{"podcast":{"title":"Vininspo! podcast","slug":"vininspo-podcast-7294502","podcast_index_feed_id":7294502,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/4111444.rss","website_url":"https://edmerrison.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/4111444/b5320a104bbe27e40feb594c508e8567.jpg","author":"Ed Merrison","episode_count":58,"summary":"A weekly multimedia newsletter in plain English about connection through wine—linking nature, time, place and people—to unlock its meditative, restorative, inclusive and expansive potential and brighten the experience of anyone with the vaguest interest.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T10:17:16.011163+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vininspo-podcast-7294502"},"episode":{"title":"Vininspo! Podcast Episode 43: Kate McIntyre MW, Moorooduc Estate","slug":"vininspo-podcast-episode-43-kate-mcintyre-mw-moorooduc-estate","published_at":"2026-06-04T21:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vininspo-podcast-7294502/vininspo-podcast-episode-43-kate-mcintyre-mw-moorooduc-estate","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vininspo-podcast-7294502","url":"https://edmerrison.substack.com/p/vininspo-podcast-episode-43-kate-mcintyre-mw","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200553227/acf10e1d8e1602b56d10fd19316b91c4.mp3","summary":"Support the show and don't miss an episode by subscribing to my Substack: edmerrison.substack.com and follow on Instagram: @vininspo.wine Kate McIntyre got a taste for the wonder of travel young. Her earliest memories were formed beneath the dreaming spires of Oxford, and the exoticism of Europe cast an unbreakable spell. It’s hardly surprising, then, that she imagined a leading role that wove this rich tapestry together. And while the key was quite literally on her doorstep, she has unlocked a world of curiosity as a Master of Wine, educator and self-styled in-house style judge for the family business. I first met Kate about a decade and a half ago, among a trio of inspiring women, with Meg Brodtmann MW (episode 9) and Bree Stock MW (episode 42), teaching Wine & Spirit Education Trust qualifications in Melbourne. Another podcast guest referenced in our conversation is Matt Paul of wine importer Trembath & Taylor (episode 29). The company’s founders, Michael Trembath and Virginia Taylor, are central characters in Kate’s forays into Italian wine. In the world of Melbourne wine retail, Philip Murphy is the son of Dan Murphy, who lends his name to Australia’s most famous chain. Philip built a strong reputation before selling his stores to Coles, the arch-rival of Woolworths, the owner of Dan Murphy’s. Philip Rich and Michael McNamara, two other names that crop up in Kate’s retail days, have gone on to shape Australia’s modern fine wine merchant scene, not least through the dynamic Prince Wine Store business. Kate, Meg, Bree and I have all presented WSET courses through PWS, which also administers courses at Moorooduc Estate. I have the pleasure of teaching these with Kate. Which brings us to the Mornington Peninsula, where Kate’s parents, Jill and Richard, established the…","meta_description":"Support the show and don't miss an episode by subscribing to my Substack: edmerrison.substack.com and follow on Instagram: @vininspo.wine Kate McIntyre go…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4102,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vininspo-podcast-7294502/episodes/vininspo-podcast-episode-43-kate-mcintyre-mw-moorooduc-estate/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vininspo-podcast-7294502/vininspo-podcast-episode-43-kate-mcintyre-mw-moorooduc-estate.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}