Cabernet Queens
Cabernet Queens
Podcast Description
Grab a glass and settle in for Cabernet Queens, the podcast where wine, travel, and friendship blend seamlessly.Hosted by Deb Lee, a mortgage and protection advisor with Aldridge Mortgages & Protection, and Matt Morgan, a travel expert with Travel Counsellors, this show brings you a mix of mystery wine tasting and entertaining stories.Every episode features a mystery bottle of wine. Deb and Matt take turns guessing the wine’s origin, type, and price, sparking lively conversations and fun anecdotes along the way.If you love wine, enjoy travel stories, or simply want to feel like you're hanging out with friends, this podcast is for you. Whether you’re sipping a glass of your favourite wine or dreaming of your next getaway, Cabernet Queens is the perfect mix of entertainment and relaxation.About the HostsMatt Morgan is a passionate travel specialist committed to turning your dream holidays into reality. Offering expert, impartial advice and 24/7 support, Matt ensures every step of your journey is stress-free. From crafting itineraries across all continents to arranging weddings, honeymoons, cruises, and city breaks, he handles every detail, including visas and check-ins. With strong industry relationships and ATOL protection, Matt delivers personalised, worry-free travel experiences tailored to your needs.Find out more: https://luxurytravelexperts.co.uk/Deb Lee is the owner of Aldridge Mortgage & Protection, a family-run business focused on helping clients achieve their property goals. From first-time buyers to seasoned investors, Deb offers tailored advice on purchasing, refinancing, and borrowing. Based in the West Midlands but serving clients nationwide, she provides flexible support through remote or face-to-face consultations. With a client-first approach and a passion for making the mortgage process simple and stress-free, Deb ensures her clients' property dreams become reality.Find out more: https://aldridgemp.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast blends themes of wine exploration, travel experiences, and personal anecdotes. Episodes cover a variety of topics such as travel highlights from wine regions like Stellenbosch and New Zealand, relatable commentary on the challenges of self-employment, and the duo's personal stories that emphasize their shared love for wine and travel, offering listeners a blend of casual conversation and engaging storytelling.
Grab a glass and settle in for Cabernet Queens, the podcast where wine, travel, and friendship blend seamlessly.
Hosted by Deb Lee, a mortgage and protection advisor with Aldridge Mortgages & Protection, and Matt Morgan, a travel expert with Travel Counsellors, this show brings you a mix of mystery wine tasting and entertaining stories.
Every episode features a mystery bottle of wine. Deb and Matt take turns guessing the wine’s origin, type, and price, sparking lively conversations and fun anecdotes along the way.
If you love wine, enjoy travel stories, or simply want to feel like you’re hanging out with friends, this podcast is for you. Whether you’re sipping a glass of your favourite wine or dreaming of your next getaway, Cabernet Queens is the perfect mix of entertainment and relaxation.
About the Hosts
Matt Morgan is a passionate travel specialist committed to turning your dream holidays into reality. Offering expert, impartial advice and 24/7 support, Matt ensures every step of your journey is stress-free. From crafting itineraries across all continents to arranging weddings, honeymoons, cruises, and city breaks, he handles every detail, including visas and check-ins. With strong industry relationships and ATOL protection, Matt delivers personalised, worry-free travel experiences tailored to your needs.
Find out more: https://luxurytravelexperts.co.uk/
Deb Lee is the owner of Aldridge Mortgage & Protection, a family-run business focused on helping clients achieve their property goals. From first-time buyers to seasoned investors, Deb offers tailored advice on purchasing, refinancing, and borrowing. Based in the West Midlands but serving clients nationwide, she provides flexible support through remote or face-to-face consultations. With a client-first approach and a passion for making the mortgage process simple and stress-free, Deb ensures her clients’ property dreams become reality.
Find out more: https://aldridgemp.co.uk/
See the wine they drink and keep up to date with their adventures: https://www.instagram.com/cabernetqueens/
Get in touch with Cabernet Queens with any questions: [email protected]
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In this episode of Cabernet Queens, Matt Morgan and Deb Lee are joined once again by returning guest Andrew Downing-Booth – local estate agent, self-confessed non-wine-drinker and provider of this episode’s mystery bottle.
Recorded live at Chung Ying in Birmingham with dinner waiting downstairs, episode 31 covers the unexpected hazards of the estate agency trade, the etiquette of double-barrelled surnames and a mystery bottle that turned out to be considerably better than anyone expected. Andrew also brings a story about a loft, some unexplained items and an uncle who may or may not have some explaining to do.
Key Takeaways
Estate agency is a job built on highs, lows and managing expectations.
Overvaluing a property to win the listing is one of the industry’s worst habits – sellers get locked in, prices drop and nobody wins. Andrew’s approach is no tie-in contracts and honest valuations from the start.
Fall-throughs are the worst part of the job – for everyone involved.
When a sale collapses, it hurts the agent just as much as the client. The phone call to deliver that news is genuinely one of the hardest things about the role.
There are sex toys in a loft in Lichfield and nobody is claiming them.
Current tenants found them during a contractor visit, confirmed they are not theirs, and want it on record. Andrew has volunteered to retrieve them before the property goes back to market. His uncle may be getting an interesting call.
Double-barrelled names come with built-in assumptions.
Andrew’s name comes from his grandmother’s farming family keeping the Downing name alive through marriage. He acknowledges prejudice exists. Jacob Rees-Mogg was used as the prime example of why.
Key Moments
“They’re not ours. Just for the record. When we move out, they are not ours.”
“You can tell people whatever they want to hear for 36 weeks and then just keep dropping the price.”
“You make an assumption from the name, then how he speaks, and you just think – prick.”
About Cabernet Queens
Cabernet Queens is the podcast where great wine meets even better stories. Each episode, hosts Matt Morgan and Deb Lee uncork a mystery bottle, share travel tales and take listeners along for the ride.
Part wine show, part travel podcast, part catch-up between two brilliant friends – grab a glass and drink along.
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Guest this episode: Andrew Downing-Booth – Estate Agent, Lichfield
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