Welcome to the Marlborough Wine Podcast, where we explore the fascinating world of grape growing and winemaking in New Zealand’s biggest wine-growing region. Every month hosts Sophie Preece and Kat Pickford will be talking to local grape growers, winemakers, and scientists to learn more about what makes Marlborough such a special place for wine. We’ll explore everything from organics and regenerative viticulture growth to the latest winemaking techniques and trends. Whether you are curious a ...
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Join friends and fellow wine enthusiasts Charisse Henry (WSET2) and Kristi Mayfield (WSET3) on Somm Women Talk Wine, where we dive into all things wine with passion and expertise. Kristi’s knack for simplifying wine education into bite-sized, accessible nuggets perfectly complements Charisse’s extensive experience in the service industry—creating a match made in wine heaven! Each episode is packed with wine insights, tips, and tricks to help you craft your own fantastic wine experiences. We ...
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Beyond Bottles: Exploring Alternative Packaging for Wine
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! Do you think bottles are the only way to package wine? We're here to change the way you think about alternative packaging for wine! In the world of wine trends, packaging for wine may not be the sexiest, but we think there are some pretty cool things going on! We're not talking about ordinary wine storage boxes or win…
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Noble Grapes: What Are they and Do They Matter? (Wine Grapes Series Part 3)
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! From Lost Grapes, to Hybrid Grapes, this episode rounds out our exploration with Noble Grapes, or Noble Wine. Read on for a short snippet of what we are covering, but tune in for all the fun! So, what exactly are Noble Grapes? Well, it depends on who you ask! One camp uses the 5 traditional Bordeaux varieties as their…
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Hybrid Wine Grapes: Part 2 of Our Wine Grapes Series
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! It's here! Part 2 of our Wine Grapes series! In this episode, we're going beyond European Vitis Vinifera grapes to explore hybrid varieties you may never have tried! From Vidal Blanc (aptly named after it's founder, Jean Louis Vidal), a highly planted hybrid grape in New York state, to Marechal Foch growing in Minneso…
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Lost Grapes: Creating Rare Wines from Near Extinction (Part 1: Exploring Grapes Series)
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! If we asked you to name rare wines made from nearly extinct grapes, could you name any? Neither could we until we started looking beyond our local wine shop and city limit! What we discovered are entire species of wine grapes being rediscovered and replanted. They're making a comeback in vineyards from grand cru estat…
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Te Whare Ra: Exploring Wineries in Marlborough NZ
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! It's hot in Texas so what better way to beat the heat than to take a trip to visit wineries in Marlborough. New Zealand that is. The Marlborough wine region is booming and going beyond Sauvignon Blanc. Cellar doors offer tastings and tours of some of the best wines from NZ. The family estate of Te Whare Ra is our stop…
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WE ARE ONE! When Wine Podcasts Celebrate One Year on the Air!
