A $1000 Wine With a Golden Gaytime?! Merrick Watts Tries Château d’Yquem 😅🍦

A $1000 Wine With a Golden Gaytime?! Merrick Watts Tries Château d’Yquem 😅🍦

February 21, 2026 · 27 min · Season 3 · Episode 39

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Merrick Watts returns to discuss Château d’Yquem and an unusual pairing with a Golden Gaytime.

Send us Fan Mail What’s the one wine you’d taste if you were on your deathbed? Merrick Watts got asked that exact question… and it kicked off a proper “we have to do this” moment on the pod. In this episode of The Wined Up, Merrick returns (yep — first guest back!) and we crack into Château d’Yquem (half-bottle, because… reality), talk why sweet wines get underrated, and then do the most Aussie pairing experiment imaginable: d’Yquem + a Golden Gaytime. We also get into Merrick’s Roman-inspire...

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