Unreserved Wine Talk

A podcast by Natalie MacLean - Wednesdays

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310 Episodes

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

    Published: 1/24/2024
  2. 268: Identifying Wine Faults and Flaws with Author Keith Grainger

    Published: 1/17/2024
  3. 267: How to Savour Wine Over Time with Molly Watts of the Alcohol Minimalist Podcast

    Published: 1/10/2024
  4. 266: From Andes to Amazon: A Wine Lover's Guide to South America's Hidden Vineyards with Amanda Barnes

    Published: 1/3/2024
  5. 265: Malbec Magic: Argentina's Bold Twist on a Classic with Amanda Barnes, Author of The South America Wine Guide

    Published: 12/27/2023
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 259: Proactive Wine Farming and Wine Tourism with Anna Brittain of Napa Green

    Published: 11/15/2023
  12. 258: Why Sustainable Winegrowing Matters with Anna Brittain of Napa Green

    Published: 11/8/2023
  13. 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
  14. 256: How to Spot a Fake Wine and Defining Wine Authenticity with Rebecca Gibb

    Published: 10/25/2023
  15. 255: Wine Crime & Con Artists with Rebecca Gibb, Author of Vintage Crime: A Short History of Wine Fraud

    Published: 10/18/2023
  16. 254: New Australian Wines & Regions + Grenache's Resurgence with Jane Lopes, Author of How to Drink Australian

    Published: 10/11/2023
  17. 253: An Emotional Guide to Wine + How to Get a Solid Wine Education with Jane Lopes

    Published: 10/4/2023
  18. 252: Taboo Wine Topics: The Alcoholic Buzz of Wine + Shaming Sweet Wines with Calla Bischoff & Kara Ferreira

    Published: 9/27/2023
  19. 251: Pinot Noir, the Nervous Breakdown Grape + Navigating Bad Life Vintages with the Boozy Biddies

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

    Published: 9/13/2023

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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.