Unreserved Wine Talk

A podcast by Natalie MacLean - Wednesdays

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277 Episodes

  1. 256: How to Spot a Fake Wine and Defining Wine Authenticity with Rebecca Gibb

    Published: 10/25/2023
  2. 255: Wine Crime & Con Artists with Rebecca Gibb, Author of Vintage Crime: A Short History of Wine Fraud

    Published: 10/18/2023
  3. 254: New Australian Wines & Regions + Grenache's Resurgence with Jane Lopes, Author of How to Drink Australian

    Published: 10/11/2023
  4. 253: An Emotional Guide to Wine + How to Get a Solid Wine Education with Jane Lopes

    Published: 10/4/2023
  5. 252: Taboo Wine Topics: The Alcoholic Buzz of Wine + Shaming Sweet Wines with Calla Bischoff & Kara Ferreira

    Published: 9/27/2023
  6. 251: Pinot Noir, the Nervous Breakdown Grape + Navigating Bad Life Vintages with the Boozy Biddies

    Published: 9/20/2023
  7. 250: The Secrets of Barbaresco, Barolo and Mourvedre with Andy James, Author of Bandol Wine and the Magic of Mourvedre

    Published: 9/13/2023
  8. 249: Bandol Wine and the Magic of Mourvèdre with Author Dr. Andy James

    Published: 9/6/2023
  9. 248: Austrian Grüner Veltliner's Versatility & the Magic of Minerality with Terry Theise

    Published: 8/30/2023
  10. 247: Soul-Searching German Riesling with Terry Theise, Author of What Makes a Wine Worth Drinking

    Published: 8/23/2023
  11. 246: What is a Wine Witch and Why Use it in a Book Title? I Share Why on The Wonderful World of Wine Podcast

    Published: 8/16/2023
  12. 245: New South African Wines and Pinotage Misconceptions with Dr. Winnie Bowman

    Published: 8/9/2023
  13. 244: Should You Buy Wines Based on Competition Medals? Dr. Winnie Bowman, Cape Wine Master, Has Thoughts

    Published: 8/2/2023
  14. 243: Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) Give Good Wine & Food Pairing Tips? Dina Blikshteyn Shares Surprising Insights

    Published: 7/26/2023
  15. 242: How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Will Change the Wines Your Drink with Dina Blikshteyn

    Published: 7/19/2023
  16. 241: Why I Don't Review Bad Wines with Luke Whittall of the Sipster's Wine Podcast

    Published: 7/12/2023
  17. 240: Online Mobbing, Dark Humour and Change in the Wine Industry with Luke Whittall of the Sipster's Wine Podcast

    Published: 7/5/2023
  18. 239: Wild Yeast and Wine Temperature's Impact on Wine Taste with Carolyn Hurst of Westcott Vineyards

    Published: 6/28/2023
  19. 238: Old Vines, Land Stewardship and the Future of Ontario Wine with Carolyn Hurst, Westcott Vineyards

    Published: 6/21/2023
  20. 237: New Vision for Beautiful Vineyards and Regenerative Viticulture with Mark Gudgel

    Published: 6/14/2023

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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.