Plastic Wine Bottles: Here’s a light-hearted look at plastic wine bottles, Tetrapaks and other new-fangled wine containers. Do they contain anything tastier than the grape juice that usually fills these drinkin’ boxes? Listen
Social Media and Wine
Festive Fizz
Festive Fizz: ‘Tis the season to raise a glass of bubbly. Here’s to Champagne’s history, taste and many glories, not least of which is getting into your bloodstream quickly (absolutely vital in some situations). Listen
Decanting
Decanting: Is decanting just for stuffy wine snobs, you ask? No my friend, it isn’t. When many wines, especially honkin’ big reds come in contact with the air, they soften and make your wine smoother in the mouth. Decanting is always a controversial debate in the wine world for those of us who don’t get out enough. In this podcast, I’ll give you the pros and cons, as well as tips on how to decant with great flourish at your next party. Listen
Restaurant Wine Lists
Restaurant Wine Lists: How can a sommelier help you choose wine in a restaurant? Ever wondered what it’s like to be a sommelier? You’ll find lots of tips in this podcast to make selecting the right wine for your meal easy. Listen
Wine and Relationships
Wine and Relationships: Here’s a light-hearted look at matching wine with relationships. Food and wine pairing is simple by comparison. From announcing a surprise relationship to your family to breaking up with kindness, you’ll find wine suggestions below. Listen
A Marriage Made on the Table
A Marriage Made on the Table: Riesling is one of the most versatile, food-friendly wines in the world. Find out why Germany is its spiritual home. Listen
Wine and Relationships II
Wine and Relationships II: Natalie chats with Amy Tobin, host of Amy’s Table, about more ways to pair wine with any stage of a relationship. Listen
Food and wine sites worth visiting
My thanks to following food and wine web sites and blogs that have recently posted the free Drinks Matcher on their sites to keep their visitors coming back for more pairings. Please let me know if you post the Drinks Matcher on your site so I can include you in a future blog post with a link to your site. These sites are well worth visiting, with their wealth of tips, articles and recipes: Everyday Sommelier www.everydaysommelier.ca Wine Love Lust winelovewinelust.com/2011/01/14/natalie-mcleans-food-and-wine-matcher Culinary Thymes www.culinarythymes.com/blog/natalie-macleans-wine-food-matcher Fireside Winery www.firesidewinery.com/products.html Kinkead Ridge Winery www.KinkeadRidge.com/htm/whats_new.htm Saveur Faire www.saveurfaire.net Nickle City Foodie www.nickelcityfoodie.com
Pair Wines with the People on Your Holiday Gift List
Wine is one of the few presents that makes both the giver and the receiver look good. You look like you spent a bundle on the gift (even if you didn’t) and the recipients are happy that you think they know something about wine (even if they don’t). This holiday season, anyone can tap into my free web site and mobile apps for iPhone, BlackBerry, Droid and other smartphones. They help consumers with a whole new type of pairing: wine with the people on your Christmas shopping list. The app and site also pair wines to thousands of dishes, including […]
Free BlackBerry Wine App: New Storm 2 and 9500 Series Approved
We recently got approval for the Storm 2 and 9500 series free wine mobile app for BlackBerry! The app also works on all other BlackBerry devices and operating systems. If you’re an iPhone or iPod Touch user, we’ve got an app for you too and we’re currently working on a Droid version. All other smartphone can use the mobile site, which has been customized for their phones. We’re on an aggressive development path with the apps: lots more feature over the next few months. Stay tuned! Cheers, Natalie
