Well Red: Wine & Books Podcast

Join hosts Rakie Bennett and Jenny Elliott as they review IRON WIDOW by Xiran Jay Zhao and search for the perfect wine to pair with it.

Welcome to Episode 6! Join Rakie and Jenny while we chat about our book of the month, WOMEN DON'T OWE YOU PRETTY by Florence Given. If you want to drink along with us, these are our wines for this episode: Echo Falls Merlot: https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/253865988 Blossom Hill Red: https://bringmedrink.co.uk/product/blossom-hill-red-2/ Lambrini: https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/lambrini-perry--bianco-150cl (Links are provided for reference only, we do not necessarily endorse any of these websites in particular, nor do we receive money from them.) We do however have things to plug! Why not check out Rakie's latest book, LITTLE GIRLS TELL TALES: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rachel-Bennett-Untitled-Book-2-ebook/dp/B07S6DBCFT Or, if you're thinking of booking a holiday, have a skeet at Jenny's travel page: https://www.facebook.com/jennyelliottathays

This month we're chatting about THE MERCIES by Kiran Millwood Hargraves. Come listen to our salty opinions about 17th century witch hunts, remote islands in Finnmark, allegorical whales, ungodly fishing, and whether Argentina has more penguins than Norway (spoiler, it obviously does). Our wines this month are: Stamford Brook Cabernet Sauvignon: https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/all-wine-/stamford-brook-cabernet-sauvignon-75cl Coolwater Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc: https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/sainsburys-coolwater-marlborough-sauvignon--taste-the-difference-75cl Penguin Sands Shiraz: https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/price-lock-drinks/penguin-sands-shiraz-75cl (As always, links are provided for reference only, we do not necessarily endorse one particular seller over another) Please rate and review us on your listening platform of choice! Got feedback? Hit us up on Twitter at @WellRedIOM or Facebook at @wellredpodcast

Happy Halloween! Join Rakie and their special guest Kel as they review The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson. What did we all think of this feminist witchy tale? And what should we drink while reading it? The wines this month are: Apothic Red: https://www.apothic.co.uk/our-wines/red Diablo Dark Red: https://www.vivino.com/diablo-maule-valley-dark-red/w/6123450 Vina Albali Reserva: https://felixsolisavantis.com/en/wine/vina-albali-reserva/ (Please note these are not affiliate links, we are not sponsored by any of these companies, nor do we have first-hand experience of ordering from any of them. Links are provided for reference only.) Follow us on Facebook @wellredpodcast or Twitter @WellRedIOM

Look who's back back BACK AGAIN! Fresh out of lockdown and ready to read some books and drink some wine (so, completely different from lockdown, then). This month we're reading WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE by the wonderful Shirley Jackson. Find out which of these four (count em) wines pairs perfectly with a proper gothic thriller.  Our wines this month are: Brookford Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon: http://www.tomiansonwines.co.uk/details/BROOKFORD_SHIRAZ_CABERNET_SAUVIGNON/ Pasquiers Grenache Noir: https://www.allaboutwine.co.uk/wine/red/france/languedoc-roussillon/pasquiers-grenache-noir Chapel Hill Pinot Noir: https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/chapel-hill-pinot-noir/515130-138443-138444 Arc du Rhone Cotes du Rhone Villages: https://www.vivino.com/arc-du-rhone-cotes-du-rhone-villages/w/1399379 (Please note these are not affiliate links, we are not sponsored by any of these companies, nor do we have first-hand experience of ordering from any of them. Links are provided for reference only.)

What would you drink if you were a time-travelling genocidal-yet-amorous cyborg?  Join me and special guest Gemma Varnom as we chat about THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, and find out if we can pair a classy drink with this classy book (spoiler, our drinks are not classy, sorry not sorry). If you're on the Isle of Man and you like the sound of a feminist book group, come join us at https://www.facebook.com/groups/650989458573495/ - all are welcome! Follow us on Twitter @WellRedIOM or Facebook @wellredpodcast

The 40-year-old classic that's been titillating impressionable youngsters for generations! Join us as we debate whether this is a triumph or just plain trash, how much incest is too much, and, most importantly, what should you drink while reading Flowers in the Attic? The wines we sample this month are: Pure (Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon, South Africa) Malbec (France) Valle Del Aconacagua (Chardonnay, Chile) Follow us on Twitter @WellRedIOM or Facebook @wellredpodcast

Do you like books? Do you like wine? Do you like books and wine? Then come to the Well Red Podcast, here on the Isle of Man! Each episode we'll discuss our Book of the Month and try to find the perfect wine to drink while reading it. Tune in next week for our very first episode.