Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to Episode 1701, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Marie Cheslik in this installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. More about today’s guest Marie Cheslik is a Wisconsin-born registered nurse and certified sommelier. In 2010, Marie moved to Chicago to get her Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and during school, she also worked as a part-time hostess in a restaurant. She loved the culture, energy, and easy access to tasty snacks. She balanced two careers, working as a nurse and at award-winning restaurants, becoming more passionate about wine. Marie passed the Certified Exam from the Court of Master Sommeliers in 2018 and worked her way up to Wine Director at a one Michelin starred-restaurant in Chicago. In August 2020, she created Slik Wines, an online platform that believes in everyday, approachable wine education for everyone with no jargon, no gatekeeping, and no B.S. Marie has received Wine Enthusiast's Future 40 award for her work with Slik Wines and has been featured on Eater Chicago, V