More than one million wineries currently operate worldwide. Each produces at least three different wines, and plenty of them stomp out 20 or more. That’s a lot of potential hangovers. But if you sip responsibly you can enjoy the taste, the history, and the geography of the grape without any concurrent headaches. And if you have champagne tastes but a Boones Farm budget? Buy the fruit of the vine online. A discount comes in handy at this time of year, given the expenses associated with the holidays. In the next couple of weeks you might be: •Having people over for […]
Drinking Tips for the Aspiring Oenophile – Stute Kitchen
Stute Kitchen Recipe adventures of a few fun & food loving foxes Though CK and I throw back our share of the red wines in this world (and have a damned good time doing it too! Not to mention the actual “wine-throwing” incident…), we’ve both always not-so-secretly wished that we knew more about the wines we were buying and drinking. We both love to learn, and wanted to understand what makes a wine tick, and how to get the most out of any delicious experience (and maybe more importantly, how to turn wines that make us screw up our faces […]
Creative Partnering takes the Traditional Book Tour to a New Level and Scale with Air Miles, Fairmont Hotels, Random House – Publisher’s Weekly
Random House of Canada is experimenting with a different kind of book tour this fall–one that guarantees book sales from every person attending a launch. Working with strategic marketing partners such as Fairmont Hotels and Air Miles, the company is creating ticketed events that include a copy of the book in the price. It’s a different kind of business model, says Tracey Turriff, senior vice-president, director of marketing and communications. “There are some situations with bookstore events where even if you have a great crowd, you don’t necessarily always sell a lot of books at those events.” Granted, it may […]
327 Pages of Wine Wit, Information, Adventure, Stories, Memories, and Lore – Hoosier Wine Cellar
I’m not just a pushover for wine books. Of the hundreds I’ve bought over the years, I’d like to say each one was judiciously and carefully selected, purchased only if it were of high quality and useful information. Of course, that’s not the case; my shelf is filled with trifling wine books, some pretty, some not; the point is that there are a lot of books out there and, as one would expect, some are better than others. Natalie MacLean’s just published Unquenchable goes right to the top of my list, just above her earlier book, Red, White and Drunk […]
An Entire Week’s Worth of Wine Pairings – Joy Farrell-Grove
Joy Farrell-Grove I was initially skeptical I would be engrossed in Natalie MacLean’s latest book, Unquenchable; most of my non-fiction reading is devoted to hefty school readings. The premise of a wine book did not immediately pique my interest, this in spite of my own affinity for a glass. It was, however, Natalie’s writing style that drew me in completely. Her writing is succinct in that you feel as though the book is whipping by and as it does, she fills your head with heady visions of lush wineries and eccentric characters. The style of writing is interesting. For much […]
Wine Price and Quality Aren’t Always Directly Related – Business Insider
Weekend Inspiration: Good Wine on the Cheap This week I settled down with a cheap glass of Riesling to read Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World’s Best Bargain Wines. Almost immediately I learned that in 1775, Thomas Jefferson declared Riesling the “best breakfast wine.” Looks like I’m off to a great start. Unquenchable is written by Natalie MacLean, the wine writer I noted in an earlier post about conquering a niche. (Quick summary: She was strolling through a grocery store in a postpartum sleep-deprived haze when she noticed a food magazine that lacked good wine content. The extent of […]
Entertaining Anecdotes and Delicious Wine Recommendations – Reading Between the Lines
New Release: “Unquenchable” by Natalie MacLean If you know me personally, you probably know that I am a BIG wine fan. I’m not quite a connoisseur but I know enough to understand my father when he begins the wine talk as he decants and I can follow along when visiting a vineyard or wine bar. I’d love to learn more though–and with my friend Natalie MacLean’s new book, Unquenchable, releasing today I now have a great opportunity. Whee! Natalie has traveled the world researching, tasting, and exploring some of the best bargain wines. She’s taken those experiences and blended them […]
Ladder brands like Penfolds Shiraz Cabernet offer Great Value at the Entry Price – CBC Ottawa Morning
Lots of tips here for bargain wine shoppers, including searching for ladder brands, those that start at $14 and go up to more than $100. Often they offer extreme value at their entry price points, as does Penfolds Cabernet and Shiraz labels. Click on the arrow below to play the interview. You can watch and listen to more interviews about buying wine.
Unquenchable is #4 on the Bestseller List – Calgary Herald
Update: November 19: Unquenchable is now #4 on the Bestseller list! Weird and wonderful for a wine book :) November 6 I love Calgary, it’s my new favourite city! They know how to enjoy life: wine and words! The Calgary Herald just published it’s Bestseller book list based on sales… and I was floored that Unquenchable, a niche wine book, has actually climbed to #6 one week after publication. I can’t wait to raise a glass or three with Calgary wine lovers November 19 at Pages Bookstore! Cheers, Natalie
Rollicking Travelogue of her Journeys Around the World in Search of the Best Vino – Washinton Post
Interesting review and discussion here of several wine books that focus on bargain wines from the wine columnist for the Washington Post… Someone has declared war on wine. I think it’s the Tea Party. One salvo came from Slate, which used to be known for intelligent wine writing until it fired its wine writer, Michael Steinberger. Early this month, Slate published an essay by Brian Palmer under the headline, Drink Cheap Wine. (Palmer has probed other searing questions for Slate such as why Americans don’t eat horse meat and why some people pee themselves and others don’t.) Palmer quotes a […]
