Sugar
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Episode 58: Semillon: Under appreciated
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Episode 57: Components of Wine: Acid
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Episode 56: Riesling, the Wine of the Caesars… So they say.
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Episode 55: What did you drink over Christmas and New Year?
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Episode 54 Part B: Top Wines of 2024 (the Reds and review of all others)
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Episode 54 Part A: Top Wines of 2024 (the Whites)
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Episode 53: Rosē!
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Episode 52: New Zealand’s Best Vineyards 2024
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Episode 51: What to drink on Christmas Day?
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Episode 50: Wines as Christmas Gifts
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Episode 49: Wine Tastings
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Episode 48: National Wine Awards of Aotearoa 2024
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Episode 47: Chelsea Millar- An Exciting Whirlwind Journey of a New Wine Company.
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Episode 46: New Zealand International Wine Show 2024
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Episode 45: New World Wine Awards 2024
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Episode 44: Spice and What Wine Makes it Nice!
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Ep 43: Jill Sherwood; Mrs Sherwood Estate
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Ep: 42 Chateau Garage X Lionel’s
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Ep 41: Wines for Spring (want to know what to drink this spring?)
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Episode 40: Dermot McCollum from Chemical Engineer to Organic Champion
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Episode 39: Why Produce Wine Organically?
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Ep 38: Sulphites; the Big Bad Wolf?
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Episode 37 Part 2: Baxter Fagan and a Remarkable lifetime of Wine.
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Episode 37 Part 1: Baxter Fagan and a Remarkable lifetime of Wine.
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Ep 36: Mickey Eradus; Winemaker in the heart of the Awatere.
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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BONUS Pinot Noir Day Episode
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Ep 35: Just because it’s fortified doesn’t mean it’s Port!
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Ep34: Why do the Vines look like that?
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Ep 33: Geeking Embra
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Ep 32: Lionel’s Taupo
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Ep 31: Serving a Wine to Golilocks- Not too hot, not to cold….
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Ep 30: Kieran Woodham - Getting wine to the people!
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Ep 29 These Something Wrong With This Wine?
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Ep 28: Three Incredible Wines… one week.
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Ep 27: Ian Isaacs Wine Judging and a Life in Wine.
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Episode 26 Blending is Good!
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Ep:25 Winter Reds: the “Left of Centre”Edition
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Ep 24: The Basics of Cellaring
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May 28, 2024 |
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BONUS Chardonnay Episode
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May 22, 2024 |
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Ep 23: Post ferment to bottling
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May 21, 2024 |
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Ep 22: The Wine Island
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May 14, 2024 |
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Ep:21 Food and Wine the Autumn/ Winter Edition
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May 07, 2024 |
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Ep:20 Wine, food and a Gisborne sunrise.
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Ep. 19: Fermentation
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Ep 18: Tour of Hawkes Bay
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Ep 17: Harvest Time
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Ep 16: A Chef’s Palate with Jude Messenger
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Ep 15: Vive la France
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Ep:14 and Wine in its Environment Part 4 Wind, rain, snow and frost
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Episode 13: Geeking the Supermarket, Countdown
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Ep. 12 and Wine and it’s Environment Part 3: Tūrangawaewae (soil and the land)
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Ep 11: Geeking the Supermarket - Pak n Save
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Ep: 10 and Wine and it’s environment part 2: Growing Degree Days (Sunshine)
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Ep 9: Martinborough gets Geeked!
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Ep 8 and Wine and it’s environment part 1: Vintage Variation
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Episode 7b: Pairing Food and Wine Restaurant review (Jano Bistro)
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Episode 7a: Pairing Food and Wine The basics
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Episode 6: Red, Red Wine
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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Episode 5 White wine
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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Episode 4: Glass Vs Goon
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Episode 3: Wine 101
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Episode 2: Top 5 Wines of 2023
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Introducing Me, Vknow
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Dec 20, 2023 |