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! When wine podcasts turn one year old, their hosts celebrate like normal people would! Somm Women Talk Wine podcast hosts Charisse and Kristi take time in this episode to reminisce about the wine regions, wine tastings, wine industry interviews, and all of the other wine world topics from favorites to those most challe…
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White Italian Wines: Exploring Lesser-Known Varieties with Chris Keel
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! In this exciting episode of Somm Women Talk Wine, we are honored to have Chris Keel, the owner of Put A Cork In It, a favorite Fort Worth wine shop, and a Vinitaly Ambassador, as our guest. Join us as we deep dive the world of lesser-known white Italian wines, revealing the hidden gems that make Italy the "go to" loca…
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Westborn: A New California Sparkling Wine from Weston Eidson and Russell Bevan
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! Ever wonder what it takes to create a new California Sparkling Wine? Tune in as Somm Women Talk Wine interviews Weston Eidson and Russell Bevan, two world-renowned winemakers who partnered on Weston's vision to create magic in a bottle of bubbles. Created in the traditional method with a whole lot of patience and more…
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Summer Red Wine: Chilled Reds are the Unexpected Wine for Summer
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! Temperatures are heating up and our natural instinct is to shift from red to white wine to tame the sweltering summer temperatures. SWTW takes on the task of finding the perfect chilled summer red wines perfect for every occasion! From Lambrusco to Syrah and a few in between, we hit the highlights so you, too, can pop…
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Moret Brealynn: An Interview with the Queen of California Pinot Noir
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! A Cali girl through and through, Morét Brealynn, has done it all when it comes to wine. From tasting room host to marketeer. From event planner to any odd task she could get involving grapes. Her passion and experience from some of the top wineries in Napa and Sonoma (you’ll have to listen to learn which ones!) gave h…
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Spirituality: At Wet Jacket Wines, There is a Spiritual Bond With Land, Sea and Wine
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! What possibly could Captain Cook‘s exploration of the Fiordland of New Zealand’s South Island and world class wine have in common? Greg Hay, Wet Jacket Wine’s own Captain, leads the team toward a vision of precision, exploration and legacy. Hay founded several of Central Otago’s renowned wineries (Chard Farm and Pereg…
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Regenerative @ Greystone: Regenerative farming drives the way Greystone makes amazing NZ wine!
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! So many buzzwords fly around sustainability, organics, biodynamics and renenerative wine viticulture and viniculture it's impossible to make sense of it all. What better way to break it all down than to hear from the expert team at Greystone in Wiapara, Canterbury, New Zealand? Stephen McGowan, Sales and Marketing Dir…
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James Beard: SWTW Covers the Colonial Culinary Classic in Ft Worth
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! What better way to celebrate the culinary and beverage geniouses of Fort Worth, TX than to partner with the James Beard Foundation? We think there is nothing better and Charisse and Kristi were honored to serve as podcast sponsors for the event held at Colonial Country Club on March 4. With microphones in hand, the tw…
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ABC’s of WINE TERMS: From A to Z, Wine Terms Defined
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! Do you get confused with wine terms? What does flabby really even mean when it comes to wine? Fear no more! Charisse and Kristi tackle the definitions of many often used wine terms and break them down into simple, easily understandable meanings for you! From Awkward to Zippy (well, we actually forgot that one!), you’l…
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NZ Chardonnay: No Longer the Second White Wine of New Zealand
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! For most wine drinkers, Sauvignon Blanc is THE white wine of New Zealand. We're here to debunk yet another myth and challenge you to think about NZ Chardonnay! From the focus of organic / biodynamic / regenerative farming to low intervention winemaking, winemakers let the chameleon varietal shine. The land, the climat…
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Wine Myths: Debunking and Demystifying Age Old Myths About Wine
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! From decanting to aging. From quality to color. From pairings to pourings. Charisse and Kristi tackle some of the top myths and misconceptions around wine! In the wine world where tradition has driven many of our consumption and selection decisions, it’s a whole new world out there! Join us as we dive into some of the…
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Wine Travel: How to make the most of your wine experiences
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! Happy 2024! Thank you for your support and encouragement during our launch year! We’re so excited to start the new year off with a deep dive into WINE TRAVEL! Join us as we discuss how to prepare everything from where to go, what to do in advance and how to ensure your experience meets your wine travel goals! We would…
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Top 2023 Episode! Recap of Summer Whites You’ve Likely Never Tried
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! Happy New Year from Somm Women Talk Wine! 2023 was an amazing launch year and Charisse and Kristi could not be more thankful for every single person who has listened, downloaded, liked and most importantly shared our podcast with fellow wine lovers! In launching our 2024 season, we’re kicking off with a recap of our t…
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Winter Whites: Cooler Weather Isn’t Just for Reds!
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! Cooler weather isn’t just for red wines. Join Charisse and Kristi as we explore white wines perfect for all of your winter dinners, events and celebrations! What makes a white wine winter delicious? Tune in to learn stylistic differences, new varietals and tips and tricks to put white wines on your winter table. Our S…
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Wine Lists: An Exploration in the Curation of Wine Lists!
