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The Booze Hags are popping their heads up from Melbourne lockdown for a little announcement! Actually, make that a couple of little announcements...

What we're drinking: Sobah #3 Pepperberry IPA Non-Alcoholic Craft Beer

Thanks for tuning in - we'll see you next year!

In the meantime, we'll be at @theboozehags on Instagram.

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The gals are back together this week and celebrating with an old fave straight outta Champagne! And whilst we’re pumped to be hitting our beloved bars and restaurants soon, we’ve rounded up a few ‘drinking from home’ tips to help you level up your home bartending game. Thanks for listening, folks - we’ll see you in a bit after our mid-year break!

What we’re drinking: Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut NV, Champagne FRA Drinking from home:

Large Ice Mould, Cocktail Kit
… The ice blocks fit PERFECTLY in these Euro Tumblers, Kmart
Dehydrated Citrus Wheels, Cocktail Kit
Champagne Stopper, Chef’s Hat
Double-hinged waiter’s corkscrew, Chef’s Hat

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2018 Claus Preisinger Puszta Libre, Burgenland Austria
2017 Elios Modus Bibendi Grillo, Sicily
2019 BK Wines Carbonic Pinot Noir, Adelaide Hills SA
2018 Cullen Wines ‘Wilyabrup Amber’, Margaret River WA

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Natural Wine for the People by Alice Feiring
Wine Girl by Victoria James

Thanks for tuning in!

To hear more from The Booze Hags follow us on Instagram @theboozehags.

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It's a Cabernet Franc showdown this week! Across the Old World, New World divide we have Terri in one corner with a classic Loire Valley drop, and Cass in the other with a beloved bottle from little old Sunbury. How will this delicious grape fare? We also get a taste of Bordeaux, some exciting new boozy books and discuss an interesting development in the world of natural wine. Pour yourself a glass and settle in!

What we’re drinking:

2018 Blood Moon Wines Eruption! Cabernet Franc, Sunbury VIC
2017 Domaine Chancelle Saumur Champigny Cabernet Franc, Loire Valley FRA

Booze news:

French Government defines natural wine by Bob Campbell MW for The Real Review
A New Indie Online Bottle Shop For Organic and Natural Wines by Daniela Frangos for Broadsheet

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2018 Marie & Sylvie Courselle Temps de Lune Sans Soufre Ajoute, Bordeaux FRA
2019 Hughes & Hughes Solstice, Coal River & Derwent Valleys TAS
2018 Domaine Chancelle Saumur Chenin Blanc, Loire Valley FRA

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Unlocking Us with Bréne Brown on Spotify
Sour Grapes on Netflix
The Last Dance on Netflix

Further information:

Cabernet Franc by Wine Folly
New World vs Old World: Cabernet Franc Face-Off by Wine Folly
Wine For Normal People Episode 119: The Grape Miniseries, Cabernet Franc
(from 13:00 onwards)
What Is Carbonic Maceration in Wine, and Why Does It Taste So Damn Fun? by Marissa A. Ross for bon appetit

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Grenache and Syrah and Mourvedre, oh my! We’re sliding on over to the Rhône Valley today and it’s a delicious little trip indeed. We’ve also got the scoop on where to get your hands on the hottest new subscription box in town, a wicked online wine tasting series, and even a DIY limoncello from one of our faves. This is iso, Booze Hags style.

What we’re drinking:

2018 Mas de Libian ‘Bout d’Zan’, Rhône Valley FRA

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2014 Le Raisin et l'Ange ‘Fable Rouge’, Rhône Valley FRA
2018 Hervé Souhaut ‘La Souteronne’, Rhône Valley FRA
2018 Ravensworth Regional Sangiovese, Canberra, Hilltops and Gundagai AUS

Booze News:

Blackhearts & Sparrows Evergreen collection
Unico Not-Cello-Yet
Communitinnies #3 launching 24 April 2020 from Hop Nation
The Borough Box monthly wine subscription from Lo-Fi Wines
DRNKS x Down to a Wine Art Online Wine Tastings

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Bottle Shock (2008), iTunes
Wine for Normal People Ep 240: The Reds of Austria – the Pinot Noir alternatives
In the Woods, Tana French
The Office (US), Stan
The Shawshank Redemption, Netflix

Further information:

Time to try GSM: The Côtes du Rhône Blend by Wine Folly
The Guide to Côtes-du-Rhône Wine by Wine Folly

Thanks for tuning in!

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The Booze Hags are in lockdown, but it doesn’t stop us hunting down one of our faaavourite wines to soothe our isolation woes. Seriously, we have been counting the days until the new vintage of this one was released and it does. not. disappoint. In other news, we’re drinking a bunch of other delicious stuff as we adjust to a new, physically distant world - plus filling our homebody lives with books, podcasts and of course, Tiger King. Pour yourself a glass and settle in, folks!

What we’re drinking: 2018 Gut Oggau Winifred

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2019 Noisy Ritual Chardonnay Pet Nat, Sunbury VIC
Boatrocker x Blackhearts & Sparrows Wildheart Blended Wild Ale
2019 Basket Range Wine Pinot Noir, Basket Range SA
2017 Yabby Lake Single Vineyard Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula VIC
Garage Project ‘Aro Street’ - Hapi Sessions Vol 1: Trillium

Where we’ve been drinking lately:

Blackhearts & Sparrows
The Alps, Prahran VIC via Diggin’ in the Cellars
Hop Nation ‘Communitinnies’ 2 Mixed 12 Pack
Four Pillars x The Kyoto Distillery Changing Seasons Gin

Booze news:

Sparkke Brewing Company
The Crafty Pint - Keeping Local Alive
Magnum + Queens Wine, South Melbourne VIC

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Froth Magazine (subscription)
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Wine for Normal People Episode 309: Tranquil Vale of Hunter Valley, Australia on Boutique Wine, Bushfires, and Climate Change
Ladies We Need to Talk: Coronavirus – hot tips on how you can get through it
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, Netflix
Uncorked, Netflix

Further information:

https://craftypint.com/news/2339/Sparkke_To_Fire_Up_In_Melbourne

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It's a super exciting release today as we welcome a special guest for our first BLIND DATE episode! We're sending our good pal Lizzy on a hot date with not just one, but two mystery wines that we've picked especially for her. Could she find love in the most unexpected of places?

The blind dates:

2019 Noisy Ritual Skin Contact Sauvignon Blanc
2018 Domaine la Croix Saint-Laurent Sancerre

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We sat down to record this episode just as the Government announced the new COVID-19 isolation and closure measures, which meant it would be the last time either of us would be seeing each other for a while, let alone recording in the same room. In these completely bizarre and scary times, we’re hunting for any sense of normalcy in our lives and making this podcast together is a part of that. So our plan is to keep bringing you our booze and other recommendations, albeit remotely, and we hope that our episodes offer you a little break and piece of normalcy too.

