{"id":17121,"date":"2013-12-05T07:00:23","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/?p=17121"},"modified":"2013-12-11T17:29:59","modified_gmt":"2013-12-11T22:29:59","slug":"gnarly-head-zinfandel-cave-spring-cabernet-franc-benjamin-bridge-nova-7-lcbo-vintages-wines-december-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/gnarly-head-zinfandel-cave-spring-cabernet-franc-benjamin-bridge-nova-7-lcbo-vintages-wines-december-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Gnarly Head Zinfandel, Cave Spring Cabernet Franc, Benjamin Bridge Nova 7: LCBO Vintages Wines December 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/gnarly-head-zinfandel-cave-spring-cabernet-franc-benjamin-bridge-nova-7-lcbo-vintages-wines-december-7\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17122\" alt=\"Vintages Catalogue December 7 2013\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Vintages-Catalogue-December-7-2013-350x466.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Vintages-Catalogue-December-7-2013-350x466.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Vintages-Catalogue-December-7-2013-160x213.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Vintages-Catalogue-December-7-2013-125x166.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Vintages-Catalogue-December-7-2013.jpg 402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>Here are my top wine picks from the December 7 Vintages Release, the most quoted Canadian source of reviews in the magazine. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/myaccount\/\"><strong>VIP Members<\/strong><\/a> can access all <strong>103<\/strong> wines that I reviewed as a <strong>text shopping list<\/strong> with my complete tasting notes, scores, food matches and the stock for each bottle in their closest LCBO stores.<\/p>\n<p>They can also add my wine picks to their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/winelists\/natalie-maclean\/shopping-list\/21\"><strong>custom shopping list<\/strong><\/a> with one click and access that list on their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/mobileapp\/\"><strong>smartphone<\/strong><\/a>. This is one of the benefits of becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/myaccount\/\"><strong>VIP Member<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Inventory stock numbers are usually posted online a day or two before the release based on the LCBO doing so. You can also see my reviews for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/lcbo-best-wines-wynns-chardonnay-versado-malbec-hidden-bench-pinot-noir-november-23-vintages\/\"><strong>November 23 LCBO Vintages Release<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/wine\/rodney-strong-chardonnay-2011\/184481\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17123\" alt=\"Dec 7 2013 Rodney Strong\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Rodney-Strong-350x270.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Rodney-Strong-350x270.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Rodney-Strong-160x123.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Rodney-Strong-125x96.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Rodney-Strong.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/wine\/gnarly-head-old-vine-zin-zinfandel-2011\/188366\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17124\" alt=\"Dec 7 2013 Gnarly Head\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Gnarly-Head-350x270.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Gnarly-Head-350x270.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Gnarly-Head-160x123.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Gnarly-Head-125x96.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Gnarly-Head.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/wine\/cave-spring-cellars-estate-bottled-cave-spring-vineyard-cabernet-franc-2008\/188704\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17125\" alt=\"Dec 7 2013 Cave Spring\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Cave-Spring-350x270.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Cave-Spring-350x270.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Cave-Spring-160x123.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Cave-Spring-125x96.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Cave-Spring.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/wine\/benjamin-bridge-vineyards-nova-7-2012\/184825\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17126\" alt=\"Dec 7 2013 BB\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-BB-350x271.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-BB-350x271.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-BB-160x123.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-BB-125x96.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-BB.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/wine\/henry-of-pelham-estate-pinot-noir-2009\/190980\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17196\" alt=\"Dec 7 2013 Pelham\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Pelham.jpg\" width=\"436\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Pelham.jpg 436w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Pelham-160x124.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Pelham-350x272.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dec-7-2013-Pelham-125x97.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Posted with permission of the LCBO.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Details on my <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wine-reviews-scores-and-tasting-notes\/#reviewing-process\" target=\"_blank\">wine review<\/a><\/b> process.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Get access to all my wine reviews:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/myaccount\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14348\" alt=\"Join-US-Purple-button\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Join-US-Purple-button.jpg\" width=\"151\" height=\"54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Join-US-Purple-button.jpg 151w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Join-US-Purple-button-150x54.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Join-US-Purple-button-125x44.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are my top wine picks from the December 7 Vintages Release, the most quoted Canadian source of reviews in the magazine. VIP Members can access all 103 wines that I reviewed as a text shopping list with my complete tasting notes, scores, food matches and the stock for each bottle in their closest LCBO stores. They can also add my wine picks to their custom shopping list with one click and access that list on their smartphone. This is one of the benefits of becoming a VIP Member. Inventory stock numbers are usually posted online a day or two [&hellip;]<\/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":[113,62,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-best-wines","category-lcbo-vintages-release","category-wine-picks"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17121","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=17121"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17198,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17121\/revisions\/17198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}