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TRR Nov 9 2024 Poplar Grove Merlot Celebration and two Whiskies – Sons of Vancouver & Rupert’s from Eau Claire

November 9, 2024 Tasting Room Radio

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THE SHOW

Welcome to Tasting Room Radio.
In the 17 years we’ve been creating and broadcasting TRR most of the stories and interviews have been about wine  & food.
Slowly but surely, we’ve added tales of cider, no/low wines, and the wild and wonderful world of whisky.
So here’s the mix this week -an exceptional Poplar Grove Merlot and two whisky houses.  Sons of Vancouver and Eau Claire.
We lead with a special release of Poplar Grove Merlot (2014) and the release of 2020 Merlot. Recorded On Merlot Day.
Chris Holler – VP/GM/Farmer  Poplar Grove – Naramata Bench
Along with Hillside, Poplar Grove is one of the originals on The Bench. Prime vineyards and strong leadership.
Now under the direction of the next generation of The  Hollers Family ...our guest is Chris Holler
Chris and I go over the quick history of Poplar Grove, especially its relationship to Merlot (thank you, Ian Sutherland)

Chris Holler and Family

Chris takes us through two Merlot releases..
Poplar Grove Merlot 2020 – Gone are the plum and vanilla notes from 2019.   The 2020 has dark ripe fruit, cherry, blackberry, currant and white pepper.
Engaged acidity and tannins to dream about.  $34.70 (at winery)
The star of the releases is the Merlot from the Poplar Grove Library Collection  2014. It takes its place in  the rest of the “collection” –
The Cabernet Franc and the flagship blend The Legacy.
 
Poplar Grove is the first winery to launch a formal library program, where they hold back a considerable amount of age-worthy wines each year and release them for sale a decade later. Very distinctive bottles and labels are constructed as metal medallions.
The 2014 growing year was the second hottest on record.
Originally it was ruby red, with eucalyptus and sage on the nose.
10 years later is brick red in colour, with notes of dried berry, ripe plum, the palate welcomes raspberry, big cherry and forest floor.
88% Merlot, 5% Cab, 5% Cab Franc, 2% Malbec  $82.52 at Winery.

James Lester -SOV

Sons Of Vancouver Realms of Rye

James Lester – Partner and co-founder of Sons of Vancouver
 
James returns to Tasting Room with another simply outstanding whisky.
The Realms of RYE. 
All tasting notes and flavours in each whisky have been amplified through the fermentation, maturation and blending process only.
The label has the mystery of a great short story. The bottle has 100% Canadian Rye matured in ex-bourbon and a new oak cask.
Lots of ripe fruit, java, fresh-picked mint and Quebec maple syrup.
The palate completes engages the senses. Everything you want in a craft whisky is right here.
If they enter this gem in the Canadian Whisky Awards in January in Victoria..they could very well win their second Whisky of the Year award.
Changing the expectations of craft whisky in Canada, one bottle at a time.
Thank you James….

Caitlin Quinn – Distiller/Blender Eau Claire Distillery

Caitlin Quinn – Distiller/Blender Eau Claire Distillery – Turner Valley, Alberta
 
Just like James, Caitlin has been with us several times before.
You’ll be reminded when she starts to speak in her thick Edinburgh accent.
When she starts talking about her whisky, Caitlin gets excited and her words spill over each other. But you get the sense that she loves what she does. It shows in the whisky.
Caitlin brings with her Rupert’s Exceptional Canadian Whisky – Awarded Best Canadian Whisky at the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
dark brown sugar, and vanilla on the finish. Notes of candied ginger. Overall, engaging and smooth.
This delightful whisky will also be considered for Canada  Whisky of the Year in January at the Canadian Awards.
Thank you to all at Eau Claire Distilling.  Well Done
Thank you Caitlin

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

Howling Bluff
Ucluelet fishing and Pluvio dining
More Hatch Wines
Fort Berens
Artema Releases
Latest from Hester Creek

Mulligan Stew Nov 9th 2024- The Last Roundup with Barney Bentall and a salute to Quincy Jones

November 8, 2024 Mulligan Stew

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Barney Bentall is bringing The Last Roundup through the West. Next Friday at Bella Hall in Calgary.
It’s the final tour of the Caribou Express.