What we’re drinking: 2018 Occhipinti SP68 Rosso, Sicily

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2016 Rennersistas Blaufränkisch, Burgenland Austria
2018 Pittnauer Pitti Red, Burgenland Austria
2018 Ampeleia Unlitro
2019 Latta Good Times Pet Nat, Ballarat VIC
2017 Alex Froillard Brouilly, Beaujolais France
The Kyoto Distillery ‘Ki No Tea’ Kyoto Dry Gin, Kyoto Japan
2018 Unico Zelo Esoterico White Blend, Riverland SA
2018 Mingaco Moscatel de Alejandria, Chekura Chile
2014 Rippon Mature Vine Pinot Noir, Central Otago NZ
2018 Blood Moon Wines Sang de Soleil Chenin Blanc, Sunbury VIC

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Bradbucks on Instagram (Brad Goreski)
The Quarantine Crew on Instagram
Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak on Netflix
Andrew Lloyd Webber on Instagram

Further information:

Booze in the time of COVID-19

Thanks for tuning in!

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We're fangirling over Elisabetta Foradori (and heck, Northern Italian wines in general because all of them seem to be delish?), glugging BANGIN' new wine from the Mornington Peninsula, we're chilling frigging CAB SAV and we're diving into the weird and wonderful world that is The Goop Lab. We Can Drink It! is here, girl. Pour yourself a glass and jump in.

What we’re drinking:

2018 Foradori Morei Teroldego

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2018 Crystal Palace Chardonnay, Yarra Valley VIC
2019 Das Juice Cabernet Sauvignon, Fleurieu Peninsula SA
2019 Tim Ward Wines ‘I’ll Fly Away…’ Lambrusco Rosé, Riverland SA (Maestri & Salomino)
Jauma ‘UJO’ Cabernet Franc NV, McLaren Vale SA
2019 Babche Wines Pinot Noir, Geelong VIC
Temple Brewing Okinawa Sour
Bright Brewery ‘The Orchard’ NEIPA

Where we’ve been drinking lately:

Temple Brewing, Brunswick East
Henry Sugar, Carlton North

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

the goop lab with Gwyneth Paltrow on Netflix
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Brewing Beer Has Always Been a Woman's Game, by Maya Oppenheim at VICE

Further reading:

https://openingabottle.com/hype-check-foradori-morei-teroldego/
https://openingabottle.com/category/the-year-of-trentino-alto-adige/

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This week we did some damn fine drinking from some of our favourites including Blood Moon Wines, Latta Vino, and le timbre, plus we got to crack open a can of wine thanks to Hop Nation’s new wine label, Site Wine. Cass discovered that vermouth is more than an ingredient in a martini and Terri checked out some new bars in her local hood. We’re also gearing up for the return of our We Can Drink It month where we celebrate women in winemaking, brewing and distilling. Stay tuned!

What we’re drinking:

2019 Blood Moon Wines ‘Sang des Etoiles’ Sangiovese, Heathcote

What we’ve been drinking lately:

Maidenii Vermouth, Central Victoria
2019 Site Wine. Rosé, Benalla VIC
2019 Latta Rattlesnake Blanc, Ballarat VIC
2019 Gentle Folk Rainbow Juice, Basket Range SA
2019 le timbre Friulano Cabernet, King Valley VIC & Macedon VIC

Where we’ve been drinking lately:

Old Palm Liquor, Brunswick East
Alchemy Brewing, Brunswick East

Further reading:

Hot Off the Press: Noisy Ritual's 2018 Vintage (ie. that time we made wine!)

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The Booze Hags are BACK for 2020 (after a little false start, oops!)! To kick this season off we’re boozing it up in Japan, discussing the merits of drinking hyper-local wherever you go, smashing some awesome Summer sours and - of course - dissecting the new Taylor Swift documentary...

What we’re drinking:

Sailors Grave x Blackhearts Minted Watermelon Cool-Aid Sour Ale
Ocho x Blackhearts Salted Lemon Gose

Where we’ve been drinking lately:

Local brewers in Japan (Terri)
- Yanaka Beer Hall - Yanaka, Tokyo
- Tamamura Honten - Shibu Onsen
- Matsumoto Brewery - Matsumoto
- Vertere - Okutama, Tokyo
Craft Sake Stand - Yanaka, Tokyo (Terri)
Ahiru Store - Shibuya, Tokyo (Terri)
Cocktail Works - Jimbocho, Tokyo (Terri)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Cheer on Netflix (Cass)
Sex Education on Netflix (Cass)
Miss Americana on Netflix
Fine Line, Harry Styles (Terri)

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and The Booze Hags are reliving all of the amazing things they’ve drunk, learnt and loved in 2019. Join us for a wrap-up of our favourites, and our best tips for getting festive this season. THANK YOU to all of our listeners this year - we couldn’t have done this without you, and we look forward to more booze hagging in 2020!

What we’re drinking:

Wildflower Noel 2019
Cos Frappato 2018

Best drinking of 2019:

Brewski Halo Milkshake Berliner Weisse
Hop Nation The Brewery
Wildflower Too Easy: Motueka
Hop Nation Site Fermentation Project Lapin Cherry Sour
La Sirene Coolship Collection 2018 ‘The Beginning’ Oak-Aged Wild Ale
Gut Oggau 2017 Winifred Rosé
2017 Occhipinti SP68 Rosso
Brave New Wine 2018 Ambergris
2016 Ruggabellus Quomodo
le timbre
Rippon 2014 Tinker’s Field Mature Vine Pinot Noir
Garage Project
Mitchell Harris Wine Bar
Smithward

2019 episodes mentioned:

37 Pucker Up: All About Sour Beers
5 We Can Drink It!
7 Champagne Widows: The OG Booze Hags

Thanks for tuning in this year!

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It's officially summer! Which means the greatest season of all has arrived – rosé season that is. But have you ever given much thought to how your refreshing glass of pink wine is actually made? Don't despair if you haven't, your Booze Hags are here to do the ... what's the word that rhymes with thinking?? ... for you, and hopefully impart some knowledge over the course of this episode. Enjoy!

