Max Allen - Wine writer, author and commentator

Grant Burge is a great friend of the show and it was a good catch up with Simon Nash and Jill Upton.The Corryton Burge story is a really interesting and so is the family story of Grant and his family building a brand again and selling wine around the world.(Pictured here with son Trent)@thewineshowaustralia @corrytonburge

Max Allen joins Simon Nash and Jill Upton to discuss the recent fires in Victoria and the devastation it caused.We also heard about the Sake project Max is involved in.@thewineshowaustralia @maxallendrinks

Jill Upton and Simon Nash chat with Duncan Lloyd about this family winery in McLaren Vale continuing to do amazing things. Coriole have always lead the charge with new varietals that suit the sites.@thewineshowaustralia @coriole

Tony Allen chats with Jill Upton and Simon Nash about the Duxton vineyard business, they are situated up near Mildura where water is plentiful and so is the sun. It is a fascinating insight into a seriously massive operation making forays into world markets in a big way.@thewineshowaustralia @duxtonvineyards

Nick wears many hats and it was a great chat with Simon Nash and Jill Upton about all of them really.@thewineshowaustralia @silversandsbeachclub @oldbushinnhotel

Mango Parker is one of the lead scientists and support for wineries affected by smoke in their regions.The other project is a music one, there are 6 songs featuring wine stories in a quirky style that is worth a listen. Look up AWRI on all music streaming services.@thewineshowaustralia

Jill Upton and Simon Nash chat with Kate Sturgess about juggling vintage for her sideline brand and motherhood while trying to have her maternity leave time.The upgraded cellar door sounds amazing to visit.@thewineshowaustralia @brokenwoodwines

Damian joins Jil Upton and Simon Nash to chat about vintage 26 and some new wines made for Grenache Blanc and Grenache Gris, really interesting chat.@thewineshowaustralia @tscharkewines

Tony joins the show for the first time, chatting to Jill Upton about his new project, Thunderstone. Based in Porongurup WA, he is making sensational Riesling, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. A brand to keep an eye on.@thewineshowaustralia@thunderstonewines

Jill Upton chats to Adam Wadewitz about the new project for Shaw & Smith, a Gamay that is only available cellar door and in very limited quantity. We also chat about how and why the MMAD team chose Blewitt Springs and ironstone as the basis of their wines.@thewineshowaustralia@mmadwines@shaw&smithwines