OWS#3 features an interview with Matt Gant, “Australian Young Wine Maker of the Year†for 2004. Matt is part of the St Hallett team in the Barossa, South Australia and has an interesting story of how he ended up where he is today (a thousand miles from the UK).
We crack a bottle of Matt’s superb 2003 Faith Shiraz and found out some philosophies behind it.
All the best
Hugo & Mick
Great show. Enjoyed hearing Matt’s take on winemaking. Especially liked his philosophy about picking the grapes earlier, and thereby making lower alcohol wines. Never thought I’d want less alcohol, but I guess I’m maturing. Keep up the good work.
Jeff Golomb
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
I remember from my days of home brewing that too much alcohol quickly reduced taste, so i’m all for less alcohol. Plus it means more wine which is always a good thing.
Thanks for the comment Jeff. What did anyone else think of the interview? Too long, too short, too detailed or a perfect way to make the most of boriig drive time?
Great concept guys! I’m looking forward to downloading the show when I get back home and having a listen!
I finally got around to listening to this show and it – like the two previous – was excellent. You guys are doing a great job. Thanks.
Now I’m off to try and locate some of Matt’s GST! I’m afraid it’s still tough finding the truly great Aussie wines here in the US but always worth the effort.
Thanks Dave, we’ve been trying to feature bottles that are widely available in Oz but we’ll start checking US retail sites so we can also mention US revant bots.
Hugo, this is great. I didn’t realize there were so many wine podcasts out there. Like Dave, I would love to hear about bottles that are available here in the states as well. Cheers.
Excelent interview. Another term for the sticky manual worker in a winery is a “Cellar Rat.” I am listening to the podcast right now, looking forward to the next one. Peace,
Chris Broomell