What we’re drinking: 2019 Blood Moon Wines Sang de Rosé - Yarra Valley

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2016 Ruggabellus Quomodo - Barossa Valley, SA (Terri)
Sailors Grave Brewing ‘Sake Kasu & Persimmon’ Sour - East Gippsland, VIC (Terri)
Kings County Brewers Collective ‘LadyBugMan’ Sour - Brooklyn, NYC (Terri)
2017 Thymiopoulos ‘Young Vines’ Xinomavro - Naoussa, Greece (Terri)

Where we’ve been drinking lately:

Kindred, Lower East Side NYC (Terri)
The Ten Bells, Lower East Side NYC (Terri)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

The Crown, Season 3 on Netflix (Cass)
The Financial Confessions podcast (Cass)
Mindful Money by Canna Campbell (Cass)
Fleabag, Season 2 on Prime Video (Terri)
Chernobyl on Foxtel (Terri)

Further information:

What Really is Rose Wine? by Wine Folly
The 4 Rosé Wine Varieties to Know (and Love) by Wine Folly
A Guide to 10 Different Styles of Rosé by Wine Folly
The 4 Ways To Make Rosé by Courtney Schiessl, VinePair

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You’ve probably seen a sour beer at your local craft brewery, or seen the quirky cans in the beer fridge at an independent bottle shop, or maybe you’ve just heard us banging on about them on this podcast. But do you know what a sour beer actually is? We thought our love for these funky little beers was complete, but after drinking our way through the five main styles, we have a whole new appreciation for all things sour.

What we’re drinking:

Anderson Valley Brewing Company Briney Melon Gose, California USA
Moon Dog Craft Brewery David Boysenbowie Sour Ale, Melbourne AUS
Rodenbach Classic Flanders Red Ale, Belgium
Boon Brewery Kriek Boon Lambic Ale, Belgium
8Wired A Fistful of Cherries Barrel-Aged Sour Ale, Warkworth NZ
La Sirene Coolship Collection 2018 ‘The Beginning’ Oak-Aged Wild Ale, Melbourne AUS

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2015 Pimpernel GSM2, Yarra Valley VIC (Cass)
Alesong Brewing & Blending Terroir Chardonnay, Oregon USA (Terri)

Where we’ve been drinking lately:

Graceburn Wine Room, Healesville (Terri)
Four Pillars Gin Distillery, Healesville (Terri)
Beermash, Collingwood (Terri)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple (Terri)
Holiday in the Wild, Netflix (Cass)
The Mirror Visitor Quartet by Christelle Dabos (Cass)
Shine On With Reese, Netflix (Cass)
The Cut on Tuesdays podcast (Terri)
- You Driver is Here
- You Should Probably Quit

Further information:

Everything You Need to Know About Sour Beers by Zach Mack, Thrillist
Sour Beer, Explained by Nick Hines, Vinepair
Sour Beers and How We Brew Them by Black Hops
The Differences Between Sours and Kettle Sours, Explained by Cat Wolinski, Vinepair

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Can you learn to like... or even love... a wine variety that ordinarily turns your stomach? Sauvignon Blanc is the big bad grape The Booze Hags have always feared, but it turns out not all Savvy Bs need to taste like a pineapple with B.O. This week we're also getting deep into the Christmas spirit (is 7 weeks out too early?), take Uber Eats down a peg and have an exciting adventure to plan for!

What we’re drinking: 2016 Amisfield Fumé Sauvignon Blanc, Central Otago NZ

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2018 Good Intentions Wine Co. Gris Diddly Dee Pinot Gris, Mount Gambier SA (Terri)
8 Wired Cucumber Hippy Berliner Weisse, Warkworth NZ (Terri)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Netflix Christmas movies
Modern Love, Amazon Prime

Further information:

Sauvignon Blanc Wine – Taste, Regions and Food Pairing by Wine Folly
Pyrazines: Why Some Wines Taste like Bell Pepper by Wine Folly
It’s Not Sauvignon Blanc’s Fault by Laura Jane Faulds

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This week your fearless Booze Hags brave that elusive spirit known as whisky, Scotch, Bourbon. Did you think they were different spirits? So did we. But as always seems to be the case when we dive deep into a type of booze, we discover a helluva lot more about this “water of life” than we first thought...

Plus! We're extolling the virtues of BYO, smashing cans from Australia's first female-owned brewing company, getting down and dirty with some excellent TV recommendations and so much more. Cheers!

What we’re drinking: 2018 Foradori Lezer Teroldego, Trentino, Italy

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2019 Borachio Pash Rash pet nat, Adelaide Hills SA
2018 Ampeleia Unlitro Rosso
Two Birds Brewing (Terri)
- Chew Tang Can NEIPA
- Fruit Tang Can Tropical Sour

Where we’ve been drinking lately:

Starward Whisky, Port Melbourne
Lola, Ballarat (Terri)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb (Terri)
Jane the Virgin, Netflix (Cass)
The Real Dirty Dancing, 7Plus (Cass)

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Pinot Noir: gateway red wine; the world’s most popular red wine; the world’s most revered and collected variety. Sure, we ALL love Pinot Noir, but have you ever given this humble little grape much thought? Neither had we, so off the back of Australia’s largest Pinot festival, we do a deep dive into its history and discover there’s a lot more to this subtle wine than first meets the taste buds.

What we’re drinking: Hop Nation Cobbler Peach Sour

What we’ve been drinking lately:

Moondarra, Gippsland AUS
Good Intentions Wine Co, Mount Gambier AUS
Santolin, Yarra Valley AUS
Akitu, Central Otago NZ
Escarpment, Martinborough NZ
Hop Nation Fool Raspberry Sour (Cass)
Hop Nation Blossom Cherry Sour (Cass)

Where we’ve been drinking lately:

Pinot Palooza

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
More Than Enough by Elaine Welteroth (Cass)

Further information:

Pinot Noir by Wine Folly
Five Facts on Pinot Noir that You Should See by Wine Folly
Amazing Pinot Noir Wine Facts by Wine Folly
The 7 Best Pinot Noir Regions in the World by Wine Folly
The Big Secret About Pinot Noir by Wine Folly
Know Your Variety – Pinot Noir by Wine Selectors
Explore Pinot Noir by Halliday

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WE'RE BACK! We’ve got some exciting episodes planned between now and the end of the year, and the perfect way to kick these off was with a bottle of Pét-Nat and a deep dive into just what this type of sparkling wine actually is. We also visit some of our favourite Melbourne boozeries and get hooked on a fantastic beer magazine.

