Freelance Writing Portfolio

Nicole MacKay has spent more than 20 years in the wine world and is the managing editor at Wine Folly. She travels for stories, tasting Rhône reds in the wind, sipping Champagne in Pol Roger’s cellars, interviewing wine legends, exploring vineyards on horseback, and sometimes even catching a wave — all in pursuit of the perfect story.

2026

2025

Full Pour (Fall 2025 Print Issue)
Prosecco Grows Up

National Post (August 2025)
Sip, Soak and Stay in Osoyoos This Fall

TASTE (Summer 2025)
Spritz Up Your Patio Party

TASTE (Summer 2025)
BC Wine & Barbecue Playbook

2024

TASTE (Winter 2024)
Sip Into The Future

TASTE (Winter 2024)
Celebrate with Fizz & Flair

FULL POUR (Fall 2024)
Rethinking Hybrids in Canada

TASTE (Summer 2024)
Sunshine Sips 

SOMM TV MAGAZINE (April 2024)
How Paul Hobbs Became the Malbec Maestro

2023

TASTE (Winter 2021)
BC Winter Whites

TASTE (Fall 2021)
All in the Family

TASTE (Fall 2021)
BC’s Regional Flagships

WESTCOAST FAMILIES (Aug/Sept 2021)
Shifting a Passion for Wine Into a Career

2020

2019

TASTE (Winter 2019)
Top Tier Cabs under $25

WESTCOAST FAMILIES (July/Aug 2019)
Balancing Motherhood With A Career in Wine

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