{"id":10058,"date":"2012-09-09T23:09:53","date_gmt":"2012-09-09T23:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/?p=10058"},"modified":"2012-09-18T23:10:39","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T23:10:39","slug":"an-unforgettable-evening-of-wine-laughter-and-storytelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/an-unforgettable-evening-of-wine-laughter-and-storytelling\/","title":{"rendered":"An Unforgettable Evening of Wine, Laughter and Storytelling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Join Natalie MacLean and Wolf Blass in Toronto Sept 10 and Ottawa Sept 17 for a tasting of 12 Wolf Blass wines, a range of sumptuous tapas dishes prepared by Toronto\u2019s award-winning Against the Grain Restaurant and a personally signed copy of Natalie\u2019s book Unquenchable<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Natalie MacLean, named the World\u2019s Best Wine Writer at the World Food Media Awards, will interview one of the most witty, provocative and colourful characters from her book Unquenchable<\/em>: Wolf Blass of Wolf Blass Wines Australia.<\/p>\n

Yes, this is the man who once described his Red Label Shiraz as \u201cthe leg opener,\u201d but he\u2019s also the savvy visionary who put Australian world-class wines on the world map, with everything from colour-coding labels to taking the stuffiness out of wine. He has a fascinating story to tell.<\/p>\n

You can also ask both he and Natalie your own questions about wine as there\u2019ll also be an informal Q&A as you enjoy your wines and tapas.<\/p>\n

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How to Register<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tickets are $75 per person plus HST and include 12 wines, tapas and signed book. Similar events hosted last fall sold out quickly and some very glum-looking people had to be turned away so don\u2019t wait to secure your tickets. Bring friends and have a wonderful evening out.<\/p>\n

Wines<\/strong><\/p>\n

This exciting range of Wolf Blass wines will include everyday great value bottles, like the Yellow Label Cabernet, the #1 selling red wine in Canada, to premium labels that retail for more than $50. It\u2019s a terrific look at the diversity and range of wines, a rare opportunity to taste them side-by-side with the winemaker who created the styles and the writer who chronicled their story.<\/p>\n

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Book<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unquenchable<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>was named one of Amazon\u2019s Best Books of the Year and described by the Calgary Herald as \u201cpart armchair travel, part memoir and part wine class.\u201d Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun<\/em> noted, \u201cI learned so much from Natalie\u2019s humorous, lively adventures in search of great wines\u201d and the Globe & Mail advised: \u201cBuy it, savour it, use it.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you already have a copy of the book, give it as a holiday gift signed to the person of your choice by both Natalie and Wolf. This is a personalized gift you can\u2019t buy in stores. Pair it with a bottle of Wolf Blass to create a memorable gift set.<\/p>\n

Event<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your evening begins with a welcome glass of Wolf Blass Riesling (Sparkling?) at 7 p.m. at Against the Grain Restaurant. The tapas dishes and tasting of other wines will follow, concluding around 9:30 pm.<\/p>\n

Toronto: Monday, September 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Against the Grain Urban Tavern
\n25 Dockside Drive, Corus Quay
\nToronto, Ontario<\/p>\n

Telephone: 647-344-1562<\/p>\n

Ottawa: Monday, September 17<\/strong><\/p>\n

Restaurant 18
\n18 York Street
\nOttawa, Ontario
\nCanada, K1N 5T5<\/p>\n

613-244-1188<\/p>\n

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Join Natalie MacLean and Wolf Blass in Toronto Sept 10 and Ottawa Sept 17 for a tasting of 12 Wolf Blass wines, a range of sumptuous tapas dishes prepared by Toronto\u2019s award-winning Against the Grain Restaurant and a personally signed copy of Natalie\u2019s book Unquenchable. Natalie MacLean, named the World\u2019s Best Wine Writer at the World Food Media Awards, will interview one of the most witty, provocative and colourful characters from her book Unquenchable: Wolf Blass of Wolf Blass Wines Australia. Yes, this is the man who once described his Red Label Shiraz as \u201cthe leg opener,\u201d but he\u2019s also […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-unquenchable","category-taste-wine"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10058"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10463,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10058\/revisions\/10463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}