What we’re drinking: 2019 La Violetta Patio Nat

What we’ve been drinking lately:

BHS x Co-Conspirators ‘The Merchant’ Feijoa Hoppy Sour

Where we’ve been drinking lately:

Carlton Wine Room, Carlton
Noisy Ritual, Brunswick East
Temple Brewing, Brunswick East

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Survivor AU
Splitwise app
Froth Craft Beer Magazine
- Where to find Froth
- Subscribe to Froth for $5 a month

Further reading:

What Really is Natural Wine? by Wine Folly
How Sparkling Wine is Made by Wine Folly
The Booze Hags Podcast: Something to Celebrate
Understanding Natural Wines: Pét-Nat by Daniel Honan, Halliday
Australia’s Pét-Nat Pros by Wade Doolan, Different Drop
The Science of Pét-Nat Wines by Paul Adams, SevenFiftyDaily
How to Make a Pét-Nat by Rachel Signer
The Big Reverb of Australia’s Lo-Fi Wine Movement, The New York Time

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Spring is in the AIR! And what could signal the arrival of springtime more than the gusto to crack a bottle of rosé? This episode your Booze Hags bust open an unexpected new release of their all-time favourite pink drop, plus reminisce on a long week of some very fancy drinking indeed. Plus: a special announcement from us...

What we’re drinking: 2018 Latta WHAT-A-MELON (Gusto No.3)

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2017 Appellation Ballarat Pinot Noir, Ballarat VIC (Cass)
2017 Burja Zelen, Vipava Valley, Slovenia (Terri)
2017 Primo Estate Quaranta, McLaren Vale SA (Cass)
2017 Joseph Angel Gully Shiraz, McLaren Vale SA (Cass)
2017 Occhipinti SP68 Rosso, Etna, Sicily (Cass)
Barbera (Cass)

Where we’ve been drinking lately:

Mitchell Harris Wine Bar, Ballarat VIC (Terri)
Brae, Birregurra VIC (Terri)
Figo, Elwood VIC (Cass)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Orange is the New Black, Season 6 (Terri)
Popcast: ‘Is Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ the Beginning or the End of an Era?’ (Terri)

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This week your Booze Hags are reunited and we continue our winter-love-affair with Italian wine! Terri gives us the highlight reel from the highly anticipated Blobfish Festival and Cass gives us the lowdown on her trip to Bali. We also totally fangirl over the full T-Swift album Lover, you’re welcome!

What we’re drinking:

2017 Ca’ La Bionda Valpolicella Classico

What we’ve been drinking lately:

The Rare Barrel - Home, Sour Home (Terri)
The Rare Barrel - Map of the Sun (Terri)
Stark Wheat Beer (Cass)
Stark Mango Ale (Cass)
Stark Lychee Ale (Cass)
Bintang (Cass)

Where we’ve been drinking lately:

Blobfish Beer Festival (Terri)
Potato Head Beach Club, Seminyak (Cass)
Motel Mexicola, Seminyak (Cass)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Everything I Know About Love, by Dolly Alderton (Terri)
Lover, by Taylor Swift

Further reading:

Wine Made in Bali: Local Grapes vs The Imports by Harald Weismann
Valpolicella Wine Pyramid from Classico to Amarone by Wine Folly

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The Riesling Queen is BACK! Hannah and Terri talk Tuscan wines, finding wonderfully cheap wine, and not turning your nose up at wine from surprising regions - plus get into some gossip about success, smutty videos and Taylor Swift (of course). Happy listening!

What we’re drinking:

2016 Montauto Ciliegiolo Sangiovese
2015 Piccini Sasso Al Poggio

What we’ve been drinking lately:

Giesen Riesling - Marlborough, NZ (Hannah)
Hannah’s birthday gins:
- Dry Island Gin - Four Pillars x Herno
- Settlers Artisan Yuzu Gin
- Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin 2018
- Archie Rose Signature Dry Gin
- The Botanist Islay Dry Gin
- Tanqueray London Dry Gin
2018 The Winery of Good Hope, Whole Berry Pinotage - Coastal Region, South Africa (Terri)
Stomping Ground x Blackhearts & Sparrows ‘Bramble On’ Dark Sour (Terri)

Where we’ve been drinking lately:

Revel HQ Events: Taste of Tuscany

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

How to Fail and Almost Everything and Still Win Big, by Scott Adams (Hannah)
The Hunting on SBS (Hannah)
Hysterical Literature (Hannah)
Shameless podcast (Terri)
Lover, by Taylor Swift

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What's your take on root beer? Do you turn to a hot toddy to cure your winter woes?
Are Margranitas™ the next big thing? And will the Booze Hags ever recover from their tragic disagreement over the latest Taylor Swift single? All this and more as we catch up this week betwixt Cassie's high-flying adventures...

What we’re drinking:

Blackhearts & Sparrows x Sailors Grave Brewing Root Beer
Hot Toddies

What we’ve been drinking lately:

Kereru Brewing Company Feijoa Weisse (Cass)
Garage Project White Mischief Sour Ale (Cass & Terri)
2018 Les Fruits Gonzo - Adelaide Hills, SA (Terri)
Sailors Grave Brewing Peach Melba Pavlova Cream Sour (Terri)
Blood Moon Wines ‘Eruption!’ Cabernet Franc, Sunbury VIC (Terri)

Where we’ve been drinking lately:

Smiths Craft Beer House, Queenstown NZ (Cass)
Tanoshi Teppan and Sake Bar, Queenstown NZ (Cass)
AmiGos Mexican Grill, Wanaka NZ (Cass)
Rippon Vineyard & Winery, Wanaka NZ (Cass)
Smithward, Collingwood VIC (Terri)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

The Bold Type (Cass)
Breaking Badly by Georgie Dent (Cass)
Lover by Taylor Swift
Little Women trailer (Cass)

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Did you know that Durif and Petite Sirah are exactly the same variety? Are you seriously over the gloomy, dark days of winter? How’s your Instagram Collections game? We’re talking all this and more in this week’s episode of your favourite boozy podcast!

What we’re drinking: 2017 Scion ‘Fortrose’ Durif, Rutherglen VIC

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2018 Unico Zelo Truffle Hound Nebbiolo/Barbera, Clare Valley SA (Terri)
2018 Xavier Goodridge Procrastinator Pinot Gris, Hentey VIC (Cass)
Bodriggy Brewing Co Space Milk Volume 4 - Apricot, Marigold & Almond Sour (Cass)

Where we’ve been drinking lately:

Grosvenor Hotel, St Kilda East (Cass)

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It's a bumper episode this week guys! We try and make sense of the whole Vin de France category and discover why this historically disregarded wine might actually be a hidden gem. Plus, Terri meets a wine idol who completely lives up to her expectations and Cass gets sucked in to another season of reality TV.

