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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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Top 10 Wines for Black Friday

  
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Coyote's Run Estate Winery Black Paw Vineyard Pinot Noir 2011
Coyote's Run Estate Winery Black Paw Vineyard Pinot Noir 2011

Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario, Canada

Alcohol: 13%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2013‐2019

Splendid Salad Wine

 

LCBO: 116442  Check Stock

91/100

$29.95

Wolf Blass Black Label Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec 2008
Wolf Blass Black Label Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec 2008

South Australia, Australia

Alcohol: 14%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2013‐2020

Gorgeous Gift Wine

 

LCBO: 960468  Check Stock

BC: 377697  Check Stock

SAQ: 501791  Check Stock

ANBL: 9312088002977  Check Stock

Alberta: 377697

94/100

$99.95

Pillar Box Reserve Henry's Drive Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Pillar Box Reserve Henry's Drive Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Padthaway, South Australia, Australia

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

Best Beef Wine

 

LCBO: 199745  Check Stock

BC: 365403  Check Stock

90/100

$20.95

Small Gully Mr. Black's Little Book Shiraz 2010
Small Gully Mr. Black's Little Book Shiraz 2010

Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia

Alcohol: 15.2%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2013‐2016

Plush Pork Wine

 

LCBO: 287979  Check Stock

90/100

$20.95

d'Arenberg The Money Spider Roussanne 2011
d'Arenberg The Money Spider Roussanne 2011

Australia, Australia

Alcohol: 13.5%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2013‐2016

Charming Grilled Chicken Wine

 

LCBO: 656710  Check Stock

BC: 587782  Check Stock

SAQ: 10748397  Check Stock

93/100

$21.95

Megalomaniac Local Squeeze White 2011
Megalomaniac Local Squeeze White 2011

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

Alcohol: 11.1%  Sweetness: Medium Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2013‐2015

Spectacular Spicy Wine

 

LCBO: 357418  Check Stock

87/100

$13.95

See Ya Later Ranch Hunny Late Harvest Riesling 2011
See Ya Later Ranch Hunny Late Harvest Riesling 2011

Okanagan, BC V.Q.A., Canada

Alcohol: 11%  Sweetness: Sweet  375 ml  Drink: 2013‐2018

 

LCBO: 448654  Check Stock

BC: 448654  Check Stock

87/100

$29.99

China Shop Like A Bull Regional Blended Red
China Shop Like A Bull Regional Blended Red

Spain, Spain

Alcohol: 13%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2013‐2014

Complete Cheese Pizza Wine

 

LCBO: 313353  Check Stock

BC: 48363  Check Stock

83/100

$12.95

Crazy By Nature Dry Flint, Millton Chenin Blanc 2009
Crazy By Nature Dry Flint, Millton Chenin Blanc 2009

Gisborne, North Island, New Zealand

Alcohol: 12.5%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2012‐2015

 

LCBO: 214429  Check Stock

88/100

$18.95



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