Ep. 789 Natalie MacLean | Voices

Episode 789 Cynthia Chaplin interviews Natalie MacLean, in this new installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast.

About today’s guest:

Natalie MacLean offers popular online wine and food pairing courses at www.nataliemaclean.com. She's the host of Unreserved Wine Talk, selected as one of the best drinks podcasts by The New York Times.

Both of her books, Red, White and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass and Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World's Best Bargain Wines were selected as an Amazon Best Books of the Year. She's the wine expert on CTV's The Social; CTV News; and Global Television's Morning Show.

Natalie was named the World's Best Drinks Journalist at the World Food Media Awards, and has won four James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards. She is the only person to have won both the M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award from the James Beard Foundation and the M.F.K. Fisher Award for Excellence in Culinary Writing from Les Dames d'Escoffier International.

If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting:

Website: www.nataliemaclean.com

Instagram @nataliemacleanwine

Facebook @natdecants

Twitter @nataliemaclean

LinkedIn @nataliemaclean

About today’s Host:

Cynthia Chaplin is a Vinitaly International Academy certified Italian Wine Ambassador, a professional sommelier with Fondazione Italiana Sommelier, a member of Le Donne del Vino, and a Professor of Italian wine and culture. Born in the USA, Cynthia moved to Europe in 1990 where she has lived in Spain, Belgium, England and Italy. She chose to center her career in Rome and immerse herself in the Italian wine sector, which is her passion. She has taught university students and expats, works with embassies, corporations and private clients, creating and presenting tastings, events, seminars and in-depth courses. Cynthia is a wine writer, translator, and a judge at international wine and sake competitions. She consults with restaurants and enotecas assisting in the development of comprehensive wine lists and excellent food pairings, as well as advising private clients who want to develop a comprehensive Italian wine collection. She lives with her British photographer husband on the shore of Lake Bracciano, north of Rome, where they share their beautiful garden with one massive grapevine, two border collies and an arrogant diva cat.

If you want to learn more about today’s host, you can by visiting:

Facebook: Italian Wines in English

Instagram: kiss_my_glassx

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-chaplin-190647179/

Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:

Instagram @italianwinepodcast

Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast

Twitter @itawinepodcast

Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp

LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast

If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/

Until next time, Cin Cin!