What we’re drinking: NV Jeff Carrel Bistrologie, Red Blend, France

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2016 Stephane Aviron Fleurie Gamay, Beaujolais France (Cass)
Dolcetto (Cass)
2016 Campagnola Valpolicella Ripasso DOCG, Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, Veneto (Cass)
2017 G.D Varja, Barbera, Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, Langhe Rosso DOC, Piemonte (Cass)
2017 Willow Creek Vineyard Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula VIC (Cass)
2016 Josetta Saffirio Nebbiolo, Langhe DOC (Cass)
2016 Domaine Mee Godard Morgon Grand Cras, Beaujolais France (Cass)
Brave New Wine (Terri)

Where we’ve been drinking lately:

Bellota Wine Bar, South Melbourne (Cass)
Park Street Pasta & Wine, South Melbourne (Cass)
Marion, Fitzroy (Cass)
Act of Wine, Southbank (Terri)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Australian Survivor, Season 4 (Cass)
The Bachelor Australia, Season 7 (Cass)
The Au Pair, Emma Rous (Cass)
Life Uncut podcast (Cass)
The Reality Bite podcast (Cass)
Ladies, We Need to Talk: Esther Perel – how to have a hard conversation (Terri)

Further reading:

Vin de France: Free the winemaker by Benjamin Lewin, Decanter
Decoding French Wine Labels and Terms by Wine Folly

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This week we tested out our tastebuds and wine-knowledge by hosting a blind wine tasting event. Our goal was to deduce the variety of the wine we were tasting. Let's just say one half of the Booze Hags would smash the Court of Master Sommeliers exam, the other ... would not.

What we’re drinking: 2018 Unico Zelo Esoterico (Riverland, South Australia)

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2011 Domaine Trapet Riquewihr Riesling (Alsace, France)
2018 Villa Wolf Gewürztraminer (Pfalz, Germany)
2017 Latta Vino Non Dos Pinot Noir (Coghills Creek, Victoria)
2017 Esquinas de Argento Malbec (Mendoza, Argentina)
2017 Architects Of Wine Kersbrook Nebbiolo (Adelaide Hills, South Australia)
2016 Caparzo Sangiovese (Tuscany, Italy)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan (Terri)
Fleabag, Season 1 (Terri)

Further reading:

Host Your Own Blind Wine Tasting Party Wine Folly
Blind Wine Tasting Grid Wine Folly
Natural Disasters podcast, Episode 27: Adam & MAR Dissect Deductive Tasting

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This week, two slightly hungover Booze Hags push through thanks to an engaging Australian wild ale. It was a big beer week with new and old favourites from Wildflower Brewing, Garage Project and Sailors Grave, topped off by a Friday-night journey to Hop Nation Brewery in Footscray.

What we’re drinking: Wildflower Brewing & Blending Solera Australian Wild Ale, Pull #4 Feb 2019

What we’ve been drinking lately:

Wildflower Brewing and Blending Hallertau Blanc Farmhouse Ale Saison (Terri - Blackhearts & Sparrows)
2018 Garage Project Devil’s Punch Bowl Sour Nat, Wellington, NZ (Terri - Blackhearts & Sparrows)
2018 Le Timbre Space Quartet No.3 Pinot Noir, Sunbury, VIC (Terri - Brunswick East Wine Store)
Unico Zelo Esoterico & Truffle Hound order (Terri)
Sailors Grave Crystal Healing Gose (Cass)
2018 The Other Right All Fruits Ripe Pinot Noir, Adelaide Hills SA (Cass)

Where we’ve been drinking lately:

Hop Nation Brewery, Footscray

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

The Cut on Tuesdays podcast (Cass)
Where Should We Begin with Esther Perel podcast (Cass)
Stranger Things on Netflix (Terri)

Further reading:

Can you explain the “solera” system of aging your wine? by WineMaker

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Our minds get blown this week after we discovered that Gamay is grown outside of Beaujolais in France. Thanks to a delicious bottle of red, we take a journey through the Loire Valley from the comfort of Terri's living room. We've also got a jam-packed episode full of booze, bars, books and broadway!

What we’re drinking: 2017 Château Pierre-Bise Anjou Gamay, Loire Valley, France

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2017 Giuseppe Cortese Barbera d’Alba, Piedmont, Italy (Cass)
2017 Occhipinti SP68 Rosso (Cass)
Moon Dog Craft Brewery Thunder Lips Yuzu Red IPA, Melbourne, VIC (Terri)
2018 Chèvre Wines Field Blend, Otway Ranges, VIC (Terri)
2016 Jarad & Jordy’s Pinot Noir
2018 Little Ra Ra Pétillant #2, Pyrenees, VIC (Terri)
2018 Bobar Chardonnay, Yarra Valley, VIC (Terri)

Where we’ve been drinking lately:

Wine and the Country (Cass)
Belle’s Hot Chicken (Terri)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (Terri)
China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan (Terri)
Come From Away (Terri)
Ladies, We Need to Talk podcast (Terri)
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (Cass)

Further reading:

Loire Valley Wine Guide by Wine Folly
The tiny town behind a heartwarming 9/11 tale by Konrad Marshall, Good Weekend

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The Booze Hags continue to uncover delicious medium-bodied “big” reds thanks to the wonders of a good Yarra Valley Shiraz. Terri double-downs on Yuzu and Stranger Things and Cassie starts over again with Shadowhunters and slow-cooking.

What we’re drinking: 2018 Blood Moon Wines Sang de Lune Shiraz, Yarra Valley VIC

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2017 Billy Button Rosso - Alpine Valleys VIC (Cass)
Unico Zelo Yuzu Vermouth - Adelaide Hills SA (Terri)
KI NO BI Kyoto Dry Gin, The Kyoto Distillery - Kyoto, Japan (Terri)
Mikkeller Spontandoubleraspberry (Terri)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Hairspray on Netflix (Terri)
Stranger Things Season 3, Netflix (Terri)
Stranger Songs, Ingrid Michaelson (Terri)
I Might Regret This, Abbi Jacobson (Cass)
Rewatching The Shadowhunters on Netflix (Cass)
Slow-cooking (Cass)

Further reading:

Drinking in Japan

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Do you have a guilty pleasure that shouldn’t actually make you feel guilty? This week we unpack Terri’s, return to some old favourites on Netflix and have two important podcast recommendations. We also chat about booze we’ve been enjoying from Unico Zelo, Blood Moon Wines, Wildflower Brewing, Testalonga and Wayward Brewing Co.

What we’re drinking: 2018 Sam Vinciullo Driveway Shiraz, Margaret River WA

What we’ve been drinking lately:

Unico Zelo Yuzu Vermouth, Adelaide Hills SA (Terri)
2016 Unico Zelo Exocarpos Nebbiolo, Adelaide Hills SA (Terri)
Work wine club (Terri)
2018 Blood Moon Wines Metcalfe Syrah Nouveau (Terri)
Wildflower Too Easy: Motueka (Terri)
2018 Testalonga Baby Bandito Follow Your Dreams, Swartland, South Africa (Cass)
Wayward Brewing Co Raspberry Berliner Weisse (Cass)

Where we’ve been drinking:

Grosvenor Hotel (Cass)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Bridget Jones on Netflix (Cass)
She’s On The Money podcast (Cass)
Actually, I hate sex from Love etc. podcast (Cass)
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled on PlayStation 4 (Terri)

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It’s our 21st and you’re invited! In this bumper episode we celebrate our coming-of-age with a special bottle of Champagne, get the lowdown on where to drink and eat in Queenstown NZ thanks to Terri’s recent trip there, and have a general catch up after 10 days apart.

