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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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Fish Hoek Sauvignon Blanc 2010
Fish Hoek Sauvignon Blanc 2010

Western Cape, South Africa

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

Splendid Salad Wine

 

LCBO: 129726  Check Stock

BC: 120485  Check Stock

NSLC: 1001541

86/100

$9.95

Cave Spring Cellars Cave Spring Vineyard Chenin Blanc 2009
Cave Spring Cellars Cave Spring Vineyard Chenin Blanc 2009

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

Alcohol: 11.5%  Sweetness: Medium  750 ml  Drink: 2012‐2015

 

LCBO: 627315  Check Stock

BC: 559500  Check Stock

88/100

$17.95

Two Paddocks Picnic Pinot Noir 2008
Two Paddocks Picnic Pinot Noir 2008

New Zealand, New Zealand

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

 

LCBO: 14548  Check Stock

BC: 128074  Check Stock

91/100

$25.95

Flowers Vineyards And Winery Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2010
Flowers Vineyards And Winery Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2010

Sonoma Coast, California, United States

Alcohol: 14.3%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml  Drink: 2012‐2016

 

LCBO: 215210  265 in stock

93/100

$59.95

Rabbit Ranch Pinot Noir 2009
Rabbit Ranch Pinot Noir 2009

Central Otago, New Zealand

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

 

LCBO: 55228  Check Stock

BC: 687616  Check Stock

91/100

$24.95

Kim Crawford Sp Flowers Sauvignon Blanc 2008
Kim Crawford Sp Flowers Sauvignon Blanc 2008

Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand

Alcohol: 13%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml

 

LCBO: 69245  Check Stock

91/100

$24.95

Fielding Estate Winery Jack Rabbit Flats Vineyard Pinot Noir 2007
Fielding Estate Winery Jack Rabbit Flats Vineyard Pinot Noir 2007

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

Alcohol: 13%  Sweetness: Dry  750 ml

 

LCBO: 36186  Check Stock

91/100

$24.95

Kangaroo Springs Shiraz 2008
Kangaroo Springs Shiraz 2008

Australia, Australia

Alcohol: 13%  Sweetness: Extra Dry  750 ml

 

LCBO: 456194  Check Stock

87/100

$9.95

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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