Sharon’s Wine Line On her journey searching for some of the planet’s best bargain wines, Natalie MacLean sampled an astounding 15,267 wines at 312 wineries in 8 countries on 5 continents so you don’t have to. You can just sit back in your favorite chair and read her book and learn and enjoy and laugh. The only drawback: You’ll have to supply your own wine. MacLean’s an accredited sommelier, a “lover of both bargains and grapes.” She’s extraordinarily accomplished. Among her citations: four James Beard Foundation Journalism awards, six Bert Green Awards for excellence in food journalism and the 2009 […]
Demystifying the relationship between wine price and quality – Sommelier Journal
Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World’s Best Bargain Wines Demystifying the relationship between wine price and quality, MacLean travels the world in search of wine values, sharing tales of the eccentric personalities and scenic surroundings she discovers along the way. You can read more reviews of my new wine book Unquenchable here.
Wine Book Filled with Adventures and Wines that are Kind to our Wallets – Eat Love Savour Magazine
By Angela Tunner, Editor in Chief Dive into the World of Wine with Unquenchable Natalie MacLean has done it again! With her second book following the success of Red, White and Drunk All Over, the latest entitled Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World’s Best Bargain Wines is a treasure-trove of worldly wines that are kind to our pocketbook and keep your taste buds tantalized. All this wine is wrapped up into a book filled with adventures. Plus, she’s got you covered online! Her outlook on wine is approachable, comprehensive, entertaining and she makes wine fun! As I flipped through […]
A Great Wine Book with History, Education and Some Great Laughs all Over – Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Red, White, and Drunk All Over is written by one of my favorite wine people Natalie MacLean. I don’t have that much time to read these days, but did get a chance to read this book over the summer and good thing because Natalie just came out with another book Unquenchable which I can’t wait to crack open. “Red, White and Drunk All Over” takes you throughout the wine world in a girlfriend kind of way. Natalie takes you to famous renown places like Romanee-Conti, takes you to a day in the life of a liquor store owner, a sommelier […]
Easily Accessible Wine Education – Real Baking with Rose Levy Beranbaum
Unquenchable, Natalie MacLean By Rose Levy Beranbaum In her newest book, she has taken on the challenge most dear to all our hearts: how to get the best wine at an affordable price. Her book offers up easily accessible hardcore information and education eloquently presented. Natalie generously brings us into her fun-filled world of great discoveries and fascinating travels, in fact, this book doubles as a beautifully written novel. On another note, if my favorite white wine be Terry’s beloved Riesling, my favorite red is Natalie’s beloved Pinot. I would love to sit down to a glass of it with […]
Harvest Soup Recipe Paired with Cave Spring Riesling
Pat’s Harvest Soup Paired with Cave Spring Estate Riesling By Pat Anderson It’s fall, and the bounty of the harvest season is upon us. We’ve got a huge selection of vegetables at this time of year! Go to your local farmer’s market, and see what’s in season. You can use almost anything, from corn on the cob to shelled peas and new potatoes. Watch your colours: I’d go either green and yellow or yellow and orange, but wouldn’t put green and orange together. White vegetables work with any colours. Harvest Soup You’ll notice that this recipe doesn’t have a lot […]
Great Value Wines from Argentina, Chile, Niagara and Sicily – CityTV
Wine lovers, rejoice. You don’t have to pay a lot to get a great bottle these days, with regions around the world and right here at home producing consistently good wines at lower prices. Natalie MacLean had the enviable task of researching and writing about these wines in Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World’s Best Bargain Wines, her follow-up to the award-winning Red, White and Drunk All Over. CityLine sat down with the affable MacLean in Toronto recently to talk wine, and where to find the good stuff. “My search in the book was for those wines in the […]
This new wine book will endure for many seasons more – Wall Street Journal
Lettie Teague, wine columnist for the Wall Street Journal and formerly the executive editor of Food & Wine magazine, has just picked her top four wine books that she says she’s confident will “endure for many seasons more.” Here’s an excerpt from her review on Thursday: Unquenchable by Natalie MacLean Natalie MacLean is a very good sport. In the course of reporting this book, she braved white-knuckle drives through the steep Mosel valley, helicopter rides over the Niagara Peninsula and even drank a few bottles of Pinotage. But she’s clearly having a very good time reporting from all over the […]
Zesty Rieslings, Big Red Wines (Malbec, Syrah) and Silky Pinot Noir Among Best Wines in the Vintages Release October 29
This week’s wine reviews and value picks cover all price points, styles and regions: I’ve recommended a total of 46 wines. You can add my Top Wine Picks to your custom shopping list by clicking on the little shopping cart icon. Here’s to the haunting memories these wines will bring you on October 31! Natalie [table id=20 /] You get all of my wine tasting notes and scores when you subscribe to my wine reviews for $2.10 a month, the cost of a couple of apples a month in return for memorable wine paired meals.
Terrific Cellar Wines from Spain, Italy and France in the LCBO Vintages Release October 29
Spain – 2009 Bodegas J.C. Conde el Arte de Vivir – $15.95 I had this wine last year (it cost $2 less last Oct). A good wine, still a good price. Look for a modern style Spanish wine. Black fruit flavors. Juicy. Excellent for BBQ. Try one, see if you like the style, and if so, stock ’em up for day to day. Spain – 2001 Rioja Bordón ‘Gran Reserva‘ – $23.95 Don’t even think twice here. 2001 was a great vintage in Rioja. Gran Reserva is an indication for the quality (as well as the aging process). 10 years […]