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! Wine lists are an integral part of a great dining experience. Some people (Kristi being a guilty party) choose restaurants specifically by the wines on their list. But how wine lists are built and curate takes special attention, focus, care and selectivity. Ever wonder what goes into building them? Then this is your e…
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Weston Eidson: A Live Chat With the Winemaker and His “Vertical”
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! Live from The Magnolia Wine Bar! SWTW’s first live event was a smashing hit and this episode has 2 parts - our pregame interview with Weston Eidson and snippets of our live discussion with audience participation - in the wine tasting of course! We’ll apologize in advance for the background noise! When winemaker Weston…
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Dirt: How terroir, specifically soil, impacts wine
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! Let’s get down and dirty and talk about terroir, in particular soil. Terroir is a word tossed around flippantly in the wine world without much explanation. Simply put, it is a reference to the “sense of place” where grapevines grow. This can include location, weather, altitude, rainfall, fog, proximity to water, angle…
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! In the middle o the harvest shuffle, we were thrilled to have a chat with Russell! Russell Bevan that is. Winemaker for Bevan Cellars, PerUs, Adversity and many more, Russell is known for signature styles within each brand. And not just any wine, 100+ wines are nothing new to this winemaker having scored around 30 so …
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Winemaking Vessels: Are they all created equal?
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! We used to think all wine was made in Stainless Steel tanks or oak barrels. Wrong! Wine can be fermented in 7 primary vessels. Yes, stainless steel tanks and oak barrels are two, however, clay amphora, demijohns, wood tanks, plastic tanks / buckets and concrete (yes concrete!) vessels round out the other prominent one…
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Brian Bicknell and Murray Cook | The Marlborough Wine Podcast
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In this month’s Marlborough Wine Podcast, winemakers Brian Bicknell and Murray Cook talk about Chardonnay – a variety that made up just 4.6% of New Zealand’s harvest in the 2023 vintage, but is getting a lot of attention right now. This recording is being released just before the Aotearoa New Zealand Chardonnay Symposium, running in early October i…
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Unconventional Lesson in Food and Wine Pairing Part 2
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! Hello and welcome to Part 2 of our Food and Wine Pairing episodes! Charisse and Kristi continue to explore food and wine pairings in an unconventional way. Leveraging training methods from wine certification experts, we break down a few pairing myths and explore three wines against the 5 flavors your tongue identifies…
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Unconventional Lesson in Food and Wine Pairing Part 1
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! Hello fellow wine lovers! Join Charisse and Kristi as we explore food and wine pairings in an unconventional way. Leveraging training methods from wine certification experts, we break down a few pairing myths and explore three wines against the 5 flavors your tongue identifies - salty, sweet, bitter, sour and umami. W…
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Tessa Anderson and Mike White | The Marlborough Wine Podcast
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50 Years; 50 Stories Stories that we’ve never heard, people that we didn’t know about. That’s how journalist Mike White reacts to Tessa Anderson’s new book 50 Years, 50 Stories in their interview at the 2023 Marlborough Book Festival in July. Mike and Tessa talk about the early pioneers of the industry, including Frank Yukich and Wayne Thomas, and …
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! Not every pink wine is treated equally. Not every pink wine is actually a Rosé. From the palest ballet pink to the most raucous fuchsia, rosé comes in many styles and colors. There are also many different ways to make a Rosé. Confused yet? Listen in as Charisse and Kristi break down Rosé wine making techniques and the…
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! If you know Charisse, you know she’s a bubble girl through and through! We’re not sure she’s ever met a bubble she didn’t like! Her passion has definitely rubbed off on Kristi and what better way to let two bubble girls have fun than to cover all things sparkling! But are all bubbles created equal? Not at all! There a…
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Allan Scott | The Marlborough Wine Podcast
