The Good Juice

Tom Opie

Welcome to the Good Juice! A wine tasting where 2 bartenders: Tom and Jared invite you into a world of Australia's best micro wineries, explained in a laid-back nature where banter and knowledge about the magical grape juice collide.

Episodes

  1. The Good Juice Episode 12: Crinny, Vinny and Definitely Not Hazy IPA's ft. Luke Bray

    02/23/2021

    The Good Juice Episode 12: Crinny, Vinny and Definitely Not Hazy IPA's ft. Luke Bray

    Welcome to the Good Juice! A live wine tasting where Tom and Jared invite you into a world of Australia's best micro wineries, explained in a laid-back nature where banter and knowledge about the magical grape juice collide. We're back for the year and there was no one more fitting than Luke Bray who owns Cringila Cellars, in partnership with his father. Cringila Cellars rose to prominence last year boasting a monster beer selection during the Hazy Pandemic (where everyone who was stuck in isolation found beer other than Tooheys New). Not only does it have a fantastic selection of beer and anything else you may want or need, the place is operated by people who genuinely care and want to help you. We were stoked to have Luke on to discuss all things grape juice, beer, the hospo/booze industry and a bunch of other fun stuff.  This week we tasted the Piccadilly Vineyards Blanc de Blanc, Landsdowne 2019 'Super happy' Chardonnay and the Leko 2019 Pinot Noir. All very different in their unique ways, we enjoyed aspects of these wines. Some of them blew us away and as always enjoyed each others company and stories immensely. Tune in to find out how good the juice was! -- Thanks to Maven Merchants for providing the juice, week in, week out. We appreciate the work you do for the little guys. 15% off any six pack or case with the code 'GOODJUICE' at mavenmerchants.com.au. Follow @thegoodjuicepodcast on Instagram for more updates on our future magical grape juice tastings. Follow @birthsanddeathsbar and @cringila_cellars on Instagram for a cracking selection of beer. We hope you enjoy!

    1h 5m
  2. Episode 11: Tariffs, Turkish Juice, and True Juice Gems ft. Gemma Halpin from The Throsby

    12/11/2020

    Episode 11: Tariffs, Turkish Juice, and True Juice Gems ft. Gemma Halpin from The Throsby

    Welcome to the Good Juice! A live wine tasting Where Tom and Jared invite you into a world of Australia's best micro wineries, explained in a laid-back nature where banter and knowledge about the magical grape juice collide. In Episode 11 our guest is Gemma Halpin, the Manager of The Throsby in Wollongong,  a small wine bar in the gong. Gemma is super knowledgeable and always a pleasure to hang out with. In this episode we chatted about things like: China's anti dumping tariffs, how much Gemma loves Gamay and why, super interesting Turkish grapes and all things juice! This week we tasted the 2020 Golden Child 'Beach Bum' Rosé, 2020 Vinden Wines Gamay/Shiraz and 2020 Patch Wines 'Shed Red'. This was a cracking episode to record, the wines were all amazing and the conversation was super enjoyable. As always, tune in to hear how bloody good the juice was!  -- Thanks to Maven Merchants for providing the juice, week in, week out. We appreciate the work you do for the little guys. 15% off any six pack or case with the code 'GOODJUICE' at mavenmerchants.com.au. Follow @thegoodjuicepodcast on Instagram for more updates on our future magical grape juice tastings. Follow @birthsanddeathsbar and @thethrosby on Instagram for a cracking Gong beverage. We hope you enjoy!

    1h 2m
  3. Episode 10: Mitch, Moorak and Much Good Juju ft. Mitch Bloomfield from Breakout Bar and Escape Rooms

    11/27/2020

    Episode 10: Mitch, Moorak and Much Good Juju ft. Mitch Bloomfield from Breakout Bar and Escape Rooms

    Welcome to the Good Juice! A live wine tasting Where Tom and Jared invite you into a world of Australia's best micro wineries, explained in a laid-back nature where banter and knowledge about the magical grape juice collide. In Episode 10 our guest is Mitchell Bloomfield, the Manager of Breakout Bar in Wollongong, a series of well curated escape rooms and a just as well curated cocktail list. Mitch is a champion and had great chat when we discussed: what goes into an escape room, great ramen joints, Doctor B and a whole bunch of other banter and of course juice! This week we tasted the 2017 Architects of Wine Chardonnay, 2019 Moorak Grenache and Valle Du Venom's 2020 Syrah. This was a super interesting episode, as we're usually frothing everything: tune in to see why we weren't frothing as much as we usually do. thanks for tuning in as always, we love doing this. -- Thanks to Maven Merchants for providing the juice, week in, week out. We appreciate the work you do for the little guys. 15% off any six pack or case with the code 'GOODJUICE' at mavenmerchants.com.au. Follow @thegoodjuicepodcast on Instagram for more updates on our future magical grape juice tastings. Follow @birthsanddeathsbar and @breakout_bar on Instagram for a cracking Gong beverage or an escape room adventure. We hope you enjoy!