What we’re drinking: Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve Champagne NV

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2014 Rippon Tinker’s Field Mature Vine Pinot Noir, Central Otago NZ (Terri)
Garage Project ‘Yuzukosho’ Sour
2014 Forlorn Hope Suspiro Del Moro, Sonoma USA
2018 Patrick Sullivan Jumpin’ Juice Autumn, Gippsland VIC

Where we’ve been drinking:

Sherwood Queenstown - Queenstown, NZ (Terri)
Amisfield Bistro & Cellar Door - Queenstown, NZ (Terri)
Smiths Craft Beer House - Queenstown, NZ (Terri)
Altitude Brewing - Queenstown, NZ (Terri)
Wet Jacket Wines - Queenstwon, NZ (Terri)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

The Bold Type, Season 3 (Terri)
City of Trees, Sophie Cunningham (Terri)
Spotify seasonal playlists (Terri)
Untappd (Terri)

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With Terri on holiday in NZ, Cass journeyed down to Geelong to visit one of The Booze Hags’ favourite girlfriends, Tiff. Between finishing work and Tiff’s two adorable children getting home, we chat about the incredible drinking scene that is flourishing in Geelong today, get schooled on Bellarine Pinot Noirs, and discuss our biggest pet peeve when ordering wine by the glass.

What we’re drinking: 2016 Save Our Souls Skin on Skin Chardonnay, Mornington Peninsula

What we’ve been drinking lately:

Austins & Co Pinot Noir, Moorabool Valley (Tiff)
2017 Lethbridge Hat Rock Pinot Noir, Bellarine Peninsula (Tiff)
2018 Lethbridge Menage a Noir, Bellarine Peninsula (Tiff)
Bellarine Estate Pinot Noir, Bellarine Peninsula (Tiff)
Punt Road Wines Punters Club, Yarra Valley (Tiff)
2017 Rabbit Ranch Pinot Gris, Central Otago NZ (Tiff)
2018 The Other Right Dreams and Visions, Adelaide Hills SA (Cass)

Where we’ve been drinking:

Pinot Affair, Geelong (Tiff)
Archive, Geelong (Tiff)
Union Street Wine, Geelong (Tiff)
Geelong Cellar Door, Geelong (Tiff)
The 18th Amendment Bar, Geelong (Tiff)
Little Creatures Brewery, Geelong (Tiff)
White Rabbit Brewery, Geelong (Tiff)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Borgen, SBS on Demand (Tiff)
AnyList app (Tiff)

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Following on from our discussion last episode, we reflect on the moments of joy we’ve each found over the last week, while rediscovering our love for Shiraz with a delicious blend from Margaret River. We also try to get our heads around the idea of non-alcoholic booze and for a couple of booze hags, it’s a difficult one to comprehend.

What we’re drinking:2016 Blind Corner Field Blend, Margaret River WA

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2017 Good Intentions Wine Co. Noir Dee Doot Dah, Mount Gambier SA (Terri)
2013 Occhipinti Alter Ego, Lazio, Italy (Terri)
Gerard Villet Cuvée Tradition Rouge Arbois, Jura, France (Terri)
2018 Lucy M 3 Colours Red, Basket Range SA (Cass)

Where we’ve been drinking lately:

Bad Hombres, Sydney (Terri)
Ved Stranden 10, Copenhagen (Terri)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Natural Wine Is My Self Care by Fariha Roisin, The New York Times (Cass)
Is Non-Alcoholic Booze Any Good? by Thomas Beecher, Broadsheet (Terri)

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As winter settles in, The Booze Hags turn their palates to medium-bodied reds and their minds to seeking joy. Terri has also been planning her upcoming trip to Queenstown, NZ and she wants your recommendations STAT!

What we’re drinking: 2017 Ganevat Le P’toit Roukin, Jura, France

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2016 Occhipinti Il Frappato, Vittoria, Sicily (Cass)
2017 Patrick Piuze Chablis Terroir de Courgis, Chablis, France (Cass)
2016 Domaine Jean-Baptiste Sénat La Nine Minervois, Languedoc, France (Cass)
2018 Kindeli Tinto, Nelson, NZ (Cass)
2016 Freddy Nerks Rosso, Adelaide Hills
Umeshu
2018 Si Vintners Baba Yaga, Margaret River (Terri)

Where we’ve been drinking lately:

Wine and the Country, Daylesford (Cass)
du Fermier, Trentham (Cass)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments on Netflix (Cass)
The Priory of the Orange Tree, Samantha Shannon (Terri)
Good Pair Days
Wine for Normal People: Episode 260: Wines of Jura

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This week our drink of choice is heavily influenced by our wine-idol Marissa A. Ross – to the point where we ended up with two bottles of the same wine! We get schooled on typicity, drink from two of Australia’s hottest natural wineries, and try very hard to #keepthesecrets ...

What we’re drinking:

2018 The Other Right All Fruits Ripe Pinot Noir, Adelaide Hills SA

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2018 Lucy M Chardonnay, Basket Range SA (Cass)
2018 Noisy Ritual Heathcote Shiraz, Heathcote VIC (Cass)
MV Brave New Wine MV Doppelganger, Great Southern WA (Terri)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

The Mothers, Brit Bennett (Cass)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Natural Disasters, Episode 23: Is Typicity Typical?
The Priory of the Orange Tree, Samantha Shannon (Terri)
The Big Reverb of Australia’s Lo-Fi Wine Movement by Eric Asimov, The New York Times (Terri)

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This week your Booze Hags finally deviate from drinking wine and go all in for our own version of Good Beer Week. While undertaking our own little beer degustation, we chat about all the other beer we’ve been drinking, review the much-anticipated Netflix film Wine Country, and rejoice in the return of one of our favourite wine podcasts, Natural Disasters.

