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In this, the second part of our interview with Maynard James Keenan we talk about who introduced him to wine, and what’s more important – tending the vines for Caduceus Cellars or touring with Tool, Puscifer or A Perfect Circle?

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Brad and Danny

This week we were lucky to be able to catch up with Maynard James Keenan backstage in Melbourne, Australia before he took to the stage with his band, Tool. But it wasn’t music we wanted to talk to Maynard about, but his winery Caduceus Cellars.

In this, part one, we chat with Maynard about choosing to grow wine in Arizona along with tasting his latest white blend of Chardonnay and Malvasia.

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Brad and Danny

In part 2 of our recorking clinic special Peter Gago guides Danny through the process of checking a 1987 Bin 389. Will the wine be good enough to meet the standards of Penfolds’ Chief Winemaker? And what happens once the taste test is complete?

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Brad and Danny

Every couple of years Penfolds allows people to bring in older bottles of their wine to be assessed by the winemakers. We took along a bottle of Bin 389 from 1987 for Peter Gago – chief winemaker for Penfolds – to open and evaluate. We also got a chance to talk with Peter about the stories behind the bottles they see at the clinics and why Penfolds hold them.

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Brad and Danny

Danny interviews Chris Hatcher, chief winemaker at Wolf Blass, as he prepares to launch the 10th vintage of this flagship wine. As the service staff scurry around them preparing for the release Danny and Chris talk about the Platinum Label, the Wolf Blass philosophy and have a taste of the 2007 vintage.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Wolf Blass Platinum Label Shiraz 2007 ($170 rrp)

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We are also super excited to announce the brand new Wine Week Radio podcast!

You can subscribe to the Wine Week Radio podcast via iTunes and every week we’ll have a new episode where we look at what’s happening in the wine industry.

Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

Recorded live at the recent Good Food and Wine Show in Melbourne, Brad has a chat with the Big Red Wine Book winemaker of the year, Janice McDonald. Janice talks about her Stella Bella and Suckfizzle wines, and the great 2007 vintage for Magaret River and how the 2008 vintage is shaping up.

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

Recorded live at the recent Good Food and Wine Show in Melbourne, Danny has a chat with wine guru Matt Skinner. We chat about Matt’s recent book “Heard it through the grapevine”. We also get Matt’s views about the state of Australian wine and if the Aussie wine industry is set up for the next wave of success.

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Brad and Danny

Once again we’re not sitting behind our desk, but out and about and talking to winemakers in the second of four special episodes in our interview series.

Recorded live at the Good Food & Wine show in Melbourne, Danny chats to the David Morris from Morris Wines. Morris Wines are probably best know for their fortified wines, which have an unparalleled track record at the Rutherglen Wine Show – the toughest wine show in Australia for stickies due to being the home of so many of Australia finest fortified wine producers.

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Once again we’re not sitting behind our desk, but out and about and talking to winemakers in the second of four special episodes in our interview series.

Recorded live at the Good Food & Wine show in Melbourne, Brad chats to the man behind Thomas Wines, Andrew Thomas. “Thommo” talks about the Kiss Shiraz as well as the way the New Generation Hunter Valley winemakers are teaming up to change a lot of people’s views of the Hunter as ‘old school’.

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Brad and Danny

Today we’re not sitting behind our desk, but out and about and talking to winemakers in the first of four special episodes in our interview series.

Recorded live at the Good Food & Wine show in Melbourne, Danny chats to Winemaker and Brand Ambassador Nick James-Martin from d’Arenberg. Nick talks about the d’Arry’s Original as well as the huge range of wines that d’Arenberg offer, including how they manage to keep all of the wines inexpensive and of top quality.

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny