The Cellar Door Podcast
Join lawyer/wine explorer, Tom Massey, in the Cellar Door to hear the stories of the people and wineries in the wonderful world of wine. Tom is joined by winery owners, wine makers and other wine personalities to hear and share their stories, the stories of the wineries and the stories of the wines. It's a podcast about where it all came from and where it's all going.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 182
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Chris Thomas took a chance on oenology and now crafts world class wines in the McLaren Vale
Chris Thomas is the winemaker and managing director at Dowie Doole in South Australia’s McLaren Vale. The rumour is that in his younger schoolboy days he excelled in the math and scienc…
Bobby Stuckey MS started as a busboy and became an industry leader in wine and hospitality
Wine personalities don’t get much bigger than that of US Master Somm Bobby Stuckey. Bobby started working tables as a bus boy, and after discovering a brochure on the Court of Master So…
Dan Eggleton is asking tough questions on behalf of small premium producers
Dan Eggleton, is a producer and advocate for small wine makers, and has been a leading voice in generating important conversations and asking hard questions at a grass roots level in Au…
Victor Robaglia loves crafting Bordeaux wines in Santa Ynez
Nestled in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley is Brave and Maiden Estate, named after a Romeo and Juliet type legend that was passed down by the Americans native to the area. Victor Rob…
Rethinking wine communication - with Priscilla Hennekam
Nearly two years ago, I met Priscilla Hennekam, a Brazilian woman with an infectious laugh and an arguably unrivalled passion for wine and the wine industry. Since our first conversatio…
Cokie's world of wine - with Cokie Ponikvar
Cokie Ponikvar loves wine. Her passion is contagious, and she wants to share her passion for wine with the world. She is studying for MW exam while chasing her dream of becoming an MS, …
David LeMire MW, Shaw and Smith and wine bureaucracy
David LeMire MW is joint CEO and head of sales and marketing at Shaw and Smith. His experience ranges from being the import manager for Negotiants Australia to taking on the revered Mas…
Riding out the roller coaster - with Alex Head
Some weeks ago, I caught up with one of my absolute favourites, Alex Head of the Head Wines label. In typical cool, calm, and collected fashion Alex shared his perspectives on the econo…
Australia's Riverland presents a world of opportunity - Ashley Ratcliff of Ricca Terra
I recently managed to grab Ashley Ratcliff, the owner of Ricca Terra Wines, for a quick update on his recent activities. Ashley is a passionate crusader for the Australian wine cause an…
Reentering the Chinese wine market - Darren Rathbone of the Rathbone Group
Darren Rathbone is the CEO and head Wine Maker in charge of the Rathbone Group, a family run enterprise responsible for Victoria’s Mount Langi Ghiran and Yering Station and Xanadu in Ma…
Giles Cooke MW - Grenache, innovation and capturing the attention of the international wine world
Giles Cooke MW is one of the industry leaders behind the sensational wave of new age Grenache sweeping across the McLaren vale and Barossa. He also brings bucketloads of perspective giv…
The Santa Barbara Story - Wes Hagen
This is my first episode recorded since arriving in Santa Barbara, and I couldn’t think of a better way to start than by getting the Santa Barbara story, plus the story of a winery that…
The basics of oak use - with Doug Neal
There is nothing as important as going back to basics, so I called on wine rockstar Doug Neal for some education – on the topic of oak and its role in the wine world. As always, its dif…
Jeremy Oliver part 2: China, the duopoly and dialogue
It’s important to tie off loose ends, so I sat down with Jeremy Oliver a second time to cap off the themes in his recently release paper to the wine industry. We discussed China’s decis…
Huon Hooke’s perspectives, on the Real Review and beyond
For more than three decades, Huon Hooke has dedicated his pen to the world of wine. Beginning his career as a journalist in the traditional print media, Huon has witnessed the evolution…
Crafting Wine in the Shadow of a Sleeping Giant: Andrew Burchell's Vision for Mount Gambier
Andrew Burchell's vision is to put Mount Gambier on the national and global radar as a premium producing wine region. He has the passion, the love of wine and viticulture, and Mt Gambie…
Brandon Farrell came to Australia and loved what he saw!
Brandon Farrell travels the world tasting the world’s finest wines so that he can present them at events and as part of specially curated lists at dinners put on through his company the…
Stephen Cook and Eisenstone Wines continue to flourish
The stars are aligning for Stephen Cook of Eisenstone Wines. Stephen modelled his project at Eisenstone on the production of small batch Barossa Shiraz, where success would follow Steph…
Brenden "Brenno" Robnik is the Wine Animal
Brenden Robnik is a hard-working tradie by day, but when the sun goes down and he downs tools he morphs into the Wine Animal – who’s passion for wine and desire to share knows no limits…
Melania Battiston journeyed across the globe to rekindle her love of wine
Melania Battiston was already an advanced Sommelier at the Court of Master Sommeliers by age 24. In 2021 Melania was rated in the top 100 most influential women in hospitality. In 2023 …