Chris Brundrett - William Chris Vineyards (Fredericksburg, Texas)

Coonawarra is in the midst of the Coonawarra Cabernet Celebrations and there are some other events to plan to get to Coonawarra for. Heidi speaks with Simon Nash about all the details and they sound great.@thewineshowaustralia @coonawarra_wine

Siobhan joins Simon Nash to discuss the 2030 Strategy for Sustainable Winegrowing, it is a great service for the industry that has been very much embraced.@thewineshowaustralia @theawri

Simon Nash catches Haydn on the tractor getting some spraying done ahead of the rain. He tells us all about the Grampians Wine Festival that runs for the remainder of October. Lots of great events again.@thewineshowaustralia @grampianswine @blackandginger_

Simon Nash is joined by Chris Brundrett one of the owners of William Chris Vineyards in Texas. The winery in Fredericksburg is ranked in the Top 50 wineries of the world and the wines are beautiful. Chris tell the story about how it started and what the experience is to visit.@thewineshowaustralia @williamchrisvineyards

Sean Murphy is the new Head Winemaker at Hollick, it is a return to where he worked early in his career. He chats with Simon Nash about the journey and the excitement of the top job.@thewineshowaustralia @hollickestates

The brains and brilliance behind the wines at Lenton Brae in Bunbury WA, Vanessa chats to Jill Upton the story of the estate, being the sole producers of Pinot Blanc in WA, and her outstanding 2025 Wilyabrup Chardonnay.@thewineshowaustralia@lentonbraewine

Jill Upton chats to Emma about the family owned winery in Coonawarra, producing flagship varietals Cab Sav, Chardonnay and Shiraz, and her career outside of the family estate.@thewineshowaustralia@bowenestate@coonawarrawine

Brendan chats to Jill Upton about the Vasse Felix sparkling wine house, Idée Fixe, which is focused entirely on Blanc de Blanc. They discuss the recent vintages, the biggest climatic challenges he has faced in the vineyard, and the future of Margaret River sparklings.@thewineshowaustralia@ideefixe@vassefelix

Jill Upton chats to Rob about the recent 40 years of Riesling roadshow which took him around Australia, the difference between free run juice and pressed juice, and what he loves about the Great Southern wine region.@thewineshowaustralia@castlerockestate

Jill Upton chats to 4th generation winemaker, Sam Brand, about the recent Coonawarra roadshow, the Jim Brand range and the first vintage release of Brand & Sons.@thewineshowaustralia@brand&sonswines