Here’s the second and final part of our coverage of the Exhibition of Victorian Winemakers. It was a stellar event and well worth checking out next year. Cam Wheeler has put up an extensive review of some of the wines on offer at the event. Click here to access it.
This podcast includes three separate interviews Mick and Hugo conducted on the second night of proceedings. They are as follows;
5:30 – George Mihaly of Paradigm Hill Wines shares some insights into the role of tannins in structure and the need for good structure when pairing wine and food. Paradigm Hill is a family run vineyard and winery located in the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. Their website details all the facts and figures anyone would ever need to know about the wines they produce and the grapes they grow. Fantastic reading over tea and biscuits. Click here for the Paradigm Hill website.
14:55 – David Dungan, Marketing Manager of Punt Road Wines shares some of the history of Punt Road and describes some of the logistical problems a boutique winery may face when exporting to the US. Click here for the Punt Road website.
26:55 – Lastly, I spoke to Stephen Thompson of The Wine Society about the benefits you might find from joining a wine club. Click here for their website.
Hope you enjoy the podcast.
What a surprise as I was standing waiting for my train on a snowy Belfast morning listening to episode 7 to hear my name! Thanks for the mention. Keep up the great work and what about an episode on the Tassie wines?
j
There’s one in the pipes already Jo, should be out in the next 5 shows. Is there anything specifically you’d like us to focus on? Red, white or sparkling? What sort of access to Tassie wines do you have in Belfast?
Another good show guys. Looking forward to the next few intereviews that were mentioned as well.
George Mihaly was a really good speaker. He concisely gave wonderful talk on the elements of structure and quality. His explanations were technical but understandable, and he didn’t stumble once. You hit the jackpot with George!
Hi Hugo,
Sadly not much access to Tassie wines in Belfast, we used to be able to get Ninth Island but I haven’t seen it in an a few years. But we travelled to Tassie when we lived in Melbourne and I remember the Pinot Noir and Reislings were sensational. Can’t remember much about the wineries, but Bay of Fires and Pipers Brook ring a bell.
Looking forward to the next episode
jo