The Elysian Wine Club

Nicole is a wine enthusiast and she so graciously volunteered her time with me to explore some burning questions! She is from Saskatoon, a mother of two, and a nurse. It was on a trip to Portugal with her husband that she really started to explore the world of wine and we get to talking about what that looks like today. She, admittedly, is bit stuck in drinking what she knows and what her friends...

Originally from New Zealand, Adam Lovell is currently based in Portugal where his mission is to share the delicious diversity of Portuguese and Spanish wine through his company Bomb Vinho. His passion has led him to share curated wine boxes, educational video content, other writing and blogs, and now, an upcoming book! We sit down and talk about how Adam ended up in Spain, and then Portugal and wh...

Chef Christie Peters is the chef-owner of both Primal & POP Wine Bar in Saskatoon, SK. With a passion for acquiring culinary expertise internationally and bringing it back to the prairies, she has trained under several chefs and worked in many famous kitchens, most pertinent, a three-month internship at the world-famous Danish restaurant, Noma, under Chef René Redzepi (RIP). Her restaurants are of...

Gina Brass is the co-owner of Noble Wine, an import agency in Saskatchewan with a focus on importing honest, handmade wine, made with heart, integrity and instinct. Gina also hosts pop-up events through her side project Nicola Pop-Up. Gina continues to nurture her curiosity of wine through connecting with winemakers, self education, tasting, and conversation. Join us as we chat about how Gina mani...

Join me in this cathartic episode where you will learn quite a bit more about me, my entrepreneurship journey, and how the podcast came to be. I get quite vulnerable in this one and even read you quotes about Creativity. If you want to listen to my ranting thoughts about how we are all creative beings and how I aim to focus on this for 2024, this is for you! More wine content early Jan 2024! Xoxo...

Join me, and my first ever guest, Laura Milnes, in the next Podcast episode titled, “What does it mean to be Canadian? SHOW don’t tell.” Laura Milnes is a self-employed wine professional based in Toronto, where she specializes in Canadian wine, offering intimate and unique experiences that showcase the bounty of amazing wines being produced across the country. She operates her private tasting busi...

This is the PODCAST for THE ELYSIAN WINE CLUB SHOPPING GUIDE. Click here to download your FREE copy NOW and continue listening as I guide you through! https://elysianwineclub.myflodesk.com/p1xhy0nxol The Elysian Wine Club Shopping Guide is the Modern Drinker’s best friend! Imagine walking into the wine shop full of confidence of knowing what you like, knowing how to articulate it, and then how to...

Join me in this episode where we explore the HISTORY OF WINE through a cultural lens. We explore the beginnings of wine, and how the ancient civilizations held wine as an integral part of their social and spiritual make-up. Not only that, we explore each of their Gods of wine, and find remarkable similarities when it comes to wine and spirituality. We dive through the Medieval Times to see how the...

In this episode I dive deep into the practicality and the science behind aerators, what tannins and sulphites are and how they interact with our bodies, and I touch on what points systems are (you know those little stickers in your wine) and if they matter or not. Spoiler alert, all of these things are commonly misunderstood, and I tell you why.

Join me in this short little episode where I talk about the many sides of wine. I go into how wine is many things; it is scientific, spiritual, historical, social and more and how this relates to learning about wine. I talk about how to think about wine with CURIOSITY instead of with dread and confusion and how it makes learning about wine EASIER. Xoxo Samantha

Hello and thank you for being here! I’m Samantha Rae and I am here to help you live your most Elysian Life; one glass of wine at a time. In this episode I explain what that means, who I am, and what the heck this podcast will be about. Find me on Instagram @elysianwineclub