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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Episodes
406 episodes
Charles Smith: Breaking the Rules & Making Wine for the People
What happens when a former rock band manager decides to make wine? If you’re Charles Smith, you don’t just join the wine business—you do things your own way.Charles joins Laurie to talk about his unconventional journey from managing indi...
How a Winemaker Turns One Vineyard Into Many Wines: Sarah Wuethrich of Maggy Hawk
What makes Anderson Valley such a special place for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay?This week on The Sipping Point, I’m joined by Maggy Hawk winemaker Sarah Wuethrich to explore this cool-climate...
Tequila 101: What “100% Agave” Really Means with La Tequila Mamacita
Think “100% agave” means there’s nothing else in your tequila? You might be surprised.This week on The Sipping Point, I’m stepping outside the wine glass and into the world of tequila with Heidi Anderson, better known as La Tequila Mamac...
50 Years in Wine: Eugenia Keegan on How Oregon Found Its Own Voice
Check out all the great events Laurie has on the calendar on her website at TheWineCoach.com/events including her Zoom Info Session on 9/23 at 6 PM ET to learn more about her Treas...
Tuscany in a Glass: 700 Years of Bindi Sergardi
Check out all the great events Laurie has on the calendar on her website at TheWineCoach.com/events including her Zoom Info Session on 9/23 at 6 PM ET to learn more about her Treas...
Wine Is Better Together: Why Experiences May Be the Future of Wine
What if the future of wine is less about teaching people everything they need to know and more about giving them a reason to open a bottle?Laurie sits down with Eric V. Orange, founder of
From Olympic Sailing & Aerospace to Brunello: Alessandra Angelini of Altesino
What do Olympic sailing, aerospace engineering, and world-class Brunello have in common? More than you might think.This week on The Sipping Point, Laurie Forster sits down with Alessandra Angelini of Altesino, on...
Bordeaux Isn’t What You Think: Wendy Narby on Wine, Wellness & a Region Reinvented
Check out all the great events Laurie has on the calendar on her website at TheWineCoach.com/events including her newly announced Treasures of Tuscany Tour in May 2027.B...
Beyond Sauvignon Blanc: Amanda Johnson on the Story of Spy Valley Wines
Check out all the great events Laurie has on the calendar on her website at TheWineCoach.com/events including her newly announced Treasures of Tuscany Tour in May 2027.I...
One Grape, Three Great Regions: Chris Carpenter on Cabernet, Place & Sustainability
Check out all the great events Laurie has on the calendar on her website at TheWineCoach.com/events including her newly announced Treasures of Tuscany Tour in May 2027.<...
Michigan Wine: Why Traverse City Is America's Next Great Wine Destination
Check out all the great events Laurie has on the calendar on her website at TheWineCoach.com/events including her newly announced Treasures of Tuscany Tour in May 2027.M...
Why Verdicchio Is Italy's Next Great White Wine: Ethica Wines, Villa Bucci & the Rise of Indigenous Grapes
Check out all the great events Laurie has on the calendar on her website at TheWineCoach.com/events including her newly announced Treasures of Tuscany Tour in May 2027.I...
From Pizza Prodigy to Brooklyn Icon: Chef Al DiMeglio on Sourdough, Natural Wine & Italian Tradition
Check out all the great events Laurie has on the calendar on her website at TheWineCoach.com/events including her newly announced Treasures of Tuscany Tour in May 2027.W...
From NASA to Award-Winning Brewer: How Soul Mega Won Samuel Adams' Brewing the American Dream
Check out all the great events Laurie has on the calendar on her website at TheWineCoach.com/events including her newly announced Treasures of Tuscany Tour in May 2027.W...
Freemark Abbey & the Judgment of Paris: Kristy Melton on the Winery That Changed American Wine
Check out all the great events Laurie has on the calendar in 2026 on her website at TheWineCoach.com/events including her comedic wine tasting Something to Wine About
Gigondas, Organic Farming & the Future of Wine with Louis Barruol of Château de Saint Cosme
Check out all the great events Laurie has on the calendar in 2026 on her website at TheWineCoach.com/events including her comedic wine tasting Something to Wine About
Wine by the Glass: Restaurant Wine Lists, Open That Bottle Night & Wine Wisdom with Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher
Check out all the great events Laurie has on the calendar in 2026 on her website at TheWineCoach.com/events including her comedic wine tasting Something to Wine About
From Bad Company to Barbera: Paul Cullen on Italian Wine, Food Pairing & Reinvention
Check out all the great events Laurie has on the calendar in 2026 on her website at TheWineCoach.com/events including her comedic wine tasting Something to Wine About
Behind the Vines: A VIP Look at Maryland Crafted & Crow Vineyard
Check out all the great events Laurie has on the calendar in 2026 on her website at TheWineCoach.com/events including her comedic wine tasting Something to Wine About
Inside the Wine World of Le Bernardin: Kim Akhtar on Wine Education, Volcanic Wines & AI in Wine
Check out all the great events Laurie has on the calendar in 2026 on her website at TheWineCoach.com/events including her comedic wine tasting Something to Wine About
Is Wine Art or Science? A Master Sommelier & Winemaker Debate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay & Wine Myths
Check out all the great events Laurie has on the calendar in 2026 on her website at TheWineCoach.com/events including her comedic wine tasting Something to Wine About
From Restaurant Critic to Sommelier: Anthony Giglio’s Flavor Journey
Discover the secrets behind tasting like a pro with Anthony Giglio—sommelier, longtime Food & Wine contributor, restaurant critic, cocktail expert, and creator of SUPERSALT. Anthony shares practical, no-snobbery tips for improving your pala...
Share & Pair Sundays: Karen MacNeil on Wine, Food & Connection
In this episode, Laurie Forster and Karen MacNeil discuss the importance of wine and food in fostering connections among people. They introduce the Share and Pair Sundays campaign, emphasizing the joy of sharing simple meals and wines with frie...