What we’re drinking:

Co-Conspirators Brewing Company The Matriarch New England IPA
Brewski Halo Milkshake Berliner Weisse
2019 Dollar Bill Brewing Autumn Parlay

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2016 Latta Vino Gusto No. 2 WHAT-A-MELON, Western Zone VIC (Cass)
Sailors Grave Crystal Healing Gose Ale (Cass)
2018 Blood Moon Wines ‘Sang de Soleil’ Chenin Blanc, Sunbury VIC (Terri)
Temple Brewing Weston S’ IPA, limited release (Terri)
Temple Brewing Fuzzy Gold IPA (Terri)
Hop Nation The Heart Pale Ale (Terri)
Hop Nation The Punch Mango Gose (Terri)
Watermelon soju (Terri)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Wine Country (Cass)
Natural Disasters
Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke (Terri)
The Brewer’s Tale, Karen Brooks (Cass)

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In yet another wild adventure of matching drinking to the weather, Terri & Cassie get stuck into Patrick Sullivan’s 2018 Rain (a delightful red/white blend) on a … yep you guessed it, rainy Friday evening. Cass also finally delves into the world of craft beer while becoming obsessed with a new Netflix series and levelling up her wine-tasting game. Meanwhile, Terri continues her downright love of all things Brave New Wine and delves into the fascinating fraud story of Elizabeth Holmes.

What we’re drinking: 2018 Patrick Sullivan Rain, Gippsland

What we’ve been drinking lately:

Hop Nation Jedi Juice NEIPA (Cass)
2018 Blood Moon Wines Eruption! Cabernet Franc, Sunbury (Cass)
2016 Quealy Turbul Friulano, Mornington Peninsula VIC (Terri)
2018 Brave New Wine Rude Boy, Great Southern WA (Terri)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Wine Folly: Magnum Edition, The Master Guide (Cass)
Dead to Me, Netflix (Cass)
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, by John Carreyrou (Terri)

To watch the Wine Folly wine tasting method Cass mentions, click this link.

Blobfish Beer Festival

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OK, so this week we get deep into French wine terminology with a delightful Burgundy Pinot Noir. Ever wondered what a Villages actually is? Or how it differs to an Appellation? Or why they don’t put varietals on the label? Yep, so have we! We try and work it out and hope some of what we have to say is actually helpful.

We also contemplated changing the name of this podcast to The Bey Hags because BOY are we on a huge Beyoncé trip this week after both watching Homecoming on Netflix. If you haven’t watched it yet, DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR and WATCH IT RIGHT NOW!!

What we’re drinking: 2015 Vini Viti Vinci Coulanges la Vineuse, Bourgogne

To learn a little more about French wine labels and classifications check out this great article from Wine Folly.

Here’s the article Cass mentioned about micro-négociants.

What we’ve been drinking lately:

2016 Yering Station Shiraz Viognier, Yarra Valley (Cass)
2016 Quealy Seventeen Rows Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula (Cass)
2017 Scion Viognier, Rutherglen
2018 A.R.C. Carson Cabernet Merlot, Mornington Peninsula
2018 James & Co. Sangiovese, Beechworth
Monte delle Vigne Lambrusco Classico, Emilia-Romagna - Italy
2018 Crystal Palace Chardonnay, Yarra Valley (Terri)

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Wine Country trailer (Cass)
SommTV (Cass)
Uniqlo Wireless Bras Beauty Light and Relax (Cass)
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé on Netflix
Normal People by Sally Rooney (Terri)

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It's a jam-packed episode this week, booze hags! What happens when you fall out of love with those beautiful, big reds that made you love wine in the first place? Where the hell is New England (spoiler alert: it's not England) and what's it got to do with delicious cloudy beer? Is Taylor Swift's new album going to be another total banger? It's all here in lucky episode number thirteen (omg Taylor would absolutely love that)!

What we’re drinking: 2017 Vini Di Giovanni Vermentuzzo

bon appétit: Making Wine With Yoda

Natural Disasters podcast: Ep10: Talking MAR making wine with Marcucci & Native Yeast

What we’ve been drinking lately:

Blackman’s The Barrel Farm Sour NEIPA (Terri)
Hop Nation Rye Sour Ale (Terri)
Batch Juicy as Phuck NEIPA (Terri)

VinePair: What is New England IPA

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

Highly Enthused podcast (Cass)
After Work Drinks podcast (Cass)
The New York Times: The Big Reverb of Australia’s Lo-Fi Wine Movement (Terri)
Independent: Astonishing aerial photos show anti-frost candles to protect French and German vineyards (Terri)
Beyonce’s Lemonade album on Spotify (Terri)
Taylor Swift’s new single ME! (Terri)
Game of Thrones final series (Terri)
Avengers: Endgame (Terri)

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After a week apart your faithful Booze Hags had a lot of wines to catch up on while recording this episode down on Victoria's stunning Mornington Peninsula.

What we're drinking this episode: 2018 La Petite Mort Amphora VMR

What we've been drinking lately:

2017 Boya Pinot Noir (Cass)
2015 Ritual Pinot Noir (Cass)
2015 Pulenta Estate Malbec (Cass)
2018 Noisy Ritual Heathcote Shiraz (Terri)
2018 Four Pillars Christmas Gin (Terri)
2018 Jamsheed Harem Series Pepe Le Pinot (Terri)
Rare Hare at Willow Creek Vineyard, Mornington Peninsula (Cass)
Quealy Winemakers, Mornington Peninsula

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While Cass is off gallivanting in Peru this week, Terri is joined by our resident Riesling Queen (AKA our good friend, Hannah) as guest Booze Hag. From the wilderness of Survivor to the passion of MAFS, and the throes of the great yeast debate to one seriously spicy app recommendation - this is one wild episode indeed.

What we're drinking this episode: 2018 Reed Wines 'White Heart' Riesling

Check out this great article from VinePair if you're keen to learn more about wild fermentation

What we've been drinking lately:

2018 Patrik Sullivan 'Rain' (Hannah)
Giant Steps Winery, Healesville (Hannah)

What we've been watching/reading/listening to:

Married at First Sight (Hannah)
Waking Up: Guided Meditation app by Sam Harris (Hannah)
Dipsea erotic audio stories app (thank youuuuu Hannah!) - check out this Bustle article too!

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As Cass gears up for a sojourn in Peru, we discuss the highs and lows of drinking on planes - plus get reacquainted with a very special wine from our early Booze Hags days.

What we're drinking this episode: 2016 LATTA Vino Gusto No.2 What-A-Melon

What we've been drinking lately:

2018 Xavier Goodridge 'Procrastinator' Pinot Gris (Terri)
Sailors Grave Brewing / Stomping Ground Brewing Co 'Crystal Healing' Gose (Terri)

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We round off our We Can Drink It! month with a bottle of Melbourne-made red, a feeling that we've come full circle, and in the process have learnt that there is much to be hopeful about in the world of women-made booze. We also get a little dorky and discover what yeast has to do with winemaking and why we should care about it.

