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Brendan Carter

Researcher

Aug 28, 2026

2:24
We met up in the busy winery and kicked off by talking about how he might define the Australian palate and how that's been impacting the country's wines.
2:37
Well, it's quite dynamic.
2:38
It's changed quite significantly really since wine introduced largely by the British when they came out in the late or mid 1700s, early 1800s.
2:49
Post-war, what we know as the populate or perish movement really shifted and changed the Australian palate towards dry table wines.
2:57
And now ever since 1973, in fact, was the dropping of quite a racist policy in Australian history.
3:06
colloquially known as the White Australia Policy.
3:09
And that has meant large swathes of our neighbours can now become Australian citizens ever since the 70s and have done in very large numbers.

19 MINS LATER

22:01
And finally, what else beyond Fiano, Norello, Mascalese, what else is really exciting you here in Australia that people listening might not automatically associate with this country?
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1:58
We met up in the busy winery and kicked off by talking about how he might define the Australian palate and how that's been impacting the country's wines.
2:11
Well, it's quite dynamic.
2:12
It's changed quite significantly really since wine introduced largely by the British when they came out in the late or mid 1700s, early 1800s.
2:23
Post-war, what we know as the populate or perish movement really shifted and changed the Australian palate towards dry table wines.
2:32
And now ever since 1973, in fact, was the dropping of quite a racist policy in Australian history called, colloquially known as the White Australia Policy.
2:43
And that has meant large swathes of our neighbours can now become Australian citizens ever since the 70s and have done in very large numbers.
2:51
And that has now shifted the Australian palette in really interesting and unexpected ways.

19 MINS LATER

21:35
And finally, what else beyond Fiano, Norello, Mascalese, what else is really exciting you here in Australia that people listening might not automatically associate with this country?

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