Wine Unearthed
Wine Unearthed tours you through the lauded Margaret River region with rich sounds and even richer characters. Meet an Aboriginal cultural custodian, get inside the head of a big wave surfer, hear from the family that got Sting to sing at their winery and laugh at a story of near-miss love. Oh, and we taste wine, too! Listen, and you’ll understand why Lonely Planet named this special pocket of Western Australia as its favourite place in the Asia Pacific for 2019.
Podcasting since 2019 • 5 episodes
Wine Unearthed
Latest Episodes
The Power and Passion of Winemaking Families
How do you get Ray Charles, Sting and Jack Johnson to sing at your far-flung winery? How does a Rhodes Scholar end up running a vineyard? The family threads that travel through Margaret River viticulture have led to some astonishing happenings....
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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23:24
Back in the Very Beginning
Meet the eccentric cardiologist who moonlighted as a vigneron, and laid the foundations of the commercial Margaret River winemaking region we see today. This episode looks into the captivatingly complicated Tom Cullity, and what he’s left behin...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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31:43
Surf's Up, Winemakers Disappear
For many winemakers, Margaret River’s epic surf is as thrilling as its grapes – when the waves are curling, the lure of the ocean wins every time. Hear about a big wave surfer’s brutal wipe out, why one winemaker swapped surfing for extreme mou...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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19:29
Romance Between the Vines
From plans to plough the vineyard to getting married between the grapevines: how one couple’s meeting saved a winery. Also in this podcast, when a bromance leads to rock songs being bottled and the love story of two adventurous winemakers.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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22:06
Margaret River's Sense of Place
Is it a smell, a taste or just a feeling? Get to know Margaret River’s arresting natural environment through an Aboriginal cultural custodian who explains human’s sense of connection to the land (and gives a leaf-blowing demo). Also, learn what...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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29:21