Wine with Meg + Mel
Wine with Meg + Mel
Mel Gilcrist, Meg Brodtmann
Wine News: Backlash from an unfortunate slogan; Aluminum bottles; French protests; A Review of Netflix's New Holiday Movie, "Champagne Problems"
33 minutes Posted Nov 29, 2025 at 11:00 pm.
Tribute To Peter Fraser
Welcome And Listener Shoutouts
WCA Awards And Industry Vibes
Max Allen’s Impact And Longform Writing
The Next Crop T-Shirts Controversy
Lessons On Marketing And Support
Aluminium Wine Bottles From Brown Brothers
Sustainability, Pushback, And Category Innovation
French Grower Protests And Oversupply
Champagne Problems: Fact Vs Film
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Send us Fan Mail A toast to legacy, a clash over creativity, and a bottle that could change how we drink. We open with a tribute to Peter Fraser—winemaker, mentor, and quiet force at Yangarra—then step straight into the friction points shaping wine right now: the awards that reward meaningful storytelling, the slogan that sparked a pile-on, and the packaging pivot that’s bigger than aesthetics. We unpack the Wine Communicator Awards and why Halliday’s podcast comeback matters when trust is h...