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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

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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.

Mulligan Stew Oct 12th 2024-The Thanksgiving Saturday Stew

October 12, 2024 Mulligan Stew

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Two donor hours on this Stew
The first donor hour is from two Albertans living just outside Houston Texas..in Woodlands.
Big time fans of CKUA.
The hour is a birthday gift from one to the other.
The second donor hour is from a well-known couple who always show up.
This time it’s her highness who’s picking the music. Music gathered in a notebook over a lunch with your truly. I had the soup!

Today – music to cook by, prep by, drive from town to town by and especially music for the Joy of Thanksgiving

New Music 
  • Eric Clapton
  • Van Morrison (live)
  • Kathleen Edwards and Bahamas
  • Leeroy Stagger
  • The Fretless
  • Madeleine Peyroux
  • Jill Barber
  • Classics
  • Earl Hooker
  • Joni – Twice
  • The Trio
  • Crosby Still and Nash (live)
  • Ry Cooder
  • INXS
  • Buena Vista Social Club
  • Hank Crawford and Dr. John
  • Stevie Ray Vaughn
  • Neil Diamond
  • Sting (live)
  • Sam and Dave
  • Roy Orbison and Emmy Lou Harris
  • JB Lenoir
  • The Wood Brothers
  • Elton John
  • And
  • ELVIS

 

PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew-Thanksgiving Weekend Terry David Mulligan playlist – mulliganstewdotca
One woman Eric Clapton Meanwhile
Slow down JB Lenoir Passionate Blues
Atlas The Wood Brothers Ways to not love
Big Yellow Taxi (live) Joni Mitchell Archives Vol 4 Asylum Years
A case of you Joni Mitchell and The Joni Jam Joni at Newport folk Fest
Human Touch Kathleen Edwards (& Bahamas) single
Deane House & River Cafe Coming UP – Sting Live and Leeroy Stagger
Englishman in New York (live) Sting with Branford Marsalis Sting – Live in Berlin
Watermelon Pink Leeroy Stagger 3am Revelations
The Thanksgiving Stew TDMulligan NEXT – Roy Orbison and Emmy Lou
That loving you feeling again Roy Orbison and Emmy Lou Harris Duets
Mystery Train Elvis Best of
Honky Cat Elton John Diamonds (Deluxe)
The Thanksgiving Stew with TDMulligan NEXT – Matt, Sue and Sam
So Low, Solo Matt Anderson A Big Bottle of Joy
Nothing in Rambling Sue Foley One Guitar Woman
Soothe me Sam and Dave Best of
Mulligan Stew with TDMulligan Playlist mulliganstewdotca Coming UP – Sweet Caroline
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond Best of
Coming UP in Hour Two of The Stew Ry Cooder, new Van Morrison, etc -Thanksgiving Weekend
Rich Woman Robert Plant and Allison Krause Raising Sand
Wild Flowers The Trio Complete Trio
Marrakesh Express Crosby Stills and Nash Crosby Stills and Nash
Pipe Dream The Fretless with Madeleine Roger Glasswing
Chan Chan Buena Vista Social Club BVSClub
Terry Mulligan – The Stew Year 28 Next – Ry Cooder & New Van Morrison CKUA
Down in Hollywood Ry Cooder Anthology
Celtic Excavation-Into the Mystic Van Morrison Live at Orangefield
Coyotes Banff – Taste for Adventure Supporting CKUA and The Stew for over 25 years
La Mer Jill Barber Encore
Please come inside Madeleine Peyroux Let’s Walk
Happy Thanksgiving all Take care – serve love Thanks
Never tear us apart INXS Kick
Little Wing Stevie Ray Vaughn Couldn’t stand the weather
Tragick-Magick Hank Crawford and Dr. John Roadhouse Symphony
Happy Thanksgiving from all, at CKUA
Hot and Heavy Earl Hooker Thersa fungus among us

October 12th, 2024- Wine Witch on Fire – The Natalie MacLean Memoir.  

October 11, 2024 Tasting Room Radio 0:39:09

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Wine Witch on Fire – The Natalie MacLean Memoir.  

 

THE SHOW 

I'm A Wine Writer. Here's How I Cut Back On Drinking - Chatelaine

“Natalie MacLean had it all – an accomplished husband, a high-profile wine writing career and an email signature of “Chief of Wine Happiness.”  But her life fell apart when her husband departed, she started to drink too much and a social media mob came after her.

Wine Witch on Fire is the triumphant story of how MacLean pushed back against sexism in the wine industry, found love and drew on her female “witching” powers to turn obstacles into opportunities.”

Francis Dinkelspiel bestselling author of  Tangled Vines

The full title of Natalie MacLean’s book is

Wine Witch on Fire

Rising from the  Ashes of Divorce, Defamation and Drinking Too Much

When I read that Natalie had written a memoir that was both dark, transparent and funny, I knew I had to ask for an interview.

The memoir was surprising in its transparency and elements very familiar to me.

Receiving the wines, studying the info, sipping and at times fully tasting the wines that arrived.

The most interesting wines were always paired with food, as they were intended.

I had page after page of questions written out but in the end, like all great engaging conversations, there was little time to check on notes or questions. Just make sure you’re recording and exchanging any and all opinions and thoughts.

I do hope you like the conversation. The book is even better.

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.

The video version of the interview can be found on the terrydavidmulligan YouTube Channel.

www.nataliemaclean.com

#winewitchonfire

@NatalieMacLean

@natdecants

 

Happy Thanksgiving all.

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

The Sipster 3 and Ontario 2

Victoria Wine Festival

Winemakers Cut

The State of BC Wine – Fall 2024

Fort Berens

Jason Parkes Customs

2025 Van Wine Festival

New releases from Sons of Vancouver

Jim Moody – Zanatta Wines

Pluvio and Ucluelet