Wine with Meg + Mel
Wine with Meg + Mel
Mel Gilcrist, Meg Brodtmann
Our Top Wines of 2026
35 minutes Posted Dec 19, 2025 at 6:00 am.
Kicking Off With Bubbles And Banter
Champagne Stories And Six Generations
Setting The Top Ten Ground Rules
Number 10: Arinto Revelation
Number 9: Rethinking Sauvignon Blanc
Number 8: Aldi Chardonnay Upsets Expectations
Chardonnay Benchmarks And Buying Smart
Number 7: Beechworth Nebbiolo Shines
Number 6: Tasmanian Pinot Noir Elegance
Number 5: Barossa Syrah With Finesse
Number 4: Greek Agiorgitiko Joy
Number 3: Yarra Valley Applejack Pinot
Number 2: Aged Semillon Magic
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Send us Fan Mail A glass of champagne in hand and a year’s worth of tasting notes on the table, we set out to crown ten wines that genuinely moved us. Not the priciest. Not the rarest. The bottles that delivered texture, balance and joy—whether poured at a barbecue, opened for a milestone, or discovered on a whim at the local. We start with the unexpected: an Australian Arinto that lives in the mineral, nutty space between categories, and a Pouilly Fumé that rehabilitates Sauvignon Blanc wit...