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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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Moet & Chandon Moet & Chandon Rose Games Of Seduction
Moet & Chandon Moet & Chandon Rose Games Of Seduction

Champagne, France

Alcohol: 12.5%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2015‐2025

 

LCBO: 127829  Check Stock

SAQ: 11151023  Check Stock

91/100

$75.00

Magpie Estate The Sack Shiraz 2009
Magpie Estate The Sack Shiraz 2009

Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia

Alcohol: 14%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2013‐2015

Best Beef Wine

 

LCBO: 94078  Check Stock

92/100

$22.95

The Foreign Affair Winery The Conspiracy 2010
The Foreign Affair Winery The Conspiracy 2010

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

Alcohol: 12.8%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2012‐2016

 

LCBO: 149237  Check Stock

BC: 212520  Check Stock

88/100

$19.95

The Chocolate Block Boekenhoutskloof Syrah Shiraz 2010
The Chocolate Block Boekenhoutskloof Syrah Shiraz 2010

W.O., Western Cape, South Africa

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

 

LCBO: 129353  150 in stock

SAQ: 10703412  Check Stock

93/100

$39.95

Kim Crawford Small Parcel The Mistress Riesling 2006
Kim Crawford Small Parcel The Mistress Riesling 2006

Wairarapa Valley, Martinborough, South Island, New Zealand

Alcohol: 13%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2012‐2015

 

LCBO: 90134  Check Stock

91/100

$24.95

Folie à Deux Ménage à Trois California White Blend 2010
Folie à Deux Ménage à Trois California White Blend 2010

California, United States

Alcohol: 13.5%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2012‐2013

 

LCBO: 308015  Check Stock

BC: 360875  Check Stock

SAQ: 10709988  Check Stock

ANBL: 814453  Check Stock

88/100

$17.95

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates 14 Hands Hot to Trot Red Blend Hot to Trot 14 Hands Vineyards Columbia Valley 2009
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates 14 Hands Hot to Trot Red Blend Hot to Trot 14 Hands Vineyards Columbia Valley 2009

Washington, United States

Alcohol: 13.5%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2010‐2014

Heavenly Hamburger Wine

 

LCBO: 226522  Check Stock

BC: 252718  Check Stock

SAQ: 12245611  Check Stock

89/100

$14.95

Francis Ford Coppola Diamond Collection Red Label Zinfandel 2009
Francis Ford Coppola Diamond Collection Red Label Zinfandel 2009

California, United States

Alcohol: 13.5%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2011‐2014

 

LCBO: 939743  Check Stock

88/100

$21.95

Willi Opitz Pink Kiss Rosé Pinot Noir Zweigelt Merlot 2007
Willi Opitz Pink Kiss Rosé Pinot Noir Zweigelt Merlot 2007

Austria, Austria

Alcohol: 12%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml

 

LCBO: 111633  Check Stock

89/100

$17.95

d'Arenberg D'arenberg The Love Grass Shiraz 2004
d'Arenberg D'arenberg The Love Grass Shiraz 2004

Mclaren Vale, South Australia, Australia

Alcohol: 14.5%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml

 

LCBO: 48785  Check Stock

BC: 371005  Check Stock

90/100

$25.95



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