    1 hr
  4. Episode 9: Chenin, Cab Sauv, Despo and Damn Fine Juice ft. Jacob D'esposito from Black Cockatoo

    11/19/2020

    Episode 9: Chenin, Cab Sauv, Despo and Damn Fine Juice ft. Jacob D'esposito from Black Cockatoo

    Welcome to the Good Juice! A live wine tasting Where Tom and Jared invite you into a world of Australia's best micro wineries, explained in a laid-back nature where banter and knowledge about the magical grape juice collide. This week we had the pleasure of having local dive bar, Black Cockatoo's Manager, Jacob Desposito in the bar! He's one of the legends of Wollongong hospitality and a true fan of booze. Despo, Jared and I chatted about all things orange wine, how covid is affecting local business, oxidation, Chenin Blanc,  sustainability and a little bit of beer as we taste: 2020 Valle Du Venom Chenin Blanc, 2019 Minimum Wines Red Blend and one of our new wineries Lansdowne Wine and their 2020 New Pinot, which is as epic as it sounds. Despo was a legend to have on the show, we've been getting feedback that the laidback nature of the podcast is appealing and this guy knows how to lay back - he also has a great palate. These wines were all cracking: I hope you learn something and have a laff, thanks for tuning in as always, we love doing this. Tune in to find out how good indeed the juice was! -- Thanks to Maven Merchants for providing the juice, week in, week out. We appreciate the work you do for the little guys. 15% off any six pack or case with the code 'GOODJUICE' at mavenmerchants.com.au. Follow @thegoodjuicepodcast on Instagram for more updates on our future magical grape juice tastings. Follow @birthsanddeathsbar and @blackcockatoobar for a cracking Gong beverage. We hope you enjoy!

    1h 1m
  5. Episode 8: Cinsault, Salinity, and a Sumptuous South Australian Banquet ft. Tristram Lilburn Fini, The Campari Guy

    11/06/2020

    Episode 8: Cinsault, Salinity, and a Sumptuous South Australian Banquet ft. Tristram Lilburn Fini, The Campari Guy

    Welcome to the Good Juice! A live wine tasting Where Tom and Jared invite you into a world of Australia's best micro wineries, explained in a laid-back nature where banter and knowledge about the magical grape juice collide. Jared had a big week, so he slept through the episode, so it was just Tom and Tris having a wholesome chat about Italian food, how good Fiano is, independent winemakers, Tristrams' wine adventures and other non juice related things while we taste: 2019 Unico Zelo 'Jade and Jasper' Fiano, 2020 Frederick Stevenson 'Pinata' and the Tom Shobbrook 2020 Cabernet Franc. Our wine didn't make it to the studio, so we had to improvise using Wollongong's Best Bottlo, Crown West Cellars for our wine this week. It was banging, take a listen to find out just how banging! Thanks to Tristram for his time, he's an absolute legend and a bomb of knowledge. Also, drink more Campari, it's delicious. -- Thanks to Maven Merchants for providing the juice, week in, week out. We appreciate the work you do for the little guys. 15% off any six pack or case with the code 'GOODJUICE' at mavenmerchants.com.au. Follow @thegoodjuicepodcast on Instagram for more updates on our future magical grape juice tastings. Follow @birthsanddeathsbar for a cracking Gong beverage. We hope you enjoy!

    55 min
  6. Episode 7: Sangiovese, Seltzers and Serious Juiciness ft. Jared is back from his trip

    10/25/2020

    Episode 7: Sangiovese, Seltzers and Serious Juiciness ft. Jared is back from his trip

    Welcome to the Good Juice! A live wine tasting Where Tom and Jared invite you into a world of Australia's best micro wineries, explained in a laid-back nature where banter and knowledge about the magical grape juice collide. Jared is back from holidays so we just chatted amongst ourselves while we smashed some real good juice, including: Rollick 'Folly' 2019 Riesling, Minimum Wines 2019 San Selvaggio Sangiovese and Vinden Wines 2019 'Charmless Man' Alicante Bouschet. We spoke about all things sustainability (as always), in depth about our new friends Minimum Wines and their ethos, the south coast of NSW, how Sangiovese isn't as simple as it seems, the Seltzer craze and other juicy things! It was nice just chill with Hukky and chat shit; Conor turned up for a random cameo also. All the wines were delicious and some more than others, but we hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed ear assaulting you guys! -- Thanks to Maven Merchants for providing the juice, week in, week out. We appreciate the work you do for the little guys. 15% off any six pack or case with the code 'GOODJUICE' at mavenmerchants.com.au. Follow @thegoodjuicepodcast on Instagram for more updates on our future magical grape juice tastings. Follow @birthsanddeathsbar for a cracking Gong beverage. We hope you enjoy!

