EPISODE 30 | I’ve been waiting my whole life for this episode!!! (Okay, that’s a slight exaggeration...but I’ve been waiting a long time!) As you may know, I’m a wine lover...but I don’t just LOVE any wine—I LOOOVE natural wine! That’s why I was suuuper excited to learn everything there is to know about natural wine from Todd White, founder of Dry Farm Wines. Listening to this episode is basically like taking a crash course on the topic, which is why I'm calling it Natural Wine 101. I know you're gonna love it! Enjoy!!

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MINUTE-BY-MINUTE BREAKDOWN OF THE EPISODE:

4:55 - What led Todd to start his "healthy wine company"—Dry Farm Wines—in the first place

14:25 - Todd explains the collusion that exists between the wine lobby and Washington, DC, as well as the massive corporate consolidation that's happened in the wine industry

17:15 - Why are there so many additives in conventional wine? And how come they're not listed on the label?

23:07 - What is natural wine?

25:40 - The main differences between natural wines and commercial wines

30:55 - How Dry Farm Wines stand out among the rest, specifically because of their "dry farmed" nature

36:28 - The amount of sugar in standard red wine + the sugar-free nature of Dry Farm Wines

38:35 - What's the deal with sulfites?

40:44 - The problem with natural wine

43:09 - Back to Dry Farm Wines being sugar-free...how is that even possible?

48:18 - Red vs. white wine: Which is healthier and why?

48:10 - Why women have difficulty drinking red wine as they age

49:48 - Todd explains how to identify natural wines "out in the wild" (aka in stores and restaurants)

LINKS [SOME MAY BE AFFILIATE LINKS; PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO]:

Get a penny bottle of wine with your first Dry Farm Wines order!

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