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Natalie MacLean

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To fund her late-night vinous habits, Natalie Mac...Read more  

Memorable Wine

Well maybe the one above, or perhaps the Baby Duck I had behind the high school portable. Ouch!
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First Wine

My first wine was a brunello, which I described in my first book. Very sensual: got me into wine!
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Unusual Wine Experience

When I went shark diving in South Africa, then paired wine with seafood for my new book Unquenchabl...
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10 Wines to Bring to a Wine Writer's Home Without Apology

  
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La Crema Pinot Noir 2010
La Crema Pinot Noir 2010

Sonoma Coast, California, United States

Alcohol: 13.9%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2012‐2016

 

LCBO: 719435  Check Stock

BC: 366930  90 in stock

SAQ: 860890  Check Stock

ANBL: 366948  Check Stock

NSLC: 1014007

93/100

$39.95

Domaine Des Tilleuls Clos Village Philippe Livera, Prop. Pinot Noir 2009
Domaine Des Tilleuls Clos Village Philippe Livera, Prop. Pinot Noir 2009

A.C., Gevrey-Chambertin, Burgundy, France

Alcohol: 13%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2012‐2018

 

LCBO: 264994  Check Stock

93/100

$49.95

Meiomi Wines Belle Glos Pinot Noir 2010
Meiomi Wines Belle Glos Pinot Noir 2010

Monterey, Santa Barbara, Sonoma Counties, California, United States

Alcohol: 14.5%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2012‐2016

 

LCBO: 130138  Check Stock

SAQ: 10944208  Check Stock

NSLC: 1005421

91/100

$26.95

Hartley Ostini Hitching Post Cork Dancer Pinot Noir 2009
Hartley Ostini Hitching Post Cork Dancer Pinot Noir 2009

Santa Barbara County, California, United States

Alcohol: 14.1%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2012‐2016

Scrumptious Seafood Wine

 

LCBO: 179812  Check Stock

91/100

$42.95

Mount Riley Seventeen Valley Pinot Noir 2009
Mount Riley Seventeen Valley Pinot Noir 2009

Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand

Alcohol: 14%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2012‐2015

 

LCBO: 694703  Check Stock

90/100

$33.95

Château D'aquéria Jean Olivier, Producteur Rosé 2011
Château D'aquéria Jean Olivier, Producteur Rosé 2011

A.C., Tavel, Rhône, France

Alcohol: 13.5%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  375 ml  Drink: 2012‐2014

Scrumptious Seafood Wine

 

LCBO: 712000  Check Stock

93/100

$10.45

Andrew Rich Cuvée B Pinot Noir 2008
Andrew Rich Cuvée B Pinot Noir 2008

Willamette Valley, Oregon, United States

Alcohol: 13.5%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2012‐2016

 

LCBO: 127043  Check Stock

93/100

$29.95

Saintsbury Stanly Ranch Pinot Noir 2007
Saintsbury Stanly Ranch Pinot Noir 2007

Carneros, California, United States

Alcohol: 14.9%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2012‐2016

 

LCBO: 261594  Check Stock

95/100

$79.00

Le Clos Jordanne La Petite Colline Pinot Noir 2008
Le Clos Jordanne La Petite Colline Pinot Noir 2008

V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Twenty Mile Bench, Ontario, Canada

Alcohol: 13.5%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2011‐2016

 

LCBO: 33944  Check Stock

92/100

$45.00

Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose Champagne
Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose Champagne

A.C., France

Alcohol: 12%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml

 

LCBO: 724559  Check Stock

BC: 524355  Check Stock

SAQ: 10812942  Check Stock

92/100

$84.95



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