Over 20 years of seasonal touring,  Barney and various members of Caribou Express raised Millions for charities all across Canada.
Especially, serious money for food banks late in the year when they really need it.
Barney gives us an update on the last lineup, the lives of his Express friends over the years and final thoughts on what lies ahead for the rocker and rancher.

Complete interview on Mulligan Stew Podcast and YouTube

www.barneybentall.com


We also salute Quincy Jones and fill the two hours with MUSIC.

 

PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew Terry David Mulligan Playlist – mulliganstewdotca
Thunder Road (live) Bruce Springsteen Springsteen on Broadway
Love and Affection Joan Armatrading Joan Armatrading
Do you know what I mean? Lee Michaels Heighty Hi
Just let me lie to you Celeigh Cardinal single
Mercury Blues Steve Miller Band Fly like an Eagle
The Stew Year 28 TDMulligan NEXT – Larkin Poe and Julien Taylor
Bad Spell (acoustic) Larkin Poe An Acoustic Companion
Opening the Sky (Acoustic) Julien Taylor Seeds (acoustic)
Deane House – River Cafe NEXT – James Brown – Cold Sweat Mulligan Stew
Cold Sweat Part 1 James Brown and the Famous Flames Best of
Give it to me J. Geils Band Bloodshot
Queen of the Sea Norah Jones Visions
The Irish Stew Sunday is St Patrick’s Day TDMulligan
Honey Jar (live) The Wood Brothers Live at The Barn
Ophelia (live) The Wood Brothers Live at The Barn
The Irish Stew Terry David Mulligan playlist mulliganstewdotca
Pay me my money down (live) Bruce Springsteen Live in Dublin
Bearing Witness Glen Hansard All that was East is West of me now
Ship of Fools World Party Private Revolution
One U2 Achtung Baby
Irish Heart Van Morrison and The Chieftains The Essential Van Morrison
In this heart Sinead O’Connor Universal Mother
The Irish Stew TDMulligan Sainte!
Blues had a baby Muddy Waters King of Electric Blues
You’ll be mine Little Feat Sam’s Place
Hold on Tight The Devin Cuddy Band Dear Jane
When the game gets hot Corb Lund El Viejo
Coyotes Banff supporting ckua over 25 years Thank you Coyotes
Mercury Blues (live) Cooder/Lindley Family Live at the Vienna Opera House
Kid Charlemagne (live) Steely Dan North East Corridor Live

November 2nd, 2024 – Wine releases from the Naramata Bench

November 3, 2024 Tasting Room Radio 0:54:37

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This week  we reconnect with the wineries of the Naramata Bench.

Like many others in the BC wine community, The Naramata Bench was also hit with heartbreaking losses of their prime vineyards due to a killer Winter deep freeze.

Even as they pour the wines this year, we’re still talking about the growing season last year and how each and all with survive.

The pouring and presenting of Spring wine releases is an annual traditional event.  Talking about failed bud breaks, the loss of complete vineyards and the big question – what to do next?

Many changes coming to BC Wine farming.

What to plant?  Where to plant? How to survive the crisis?

New Varietals, new Blends and new owners/makers/farmers.

As tough as the next couple of years may be,  none of that showed itself in the first of the year  pour at Vancouver Community College on West Pender.

The Bench is a very tight community. Even though they are all hyper-competitive, when it comes to showcasing their individual wines  The Naramations pull together as a team. Impressive,  to say the least.

 

One thing to keep in mind – there a many wines available from BC wineries. Some pull from past vintages and many have wines stockpiled.

Here are the guests for Part One – talking Spring Wines and Vineyard Survival!!

