Hello everybody, my name is Anthony Metzger.
I'm a winemaker and sommelier.
Here at Wines of the World, I skype and record interviews with winemakers from around the
world.
On today's episode of Wines of the World, I am joined by Marin.
A winemaker from California, but she is joining me live from Australia where she has just
recently arrived to work a harvest.
So together, let's find out what it's like to travel on the opposite side of the planet
to make wine.
Marin, thank you for joining us on Wines of the World.
Appreciate you tuning in today.
Yes, thank you.
Thank you for having me.
Yeah, my pleasure.
So you're a traveling winemaker, you're right now in Australia.
Yeah, it was something that I really couldn't turn down and the chance to travel.
I think its really important to kind of, go outside of, you know, what's in your backyard.
Yeah, leave your comfort zone and do a little exploring.
Nice, nice.
Yeah, because you're from southern California, but where have you made wine in other countries
other than Australia?
So this is my first international harvest.
I've done another harvest in the state of Oregon.
Oh you have, ok.
And how do you find it, showing up, essentially, on the other side of the planet earth, by
yourself not knowing many people and just kinda hopping into this completely Anew environment.
What is it like to just show up in a country that you've never been to before and make
wine?
Yeah, so, it's definitely a little nerve-racking before, you know, it is really hard to get
to know people.
I feel a little isolated out here.
There's not much, just besides vineyards and cattle ranches.
Sure.
It's almost like the same back home.
I've worked in Germany and France as a winemaker, a traveling winemaker, kind of like what you're
doing right now.
When I was in France, there was at the winery I was at, kind of a little village and there
would be a marathon that actually started in one part of Bordeaux and ended in like,
the completely other side of it.
And along this path that they ran this marathon, each winery or the chateaus would set up these
big booths out front of their place and they would serve wine in a little plastic cup,
in the form of a shot.
And people would dress up as like Halloween, the craziest costumes you can come up with,
run this marathon, and drink wine while you're running from all these different places.
Really cool because I served at it.
I've never seen anything like it before, all the costumes.
It really kind of showed how culture tied in with the wine, especially in that region.
I'm wondering how does the wine tie in with the culture down there in Australia?
I know you haven't been there a super long time, but so far from what you've seen?
I've been into town a few times and we went to the local pub and it's interesting to see
because it is such a small town, I wasn't expecting a whole lot of people to be out
and about.
But, a lot of people were drinking wine, drinking beer, there was a bachelorette party.
So it's interesting to see the different influx of people that are around, but just from looking
out, it's a very rural community.
So in Australia, what's kind of like a unique dish, food wise, and what kind of wine do
you drink with that?
They have what they call "dim sims", which is basically they call it mince meat.
I'm not really sure what kind of meat it is, but it's about the size of a sausage bite
and then it's deep fried in a beer batter, like potato batter.
And it's really good.
They have a lot of mince meats, like meat pies, so almost like a pot pie in the States,
but not really.
It's something along those lines.
So Australian pot pie with some minced, mystery meat.
Yeah, basically.
So with that pot pie, what kind of wine did you drink with it?
We actually had a rose with it.
Oh, you did?
Yeah, yeah which was really good and it's really hot here so it's something like whites
or reds we would be drinking a lot of those.
And actually, the meat it wasn't super heavy and it was something a little salty so the
rose complimented it, added some acidity to it.
It's an interesting food culture here because Australia they have so many different people
from around the world here.
But they don't typically have their own cuisine, I guess per say.
There are some little things, but it's mostly like a fusion of cultures.
Yeah, I was going to say influenced by the surrounding cultures because they're right
there with Asia right above them.
Yeah, yeah I always forget about how close Asia is and Simon, who grew up here in Australia,
was like yeah, everybody after college or high school they go to the Philippines or
Thailand.
That's just a normal trip for them.
Sorta like kids go to Cancun.
Yeah, yeah exactly.
So, what is your go to wine?
What's your favorite wine that you like to drink when you're going to go to the grocery
store, to the liquor store and buy a bottle of wine?
