Halliday Wine Companion
Episodes
The King of Chardonnay: Tony Bish on reinvention, innovation and obsession
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to become known as the “King of Chardonnay”? In this episode of the Halliday Wine Companion Podcast, we sit down with Ne...
Bushfire recovery & rebuilding with Matt Fowles of Fowles Wine
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Fowles of Fowles Wine in Victoria's Strathbogie Ranges describes surviving a catastrophic bushfire that burned through his 1400 acre property in ...
How Melbourne’s best wine bars are built | Lyndon Kubis (Toorak Cellars, Milton Wine Shop, The Alps, Clover)
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What actually makes a wine bar successful? In this episode of the Halliday Wine Companion Podcast, we sit down with Lyndon Kubis, the force behind som...
Gentle Folk’s Gareth Belton on seaweed, science, and sauvignon blanc
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Gareth Belton from Gentle Folk joins the Halliday Wine Companion Podcast to talk about his unlikely path from marine botany and seaweed fieldwork to f...
From flute to ferment: Medhurst’s Rohan Smith on changing careers, making rosé, and the art of picking.
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Halliday Wine Companion Podcast, host Anna Webster sits down with Rohan Smith, Chief Winemaker at Medhurst in the Yarra Valley,...
Jasper Hill’s Emily McNally: Family, place and 50 years of Heathcote wine
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Emily McNally has spent the past two decades furthering the legacy of her parents, Ron and Elva Laughton, who bought a young vineyard in the late 1970...
Wines With Swagger: The Michael Hill-Smith Story
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Halliday Wine Companion Podcast, host Anna Webster sits down with Michael Hill-Smith MW, one of the most influential figures in...
Wine with altitude: Tessa Brown from Vignerons Schmölzer & Brown
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Halliday Wine Companion Podcast, winemaker Tessa Brown shares her remarkable journey from growing up on a sugarcane farm in Que...
Unlocking the Secrets of Terroir with Pedro Parra, aka Dr Terroir
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Halliday Wine Companion Podcast, we sit down with Pedro Parra, one of the world’s most respected terroir consultants, to ...
Matt Preston meets his match | The ultimate food and wine pairings
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Halliday Wine Companion Podcast we sit down with food critic, author, former MasterChef Australia judge, and wine enthusiast Ma...
"Wine should be judged by style, not variety." | Mike Bennie is a Podcast Natural
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Halliday Wine Companion podcast, Halliday taster, drinks writer and liquor merchant Mike Bennie shares his path into the wine i...
2026 Halliday Wine of the Year | Giles Cooke of Thistledown Wines
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Halliday Wine Companion Podcast, Giles Cooke MW, co-founder of Thistledown Wines, shares his journey in the wine industry and t...
2026 Halliday Winemaker of the Year: Virginia Willcock, Vasse Felix
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Halliday Wine Companion Podcast, recorded the morning after the 2026 Halliday Awards, Anna Webster sits down with Vasse Felix&r...
Going, going, Grange: Cracking the code of fine-wine auctions with LANGTONS’ Michael Anderson
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Step onto the auction floor with Michael Anderson, Head of Auctions at LANGTONS, and discover how rare bottles move from cellar to gavel. We unpack th...
Philip Rich reveals what it’s really like to be a wine critic, and why Burgundy has his heart | Halliday Tasting Team
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Halliday Wine Companion Podcast, respected wine critic and educator Philip Rich reflects on his decades-long journey through th...
Winery of the Year drops its brand new range | Melanie Chester of Giant Steps
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of the new and improved Halliday Wine Companion Podcast, Halliday editor and host Anna Webster speaks with Melanie Chester, head ...
Tradition vs. innovation in Rutherglen
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 17: Rowly Milhinch, Scion, Rutherglen Rutherglen is one of Australia's oldest wine regions. Grapevines came ...
Muscat with Nick Brown
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 16: Nick Brown, All Saints, Rutherglen Today I am in Rutherglen in Victoria’s Northeast and I am joine...
Varietal focus: Tempranillo
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 15: Daniel Tokar, Tokar Estate, Yarra Valley Today we are talking all things Tempranillo! There’...
Responding to COVID-19 with Dylan McMahon
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 14: Dylan McMahon, Seville Estate, Yarra Valley. Join me as I sit down with Dylan McMahon from Seville...
Underwater wine ageing with Ben Ranken
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 13: Ben Ranken, Wilimee Wines, Macedon Ranges. Today’s topic is of huge interest to me. Underwat...
Richie Vandenberg's war on plastic
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 12: Former Hawthorn footy captain Richie Vandenberg is on a mission to remove and recycle one billion single...
Spotlight on Malolactic Fermentation
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 11: Wine educator Nicole Bilson on Malolactic Fermentation Today we sit down with wine educator Nicole Bilso...
Varietal focus: Grenache
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 10: Giles Cooke MW, Thistledown Wines, South Australia. We catch up with Giles Cooke, winemaker and Award Wi...
How sparkling wine is made with Kate Laurie
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 9: Kate Laurie, Deviation Road, Adelaide Hills. We catch up with Kate Laurie, winemaker and Sparkling Wine o...
Wine of the Year
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 8: Sarah Crowe, Yarra Yering, Yarra Valley. Today I am joined by Sarah Crowe, winemaker and General Ma...
Awards wrap-up!
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 7: Jeni Port, Halliday Wine Companion taster. Join Jeni and I as we discuss the ins & outs of last...
Varietal focus: Riesling
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 6: Belinda Hughes, Rieslingfreak, South Australia. Just like Sauvignon blanc from the Marlborough – Ri...
Varietal focus: Sauvignon blanc
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 5: Stuart Pym, Flowstone Wines, Margaret River. Now, while New Zealand’s Marlborough region is synonym...
Single vineyard wines with Barnaby Flanders
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 4: Barnaby Flanders, Garagiste. The turn of phrase Single Vineyard or townships wines is often thrown around...
An introduction to wine with Penny Vine
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 1: Penny Vine, Cutler & Co. So perhaps you’re new to wine or wanting to learn more about it...wher...
Grape-based spirits with Holly Klintworth
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 3: Holly Klintworth, Bass & Flinders. Holly heads up her families distillery Bass & Flinders on Vict...
The art of wine tasting with Erin Larkin
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 2: Erin Larkin, Halliday tasting team. Independent wine writer, judge and Halliday wine taster Erin Larkin s...