The Sipping Point: Wine, Food & More!
Learn the recipe for a delicious life each week with Laurie Forster, sought after speaker, certified sommelier and author of the award-winning book The Sipping Point: A Crash Course in Wine. Subscribe to The Sipping Point Podcast where each week Laurie will provide a fresh (and fun) look at the world of food, wine, spirits, travel and all that’s delicious in life.
Laurie’s witty, no nonsense style is sure to be a breath of fresh air in the sometimes stuffy culinary world. Even though Laurie’s a certified sommelier, an award-winning author and wife to a world class chef, she’s not afraid to admit her first wine came from a box!
Prepare to get practical, valuable and down-to-earth information from local and celebrity winemakers, chefs, brewers and more. She’ll also be taking your questions, so if there is something you’ve been dying to know about wine, food or anything else, prepare for an edu-taining answer.
Make a note to tune into The Sipping Point Podcast each Wednesday. You’ll learn, laugh and gain a new perspective on what’s in your glass or on your plate!
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 350
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2025
Wine Questions for The Wine Coach
Listeners ask Laurie questions about pairings for Crab Pretzels, Caesar Salad and More!
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The Wines of Alsace & Your Wine Questions
Sips of the Week 2012 Wilm Pinot Gris, Alsace France $14 Winemaker’s Notes: Pale golden yellow. Elegant nose, peach and apricots notes. Light, round, good structure, good persistence, yellow fruits…
Cliff Lede Vineyards: Terroir, Stags Leap District & Drought
Laurie talks to Remi Cohen of Cliff Lede Vineyards about the terroir of Stags Leap District, Viticulture and the 2014 drought in CA.
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Summer Sippers & Farmstead Grill
Loveblock Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand $25 Winemaker's Notes: Perched right on the hilltops overlooking Marlborough’s Awatere Valley, Loveblock is far removed from the agricultural bustl…
End of Summer Sippers
Laurie and Chris taste 2 great whites to sip during these last days of summer!
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Tales of the Cocktail 2014
Laurie was visited by John Reusing, owner of Bad Decisions, to hear all about the recent Tales of the Cocktail conference in New Orleans.
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Soulshine Tour & Grilling Tips
Laurie caught up with two of the founders of Ca' Momi Winery in Napa Valley, Dario De Conti and Valentina, atthe Soulshine concert in NYC. The Soulshine Tour is bringing together Yoga, the music of M…
He Cooks She Wines – Grilling Tips
Laurie and her better half discus some of the Chef secrets to being a grill master!
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Summer Wines with Wine World
Summer is a great time to find new wines! Michael Cullison and Rachel Heron from Wine World join me to taste a few great new wines for you to try. Then we’ll also talk about an opportunity you have t…
Wine Question – Sweet Wines
A listener wants to know how sweet wines become sweet.
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Vodka: How a Colorless, Odorless, Flavorless Spirit Conquered America
If you are a vodka lover than today’s show is for you! As America’s most popular spirit it seems there is a new vodka hitting the market every day.
Cellars 33 Winery – Wine in the heart of San Francisco
Find out how one couple fell in love right here in Baltimore with each other and with wine. John Fones of Cellars 33 met the woman of his dreams (Katie) in Baltimore and to impress her switched from …
Lyon Distilling in St. Michaels, MD
Laurie takes a tasty field trip to Lyon Distilling in St. Michaels, MD where she talks with Ben Lyon about starting a distillery, the moonshine craze and how you can taste his handcrafted rum!
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Union Craft Brewing
Adam Benesch, co-founder Union Craft Brewery joined Laurie to talk summer brews and how the brewery got started. Situated along the Jones Falls river, in the historic Woodberry neighborhood of Baltim…
Wine Question – Best Wine EVER
What's your favorite wine? This much asked question gets answered by The WIne Coach and her sidekick Chris...well sort of.
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Winemaker is YOU
Want to be a winemaker? Well Dave Zuchero from Tin Lizzie Wineworks joins Laurie to talk about how he helps people just like you make their own wine in Clarksville, MD.
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Grilling & Wine
Laurie and Chris discuss the kickoff to summer with what wines for your favorite backyard cookout menu items!
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Preakness & Black Eyed Susan
John Reusing of owner of Bad Decisions in Canton joined us to talk about the official cocktail of the Preakness--the Black Eyed Susan.
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Wine Question – How Much Wine…
A listener wants to know how much wine to order for a party of 4 wine enthusiasts and well it depends. Find out how to do the Wine Calculations and what to consider for your party.
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Big Cork Vineyards
Randy Thompson President of Big Cork Vineyard and winemaker Dave Collins joined Laurie in studio to talk about their wines, how the company got started and plans for their new tasting room.
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