When I heard Natalie MacLean had released a new book, she of the famous title Red, White and Drunk All Over, I knew I wanted to read it. Unquenchable is the hilarious and informative result of years of research proving that bargain wines don’t always have to leave you with a bargain taste. In the book, the author revives her gift of humorous storytelling (just wait until you meet Wolf Blass of Wolf Blass Winery in Australia, you won’t soon forget him) with her gift for picking a good wine. In Unquenchable, the book provides plenty of facts and history […]
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The Energizer Bunny of the Wine World has Sampled 15,267 Wines in 8 Countries on 5 Continents – Sharon’s Wine Line
Sharon’s Wine Line On her journey searching for some of the planet’s best bargain wines, Natalie MacLean sampled an astounding 15,267 wines at 312 wineries in 8 countries on 5 continents so you don’t have to. You can just sit back in your favorite chair and read her book and learn and enjoy and laugh. The only drawback: You’ll have to supply your own wine. MacLean’s an accredited sommelier, a “lover of both bargains and grapes.” She’s extraordinarily accomplished. Among her citations: four James Beard Foundation Journalism awards, six Bert Green Awards for excellence in food journalism and the 2009 […]
Demystifying the relationship between wine price and quality – Sommelier Journal
Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World’s Best Bargain Wines Demystifying the relationship between wine price and quality, MacLean travels the world in search of wine values, sharing tales of the eccentric personalities and scenic surroundings she discovers along the way. You can read more reviews of my new wine book Unquenchable here.
Wine Book Filled with Adventures and Wines that are Kind to our Wallets – Eat Love Savour Magazine
By Angela Tunner, Editor in Chief Dive into the World of Wine with Unquenchable Natalie MacLean has done it again! With her second book following the success of Red, White and Drunk All Over, the latest entitled Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World’s Best Bargain Wines is a treasure-trove of worldly wines that are kind to our pocketbook and keep your taste buds tantalized. All this wine is wrapped up into a book filled with adventures. Plus, she’s got you covered online! Her outlook on wine is approachable, comprehensive, entertaining and she makes wine fun! As I flipped through […]
Easily Accessible Wine Education – Real Baking with Rose Levy Beranbaum
Unquenchable, Natalie MacLean By Rose Levy Beranbaum In her newest book, she has taken on the challenge most dear to all our hearts: how to get the best wine at an affordable price. Her book offers up easily accessible hardcore information and education eloquently presented. Natalie generously brings us into her fun-filled world of great discoveries and fascinating travels, in fact, this book doubles as a beautifully written novel. On another note, if my favorite white wine be Terry’s beloved Riesling, my favorite red is Natalie’s beloved Pinot. I would love to sit down to a glass of it with […]
Great Value Wines from Argentina, Chile, Niagara and Sicily – CityTV
Wine lovers, rejoice. You don’t have to pay a lot to get a great bottle these days, with regions around the world and right here at home producing consistently good wines at lower prices. Natalie MacLean had the enviable task of researching and writing about these wines in Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World’s Best Bargain Wines, her follow-up to the award-winning Red, White and Drunk All Over. CityLine sat down with the affable MacLean in Toronto recently to talk wine, and where to find the good stuff. “My search in the book was for those wines in the […]
This new wine book will endure for many seasons more – Wall Street Journal
Lettie Teague, wine columnist for the Wall Street Journal and formerly the executive editor of Food & Wine magazine, has just picked her top four wine books that she says she’s confident will “endure for many seasons more.” Here’s an excerpt from her review on Thursday: Unquenchable by Natalie MacLean Natalie MacLean is a very good sport. In the course of reporting this book, she braved white-knuckle drives through the steep Mosel valley, helicopter rides over the Niagara Peninsula and even drank a few bottles of Pinotage. But she’s clearly having a very good time reporting from all over the […]
Vineyard hedonist searches for bargain wines but rejects ‘bog-wash’
After spending the past few years traipsing from one winery to another around the world, Natalie MacLean jokes that she’s “well-preserved — completely pickled.” The Ottawa-based wine writer says she slogged through a total of 15,267 wines at 312 wineries, to be exact. And despite protestations that this was “hard work,” MacLean makes it clear that there are worse ways to pass the time than downing fabulous wine with exquisite food in exotic locales. “I love the hedonism, I love the gorgeous meals you can have, and the relaxation, that gradual loosening of some inhibitions, and the conversation that can […]
MacLean’s enthusiasm for her subject sparkles off of every page… This is no dull tome about viticulture – Booklist Magazine
This review of Unquenchable is coming out in the November 1 issue of Booklist Magazine, published by the American Library Association to provide critical reviews of books to thousands of libraries across the US. Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World’s Best Bargain Wines. MacLean, Natalie (Author) Nov 2011. 368 p. Perigee, hardcover, $24.00. (9780399537073). 641.2. Wine writer Natalie MacLean would like us to be a little less, well, snooty when it comes to wine. It is a myth that the best-tasting wines come in the oldest, most expensive bottles. You can find some really good stuff at quite reasonable […]
Engaging anecdotes for both wine neophtyes and experts – Toronto Life Magazine
This review of Unquenchable was just published in Toronto Life Magazine … yay! Natalie MacLean is an award-winning sommelier who believes wine should be enjoyed by everybody, but she doesn’t get wrapped up in ideological battles in her new book. Instead, she offers engaging anecdotes about her travels in search of delicious but inexpesnive vino. The book isn’t just for neophytes or experts — it can be enjoyed by both.
