Your Cool Aunts present The Wine Merchant

Sam goes back in time with Claire to a small village in France during WWII and into the Diary of another young woman - as she learns to live, love and survive in the caves of Champagne during the Nazi occupation. It's thrilling and charming with a bit of love tension in between - not to mention the characters and family that make this village a very special place in the caves of Champagne.

Sam narrates an especially touching episode with two of Claire's Diary entries. In the first entry Claire describes her feelings about being in Laurente's company - just being and thinking with her too. The second entry covers Claire's delayed return to her favorite French Village along with the people there - a time to remember and cherish too.

Claire departs from her usual format as she writes a letter to the Listeners and Readers of the YourCoolAunts Podcast. She tells the inside story on how her Diary became a podcast with the help of Sam and Ted

This episode will keep you entertained as Sam narrates a few classics. Sam dives into Claire's Diary entries from her college summers in France as a tour guide in the Champagne caves with: Common Traits, Adopted by a French Village, Decision Made and A Champagne Harvest Celebration

Summer Binge Series - Host and narrator Sam revisits a few of Claire's memorable stories from very different times in her life: Ultimate Passport, The Things You Love and String of Pearls – The Japanese Matchmaker

The Summer Binge Series continues with Sam as she narrates a revisit of Claire's early memories in her Diary stories with: Ultimate Passport, Things You Love and String of Pearls

Get to know all of the characters in Claire's travels to the vineyards and villages of France. This Binge series continues with new takes on three favorites from Claire's early Diary entries. In this episode Sam narrates Champagne Internship, Becoming and Diary Legacies - all from Claire's first summer in France. Visit YourCoolAunts.com for her original photography and much more. 

For New Listeners or a re-visit - either way it's perfect for a Summertime Binge - newly recorded there are 3 of Claire's Diary entries in every podcast hosted by Sam. In this episode you'll hear listener favorites from the earliest days of Claire's Diary: Laurente's Arrival, Details Matter and Lost and Found.

It's the Season IV Finale where Claire ties up several loose ends. The Diary legacy that was picked up by Claire years ago will continue for generations to come. There are many more of the old diaries from the Village -  Laurente and Elle DeLaVigne have been making plans once again. . .Claire picks up the mantle, and then makes her feelings for Alexandre official while Remi is never far away.

One of Claire's most exciting diary entries where she recounts the final days of this mystery and investigation. A few more details before The Wine Merchant closes the file for the client Madame DeLaVigne and the mystery surrounding the counterfeit wine. A sad day for Alexandre is turned around as Claire waits her turn. Patiently.

Alexandre's cousin Robert runs out of luck but thinks he still has one more chance. He has lost touch with his own reality. The family vineyard is safe in Alexandre's hands and there are still a number of mysteries for Claire to solve with Analise and her pack of 'little wolves' - (mes petit loups).

This is it. The time has come to execute our plan ‘L’Operation’ and kill at least two birds with this one stone we hold. Fingers crossed – allons-y. 

Analise Huron uses the skills she learned in the Resistance. Thank god for Analise, no doubt that she’s a CoolAunt. She stepped into The Wine Merchant without knowing and without asking. She accepted things as they are and the people too. She never criticizes and she always finds a way to make the best of every thing and every situation. The label of optimist falls short as well as that of leader. Analise is so much more to each and every one of us. I think she has well-earned another Legion of Honor medal.

Claire's quiet Sunday is turned around by Barret's call from Hong Kong and this changes everything. Alexandre learns the fate of his wine through Analise and Brigitte's brilliant idea. The Resistance lives on through Analise.

Things are heating up as Claire and Brigitte get into Alexandre's case of the missing wine. 

Everything is moving along with Alexandre's 'situation' - until Laurente calls for an ungent meeting of The Wine Merchant. Her dear and very important friend needs their help immediately. It's an all hands on deck moment so Alexandre will have to go it alone for now - or will he?

Claire thought things were moving along smoothly, until they weren't. So much was happening and there were so many things moving in different directions. Everyone seems to have an old friend but this one is for Analise's old friend too.  Henri was a true blue good friend dating back to the Resistance and she has always kept an eye out for his family even though he's  gone. Now it's all about the vineyard he built. 

Claire has decided to help Alexandre. There is something very wrong with the wine from his family's vineyard and he needs help finding the problem and the culprit. All this action against the backdrop of maybe something more than 'a friendship' developing between the two of them. Brigitte plays a significant role as they begin to assess and investigate the problem. 

The Wine Merchant is real. Claire finally reveals the 'other' work of The Wine Merchant - most of it, just enough - to Alexandre. 

Alexandre turns to Claire for some help. He didn’t know where to turn or what he was getting into - and neither did she. Claire is so caring and possibly too much so. Either way, there's a great deal of interest between the two of them.