Unreserved Wine Talk

A podcast by Natalie MacLean - Wednesdays

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277 Episodes

  1. 276: Delicious Vegan Wine Pairings with Jennifer Huether and Priya Rao, Authors of The Social Herbivore

    Published: 3/13/2024
  2. 275: What Are Vegan Wines & Are They Better for You with Jennifer Huether and Priya Rao

    Published: 3/6/2024
  3. 274: The Golden Rule to Buy Burgundy & Avoid High Prices with Raymond Blake, Author of Côte d’Or

    Published: 2/28/2024
  4. 273: Changes in Burgundy and Untangling a Complicated Region with Raymond Blake, Author Breakfast in Burgundy

    Published: 2/21/2024
  5. 272: Candid Wine Conversations with Scott Sexsmith of Up Close & Personal and Matt Cundill of You May Also Like

    Published: 2/14/2024
  6. 271: Best Sommelier Questions and How the Shape of Wine Acidity is Revealing with Vanessa Price

    Published: 2/7/2024
  7. 270: Creative Wine Pairings with Circus Peanuts, Cheetos and Twinkies with Vanessa Price, Author of Big Macs and Burgundy

    Published: 1/31/2024
  8. 269: Defining Musty Attics, Band-Aids and Rotten Eggs with Keith Grainger, Author of Wine Faults & Flaws

    Published: 1/24/2024
  9. 268: Identifying Wine Faults and Flaws with Author Keith Grainger

    Published: 1/17/2024
  10. 267: How to Savour Wine Over Time with Molly Watts of the Alcohol Minimalist Podcast

    Published: 1/10/2024
  11. 266: From Andes to Amazon: A Wine Lover's Guide to South America's Hidden Vineyards with Amanda Barnes

    Published: 1/3/2024
  12. 265: Malbec Magic: Argentina's Bold Twist on a Classic with Amanda Barnes, Author of The South America Wine Guide

    Published: 12/27/2023
  13. 264: Beer versus Wine Tasting, Cicerones versus Sommeliers with Mandy Naglich, Author of How to Taste: A Guide to Discovering Flavor and Savoring Life

    Published: 12/20/2023
  14. 263: Tasting Bliss Points & Making Wines Memorable with Mandy Naglich, Author of How to Taste: A Guide to Discovering Flavor and Savoring Life

    Published: 12/13/2023
  15. 262: Sonoma Wines + the Dangers of Drinking for a Living with Marcy Gordon and Beth Costa of the Wine Road Podcast & Jeff Sammut of Canada Now

    Published: 12/6/2023
  16. 261: Mood & Wine Pairings + British Columbia's Best Wine Regions with Luke Whittall, Author of 50 Must-Try Wines from BC and Ontario

    Published: 11/29/2023
  17. 260: BC's Wild Diversity, Deep Lake Effect and Promising Future with Luke Whittall, Author of 50 Must-Try Wines in BC and Ontario

    Published: 11/22/2023
  18. 259: Proactive Wine Farming and Wine Tourism with Anna Brittain of Napa Green

    Published: 11/15/2023
  19. 258: Why Sustainable Winegrowing Matters with Anna Brittain of Napa Green

    Published: 11/8/2023
  20. 257: How Much is Too Much Wine, Old Rosé and Hard-Won Wisdom with the Women of Ill Repute, Wendy Mesley & Maureen Holloway

    Published: 11/1/2023

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The Unreserved Wine Talk podcast features candid conversations with the most fascinating people in the wine world. Your host, award-winning journalist Natalie MacLean, dives into how it feels to compete in the nerve-wracking World's Best Sommelier Competition, the shadowy underground of wine forgery, the zany tactics of a winemaker who hosted a funeral for cork, and more. Nestled in these colourful stories are practical tips on how to choose wine from a restaurant list, pair it with food and spot great values in the liquor store. Every second episode, Natalie goes solo with an unfiltered, personal reflection on wine. She'll share with you how it feels to be a woman in what is still a largely male-dominated field, her gut reaction to the latest health study that says no amount of alcohol consumption is safe and her journey in writing her next book. She'll reveal these vulnerable, sometimes embarrassing, stories with tipsy wit and wisdom that she's soaked up from 20 years of writing about wine. This podcast is for wine lovers from novices to well-cellared aficionados.