    51 min
  7. Episode 6: Syrah, Semillon and Stupidly Good Chardonnay ft. Conor Teevan as my Co host and David Bosanquet from The Throsby

    10/15/2020

    Episode 6: Syrah, Semillon and Stupidly Good Chardonnay ft. Conor Teevan as my Co host and David Bosanquet from The Throsby

    Welcome to the Good Juice! A live wine tasting Where Tom and Jared invite you into a world of Australia's best micro wineries, explained in a laid-back nature where banter and knowledge about the magical grape juice collide.  In this episode we chat with the British legend, David Bosanquet, as well as young Conor Teevan (Births and Deaths) as my mystery guest! We discuss microclimates, acid and why it's important, how good oaked Chardonnay can be, winemaking techniques, climate change, farmers and all the banter in between while we knock back:  2019 Vinden Wines Semillon, 2018 Sigurd 'Hoyde' Chardonnay and Sigurd 2018 Syrah (plus a cheeky mystery beverage). These wines were a pleasure to drink, we were blown away by a couple of them. Also, we'd like to give our deepest condolences to the Van Halen family, you'll be sorely missed Eddie! You might find a couple of puns we've thrown in there. As always we had a fantastic time, and David's time and knowledge is appreciated. You'll definitely learn something in this one. Tune in to find out how froth worthy the juice was!  -- Thanks to Maven Merchants for providing the juice, week in, week out. We appreciate the work you do for the little guys. 15% off any six pack or case with the code 'GOODJUICE' at mavenmerchants.com.au. Follow @thegoodjuicepodcast on Instagram for more updates on our future magical grape juice tastings. Follow @thethrosby and @birthsanddeathsbar for a cracking Gong beverage. We hope you enjoy!

    1h 10m
  8. Episode 5: French Soms and Juice Bombs ft. Romain, Manager of Steamers Bar and Grill

    10/03/2020

    Episode 5: French Soms and Juice Bombs ft. Romain, Manager of Steamers Bar and Grill

    Welcome to the Good Juice! A live wine tasting Where Tom and Jared invite you into a world of Australia's best micro wineries, explained in a laid-back nature where banter and knowledge about the magical grape juice collide. In this episode we chat with the French Wizard of Winecraft and Wizardry and Manager of Steamer Bar and Grill as we discuss France, how much Romain loves Sav Blanc, climate change, insane Pinot and a bit of juice, as we taste: Wild and Wilder 2019 Courtesan Riesling, Hills Collide 2019 Dry Rose and Scanlon Wines 2019 Pinot Noir. All of these wines were glugable AF, but super complex and Romain absolutely French frothed them. Tune in to find out how froth worthy the juice was! --  Thanks to Maven Merchants for providing the juice, week in, week out. We appreciate the work you do for the little guys. 15% off any six pack or case with the code 'GOODJUICE' at mavenmerchants.com.au. Follow @thegoodjuicepodcast on Instagram for more updates on our future magical grape juice tastings. Follow @steamersbarandgrill and @birthsanddeathsbar for a cracking Gong beverage. We hope you enjoy!

    1h 4m
  9. Episode 4: Luke Symons and Wine Pilots Ft. Luke Symons, Director of Good Times Only Group (and Wollongong's funniest man).

    09/24/2020

    Episode 4: Luke Symons and Wine Pilots Ft. Luke Symons, Director of Good Times Only Group (and Wollongong's funniest man).

    Welcome to the Good Juice! A live wine tasting Where Tom and Jared invite you into a world of Australia's best micro wineries, explained in a laid-back nature where banter and knowledge about the magical grape juice collide. In this episode we chat with Wollongong's funniest man, and Director of The Good Times Only Group; Luke Symons about all things Natty wine, tools on tools, Tenturier grapes, and of course wine as we taste: Vinden Wines 2019 Alicante Bouschet, Sigurd's 2019 Chenin Blanc and newly added Wild and Wilder Wines 2019 Nero d'Avola/Montepulciano. All of these wines were extremely smashable and Luke's take on them will make Jared and Tom look like novices. Tune in to find out how good the juice was! --  Thanks to Maven Merchants for providing the juice, week in, week out. We appreciate the work you do for the little guys. 15% off any six pack or case with the code 'GOODJUICE' at mavenmerchants.com.au. Follow @thegoodjuicepodcast on Instagram for more updates on our future magical grape juice tastings. Follow @howlinwolfbar and @birthsanddeathsbar for a cracking Gong beverage. We hope you enjoy!

