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Wine Witch on Fire Explores Wine Mom Culture on Global Morning Show

  A regular for many years here on The Morning Show as our wine expert, Natalie MacLean is back but this time with her newly released memoir, Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much Welcome back, Natalie and what a way to come back with this open and honest memoir. What prompted you to write this? At first, I thought, just walk away from this dumpster fire and forget it. It was too painful to even look at my journal notes during that year. To write about it publicly would be vandalizing […]

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Wine and Fashion Share Aspirational Marketing and Self-Identification with Jessica Kogan of Vintage Wine Estates

Introduction How will new technology affect the way you buy and learn about wine in the future? What does it take to launch a winery into the digital space? Which aspects of the fashion industry could the wine industry benefit from emulating? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I’m chatting with Jessica Kogan, a digital brand marketing executive who has successfully launched brands such as Gucci, Prada, Charles Schwab, Cameron Hughes, and now Vintage Wine Estates. You can find the wines we discussed here.   Join me on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube Live Video Join the live-stream video of […]

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How Memoir Can Be Deeply Satisfying and Scary? CTV News Ottawa

  While this book deals with serious issues, there’s lots of humour. How do you strike a balance between the two? Has anything really changed in the time since the events in this book took place? Can you share an example of how sexism is embedded in wine tasting notes? Throughout your memoir, you describe the slick marketing that encourages women to drink too much. Can you elaborate on this? Why include stories of women behind wine labels? Are there book launch events coming up? I’ll be doing a book launch at the Cordon Bleu in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 31st. […]

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Best Wine & Food Pairing Tips + California Wines with Chuck Cramer

Introduction Which California wine should be at the top of your must-try list? Which simple tips can you use to identify successful food and wine pairings? What should you know before starting a podcast? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I’m chatting with Chuck Cramer, host of On The Road With Mr CA Wine. You can find the wines we discussed here.   Join me on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube Live Video Join the live-stream video of this conversation on Wednesday at 7 pm Eastern on Instagram Live Video, Facebook Live Video or YouTube Live Video. I’ll be jumping […]

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Wine Marketing that Encourages Overdrinking + Sexism in Wine Tasting Tasting Notes

Introduction How does slick wine marketing encourage us to drink too much? Has anything really changed in the wine industry in the last ten years since the incidents in the book took place? How is sexism still embedded in wine tasting notes today? What would I advise young women and men entering the wine business today? I’ll be sharing those stories and more in this special episode of my podcast. My new memoir Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much just launched yesterday, May 9th in Canada. It will launch in the US and […]

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It’s Launch Day for Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation and Drinking too Much!

It’s launch day! I don’t even know what to say because all my words are in this book! Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much All the dismal Ds, but it actually has humour and a happy ending. This memoir starts with my shock when my husband of twenty years demands a divorce. My year gets even worse when an online mob of rivals comes for my job. You could say it was a bad vintage. I have to fight for my son, rebuild my reputation, and salvage my self-worth using my […]

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Dark Side of the Wine World + Tips for Moderate Drinking

Introduction How did I first fall in love with wine? Do I feel more exposed now for having written this third book? What are my best tips for moderate drinking? I’ll be sharing those stories and more in this special episode of my podcast as we get closer to the May 9th launch of my new memoir Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much. You can find the wines I mentioned here.   Join me for my Toronto Launch Party Save your spot now for this invite-only book launch event and tasting. Treat […]

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Behind-the-Scenes of the Wine Industry + Slick Wine Marketing with Chuck Cramer

Introduction What’s it like to work as a sommelier in a five-diamond French restaurant? How do you make the jump from writing magazine columns to becoming a regular guest on radio and television shows? How does it feel to write a book about the most difficult moments in your life? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I’m chatting with Chuck Cramer, host of On The Road With Mr CA Wine. You can find the wines we discussed here.   Join me on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube Live Video Join the live-stream video of this conversation on Wednesday at 7 […]

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Diversity in the Wine Industry + Vermentino Food Pairings with Sommelier Tonya Pitts

Introduction Why is Vermentino such a great wine to pair with food, and which dishes pair best with it? What are the markers and nuances in wine that are tied to a specific place? How is the wine industry changing when it comes to diversity, and what still needs to be done? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I’m chatting with Sommelier of the Year, Tonya Pitts. You can find the wines we discussed here.   Join me on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube Live Video Join the live-stream video of this conversation on Wednesday at 7 pm eastern on […]

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Navigating Big Restaurant Wine Lists + Sommelier’s Key Role with Tonya Pitts

Introduction Are you curious about what it takes to manage a list of 500 different wine labels at one of America’s best restaurants? Why is wine so powerful in creating memories? What is the most important role of the sommelier? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I’m chatting with Sommelier of the Year, Tonya Pitts. You can find the wines we discussed here.   Join me on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube Live Video Join the live-stream video of this conversation on Wednesday at 7 pm eastern on Instagram Live Video, Facebook Live Video or YouTube Live Video. […]

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