Unreserved Wine Talk

A podcast by Natalie MacLean - Wednesdays

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277 Episodes

  1. 236: The Paris Tasting that Changed the Fate of California Wines with Mark Gudgel, Author of The Rise of Napa Valley Wineries

    Published: 6/7/2023
  2. 235: Technology Will Transform Tasting Rooms of the Future with Jessica Kogan

    Published: 5/31/2023
  3. 234: Wine and Fashion Share Aspirational Marketing and Self-Identification with Jessica Kogan of Vintage Wine Estates

    Published: 5/24/2023
  4. 233: Best Wine & Food Pairing Tips + California Wines with Chuck Cramer

    Published: 5/17/2023
  5. 232: Wine Marketing that Encourages Overdrinking + Sexism in Wine Tasting Tasting Notes

    Published: 5/10/2023
  6. 231: Dark Side of the Wine World + Tips for Moderate Drinking

    Published: 5/3/2023
  7. 230: Behind-the-Scenes of the Wine Industry + Slick Wine Marketing with Chuck Cramer

    Published: 4/26/2023
  8. 229: Toasting Etiquette + How Instagram & TikTok Have Changed Wine Education with Dr. Clinton Lee author of Master the Art of Manners

    Published: 4/19/2023
  9. 228: Wine Etiquette in Different Cultures and at Festivals with Dr. Clinton Lee

    Published: 4/12/2023
  10. 227: Diversity in the Wine Industry + Vermentino Food Pairings with Sommelier Tonya Pitts

    Published: 4/5/2023
  11. 226: Navigating Big Restaurant Wine Lists + Sommelier's Key Role with Tonya Pitts

    Published: 3/29/2023
  12. 225: Pinot Noir's Heartbreaking Beauty and Moderation Tips with Wines to Find

    Published: 3/22/2023
  13. 224: Synthetic Wine, Alcohol-Free Wine and Sabering Champagne with Dragonvine's Steven Laine

    Published: 3/15/2023
  14. 223: Thriller Novel Asks: "Can You Imagine a World Without Wine?" with Steven Laine, author of Root Cause

    Published: 3/8/2023
  15. 222: Wine and Religion + Santa Ynez Valley with Adam McHugh

    Published: 3/1/2023
  16. 221: Châteauneuf-du-Pape Makes Wine from Stone with Blood From A Stone's Adam McHugh

    Published: 2/22/2023
  17. 220: Food & Wine Pairing Without Intimidation with the Interpreting Wine Podcast's Lawrence Francis

    Published: 2/15/2023
  18. 219: Powerful Wine Storytelling and Hooks with Lawrence Francis of the Interpreting Wine Podcast

    Published: 2/8/2023
  19. 218: Music Changes Wine's Taste + Restaurant Table Shape & How Much We Eat with Nell McShane Wulfhart

    Published: 2/1/2023
  20. 217: Flavour versus Taste Plus Uruguay Wines with Nell McShane Wulfhart

    Published: 1/25/2023

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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.