Vino Bozo
Jake Barter and Darren Oemcke talking about wines, life in the wine game, building a wine room, and shooting the breeze. These are serious people. This is not a serious podcast. Insta @vino_bozo
Episodes
52 episodes
The mature South Australians episode
With special guests Angela Oemcke and Hartley Town, in this episode we explore some fascinating mature South Australian wines. Warning - chaotic episode!The wines:2015 Fletcher Nebbiolo, Adelaide Hills2007 Turkey Flat Butch...
The bougie Burgundy episode
This episode we get into two very special Premier Cru red Burgundies (pinot noir) with special guests Angela Oemcke and Hartley Town. The company was fun and the wines were mighty fine.The wines are:2015 Domaine Louis Boillot et F...
Producer highlight: SubRosa
This episode we taste our way through three wines from SubRosa in Victoria with special guest Giulia Vercesi. We chatted Italian wines and tasted these three lovely wines from the Grampians in Victoria. The wines were:2022 Grampians Viog...
The Rioja Tempranillo tasting
This episode we taste three Tempranillos from Rioja to help Jake with his WSET Diploma studies. This is one of several episodes done over the last couple of months that needed a lot of editing which I have finally found time for. We have change...
Fleurieu Living Spring Special 2026 - McLaren Vale Mediterranean Varietals x 12
So I dont have the wine list for this Fleurieu Living wine review episode - there were 12 of them - a fabulous line-up of Mclaren Vale, mostly Mediterranean varietals. As soon as Jake sends me the lineup I will put it here!
Bonus episode - Designing the wine olympics
We do drink a wine with this episode - the Aphelion Affinity Grenache Mourvèdre. But it's not about the wine!We are launching a new event called the Vinobozo Vinolympics that will be at the Noori Wine Bar on August 23 if we can get enoug...
Special: The great Port wine beef
Warning - no wines were tasted in this episode. This week we get into wine beef about the Port region. Jacob is upset about the Beneficio system in the Duoro Valley and Darren cuts loose about the Port Wines he had to study for his Diploma....
Matchup 3: Fiano v Fiano di Avellino
In our third match up, two delicious wines, along with some of the usual shenanigans. Get some of this into you - Fiano is just getting more and more interesting.Donna Paolina Fiano di Avellino DOCG 2024 (Campania, Southern Italy)...
Wine profile - Poco Vino
This week we do a profile of the Poco Vino brand by Australian Vinatage in 187.5mL glass that is on prominent display in most bottle shops at the moment. Normally we are looking at small producers; this week we are reviewing a high volume wine ...
Fortified wine, cheese and ice cream
In this episode, we indulge - Heyson Blue Cheese from Udder delights, Golden North vanilla ice cream with four fortified wines. A Madiera Malvasia, two styles of fortified Muscat - one from McLaren Vale and another from Rutherglen and a Pedro X...
Matchup 2: Piquepoul v Picpoul de Pinet
In this episode Piquepoul v Picpoul de Pinet - our unique perspective on the French v McLaren Vale versions. Wines tasted were:Réserve Delsol Picpoul de Pinet 2023Coriole McLaren Vale Piquepoul 2025Correction: ...
Wines for deep conversation: Fleurieu Living - Winter Reds edition
This week, on the verge of winter we explore wines for deep conversation. This episode we range across the Souther Fleurieu peninsular in the search for the perfect conversational wine. Wines reviewed for this quarters Fleurieu living were:...
Matchup: Jura vs. Jurancon
We couldn't think of a better reason for a matchup episode than two French wines that have similar names - Jura and Jurancon. It didn't matter to us that they are from completely different parts of France, different climates, different elevatio...
Sparkling wines gone rogue
We taste three sparkling wines, but with a twist: every one of them comes with a little extra flavour and a lot more fun. Come along for a fizzy ride through sparkling wine, spritzes and a few deliciously questionable ideas that turn out to be ...
Darren tries his first Boilermaker
Join us as Darren tries his first ever boilermaker: whisky and beer side by side. It turns into a fun chat about flavour, surprising pairings, and which combos really work. We had a great time recording this one and were seriously impressed by ...
The Rum episode
Join us as we taste through some Mhoba Agricole Rum that Jacob bought back from South Africa. All the rums were Agricole style so come and learn a little about that too. Warning almost entirely wine free except for a couple of fortified wine re...
Producer Profile - Saltfleet
Our first ever producer profile (perhaps there will be more) is dedicated to Saltfleet Wines (we tasted the Sangiovese, Mourvèdre, and GSM) - they describe themselves as "fine wines from exceptional vineyard sites across McLaren Vale." We did t...
A winning new dish for Noori tasted with Viognier and Sherry
Today we discover the new crisps-based late night food innovation at Noori and taste with various fish, pepper, and meat accompaniments and some very interesting wines - a cool climate Viognier from Victoria and two types of Sherry.
The yummy episode: Port, tonic, chocolate, and ice cream
Today we taste two Australian fortified wines with tonic (delicious - do try this at home), discuss the whole port and tonic thing as well as getting into our strong feelings about chocolate and ice cream with wine.
Lekker - The South Africa baboons and wine special
In this episode, we start with a reflection on McLaren Vale Grenache then move into Jacobs recent exciting travels in South Africa, experience with that vineyard pest, the Baboon, and then some South African Chenin Blanc and a Cabernet Bl...
Summer Reds Review (for Fleurieu Living) Part 2
Part 2 of the summer reds review for Fleurieu Living
The Summer Red Episode (for Fleurieu Living) Part 1
Part 1 of a 2 part episode reviewing some fabulous wines from the Southern Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale - join us for the ride!This is our third episode of the Fleurieu Living Wine Review.
The Hunter Semillon Episode
Unfortunately, we agreed to edit this episode - this will not be happening again, Angela. After all we refused to edit for Matt Wilson. As a result it is late - and I forgot to photograph the bottles. Which means that I now can't re...
Fleurieu white wine and summer BBQs
We talk a lot about food pairings. Even writing this is making me hungry. In our second Fleurieu Living wine review, we review seven wines from Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc to McLaren Vale Chardonnay. This time we squeezed it all ...