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The Unreserved Wine Talk Podcast with Natalie MacLean

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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 ... read more

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Apr15th

Orange Wines are Trending with Winemaker Ann Sperling

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Apr8th

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Apr1st

Frog’s Leap Winemaker John Williams Shares Witty & Wise Stories

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Mar25th

How is the Coronavirus Impacting Wineries and Wine Lovers?

Should you hold firm to plans for travelling to wine regions in the near future? Can you still attend major wine events during the coronavirus pandemic? How can you take advantage of online classes t...

Mar18th

Pairing Spicy Dishes & Wines with Vikram Vij and Sean Nelson

How sparkling wine spice up your menu? What complementary taste rule can you use to pair food and wine? Which wines should you never pair with Indian food? Does ambiance affect your wine tasting exper...

Mar11th

Become a Better Wine Taster with Master Sommelier Elyse Lambert

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Mar4th

Angelina Jolie Wines with Winemaking Consultant Clark Smith

Why should you take pride in wine manipulation? Why would you want to challenge a young wine with oxygen? Why don’t you hear many technical conversations around wine? How can movie genres help yo...

Feb26th

Wine Industry Faces Digital Darwinism with Futurist Paul Mabray

How is the wine industry embracing the digital world? What role do influencers play in wine marketing? What can you do to increase engagement and build deeper connections with customers? Why has the w...

Feb19th

Money, Taste and Wine with Mike Veseth, the Wine Economist

Does price affect your perception of a wine's quality? What would it be like to travel around the world in pursuit of eighty wines? Why does the wide variety of wine negatively affect your buying choi...