Vknowgeek

About Vknowgeek

A New Zealand wine podcast—exploring the people, places, and stories behind great wine. A New Zealand wine podcast exploring the people, places, and stories behind wine. Blending education, entertainment, and insight, this podcast takes you through the country’s key wine regions, grape varieties, and styles—while keeping a distinctly Kiwi perspective. From Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc to Central Otago Pinot Noir, and beyond, each episode breaks down what makes New Zealand wine unique—while also connecting it to the wider wine world. Whether you’re just getting into wine or looking to deepen your understanding, this is your guide to New Zealand wine.

Publisher

Vknowgeek

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Dec 2023

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

153 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   NZ International Wine Show 2026: Trophy Winners Breakdown

   The New Zealand International Wine Show is Aotearoa's biggest wine competition, now in its 22nd year, and the 2026 trophies were announced in Auckland on 16 October. In this episode I break down the NZIWS 2026 trophy winners, including [Champion Wine of the Show], drawing on what I know about each wine, the producer and the brand. I look at which varieties, regions and producers took the top awards, which wins make sense, which surprised me, and what it all says about the state of New Zealand wine. A handy shortlist if you're hunting for the best NZ Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir or Chardonnay.

2. 

   13 Oct 2026

   New World Top 30 Wines 2026: My Top 6 Picks

   My six favourites from New World's Top 30 wines for 2026, what supermarket wine is really like, and a rant about Wine-Searcher's "no NZ wines" Sauvignon Blanc list. When does a wine get too expensive?

3. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Wine from Argentina to NZ via Colombia what could go wrong

   Wine from Argentina to NZ via Colombia what could go wrong. The interviews are back we talk to @tomastonnelier the Malbec Man about the ups and downs for importing wine to NZ and why he does. #winelover #wine #nzwinepodcast #malbec #argentinewine

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

91

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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