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Fifty years of wine in Marlborough – a conversation with Allan Scott In the early 1970s, Marlborough was vastly different from the vine-swept valleys seen today, instead dominated by sheep farms and crops. In the August edition of the Marlborough Wine Podcast, Allan Scott recounts some of his extraordinary experiences over the past 50 years, as a v…
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! Summer, summer, summer. Long days, vacations, staycations, friends, family and fun. Hot days and warm nights call for a style change in your go-to wines. Rosés and whites reign supreme. We’re totally on board, but this summer, we’re pouring a few new white wines into our glass and bringing you along for the ride! As t…
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Chanel, Salvatore Ferragamo. Tiffany & Co., Tag Heuer, Hublot. Fenty Beauty (Rihanna), Benefit Cosmetics, Givency Parfums. Wine. Which of the above does not seem to fit? If you guessed any of the above, the answer is they all fit! At least into LVMH’s portfolio of fine fashion, jewelry, …
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! As two women in the wine industry, what better topic for us to tackle than “Women in Wine”?! Special guests include Lindsey Koch and Benedicte Rhyne who share their passion for wine and how they embraced their natural female skills and talents to make their way in the traditionally male oriented world of wine. Meet Li…
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Belinda Jackson & Michael Wentworth | The Marlborough Wine Podcast
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Climate action in Marlborough wine companies In this episode, we talk to two wine companies leading the industry charge when it comes to climate action. Sophie Preece talks to Michael Wentworth from Yealands Estate, and Belinda Jackson from Lawson’s Dry Hills about the work they have done to cut and offset emissions, and the aspirations they have, …
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! Join Charisse and Kristi as they debunk wine scores. From the 1855 Bordeaux classification to modern day wine ratings by fellow podcasters, two Somms review the ins and outs of scores and what this means to you as a wine enthusiast. Never a dull moment with these friends and their ability to translate elevated wine kn…
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! For Somm Women Talk Wine’s (SWTW) introductory podcast, get to know Charisse Henry, the “street smarts service guru” of the equation, and Kristi Mayfield, the “nerd” in the mix. How did a career aerospace and defense leader and a service professional come together? WINE! Of course! Sharing their passion and pursuing c…
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Bart Arnst & Erica Crawford | The Marlborough Wine Podcast
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The Good Dirt Erica Crawford has seen “tremendous change” in New Zealand’s organic wine sector since Loveblock Wines joined the fold in 2008. Speaking in the lead-up to the Organic & Biodynamic Winegrowing Conference, Erica talks of the growth in organic vineyard area around New Zealand, and the burgeoning global demand for organic wine. Organic vi…
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Sip, share, shape our podcast! Friends and fellow wine “passionistas”, Charisse Henry and Kristi Mayfield, talk all things wine on Somm Women Talk Wine. Having shared paths in wine certification (Intro CMS and WSET2), but different passions around wine creates a fun, entertaining and educational show. Kristi’s passion for all things nerdy from vine…
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Heather Stewart & Simon Waghorn | The Marlborough Wine Podcast
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Subregionality and wellbeing in Marlborough’s wine industry Simon Waghorn was a ‘wannabe seaweed geek’ when he traded his master’s degree in botany to become a winemaker 40 years ago. Heather Stewart has a master’s in industrial and organisational psychology but fell for the wine industry after taking on a vintage job in 2008. In the wake of Marlbo…
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Nigel Sowman & Jules Taylor | The Marlborough Wine Podcast
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It's harvest time in Marlborough and the region is a bustle of grape trucks, harvesters, and talk about the quality of the fruit. This episode hosts Sophie Preece and Kat Pickford are joined by viticulturist Nigel Sowman and winemaker Jules Taylor to discuss their experiences, roles and expectations for this year's vintage. The Marlborough Wine Pod…
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Coming soon to a podcast player near you is The Marlborough Wine Podcast, where we will explore the fascinating world of grape growing and winemaking in New Zealand’s biggest wine-growing region. Marlborough is a world-famous wine region that is best known for its Sauvignon Blanc but has won acclaim for so many other styles and varieties. Every mon…
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