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The Wine Bible’s Karen MacNeil on Women and Wine
How did The Wine Bible get its name? How was it unlike any wine book of its time? What was it like as a young woman trying to break into the male-dominated New York wine scene in the 1970s? Why are th...
How to Break Wine & Food Pairing Rules? with Chris Scott
Why should you pair wine to the diner, not the dinner? Do you always have to follow the "rules" when pairing food and wine? Which fun food and wine pairing should you try with your pandemic snacking? ...
Why Should You Take Online Wine & Food Classes? with Chris Scott
Can being a supertaster affect your preferences in alcoholic beverages? Why don't you find a lot of wineries in Ottawa? How do online classes give you an advantage over in-person classes? How is the p...
How Does a Wine’s Name Affect How Much You’ll Pay for it? with Dr. Antonia Mantonakis
How does the ease with which you can pronounce a winery name affect your perception of both the wine and its price? Are wine experts or novices more likely to assign a higher value to wines with compl...
Pairing Wine with Sharks, Dragons and Kevin O’Leary
What should you consider when buying wine as an investment? What's the cold, hard truth about the Canadian wine industry? What makes for a successful wine brand launch? Are Kevin O'Leary's wines as gr...
How We Buy Wine Based on Secret Retail Triggers with Dr. Tim Dodd
What would surprise us about the way we buy wine? What techniques do wine retailers use to trigger impulse buys in the store? What are the biggest differences between the way men and women buy wine? W...
How Did the Mega-Hit Movie Sideways Change Pinot Noir (and Merlot)?
How did the novel and movie Sideways change the wine market in North America? In the book, the character Miles is portrayed as a wine snob, but what really defines a wine snob? What do you need to kno...
Are Celebrity Athlete Wines Great or Gimmicks? With Dr. Antonia Mantonakis
Are wines named after a sports celebrity any good or is this just a marketing gimmick? Are more gentle sports like golf better suited to marketing a wine than the more rough and tumble world of wrest...
