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
Lost Penny Wines - A Barossa Legacy
Something that draws me to the wine industry, perhaps more than anything else, are the stories of the people within it. The stereotypical story I discover is a story of a family with an…
Tom Crago - Grand Crew
Every once in a while, I stumble across fascinating people who are genuine wine enthusiasts. They aren’t necessary part of the primary production, but something happened in their life w…
The birthplace of wine - Keti Siradze and the Georgian wine world
Somebody once told me that the history of wine is the history of mankind. Well, without going to any lengths to verify the veracity of that proposition, what I can say is that wine is s…
Billy Button Wines - Alpine trend setters
The Victorian Alps, also known as the High Country, is some of Australia’s most stunning countryside occupying the majority of Eastern Victoria. It’s a bit of a tourist hotspot, being m…
Underdog Wines - Championing the Underdog
Kansas City. Historically it was known as the Paris of the Plains, basically ignoring Prohibition in the early 1900s and becoming an a thriving bed of speakeasies, jazz and culture. Kan…
Best's Winery - Wine, family, history and some seriously old vines
In 1866 Henry Best built a winery in the Victorian town of Great Western. Some years later in 1920 the Thomson family took over. Now, the Thomson family have owned and run Bests Winery …
Wirra Wirra - From Wigley to Church Block and beyond
Wirra Wirra in the McLaren Vale – it’s an Australian icon. It’s as old as the Australian wine industry, dating back to the late 1800’s when the energetic Robert Wigley left the city lif…
Eight at the Gate - a story of trial, resilience, wine and family
Jane Richard’s story is one of resilience. Her life was turned upside down in one of the more remarkable calamities that you will hear about. But Jane had strong family roots in South …
Nick Whiteway - Good people, good wines
My chat with Nick Whiteway was action packed. Beyond fun. That’s what you would expect – talking to someone who one day, years ago, decided to trade in his pin striped suit and shiny sh…
Wine, creativity and the social network - Ed Agg of the Cellar Post
Ed Agg grew up on the English southern coast. He cherishes the memory of following his dad, a lover of Claret, through wine stores, thumbing through a wine guide and matching the wines …
Kilikanoon Wines - Mastering the Clare Valley
Every wine has a story. The best wines tell a story complete with colour, excitement, and adventure. Where is this wine from? What is the story of that place? Who owned the vineyard? Wh…
Eisenstone Wines - Stephen Cook is doing something very special
The Barossa Valley is a very special gem in the crown of Australian Wine, and within the Barossa there are some exceptional people making exceptional wines. I was recently privileged to…
Elderton Wines - Barons in the Barossa
The Ashmead family arrived in the Barossa Valley in 1979. A real estate agent in the Nariootpa subregion sold them a house and threw in a vineyard to sweeten and seal the deal. Those we…
Ponting Wines - A venture built for success
When I read that Australian Cricket legend Ricky Ponting had launched a wine label I must confess I was among those who questioned whether it was just another celebrity PR stunt. I late…
Chance Encounter Wines - where nothing is left to chance
The story of Chance Encounter Wines is the story of two friends who because of a chance encounter have embarked on a wine journey marked by fun and excellence. Troy and Adam met many mo…
Alex Head of Head Wines - Rhone romance to Barossa brilliance
I first came across the Head Wines label when working in one of Brisbane’s fine wine establishments. A customer saw the Head Wines label on the shelf and took it upon himself to educate…
Michael Juergens is taking wine to the world's frontier
Michael Juergens, travelled to Bhutan to run a distance race. While running down the rocky Himalayan slopes, Michael had a vision of a wine industry. Not just any old wine industry but …
Andrew Starkey of Prometheus Wines - pairing wine with innovation
Prometheus Wines champions the wines of South Australia’s Riverland region. Andrew Starkey, the co-founder of Prometheus Wines, joins me to share the story of a winery that was born fro…
Mr Andrew Corrigan - a Master of Wine
The Master of Wine qualification is regarded as one of the highest qualifications one can receive in the wine world. There are 409 Masters of Wine in the world. I was lucky enough to si…
Gemtree Wines - on a mission for the future
Another interview with another magnificent McLaren Vale Winery. But this winery brings something a little different. I was lucky enough to sit down with Mike and Melissa Brown of Gemtre…