{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Season 1 round up & what's next for Season 2!","description":"Welcome back to Cheers with Nat \u2013 the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. When I (re)launched this show back in March 2026, the idea was to have conversations that made us all feel connected, celebrated, cheered up, and cheered on. (So, I hope you\u2019d agree you feel that way when listening!) Importantly though, I didn\u2019t want those feelings to end after each episode. My vision for Cheers with Nat has always been to keep cheering people on\u2026 so that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to do in this episode! To wrap up Season 1, we\u2019ll hear from each guest \u2013 some in their own words \u2013 about what they\u2019ve been up to since we recorded, as there\u2019s always something to celebrate. Please note that there won\u2019t be any new episodes of Cheers with Nat for the rest of summer, but I\u2019ll be busy recording for Season 2, which will launch in September 2026. I\u2019ll also be enjoying a bit of time off, and I welcome you to keep up with my adventures! (I\u2019ll be interrailing through Germany with my partner, Nigel, and will be sharing lots of updates on my Instagram, @cheers_with_nat) In the meantime, please do continue to spread the word about the show\u2026 and be sure to tag me in your posts, as I\u2019d love to know who is listening! I also welcome any guest suggestions for future episodes. Of if you\u2019re part of a business or brand that might be interested in sponsoring a season or a dedicated mini-series, please get in touch via cheers@beerwithnat.com. Thanks, as always, for listening, have a lovely summer, and chat soon. Cheers!   Links & things: Ep 1 \u2013 Georgia Kelly is now back in beer, working for Two Tribes Brewery in London. Ep 2 \u2013 Karina Aggarwal is now representing Swiss wines and El Cristiano tequila across India and working a lot more in food. She\u2019ll soon be in Macau for Asia\u2019s 50 Best Bars and has a long-awaited dive trip coming up in the Maldives! Ep 3 \u2013 Natalie Chiu and her team at Sachio Sparkling Tea have had a busy summer, from partnering with Cowdray Polo and World\u2019s 50 Best Hotels, to adding fun new cooler bags to the Saicho accessories range. They\u2019re also celebrating the full Saicho range now being available in Majestic Wines. And something delicious that Natalie tried recently is J\u00f6rg Geiger C.- Bratbirne Heritage Pear, an alcohol-free sparkling pear wine. Ep 4 \u2013 Dr. Christina Wade\u2019s latest book, Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland, was shortlisted for the Fortnum & Mason Food & Drink Awards. Keep up with her latest writing and future book projects on her blog. Ep 5 \u2013 Nicola Hart and her team at Agua de Madre have added two limited-edition flavours of their Agua Fresca for summer. Plus, their Remedio infusion is now available in Anthropologie stores across the UK, and their Instagram has lots of fun ideas for how to enjoy it in the summer. Ep 6 \u2013 Luma Monteiro\u2019s been here there and everywhere lately \u2013 from the Chianti Classico DOCG area, to Portugal, to Armenia (including to the \u2018birthplace\u2019 of wine, the Areni-1 cave!). She also recommends we all need to try Croatian Malvazija Istarska. Ep 7 \u2013 Am\u00e9lie Tassin shared that the Women in Beer mentorship programme is now entering its 5th cohort and that the Awards & Festival have been confirmed for the week of October 20th in Manchester. (See you there!) She also shouted out a new-to-me brewery, Sunken Knave, and their Boffle barley wine. Ep 8 \u2013 Elizabeth Townsend of Kerroo Brewing has launched a new podcast \u2013 First Draught! She\u2019s also studying towards her Beer Sommelier exam and loved trying Barney\u2019s Pickle Gose on a recent visit to Edinburgh. Ep 9 \u2013 Becky Paskin was named Diversity & Inclusion Champion at the 2026 Women in Food & Drink Awards for her work with the OurWhisky Foundation, which also recently welcomed 25 more mentees as the Atonia Programme Class of 2026. She\u2019s also continued to share her journey of rediscovering her whiskey collection on her Instagram and gotten her first few pieces published about wine, too! Ep 10 \u2013 Erika Haigh\u2019s been in Japan, no doubt gathering lots of updates to share in her next Mai Traveller newsletter. And she recently shared on Instagram that she\u2019ll be running the London Marathon next year! Super impressive!   Subscribe | Follow on Instagram | Email ","author_name":"Cheers with Nat","author_url":"https:\/\/cheerswithnat.substack.com\/","html":"