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OzLeisure Grapevine
Release schedule : Monthly
OzLeisure Grapevine is our monthly look at what's hot and what's not in the wine and beer arena's presented by Greg Nicholoson of Doc's Liquor, Balywn North, Victoria - a man with considerable experence in all things alcohol.
This 20-30 minute per episode podcast examines everything from new producers and growers to how to store wine and what global warming will mean to producers and consumers alike.
So sit back, pour yourself a large one, relax and learn with Greg.
Contact Doc's Liquor
Balwyn North - (03) 03 9859 1111
Ringwoord North - (03) 03 9879 9200
Read the Doc's blog : docsliquor.bigblog.com.au
E-mail Doc's : docsbalwyn@yahoo.com.au
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About Greg Nicholson
I have grown up around hotels, living in them with my family from an early age. Both my grandparents worked in pubs and my father still works in the industry as a senior manager/group controller for Castalloes Hotels; a group of 8 Hotels in Victoria.
I moved away from the industry for a while to concentrate on teaching Martial Arts but returned to the industry in the late 1980's. After getting married, my wife and I moved to the Yarra Valley for 10 years where I became involved in the wine industry; managing a premium wine shop in the "York on Lilydale Resort" where I started my first wine club - a relatively new concept at the time.
After moving back to outer suburbs of Melbourne I started work with Vintage Cellars - a large chain group owned by Coles-Myer Group. I managed 2 of their stores for approximately 5 years before moving on to "Doc's Liquor", where I have been working for the past 5½ years.
Doc's are a chain of small, walk-in, hands-on premium wine shops that are gaining a huge following with our criteria of finding small, hard-to-get producers, and many wine and beer club activities. I am currently managing our newest shop in Balwyn North, VIC which opened at the end of 2006.
Episode 1 : Introduction
14 April 2007
This month, Greg Nicholson of
Doc's Liquor and Richard Maguire of
OzLeisure.com.au discuss the following items:
- An introduction to Greg Nicholson and Doc's Liquor
- Doc's events
- Doc's beer club
- Australian wine history
- White wine : Boot's Pinot Gris Blanc
- White wine : Heartland's Pinot Gris
- Red wine : Heartland's Base Shiraz
- Screw cap vs. Corked bottles
- Red wine : Glaetzer Wine's Amon Ra
- Beer : Byron Bay Premium Ale
- Beer : Gage Roads Pure Malt Lager
- Contact information
Running time: 25:48
Episode 2 : Vintage reports
7 May 2007
Greg talks about the highs and lows of vintages since 1990, as well as some wine styles that are not as popular in Australia as they should be.
As usual, there are Greg's best buys for wine and beer and a whole bunch of top tip's.
- Overview of wine vintages
- Vintage reports : 1990s
- Vintage reports : 2000 - 2007
- New wine styles
- White wine : Gapsted 2005 Petit Manseng
- Red wine : Pizzini 2005 Sangiovese
- Beer : Snowy Mountains Bullocks Pilsner
- Beer : Snowy Mountains Crackenback Pale Ale
- Contact information
Running time: 30:23
Episode 3 : Keeping a cellar and wine store
8 June 2007
Greg talks about how to go about setting up a basic wine cellar with a bunch of great tips. He also talks about the issues of screw caps versus corks.
As usual, there are Greg's best buys for wine and beer and a whole bunch of top tips.
- What is a cellar?
- Why cellar wines?
- Basic cellaring rules
- Stelvin (screw) cap vs. cork
- What does 'corked' mean?
- Wine wine : St John's Road Eden Valley Riesling
- Red wine : St John's Road Blood & Courage Shiraz
- Red wine : St John's Road Julia Greenock Creek Shiraz
- Red wine : Fox Gordon 2005 Eight Uncles Shiraz
- Beer : Emerald Hill Pale Ale / Emerald Hill Wheat Beer
- Beer : St Arnou
Running time: 28:52
Episode 4 : Global warming
30 July 2007
This month,
Greg talks about the affects of global warming on the wine industry in Australia.
- Global warming and the wine industry
- New wine makers to look out for
- Latest news : Bremerton Old Adam gets top marks
- Red wine : Langhorne Creek Selkirk
- Red wine : Killibinbin Sandtrap
- Red wine : Others from Killibinbin
- Beer : Snowy Mountains Charlotte Hefeweizen
Running time: 24:20
Episode 5 : Winery feature - Chandon
27 August 2007
We have a truly packed show for you this month. In a change to the normal format, Greg talks about the Yarra Valley area of VIC, and some of the wineries and wine-related things to do in the area.
There are lots of items mentioned, so below is a list of the names with links to the website (where available) of all those items:
Running time: 30:10
Episode 6 : How wine is made. Part 1
25 September 2007
Episode 7 : Champagne and Christmas drinks
13 December 2007
Following on from the last episode in which
Greg took a detailed
look at how wine is made, this time, attention turns to Champagne.
With Christmas just around the corner, what better time to think about which drinks to have over the festive period - Greg gives
you his views.
Running time: 31:14
We apologies for the poor sound quality in parts of this episode.
Episode 8 : The craft beer market in Australia
Coming soon
Content for unreleased episodes is subject to changeBeer is the new wine and suddenly everyone wants to try different and new beers - we look at the changing face of the Aussie market.
Best buys in red and white wines
Craft beers - feature - the best of the Australian newbies on the market.
Episode 9 : Matching food and wine
Coming soon
Content for unreleased episodes is subject to changeWhat goes with what and do we have to stay with traditonal choice when it comes to matching food and wine?
Decanting wine
- Why do I decant wine?
- How do I do it?
- What benefits do I get?
Best buys in red and white wine
Craft beer - the latest and greatest