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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 the First Day of Spring

  
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Quails' Gate Estate Winery Chardonnay 2012
Quails' Gate Estate Winery Chardonnay 2012

Okanagan Valley, BC V.Q.A., Canada

Alcohol: 14%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2013‐2018

Charming Grilled Chicken Wine

 

LCBO: 377770  259 in stock

BC: 377770  1,975 in stock

92/100

$20.95

Fielding Estate Winery Viognier 2012
Fielding Estate Winery Viognier 2012

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

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

Scrumptious Seafood Wine

 

LCBO: 142323  Check Stock

90/100

$25.95

La Crema Pinot Noir 2012
La Crema Pinot Noir 2012

Los Carneros, California, United States

Alcohol: 14.5%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2014‐2019

Plush Pork Wine

 

LCBO: 58024  Check Stock

BC: 835363  Check Stock

SAQ: 11882248  Check Stock

93/100

$45.95

Giordano Collection Primitivo Di Manduria Primitivo 2011
Giordano Collection Primitivo Di Manduria Primitivo 2011

Puglia D.O.C., Italy

Alcohol: 14.5%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2013‐2017

Heavenly Hamburger Wine

 

LCBO: 51797  Check Stock

90/100

$17.95

Jermann Pinot Grigio 2012
Jermann Pinot Grigio 2012

Venezia Giulia, Friuli I.G.T., Italy

Alcohol: 12.5%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2013‐2016

Splendid Salad Wine

 

LCBO: 117093  Check Stock

SAQ: 11865851  Check Stock

93/100

$37.95

Zenato Lugana Riserva Sergio Zenato  2011
Zenato Lugana Riserva Sergio Zenato 2011

Veneto D.O.C., Italy

Alcohol: 13.5%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2013‐2017

Scrumptious Seafood Wine

 

LCBO: 928218  Check Stock

BC: 182568  Check Stock

92/100

$50.00

Mulderbosch Chenin Blanc 2011
Mulderbosch Chenin Blanc 2011

Western Cape W.O., South Africa

Alcohol: 13.5%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2014‐2017

Glorious Game Wine

 

LCBO: 675421  Check Stock

BC: 231001  Check Stock

91/100

$14.95

Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc 2013
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc 2013

Marlborough, New Zealand

Alcohol: 13.5%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2013‐2015

Splendid Salad Wine

 

LCBO: 35386  99,512 in stock

BC: 100594  36,072 in stock

SAQ: 10327701  Check Stock

ANBL: 813508  Check Stock

NSLC: 1001548

90/100

$18.95



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