Podcasts

Cellar Tips

Cellar Tips: Have you dreamed of building a cellar? Here are some tips on choosing the right size, structure and budget for you. Listen

Interview

Interview: Don Genova and I chat about buying wine in his All You Can Eat podcast as we walk through a local liquor store. Listen

Queasy Like Sunday Morning

Queasy Like Sunday Morning: What causes hangovers? Are there any cures? A tongue-in-cheek look at the bane of those who enjoy a good glass (or six). Listen

When Food Fights with Wine

When Food Fights with Wine: Matching wine with food can be particularly tough when it comes to the “problem children” of cuisine: vegetables, spicy dishes and fast food. Here are some tips to help you transform these matches into star performers on the table. Listen

Introduction

Introduction: Natalie reads from her book. Listen

Winery Visiting Tips

Winery Visiting Tips: Here are tips on how to get the most from your visits to wineries, from what to take with you to how to taste wine. Listen

Global Warming and Wine

Global Warming and Wine: Whatever your opinion on global warming, it’s certainly a hot topic these days. But how would climate change affect wine? Listen

Wine versus Beer

Wine versus Beer: Here’s a topic to start a pub brawl: is wine better than beer? You know my bias, but I had fun with this tongue-in-cheek topic, looking at various aspects from how wine and beer are made to how they taste. Listen

Hot Drinks

Hot Drinks: Ah, the pleasurable warmth of drinks such as hot toddies, mulled wine and hot butter rum cider. Here are recipes and tips on making these lovely after-dinner drinks. Listen

Organic Wines

Organic Wines: Organic wines are among the fastest growing segments in the liquor store, but they’re also misunderstood, from how they’re made to their health benefits. This podcast sheds some light on these issues. Listen