Adventurous Sommelier 

Passionate about the Art of Living in all its forms, Natalie's impressive career path began as a presenter on Radio-Canada, then as a VJ at MusiquePlus and MuchMusic. Music led her to gastronomy in early 2000, when she co-hosted one of Quebec's first cooking shows, Cuisinez, with Jean Soulard.

In 2010, she published two cookbooks, then contributed to Chatelaine magazine's Gourmand blog, in addition to producing some 100 culinary videos for them, filmed in her kitchen and still online on her YouTube channel.

Her inspiring encounters in the world of food and wine led her to complete several sommelier training courses, up to and including the advanced level of the Diploma-WSET (Wine and Spirit Education Trust/London), which added to her many years of TV experience to make her an influential journalist and a seasoned trainer, specializing in events and tasting instruction.

In addition to leading private and corporate tasting workshops with the Vins au Féminin team, she writes weekly wine columns that can be read on several media platforms, including her website natalierichard.com.

The "adventurous sommelier" is also a food and wine pairing specialist and expert wine tourism author.
After traveling the world - 23 countries and 5 continents - for her bestseller Routes des vins dans le monde - 50 itinéraires de rêve, published in 2019, she will be back in 2022 with her second volume: Routes des vins en Amérique du Nord, followed in 2024 by Routes des vins en Espagne et au Portugal, again with the same publisher, Guides de voyage Ulysse.