 

  • Colin Ross – President of Bench Wineries (Tightrope)
  • Tyson Archer –  (co-founder) Fox and Archer
  • Emma Roberts – (GM) Howling Bluff
  • Bob Ferguson – (co-founder/winemaker)  Kettle Valley

Kathy Malone – Hillside Winery

  • Kathy Malone – (Winemaker) Hillside Winery and Bistro

Marcus

(Marcus Ansems/Daydreamer)

  • Marcus Ansems – (Winemaker Co-owner) Daydreamer Wines
  • Richard Da Silva – (Owner-Winemaker)  Da Silva Vineyards and Winery
  • Lyndsay O’Rourke (co-founder/winemaker) Tightrope Winery

Dylan Roche-Roche Wines

  • Dylan Roche – (co-founder/co-winemaker) Roche Wines
  • Graham Pierce – (winemaker) Ruby Blue

Rebecca Mikulic

  • Rebecca Mikulic  – Three Sisters Winery

Robert Van Westen

  • Robert Van Westen – (co-founder/winemaker)  Van Westen Vineyards
  • Lauren Bunckle – (Asst Winemaker) Elephant Island Winery
  • Wilbert Borren – (co-owner/winemaker) Four Shadows Vineyard and Winery
  • Will Hardman – (co-founder/winemaker) Deep Roots Winery

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

 Ucluelet and Pluvio Food Experience

Sons of Vancouver Realms Rye

More Hatch wines

Fort Berens

Howling Bluff 

Artema Releases

Poplar Grove – a Merlot Moment

 

 

EP 325 | Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy from Blue Rodeo & Jim brings his new solo album

November 2, 2024 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor…when they’re together on stage it’s a partnership to behold.
Both know well when to lean in for a lyric or harmony support.
Offstage, it’s a wild and crazy ride. Even when they agree, they disagree. They remain friends and literally remain family.
This interview was done many weeks before the songwriter’s Hall of Fame induction so the comments will be of interest.
Jim Cuddy is currently on his All the World Fades Away tour with his fine singing and songwriting son, Devin.
Nov 3 Red Deer
Nov 4  Lethbridge
Nov 6  Banff
Nov 7 Winspear Edmonton
Nov 9  Mission
Nov 10 Kelowna
Nov 12 Orpheum Vancouver
Nov 13 McPherson Victoria
Nov 14 Parksville

It doesn’t matter whether you see Jim Cuddy at Bo’s in Red Deer on the 3rd or at Massey Hall on the 27th. It’s the same engaging and memorable night.
FYI – Jim is singing a bit and signing a lot of his albums at select Indigo Stores across the country.
Nov 7 in Edmonton then…
Kelowna
Robson Store in Vancouver
Victoria

Details
Jim hooks up with Greg December 28 in Oshawa, then once around the neighborhood in Niagara, Windsor, Kitchener, and….Budapest in April.
Greg is laying low and likely writing songs and recording his new solo album.  Just guessing but it is what he does. He does it beautifully.
Enjoy
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Mulligan Stew Nov 2nd 2024-2 hours of music. Wall to wall Thank you to our Donors!

November 1, 2024 Mulligan Stew

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Congratulations on completing the Fall Fundraising Marathon.
After all that TALKING it’s time for donor payback.
2 hours of music. Wall to wall.
At the top of hour two it’s our first Live at the Fillmore feature.
The music played by bands and artists at the Fillmore East and West in the late 60’s and throughout the 70’s is still the finest showcase of music that defined a generation.


Lead by the wildly outrageous Bill Graham The Fillmores in San Francisco and NY City were the very best showcase any band could get.
2 and at times 3 artists sharing the stage – one after the other.
They did 2 shows on Friday and Saturday nights. Bands could always bring guests on stage. Sometimes it was the same bands they were sharing the stage with.
Frank Zappa invited John and Yoko.
Triple bills were normal.
The Mothers of Invention, Buddy Miles Express and Chicago played on the same night.
Pairings like The Kinks, & Bonzo Dog!   Ike & Tina Turner with Fats Domino opening.
Most nights were recorded which is why there are many albums called Live at the Fillmore.
Top of an hour two on this Mulligan Stew  – in one live set is
Crosby Stills Nash and Young. When they liked each other.
King  Curtis and Billy Preston with a very funky My Sweet Lord.
Lucinda Williams
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The Allman Brothers (of course)
And The Grateful Dead (of course)

Also on The Stew.
Adam Cohen
Led Zeppelin
Robert Plant and Allison Krauss
Serena Ryder and William Prince.
Lake Street Dive
JD McPherson
Bobby Rush and Blind Boys
Rod Stewart and Booker T
Red Clay Strays
Dylan and friends – 30th anniversary
Amy Winehouse live
Also live 54.40 at El Mocambo
Gregory Alan Isakov
Rickie Lee Jones
New Taj Mahal
JJ Cale

Many were suggested by  Fundraiser donors.

