A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, vodka tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more.

Canada might be best known for its ice wine, a type of dessert wine produced from frozen grapes.

But it’s increasingly getting global recognition for the quality of its dry table wines.

Following last week's exploration of the Irish coffee cocktail, our guest today is Canadian wine writer, educator, judge and podcaster, Natalie MacLean, who can fill you in on some of Canada's wine regions and styles to look out for.

And here, we’re doing a bit of a podcast exchange. You can catch me on Natalie’s show Unreserved Wine Talk sometime around this episode going to air.

After we explore Canadian wine, we’ll find out a bit more about Natalie’s podcast and her upcoming third book.

It’s a memoir that she says will explore the darker side of the wine industry.

Sounds very intriguing, doesn’t it? And that’s coming up later in this interview with Natalie.

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