38. What is the Pink Sugar Aquolina of Wine? (w/ Sommelier + Legally Wined Creator Michelle Chen)
Perfume Room
Emma Vernon
4.9 • 619 Ratings
🗓️ 22 February 2022
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Sommelier and Creator of Legally Wined Michelle Chen is in the Perfume Room today. Not only is Michelle a Certified Somm under the Court of Master Sommeliers, she is also a lawyer in New York — a combo I trust with my life. We discuss the ‘guilty pleasures’ of wine, sexism in the industry, how to figure out which wines you like and the descriptors you need to know to discover more, best affordable recs, where to start on your wine journey, and the most important preservation when it comes to wine: the ego.
FRAGS/WINES MENTIONED:
Bond No. 9 Scent of Peace, Eight & Bob Original, Diptyque L’Ombre Dans L’Eau, Diptyque Philosykos, Gentil, Gewurztraminer, Oregon Pinot, Gruner Veltliner, Sauvignon Blanc, Nebbiolo, Chateau Cheval Blanc, Petrus, Kabinett Nahe, Vermentino, Chablis, Sancerre, Hügel Gentil, Trapiche Malbec, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, Burgans Albarino, A Lisa Malbec, MFK Amyris Femme, Byredo Inflorescence, Parfum De Marly Meliora, Byredo Young Rose, Byredo Rose of No Man’s Land, Narciso Rodriguez Narciso For Her EDT
FOLLOW MICHELLE: @legallywined (IG + TikTok)
FOLLOW THE POD: @perfumeroompod
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the perfume room. My scent of the day today is one that I have talked about many a time on this podcast. And that is truly because I just love it so much. It's my go-to everyday scent. The same way that |
| 0:23.3 | like I just put on, you know, like black leggings without thinking about it, this is that |
| 0:27.9 | scent equivalent. I am wearing eccentric molecules, molecule 01 plus iris. On a whole, I have not felt |
| 0:35.6 | personally into many of the eccentric molecules fragrances, |
| 0:39.9 | which is why I was so shocked that I was so in love with this scent, but I am. |
| 0:45.2 | And you guys know I have an Oris-Irish obsession, and if you are trying to learn more about |
| 0:49.4 | that note, I feel like this is the perfect gateway fragrance. |
| 0:53.0 | This encapsulates everything I love about a great iris scent. |
| 0:57.7 | It's powdery and chalky and earthy and warm, but somehow, because this is that molecule |
| 1:03.8 | 01 formula, it still feels like a skin scent, light, fresh, easy to wear. |
| 1:09.6 | When I don't want to think about anything, I really just throw this on |
| 1:12.9 | and it just makes me so happy and it's so mass appealing and just lovely. Let's get to our guest |
| 1:20.6 | because this one was a TikTok stock for me. Today we are joined by Certified Somalié and the content creator behind the TikTok account |
| 1:29.7 | Legally Wined, Michelle Chin. So basically, Legally Wine came up on my for you page and I was like, |
| 1:37.0 | wait, okay, and the same way that there is hashtag perfume talk or fragrance talk, there exists, |
| 1:42.7 | hashtag Psalm Talk. Think perfume talk, but for wine. I absolutely |
| 1:47.6 | went on a deep dive of her page because I feel like Michelle makes learning about wine fun, |
| 1:53.0 | approachable, palatable, relaxed, funny. And after I was like 30 videos deep, I was like, |
| 1:58.5 | what am I doing? I need to message this girl. I have to have her on the |
| 2:01.1 | podcast. And then a few weeks later, we were just drinking a bottle of wine in my apartment, |
| 2:05.1 | shooting the shit, recording this episode. The internet is crazy. Michelle is not only a certified |
| 2:11.7 | Somali. She is also a lawyer in New York. What a combo. I now trust her with my life. |
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