Happy Halloween
And thank you for A spectacular fundraiser.
The Wide Cut and Stew audiences were the headliners.

TDM

 

PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew – The Fillmore Special Terry David Mulligan Donor Supported CKUA
Help is on the way Lake Street Dive Good Together
Big black car Gregory Alan Isakov This Empty Northern Hemisphere
Cry me a river (live) Joe Cocker Live at Fillmore East 1970
Sunshine Getaway JD McPherson Night Owls
Live Fillmore tracks in hour two Playlist mulliganstewdotca NEXT – Rickie Lee Jones
Last Chance Texaco Rickie Lee Jones Rickie Lee Jones
I’m too young to be this old Taj Mahal (Mindy Canter) Single
TDMulligan The Stew [email protected]
99 1/2 won’t do Bobby Rush & Blind Boys. single
Mulligan Stew Year 28 TDM
After Midnight JJ Cale Very best of
Deane House -River Cafe Coming UP – Rod Stewart & Red Clay Strays playlist mulliganstewdotca
This old heart of mine Rod Sewart Atlantic Crossing (Deluxe)
Moments Red Clay Strays Moment of truth
The Stew Terry Mulligan Next – Bob Fest in MSG
My back pages (live) Dylan, Petty, Harrison, McGuinn etc Live at MSG Dylan’s 30th Anniversary
Heard it through the grapevine (live) Amy Winehouse Live at BBC
Coming Up 54.40 El Mocambo The Stew
Since when (live) 54.4 Live at the El Mocambo 2020
Live tracks from The Fillmore Allmans, Petty, CSNY, Lucinda, The Dead Mulligan Stew
Suite Judy Blue Eyes (live) Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young Live at The Fillmore East 1969
My Sweet Lord (live) King Curtis and Billy Preston Live at Fillmore 1971
I lost it (live) Lucinda Williams Live at The Fillmore 2003
Call me the Breeze (live) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Live at The Fillmore 1997
One way out (live) The Allman Brothers Band Final Fillmore East 1971
Casey Jones (live) The Grateful Dead Live at Fillmore East 1971
Coyotes Banff Mulligan Stew @ckua [email protected]
Love is Adam Cohen We go home
Fall Apart Adam Cohen We go home
Going to California (live) Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions 1971
Can’t let go Robert Plant and Allison Krauss Raise the Roof
sing me a song Serena Ryder and Wm Prince Single
Thank you for the Fall Fundraising Support Well Done all of you Thanks from Allison and I
Better get it in your soul Charlie Mingus Mingus Ah Um

October 26th, 2024

October 26, 2024 Tasting Room Radio 0:35:37

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Victoria International Wine Festival - Victoria Wine Festival

The annual Victoria Wine Festival just happened.

I walked into a Trade Tasting looking for familiar faces and winemakers to interview.

It turned out to be an almost all locals show. For me anyway.

Chris Turyk from Unsworth was telling wine stories to an ever expanding group. Lots of interest in what’s happening at their Cowichan Estate. It would take a whole show to fill you in.

 

 

Dan Wright Chris Turyk

 

That’s down the road. Right now they’re building a whole new facility, watching over their new plantings of Pinot, Chardonnay and Gamay. Chris takes us through his current pours.

Mike Nierychlo. Co-owner/Winemaker  at Emandare Vineyard. Just North of Duncan.

Mike-Nierychlo-Emandare and TDM

Mike has news for wine fans everywhere.  He’s always promoting Emandare – and why not  – but he has outspoken views on BC wines and events that affect them all.

It should come as no surprise that their wines just get better and better. I’ll let Mike explain.

 

www.emandarevineyard.com

 

Mark Wachtin and Mich Pambrun from Storied  Wine Cider Spirits brought  all the wines they represent. A true table full. Such as Anthony Buchanan, Bella,Lock and Worth,Nagging Doubt, Ones+, Roche, 1Mill Road, Sea Star, Unsworth, Salt Spring Wild etc.

 

And wonderful surprise.  6 years after first meeting him at  another wine gathering , I’m talking once again to Michal Mosny owner and winemaker at Winemaker’s Cut in Oliver.

