Jul 23, 2025
In this episode of Wine Behind the Scenes, Laurel Simmons sat
down with Yvonne Irvine, a long-time winemaker in Niagara and the
co-founder of Maenad Wine Co.
Yvonne shares her journey from studying biotechnology and
business to launching a brand that’s all about creative freedom,
fun, and celebrating women...
Jul 8, 2025
In this episode of Wine Behind the Scenes, Laurel Simmons sits
down with Dr. Antonia Mantonakis, also known as The Wine
Psychologist, to explore how celebrity culture and subtle
psychological triggers shape our wine choices, whether we realize
it or not.
From wine-tasting experiments with Olympic athletes to...