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“Prosecco” is one word, but it carries a whole fight about history, labelling, and who gets to own a name. We unpack the newly completed EU trade deal that lets Australian producers keep using Prosecco in Australia, while forcing a phase-out for exports over the next 10 years. If you’ve ever wondered why Champagne is protected, why Glera exists, or how a rebrand can ripple through shelves and sales, we lay it out in plain language and ask the hard question: is this a loss, or a chance for Australian sparkling wine to stand on its own?

Then we pivot from trade policy to pure excess with the latest record for the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold: a 1945 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti that went for around $1.5 million AUD. We talk about what that money is really buying, whether a bottle like that should ever be opened, and why rarity drives the fine wine collecting market in ways that have nothing to do with a simple “is it tasty?” test.

From there it gets practical: cellar door tastings, bus groups, and the new normal of seated experiences and tasting fees. Are wineries making wine tourism better, or accidentally training visitors to buy less after paying for the tour? We also take on the “move over Chardonnay” narrative and debate alternative grape varieties, with Aligoté becoming the lightning rod for a bigger question about consumer demand versus insider boredom.

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We chase “quiet luxury” wines that give you the feel of Burgundy, Sancerre and cult Italian reds without the eye-watering price tags. We taste our way through smart substitutions, explain the label terms that trip people up, and call out where the value still holds.
Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Riesling 2023 -  https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_118988?store=3252&gclsrc=aw.ds&e_cid=ps:ds:GOOGLE:PMAX+-+Wine+-+White+Wine::ds_keywords%3Dds_kw:&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23483242555&gbraid=0AAAAADidTxB5taZXXmyXEmO5_8vHauFAL&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRKMv2kJmhrSiATAZYPPNelRbmVtM1qDi-3ukjbQEEmID8VberURdNxoC_c4QAvD_BwE
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Queensland wine sounds like it shouldn’t work, so we taste our way through the Granite Belt and talk through the climate science that makes it possible. Four bottles later, we’re genuinely shocked by how balanced, fresh, and buy-worthy these wines are. 
Golden Grove Vermentino 2025 - https://www.goldengroveestate.com.au/product/2025-vermentino/
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We move through the week’s biggest wine headlines, from career-building opportunities in Adelaide to the very real stress of smoke over vineyards during harvest. We also unpack rising fuel costs, what redundancies signal about the market, and why Michel Rolland’s legacy still shapes how wine tastes today.

• Scholarships for under-35s to attend the International Masters of Wine Symposium in Adelaide in April 2027
• Why the MW symposium matters for contemporary issues, tasting and industry networks
• Controlled burns across Victoria during peak harvest and how fast timing changes raise risk
• Smoke monitoring, uncertainty around smoke taint, and why information flow matters in vintage
• A late and compressed vintage, tank space pressure, fatigue, and the added impact of heavy rain
• How Trump Iran conflict headlines feed fuel price stress, freight surcharges and visitation worries
• Why buying wine direct can matter more when costs jump across shipping and operations
• Warren Randall redundancies as a restructuring signal, not a one-off drama
• The end of the wine boom and the need for younger thinking in rebuilding the industry
• Michel Rolland’s influence on Bordeaux style, approachability, controversy and homogenisation debates

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We taste and test how different glasses change the way wine shows up, from aroma to texture, with SPIEGELAU CEO Richard Voit. We land on a simple, practical setup for real life: buy fewer glasses, buy better, and match the glass to what you actually drink. 
Throughout this episode we try Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir (Of Course!) and even Champagne and the results left us shocked.
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SPIEGELAU Definition Burgundy Glass 
SPIEGELAU Definition Universal Glass 
SPIEGELAU Lifestyle Burgundy Glass 
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SPIEGELAU Perfect Serve D.O.F 
SPIEGELAU Perfect Serve Nick & Nora 
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