We’ve become friends and now partners. Michal and I joined  in partnership with Jason Priestley to create Q&A wine.

We had much to talk about – mostly about Winemaker’s Cut new releases and Michal’s harvest in Yakima Washington.

Www.winemakerscut.ca

https://qa.wine

 

Zanatta Wines.  Jim Moody  co-owner and winemaker

Zanatta is Vancouver Island’s first estate winery.

They have been making wines for over 50 years and are very proud of the family legacy.

Jim farms 25 acres of vineyards and it’s all estate fruit.

The best word to describe Zanatta wines is unique.

They use traditional methods to farm and crush their grapes.

Pinot Noir, Ortega, Carmine (a blend of Pinot Noir,  Castel and Cab. Also the very popular Damasco, (a blend of Ortega, Muscat, Auxerrois and Madeleine Sylvaner)

Along with Glendora Fantasia Brut, rosé and Taglio Rossi

 

www.zanatta.ca

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

 

THE STATE OF B.C. Wines

Fort Berens

Jason Parkes Customs

2025 Van Wine Fest

Sons of Vancouver

Pluvio and Ucluelet

 

 

 

EP 324 | Author Luke Whittall and his Sipster’s Pocket Guides Books

October 21, 2024 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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Look who’s on a Roll – It’s this week’s guest,  Author Luke Whittall
 
Luke and his Sipster’s Pocket Guides Books.
In the third volume in the popular  Sipster’s Pocket Guide series, wine expert and educator Luke Whittall presents his latest top 50 British Columbia wines under $50 (including many under $30) and along the way shares his thoughts on wine country and common misconceptions about certain grapes, and offers up tangents on everything from scented candles to middle children to jazz hands.
With food and activity pairings that range from Thai noodles and pool noodles to classic rock and hootenannies, and an index of attitudes that lets you choose a wine based on your mood (come hither, dressed to kill, razzle-dazzle), the Sipster’s guides are equal parts freewheeling and focused.
Divided into chapters on sparkling, white, rosé, red, and dessert wines, the latest volume of Sipster’s will snap you out of a catatonic funk in the liquor store and stick around for a quiet evening paging through a book—perhaps this book and perhaps there’s even a wine for that.
Welcome to Volume 3, where a Viognier can be a lot like a bouncy castle, a red blend that is the icing on top of another layer of icing and also  a wine that will upstage Taylor Swift and Kayne and an adventurous evening calls for a certain Trebianno (not the guy from Friends . . . but then again, maybe?).
The Sipsters series are written in language anyone can understand. Words we all use and can remember a day later.
Make no mistake, Luke knows his wines from the vineyards to the bottle. He just makes the journey much easier than it really is.
We also start TRR with a conversation about vineyard damage & recovery,   plus the coming discovery of BC Wines made with Washington grapes.
So those damaged vineyards, wineries and wine-farming families can survive the next couple of years.
And heads UP – The Sipster’s Ontario Vol 2 is coming – just in time for Christmas.
Then surely, the Luke Whittall film starring Ryan Reynolds. 
Luke Whittall
Online:
Books:
“The Sipster’s Pocket Guide to 50 More Must-Try BC Wines, Volume 3″ 2024 (Touchwood Editions)
“The Sipster’s Pocket Guide to 50 Must-Try Ontario Wines, Volume 1″ 2023 (Touchwood Editions)
“The Sipster’s Pocket Guide to 50 Must-Try BC Wines, Volume 2″ 2023 (Touchwood Editions)
“The Sipster’s Pocket Guide to 50 Must-Try BC Wines, Volume 1″ 2021 (Touchwood Editions)
“The Okanagan Wine Tour Guide” 6th Edition (with John Schreiner) 2020 (Touchwood Editions)
“Valleys of Wine: A Taste of British Columbia’s Wine History” 2019 (Whitecap Books)

August 19th 2024 2024-Author Luke Whittall and his Sipster’s Pocket Guides Books

October 19, 2024 Tasting Room Radio 0:50:02

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Look who’s on a Roll – It’s this week’s guest,  Author Luke Whittall

 

Luke and his Sipster’s Pocket Guides Books.