    51 min
  10. Episode 3: Camwell, Rollick and Cracking Juice Ft. Kendra White from Camwell Wines and Jack Weedon from Rollick Wines

    09/15/2020

    Episode 3: Camwell, Rollick and Cracking Juice Ft. Kendra White from Camwell Wines and Jack Weedon from Rollick Wines

    Welcome to the Good Juice! A live wine tasting Where Tom and Jared invite you into a world of Australia's best micro wineries, explained in a laid-back nature where banter and knowledge about the magical grape juice collide. In this very special episode we chat with Kendra and Jack about all things wine, sustainability, micro batch wine making, the poor internet connection in NSW, how Jack missed out on the Rosé, Jared and Tom's love for Negronis and plenty of sauce along the way! We feature Camwell Wines 2020 Skin Contact 'Teli' Vionger and 2019 Mourvedre Rosé, as well as the 2020 Rollick Wines 'Bootfull' Grenache. We had an absolute blast chatting to these guys, and we can't thank them enough for their time! Absolutely stoked we could have some brilliant wine makers on the show. All of the juice in this episode was pretty next level; tune in to find out what level?  ALSO THE AUDIO SHIFTS TO A FAIRLY QUIET FREQUENCY AT AROUND 30 MINUTES. I COULDN'T AVOID THIS UNFORTUNATELY. SO PLEASE TURN IT UP :) SORRY JACK, DON'T GIVE UP LISTENERS, KEEP ON LISTENING (be like Dory but instead of swimming, listening) CAUSE THAT GRENACHE IS EPIC. -- Thanks to Maven Merchants for providing the juice, week in, week out. We appreciate the work you do for the little guys. 15% off any six pack or case with the code GOODJUICE at mavenmerchants.com.au.  Check out https://camwellwines.com/ and https://www.rollickwines.com.au/ for more amazing juice. Follow @thegoodjuicepodcast for more updates on our future magical grape juice tastings and our live Instagram show! I hope you enjoy.

    48 min
  11. Episode 2: Flex and Frickin Great Juice Ft. Hilary Sue from Flex and Flour.

    09/03/2020

    Episode 2: Flex and Frickin Great Juice Ft. Hilary Sue from Flex and Flour.

    Welcome to the Good Juice! A live wine tasting Where Tom and Jared invite you into a world of Australia's best micro wineries, explained in a laid-back nature where banter and knowledge about the magical grape juice collide. In this episode, we test Hilary Sue: master baker, nuclear physicist, Head Chef of Births and Deaths about her knowledge of wine as we taste: Vinum and Amphorae's 'Penny' Pinot Grigio, Award winning and heavily acclaimed Vinden Wines' Shiraz Nouveau and Valle du Venom Red Blend! All of these wines were very good, as always; as were Hilary's takes on the juice. Tune in to find out how good the juice was! -- Thanks to Maven Merchants for provided the juice, week in, week out. We appreciate the work you do for the little guys.  15% off any six pack or case with the code GOODJUICE at mavenmerchants.com.au. Follow @thegoodjuicepodcast for more updates on our future magical grape juice tastings and our live Instagram show! I hope you enjoy.

    51 min
  12. Episode 1: Benji and Juice Bombs ft. Benji Bowman from Capital Brewing

    08/26/2020

    Episode 1: Benji and Juice Bombs ft. Benji Bowman from Capital Brewing

    Welcome to the Good Juice! A live wine tasting Where Tom and Jared invite you into a world of Australia's best micro wineries, explained in a laid-back nature where banter and knowledge about the magical grape juice collide.  In this Episode Benji Bowman shares his take on wine and ties it into his vast knowledge of beer as we taste: Allertroploin's 'BOJO', Vinum and Amphorae's Saperavi and Rollick Wine's 'Vice' Shiraz. They're all cracking drops and aptly provided by Maven Merchants who support small. It's always Good Juice around here, tune in to find out how good! (I forgot to turn the microphone on for 3 minutes so it does start abruptly, I hope you still enjoy it).

    48 min
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About

Welcome to the Good Juice! A wine tasting where 2 bartenders: Tom and Jared invite you into a world of Australia's best micro wineries, explained in a laid-back nature where banter and knowledge about the magical grape juice collide.

Information

  • Creator
    Tom Opie
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Tom Opie
  • Show Website
    The Good Juice