{"id":4127,"date":"2011-10-23T20:03:29","date_gmt":"2011-10-23T20:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/?p=4127"},"modified":"2011-10-23T20:04:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-23T20:04:00","slug":"macleans-enthusiasm-for-her-subject-sparkles-off-ofevery-page-this-is-no-dull-tome-about-viticulture-booklist-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/macleans-enthusiasm-for-her-subject-sparkles-off-ofevery-page-this-is-no-dull-tome-about-viticulture-booklist-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"MacLean&#8217;s enthusiasm for her subject sparkles off of every page&#8230; This is no dull tome about viticulture &#8211; Booklist Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BooklistMagazine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"BooklistMagazine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BooklistMagazine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This review of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/book\"><strong>Unquenchable<\/strong><\/a> is coming out in the November 1 issue of Booklist Magazine, published by the American Library Association to provide critical reviews of books to thousands of libraries across the US.<\/p>\n<p>Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World&#8217;s Best Bargain Wines.<br \/>\nMacLean, Natalie (Author)<br \/>\nNov 2011. 368 p. Perigee, hardcover, $24.00. (9780399537073). 641.2.<\/p>\n<p>Wine writer Natalie MacLean would like us to be a little less, well, snooty when it comes to wine. It is a myth that the best-tasting wines come in the oldest, most expensive bottles. You can find some really good stuff at quite reasonable prices, if you know where and how to look.<\/p>\n<p>MacLean devotes a chapter to each day of the week, with a choice of wine to complement the day\u2019s meal, whereupon she launches into each selection\u2019s history, notable brands, and some personalities associated with it, such as the movie special-effects wizard who became a top winemaker.<\/p>\n<p>The book is full of interesting nuggets of information (e.g., in 2001, Yellow Tail Shiraz was the most successful new-wine launch in North American history), and MacLean\u2019s enthusiasm for her subject sparkles off of every page. This is no dull tome about the history of viticulture, it\u2019s a lively, entertaining tour of wines and a personal look at some of Maclean\u2019s favorite flavors, a book that says you don\u2019t have to be rich or excessively refined to enjoy wine. You just have to know what you like.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Pitt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This review of Unquenchable is coming out in the November 1 issue of Booklist Magazine, published by the American Library Association to provide critical reviews of books to thousands of libraries across the US. Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World&#8217;s Best Bargain Wines. MacLean, Natalie (Author) Nov 2011. 368 p. Perigee, hardcover, $24.00. (9780399537073). 641.2. Wine writer Natalie MacLean would like us to be a little less, well, snooty when it comes to wine. It is a myth that the best-tasting wines come in the oldest, most expensive bottles. You can find some really good stuff at quite reasonable [&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":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-unquenchable"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4127","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=4127"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4131,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4127\/revisions\/4131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}