In the third volume in the popular  Sipster’s Pocket Guide series, wine expert and educator Luke Whittall presents his latest top 50 British Columbia wines under $50 (including many under $30) and along the way shares his thoughts on wine country and common misconceptions about certain grapes, and offers up tangents on everything from scented candles to middle children to jazz hands.

With food and activity pairings that range from Thai noodles and pool noodles to classic rock and hootenannies, and an index of attitudes that lets you choose a wine based on your mood (come hither, dressed to kill, razzle-dazzle), the Sipster’s guides are equal parts freewheeling and focused.

 

Divided into chapters on sparkling, white, rosé, red, and dessert wines, the latest volume of Sipster’s will snap you out of a catatonic funk in the liquor store and stick around for a quiet evening paging through a book—perhaps this book and perhaps there’s even a wine for that.

Welcome to Volume 3, where a Viognier can be a lot like a bouncy castle, a red blend that is the icing on top of another layer of icing and also  a wine that will upstage Taylor Swift and Kayne and an adventurous evening calls for a certain Trebianno (not the guy from Friends . . . but then again, maybe?).

The Sipster's Pocket Guide to 50 More Must-Try BC Wines: Volume 3

The Sipsters series are written in a language anyone can understand. Words we all use and can remember a day later.

Make no mistake, Luke knows his wines from the vineyards to the bottle. He just makes the journey much easier than it really is.

 

We also start TRR with a conversation about vineyard damage & recovery,   plus the coming discovery of BC Wines made with Washington grapes.

So those damaged vineyards, wineries and wine-farming families can survive the next couple of years.

 

And heads UP – The Sipster’s Ontario Vol 2 is coming – just in time for Christmas.

 

Then surely, the Luke Whittall film starring Ryan Reynolds. 

Www.sipsterswinepodcast.ca/books 

 

Luke Whittall

Online:

The Sipster’s Wine Podcast – Sipsters Icons on Substack   WWW.

 

Books:

“The Sipster’s Pocket Guide to 50 More Must-Try BC Wines, Volume 3″ 2024 (Touchwood Editions)

“The Sipster’s Pocket Guide to 50 Must-Try Ontario Wines, Volume 1″ 2023 (Touchwood Editions)

“The Sipster’s Pocket Guide to 50 Must-Try BC Wines, Volume 2″ 2023 (Touchwood Editions)

“The Sipster’s Pocket Guide to 50 Must-Try BC Wines, Volume 1″ 2021 (Touchwood Editions)

“The Okanagan Wine Tour Guide” 6th Edition (with John Schreiner) 2020 (Touchwood Editions)

“Valleys of Wine: A Taste of British Columbia’s Wine History” 2019 (Whitecap Books)

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

 

Zanatta

Pluvio & Ucluelet

Sons of Vancouver

Eau Claire Ruperts Exceptional Whisky

Hester Creek

Fort Berens

Victoria Wine Fest

Winemakers Cut

2025 Van Wine Fest

Jason Parkes Customs

The state of BC Wines 

Fall Wine Releases

New from Niche 

 

Mulligan Stew Oct 19th 2024- FALL FUNDRAISER – PLEASE DONATE!

October 19, 2024 Mulligan Stew

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EP 323 | Natalie MacLean – Wine Witch on Fire

October 12, 2024 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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The full title of Natalie Maclean’s  memoir is 
Wine Witch on Fire Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation and Drinking Too Much.
 
For all of you who bought and read Natalie’s  book Red, White and 
Drunk All Over and listened to her podcast Unreserved Wine Talk, this memoir is a completely different read.
She discovers her husband of many years is leaving the relationship and at the same time, her wine rivals decide to tell the wine world that she’s not nearly as accomplished as we think.
Despite multiple awards for her writing and knowledge, Natalie has to rebuild her career, fight for her son and find an elusive second chance in a business that rarely gives you any.
All of this drama is played out in a wine world where many women are taken for granted and rarely given credit for their skills.
Yup – Wine Witch is a thriller. And it’s funny, just in time for Christmas.

You can get Natalie MacLean’s new memoir Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much in paperback, ebook or audiobook from these retailers.

She hosts the podcast, Unreserved Wine Talk, and offers popular online wine and food pairing classes at www.nataliemaclean.com.