Number of Wines Recommended: 56 Review date: September 4, 2010 The highlights in this Vintages release include: – 21 wines under $20 – Best value white: French white with floral and peach notes $11.95 – Favourite white: Glorious BC white with pretty floral and pear notes for Asian cuisine 93/100 – Best value red: Dense, rich red from France for prime rib $14.95 – Favourite red wine: Robust Italian red that will age well for 15 years, pair with braised meat 93/100 – Best value rosé: Classic Tavel, bone-dry, perfect for roast chicken or turkey $15.95 – Favourite […]
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Number of Wines Recommended: 60 Review date: August 21, 2010 The highlights in this Vintages release include: – 19 wines under $20 – Best value white: Mouth-watering German Riesling for jumbo prawns, mild curries $15.95 – Favourite white: A rich, peach-layered white for glazed ham, chicken 92/100 – Best value red tied: Robust plummy Aussie Shiraz for meaty pizzas, hamburgers $12.95 – Best value red tied: A Frech Syrah with loads of berry flavour $11.95 – Favourite red wine: Rhone Valley’s robust king of wines that will age for decades 96/100 – Best value rosé: Dry Provencal Rosé […]
Apple approved new iPhone app, yay!
Just got approval for a seriously big update of the free wine mobile app for iPhone and iPod Touch: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/nat-decants/id353052386?mt=8 I hope you’ll download it and give it a whirl. As always, if you have suggestions for further improvements or new features, please just e-mail me directly. I look forward to hearing what you think of it! Cheers, Natalie What’s new in version 1.2? – Improved performance, navigation and loads more free content – Added new section to Pairings for Occasions: find wines for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings and other events – Added new sections under More for weird Wine Facts, […]
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Number of Wines Recommended: 52 Review date: August 7, 2010 The highlights in this Vintages release include: – 17 wines under $20 – Best value white (tied): Zesty Chilean Sauvignon Blanc for vegetarian dishes $14.95 – Best value white (tied): Pretty aromatic Italian white for roasta chicken, pasta $11.95 – Favourite white: Gorgeously rich, robust California Chardonnay 92/100 – Best value red: Full-bodied, berry-ripe Australian Shiraz $16.95 – Favourite red wine (tied): Classic Napa Cabernet for prime rib or the cellar 94/100 – Favourite red (tied): Robust Sonoma Cabernet with a literary past 92/100 – Best value rosé: […]
Two new tasty Greek wines to try
Here are two new wines from Greece to try now available in the LCBO regular stock: Boutari Moschofilero LCBO#172387, $11.95 Boutari Agiorgitiko LCBO#172148, $11.95 The positive perception of Greek wines continues to gain momentum with the LCBO’s recent addition of two New Greek wines. The Kolonaki Group, Canada’s leading supplier of top quality Greek wines, is pleased to announce that The Boutari Company’s Moschofilero from OPAP Mantinia and Agiorgitiko from OPAP Nemea will be sold at the LCBO for $11.95, including bottle deposit. Both appellations are located in the Peloponnese and are produced exclusively from traditional grape varieties. Boutari Moschofilero […]
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Number of Wines Recommended: 64 Review date: July 24, 2010 The highlights in this Vintages release include: – Favourite white: A zesty Australian Riesling for seafood, chicken 92/100 – Best value red: Robust French Syrah for BBQ steak, hamburgers $12.95 – Favourite red: One of Canada’s best Pinot Noir producers, silky and gorgeous 92/100 – Best value rosé: Dry French Rosé with ripe strawberries to drink with grilled chicken $12.95 – Favourite rosé: Fresh field raspberries in this Tavel Rosé for veal, pork , chicken satay 91/100 – Favourite sparkling wine: Crémant D’alsace Rosé for weddings and large gatherings […]
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Number of Wines Recommended: 53 Review date: June 26, 2010 The highlights in tomorrow’s Vintages Release include: – 22 wines under $20 – Best value white: A lovely floral white from Spain, great aperitif $12.95 – Favourite white (tied): A zesty Niagara Riesling for shellfish 92/100 – Favourite white (tied): A lime-rich German Riesling for lemongrass chicken 92/100 – Best value red (tied): A blackberry-ripe Rhone Syrah that I rated 91/100, amazing price: $15.00 – Best value red (tied): A Sicilian Syrah for hamburgers $15.95 – Favourite red: Benchmark California Zinfandel for juicy steak 91/100 – Best value rosé: Niagara […]
Nat Decants Mobile App featured on Apple iTunes Homepage
We’re thrilled that the free Nat Decants mobile wine app is being featured under two categories on the Apple iTunes App Store Essentials homepage! The app is recommended as one of ten for top "Food & Wine" apps as well as the only wine app for "Date Night." For an app developer, getting your app on the iTunes App Store homepage is almost as good as being interviewed on Oprah for your book. The downloads for the app have been terrific since its launch in February, however we wondered why they started skyrocketing today (so did the sign-ups […]
Computerworld Magazine Selects its Top 5 Food & Wine Apps
On Wednesday, Computerworld Magazine selected its Top 5 Food & Wine Apps. We were thrilled when Nat Decants was named as one of them and the only one with a primary focus on wine! Apps by Jamie Oliver and Epicurious were also chosen. Here’s the review: Renowned drink writer Natalie MacLean has created an app unlike other food and wine apps: this one pairs together food and beverages, lists glossary terms so you can understand the ins and outs, recipes, a winery directory and cellar journal. It has wine reviews which you can search by winery, price, score, region, grape, […]
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Number of Wines Recommended: 34 Review date: June 12, 2010 The highlights in this Vintages release include: – 13 wines under $20 – Best value white: Zippy, lime-fresh Sauvignon Blanc from South Africa for shellfish and vegetarian dishes $13.95 – Favourite white: Classic New Zealand Sauvignon with citrus notes for quiche, vegetarian dishes and as an aperitif 91/100 – Best value red: Full-bodied French Syrah for hamburgers, grilled chicken $14.95 – Favourite red: A Rhone Blend of Grenache/Syrah for filet mignon, brisket 95/100 – Best Value Rosé: Classic French rosé for warm chicken sandwich $13.95 – Favourite Rosé: Gorgeous […]
