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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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Versado Reserva Malbec 2010
Versado Reserva Malbec 2010

Luján De Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina

Alcohol: 14.2%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2013‐2019

Best Beef Wine

 

LCBO: 316984  Check Stock

95/100

$59.95

Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Estate Btld. Syrah 2010
Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Estate Btld. Syrah 2010

V.Q.A., Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada

Alcohol: 14.5%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2013‐2018

Luscious Lamb Wine

 

LCBO: 73072  Check Stock

93/100

$43.95

La Vite Lucente 2011
La Vite Lucente 2011

I.G.T., Tuscany, Italy

Alcohol: 13.5%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2013‐2019

Best Beef Wine

 

LCBO: 747030  42 in stock

SAQ: 860627  Check Stock

NSLC: 1016587

94/100

$67.25

Veramonte Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah Merlot Carmenere 2011
Veramonte Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah Merlot Carmenere 2011

Colchagua Valley, Chile

Alcohol: 14.5%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2013‐2016

Plush Pork Wine

 

LCBO: 712463  Check Stock

BC: 505958  Check Stock

SAQ: 10694501  Check Stock

ANBL: 4223  Check Stock

93/100

$24.95

Penfolds Bin 138 Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre 2011
Penfolds Bin 138 Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre 2011

Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia

Alcohol: 14%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2013‐2016

Best Beef Wine

 

LCBO: 468637  Check Stock

92/100

$49.95

Cave Spring Cellars Estate Bottled Cave Spring Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009
Cave Spring Cellars Estate Bottled Cave Spring Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009

Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada

Alcohol: 13.5%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2012‐2017

Charming Grilled Chicken Wine

 

LCBO: 246551  Check Stock

92/100

$34.95

The Foreign Affair Winery The Temptress Meritage 2009
The Foreign Affair Winery The Temptress Meritage 2009

V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada

Alcohol: 14.3%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2013‐2016

Best Beef Wine

 

LCBO: 127340  Check Stock

90/100

$44.95



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