Unreserved Wine Talk
A podcast by Natalie MacLean - Wednesdays
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310 Episodes
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269: Defining Musty Attics, Band-Aids and Rotten Eggs with Keith Grainger, Author of Wine Faults & Flaws
Published: 1/24/2024 -
268: Identifying Wine Faults and Flaws with Author Keith Grainger
Published: 1/17/2024 -
267: How to Savour Wine Over Time with Molly Watts of the Alcohol Minimalist Podcast
Published: 1/10/2024 -
266: From Andes to Amazon: A Wine Lover's Guide to South America's Hidden Vineyards with Amanda Barnes
Published: 1/3/2024 -
265: Malbec Magic: Argentina's Bold Twist on a Classic with Amanda Barnes, Author of The South America Wine Guide
Published: 12/27/2023 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
259: Proactive Wine Farming and Wine Tourism with Anna Brittain of Napa Green
Published: 11/15/2023 -
258: Why Sustainable Winegrowing Matters with Anna Brittain of Napa Green
Published: 11/8/2023 -
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 -
256: How to Spot a Fake Wine and Defining Wine Authenticity with Rebecca Gibb
Published: 10/25/2023 -
255: Wine Crime & Con Artists with Rebecca Gibb, Author of Vintage Crime: A Short History of Wine Fraud
Published: 10/18/2023 -
254: New Australian Wines & Regions + Grenache's Resurgence with Jane Lopes, Author of How to Drink Australian
Published: 10/11/2023 -
253: An Emotional Guide to Wine + How to Get a Solid Wine Education with Jane Lopes
Published: 10/4/2023 -
252: Taboo Wine Topics: The Alcoholic Buzz of Wine + Shaming Sweet Wines with Calla Bischoff & Kara Ferreira
Published: 9/27/2023 -
251: Pinot Noir, the Nervous Breakdown Grape + Navigating Bad Life Vintages with the Boozy Biddies
Published: 9/20/2023 -
250: The Secrets of Barbaresco, Barolo and Mourvedre with Andy James, Author of Bandol Wine and the Magic of Mourvedre
Published: 9/13/2023
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.