What we're drinking this episode: 2018 le timbre Space Quartet No.2 Light Red

What we've been drinking lately:

2018 Noisy Ritual Pet Nat Rosé
2017 Noisy Ritual Sunbury Pinot Noir
2016 Moric Blaufränkisch (Cass)
2018 Dirty Black Denim Heathcote Marsanne (Cass)

What we've been watching/reading/listening to:

Queer Eye (Terri)
The Bold Type (Terri)
How to Talk About The Way Wine Tastes Without Sounding Like a Jerk, bon appétit (Terri)
This One Thing Makes Buying Wine WAY Less Overwhelming (Terri)
Future Gin (Cass)

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After a massive wine event, a couple of subdued (one more so than the other) Booze Hags discuss strategies for getting the most out of different types of wine tastings AND how to remain standing at the end.

What we're drinking this episode: 2017 Charlotte Dalton Love You Love Me Semillon

What we've been drinking lately:

2017 Pennyweight Beechworth Gamay (Cass)
2017 Elios Modus Bibendi Grillo (Terri)

What we've been watching/reading/listening to:

Different Drop Women in Wine collection (Terri)
Pinoy Noir podcast (Terri)

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We Can Drink It! month continues as we discuss the innate qualities that women bring to winemaking, and discover the incredible widows behind the great Champagne houses of France.

What we're drinking this episode: 2017 Occhipinti SP68 Rosso

What we've been drinking lately:

2017 Stoney Rise Pinot Noir (Cass)
2016 Burn Cottage Cashburn Pinot Noir (Terri)
2017 Patrick Piuze Chablis Terroir De Fye (Terri)

What we've been watching/reading/listening to:

The Winemaker series by Your Margaret River Region (Terri)
How women are changing champagne (thanks to Lucy for sharing in our Facebook group)
You Have the Founding Mothers of Champagne to Thank for the Bubbly You Drink Today(thanks to Suze for sharing in our Facebook group)

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This week we chat about how difficult it has been to find wine made from female (only) winemakers – even though there are heaps out there! We also create a little Riesling experiment for us and our girlfriends, and discuss how we balance safe drinking levels with our desire to taste ALL the booze.

What we're drinking this episode: 2018 Dormilona Cabernet Franc

What we've been drinking lately:

2018 Dirty Black Denim Electric Marsanne (Cass)
NV Berthet-Bondet Cremant du Jura
Yuzushu Spritz (Terri)
2016 Joh Jos Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese
2017 Gunderloch Jean Baptiste Riesling Kabinett

What we've been watching/reading/listening to:

Wine For Normal People podcast (Terri)
'No safe level': what we're getting wrong with alcohol guidelines (Cass)

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Hey Booze Hags!

With this episode we kick off our first boozy campaign: We Can Drink It! For the month of March we'll only be drinking women-made booze, because in an industry that has always been male dominated, there are some amazing women vinifying, brewing, and distilling and we want to celebrate them.

What we're drinking this episode: 2017 Monastero Suore Cistercensi Coenobium

What we've been drinking lately:

Brave New Wine 2018 Ambergris (Cass)
2018 Jumpin' Juice Sunset (Terri)
Gut Oggau takeover at Cult of the Vine and Belles Hot Chicken

What we've been watching/reading/listening to:

The Wine Gallery Instagram Live weekly episode (Cass)
Pairing food with wine is pseudoscience 'nonsense' (Cass)

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Hey booze hags!

To celebrate a month of podcasting Terri bought a very special bottle of wine for us to drink this episode and to say we enjoyed it immensely is a complete understatement! Terri also shares a wine-by-the-glass buying hack she learnt from Alex at the Wine Gallery and we talk about what to do when you're just not enjoying what you're drinking.

What we're drinking this episode: Gut Oggau 2017 Winifred

What we've been drinking lately:

Agly Brothers 2003 Cotes du Roussillon at Midnight Starling (Cass)
Brave New Wine 2018 Ambergris (Terri)

What we've been watching/reading/listening to:

The Wine Gallery Instagram Live weekly episode (Terri)

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Happy hump day BHs!

Just as you'll probably be struggling to get through today, Terri was struggling a little when we recorded this episode thanks to a very fun wedding the day before. As a result, we chatted about our favourite hang over cures while drinking a new variety of wine we've tried only once before and did NOT like ... but now?

What we're drinking this episode: Sassafras 2017 Hilltops Fiano

What we've been drinking lately:

Rockford 2017 Local Growers Semillon (Cass)

What we've been watching/reading/listening to:

Celeste Barber on Instagram, in In Style's March issue, and through Audible (Cass)

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Hey Booze Hags!

In Episode 2 we discuss one of our least favourite wine varietals and why you shouldn't write it off completely, how long you can actually keep a wine bottle open for, whether we've ever done any drunk online shopping ... and we set ourselves a challenge for next month!

What we're drinking this episode: Beaujolais-Villages Nouveau from The Alps

What we've been drinking lately:

Tiens CA Blank 2017 from Blackhearts & Sparrows (Terri)
La Luna 2017 from Automata (Cass)

What we've been watching/reading/listening to:

Wine Folly (Terri & Cass – this is our wine encyclopaedia)
Wine Gallery live Instagram stories (Terri)
Wine for Normal People Podcast, Episode 200: A Re-Intro to WFNP & How to Begin in Wine (Terri)
Busy Tonight – Best Friends Online Shop For Each Other ... Drunk! (Cass)

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Hello and welcome! We're Terri & Cassie, a.k.a. The Booze Hags.

In our very first episode, we introduce ourselves and what The Booze Hags are all about – hint booze hag is actually a term of endearment and anyone who calls themselves thus is likely to be feminine, wizened, kinda mystical and a bit cheeky (in our minds at least!).

We chat about drinking the new vintages of some of our favourite wines from 2017, finally getting around to watching the Somm films on Netflix, and how we've been trying to develop our wine tasting abilities while decluttering our online space – plus a whole lot more mixed in!

What we're drinking this episode: Brave New Wine 2018 Gewurlitzer

What we've been drinking lately:

Brave New Wine 2018 Sunshine and Hercules (Terri)
Brave New Wine 2018 Ambergris (Terri)
Latta Gusto No.2 2016 What-A-Melon (Cass)
Noisy Ritual 2018 Heathcote Shiraz (Cass)

What we've been watching/reading/listening to:

Somm and Somm: In the Bottle on Netflix (Cass)
Wine for Normal People Podcast, Episode 201: How to Develop Your Wine Palate (Cass)
Shameless Podcast (Terri)

Thanks for listening along! To see more from The Booze Hags, follow us on Instagram @theboozehags or like our Facebook page @theboozehagsAU. We'd love to hear what you've been drinking lately or watching/reading/listening to in the world of booze, join our Facebook group The Booze Hags Podcast Community to tell us more!

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