Vininspo! podcast

A podcast in plain English about connection through wine—linking nature, time, place and people—to unlock its meditative, restorative, inclusive and expansive potential and brighten the experience of anyone with the vaguest interest. edmerrison.substack.com

Vininspo! podcast is a society podcast hosted by Ed Merrison, with 59 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Ed Merrison hosts Vininspo! podcast, a society show with 59 episodes published.

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  Vininspo! Podcast Episode 42: Bree Stock MW, Limited Addition

  May 21, 20261h 3mS0

  <p>Follow and subscribe to this show and written content on Substack; see what's happening on Instagram: @vininspo.wine.</p><p>I met Bree Stock in Melbourne a decade and a half ago, and boy, has she gone a long way since then. Some 8,000 miles away now, she’s appended a pair of powerful initials to her new surname, become an authority on the wines of her adoptive home and fomented a mini-revolution in grape-growing in one of the most revered regions in the US.</p><p>Brisbane-born Bree was back from a first stint in the Pacific Northwest when ou...

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  Vininspo! Podcast Episode 41: Kym Milne MW, Global Wine Solutions

  May 7, 202658 minS0

  <p>Subscribe to edmerrison.substack.comFollow on Instagram: @vininspo.wine</p><p>With his teetotal forebears and country-town upbringing, Kym Milne wasn’t an obvious candidate for clocking up airmiles and accolades as one of the world’s most influential flying winemakers. But a thirst for travel, a nose for opportunity and a mild-mannered approach to collaboration have taken him from Bordertown to the furthest frontiers and back again.</p><p>Kym and I crossed paths only recently, when we judged together at the 2026 Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show. I’d been told to look out for him by one of his...

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  [Vininspo! Alt. Format] How harvest happens at Dr Loosen

  May 1, 202631 minS0

  <p>Ernst Loosen is one of the most recognisable global figures in wine. This indefatigable ambassador for Mosel Riesling pops up all over the place to spread the gospel according to this most versatile of grapes. Dr Loosen has managed to pull off something special as a brand and a domaine: quality at scale and a range of grand-cru bottlings that faithfully express some of the planet’s most breathtaking sites without costing the earth. There’s plenty there to admire, but as a fan of German precision, I wanted to put a more practical question to Erni this time.</p><p...

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  Vininspo! Podcast Episode 40: Scott Wasley, The Spanish Acquisition

  Apr 23, 20261h 2mS0

  <p>Dubious logic first led Scott Wasley to Spain. First, he figured planes jetting into Sydney for the 2000 Olympics would, once emptied of their sporting spectators, be offering cheap flights back to Europe. And second, he was drinking a slightly stale dry Sherry when that fateful miscalculation fuelled his travel plans with sommelier pal Peter Healy. An Iberian adventure was the seemingly inevitable upshot.</p><p>What wasn’t remotely inevitable at that stage was that Scott would go on to found Australia’s foremost importer of wines from Spain and Portugal. Based in Melbourne, The Spanish Acquisition hasn’t exactl...

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  [Vininspo! Alt. Format] Louis Michel Chablis

  Apr 16, 202651 minS0

  <p>The best way to enjoy this episode is to watch the video, which comes complete with subtitles, maps and other visuals. I urge you to watch it; you'll find it at edmerrison.substack.com. Don't forget to follow along with happenings on Instagram, too: @vininspo.wine</p><p>So, when Bryan Adams was getting his first real six-string, Guillaume Michel’s grandfather Louis was kissing goodbye to his last oak barrel. Two pivotal moments during the summer of ‘69 right there; one led to a cheesy soft-rock catalogue, the other to a library of flinty, pure Chardonnay. I know which repe...

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