So, probably like a varietal I would recognize.
It's always hard because, depending on what I'm cooking, what the weather is like, what
I actually feels like, kind of depicts the wines that I pick.
That actually leads into my next question.
I was going to ask you, the scenario that I get asked quite often by people that like
wine, enjoy wine, are kinda curious about wine, kinda afraid of it.
But they go into a wine shop and you walk in there and it's overwhelming.
Even for me being in the wine world, I walk in sometimes and I'm overwhelmed, so I can
only imagine for these people who don't know much about it.
So they walk in and there are a thousand different labels in this wine shop, a thousand different
bottles.
How do they know what kind of wine to pick out?
I've had a friend who actually went into a wine shop, picked out a bottle randomly because
it looked cool or it stood out.
They brought it home and they were disappointed in it and that deterred them from going back
and buying a bottle of wine.
They went and got a beer instead because they know they can deal with that.
What would you recommend to somebody who wants to walk into a wine shop and pick something
out that they're going to like?
What would you say in that situation?
I'm always good about trying to ask for help, hopefully at the wine shop that you go to
that the person working would be knowledgeable.
Me, I always try to look at things from a scientific approach, if there's more wine
facts on the label, then maybe this is actually a good wine.
So sometimes it is just doing a bit of detective work or if you have your phone, maybe Google
the winery or the wines.
So, another scenario for you, say it's the middle of the summer, its the evening, you're
with some friends, you're making smores, kind of a desert-style sweet treat.
What kind of wine are you going to have with smores around a campfire?
I would probably go with a prosecco or something light in acidity.
Probably not something too sweet.
But, rose, I mean during summertime you want something refreshing and cooler.
Maybe if you're having dinner then go with a red, but I think the weather here definitely
plays a role in what you kind of wine want to drink.
For me, after working a ten or twelve hour day, I don't want something super heavy, but
if I'm just hanging out with friends, of course, I'll probably try to have multiple bottles
so we can each have a taste of different things, try different things, but maybe start out
with a sparkling.
I was going to ask you, what is it that you love about winemaking most?
Why do you love being a winemaker?
Why are you willing to travel to the opposite side of the planet, by yourself, and make
wine?
At first, I thought, like oh yeah, that's an easy question, but um, I don't know.
There's something about making something, there's some artistry behind it.
Really seeing the fruits of your labor turn into something that tastes so good.
I've been getting more into the food culture and cooking because of it and just really
trying to appreciate what your taste buds and satisfying your hunger and thirst and
that there are just things out there in the world that taste so good!
Trying to experience it in all and not just ordering the same from the menu everytime
or picking the same wine when you go to the store.
And it's obviously a chance to travel as well, you know, I've never really traveled outside
of the US very much and this is my first overseas trip to Australia.
This is one of those dreams to go see the world and if I can piggyback, working at the
same time, then it's a good excuse to travel.
Yeah, right it's a good excuse to travel, no doubt.
Yeah, yeah, and the different people you get to meet and I love my co-workers and this
area.
It's just the experience that I think is worth it all.
So, if you could drink a bottle of wine with anyone on earth, who would you want to drink
a bottle of wine with?
This is another tough question because I don't really follow celebrities.
My heroes are the winemakers I work with.
If I was to pick somebody, I would honestly say my family and friends and my boyfriend
back home.
It is really hard to be away from them and I'll see them in another two months or so
or whenever.
But, if I could pick anybody to have a bottle with, it would be them.
Teleport back home for one Friday night.
Yeah, exactly that would be so nice to get to see my family and friends again.
Well, perfect I think that wraps it up for the questions.
Alright, sounds good!
Thank you so much, Anthony!
Thank you!
Have a good time in Australia!
It goes quick, I know you want to get back home to your family and friends, but enjoy
it while you're there.
I'm sure you know it goes quick and once its done, its done.
Enjoy your time, definitely.
Thank you, thank you so much.
Thank you, take care.
Bye.
Bye.
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