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Do you live for wine, or do you help shape the world around it? At The Wine Talks, we give place to the stories of people and brands who bring wine to life with passion.

Whether you’re part of a wine business, building a brand, or simply enjoying a special bottle, your story deserves a stage. Together, we explore how you share your passion with an audience that truly loves, experiences, and appreciates wine.

Let us hear from you and discover what we can create together.

Welcome to The Wine Talks, the place where wine, people, and stories come together.
Here, you’ll discover how flavor comes to life. Not in dry talk, but in real moments: a good glass, a good conversation, and a world full of character.

Whether you’ve been in wine for years or are simply curious, with us you’ll taste along with the people who make, share, and experience wine. From surprising encounters to remarkable bottles, from new insights to pure enjoyment.

The Wine Talks is where the world of wine opens up, fresh, enthusiastic, and full of flavor.
Join the discovery, get inspired, and experience wine in a way you’ve never before.

New episode

Welcome to another episode of The Wine Talks! Today, we travel to Australia, a country known for its incredible diversity of wines, passionate winemakers and some of the most fascinating wine regions in the world. My guest today is Jo Nash from Tahbilk Winery, one of Australia’s most historic and iconic family owned wineries, established in 1860 in the Nagambie Lakes region of Victoria. Tahbilk is a winery where history,...

Previous episodes

André Sauerbier has been part of the Dutch wine world for more than thirty years. After a career in the financial sector, he made the move into wine in the early 1990s. A decision that would eventuall...
Pardon Taguzu was born and raised in Zimbabwe, far away from the traditional wine regions of the world. Wine wasn’t something he grew up with, and a career in wine certainly wasn’t the obvious directi...
The Rhône is a wine region that never ceases to fascinate. From the dramatic granite slopes of the Northern Rhône to the vast, sun-drenched vineyards of the south, it is a place where history, terroir...

Melvin Hardey

Meet the host

With a background in gastronomy and a degree from the Hotelschool The Hague, complemented by the Register Vinologist Programme and WSET Level 3, his love for gastronomy and wine grew into a lifelong fascination. Not only through tasting and studying, but especially at the table, in the cellar, and in conversation with the people who bring wine to life.

As host of The Wine Talks, he combines passion, curiosity and pleasure. With a refined sense of taste and style, he knows exactly what a good conversation needs: attention, openness, and a smile.

He is active with Taste 4 Wine and Branding 4 Wine, where he merges wine experience and brand storytelling. His mission is to make wine accessible and to take people along in the stories, flavors, and moments that make wine truly special.

Always in search of the ultimate wine experience.

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