{"id":6177,"date":"2012-01-15T16:30:34","date_gmt":"2012-01-15T16:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/?p=6177"},"modified":"2012-03-06T05:34:44","modified_gmt":"2012-03-06T05:34:44","slug":"maclean-has-a-flair-for-matching-food-and-wine-and-its-the-stories-that-make-this-book-so-interesting-tasters-guild-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/maclean-has-a-flair-for-matching-food-and-wine-and-its-the-stories-that-make-this-book-so-interesting-tasters-guild-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"MacLean has a flair for matching food and wine and it’s the stories that make this book so interesting – Tasters Guild Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Unquenchable<\/strong><\/a>: A Tipsy Quest for the World ‘s Best Bargain Wines<\/p>\n

You’ll remember how Dorothy sighed “lions, and tigers, and bears; oh, my” in the Wizard of Oz . Well, we might be hearing Natalie saying something like \u201chawks, and sheep, and goats, and turtles, and baboons; oh, boy\u201d in her new book Unquenchable.\u00a0 And you thought this was a book about wine\u00a0 – and it is;\u00a0 but her adventures brings her in contact with all these critters plus a lovable Great Dane and almost too close a contact with a\u00a0 great white shark. All of this MacLean weaves into her tales of the wine country, the wines they produce and those who produce them.\u00a0 As she travels from Australia\u00a0 to Germany, Ontario, South Africa, Sicily, Argentina, Portugal\u00a0 and Provence, she tells the tales with great sensitivity,\u00a0 warm humor and growing respect.<\/p>\n

The book is presented in a\u00a0 chapter on each wine region where she visits two or three of the leading wine producers, telling their stories while searching for the best wine bargains the world has to offer.\u00a0\u00a0 Being of Scotch\u00a0 heritage, looking for bargains is natural; but she goes farther by presenting\u00a0 her experiences with wines of all price levels before selecting her favorite and affordable wine for dinner and the menu to complement the wine. So, she presents a selection of wines for everyday of the week, plus one for Sunday lunch.<\/p>\n

Her selections start with a Sunday dinner and the Wolf Blass Red Label Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon<\/strong><\/a> served\u00a0 with the chicken-smoked pork dish she enjoyed in Australia. On Monday, it’s the Dr. Loosen’s Dr. L. Riesling<\/strong><\/a> with a Pike Perch in Orange Cumin Broth. Then on Tuesday, it’s the Les Clos Jordanne Village Reserve Pinot Noir from Niagara-on\u00ad the-Lake with marinated quail.\u00a0\u00a0 Wednesday its Fairview Shiraz<\/strong><\/a> from South Africa with a fillet of beef and mushroom sauce; Thursday its Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Russo from Sicily with red mullet in pistachio crust.\u00a0 Then Friday its Santa Julia Malbec<\/strong><\/a> with Argentinean barbecue. Saturday its Niepoort<\/strong><\/a> 10 Years Old Tawny Port after a Creme Brulee dessert and for Sunday lunch it’s a Rose from Provence, Chateau de Roquefort Corail with chicken and creamy fennel.\u00a0 MacLean certainly has a flair for matching food and wines. It ‘s the stories of how she came to make her selections that make this book so interesting.<\/p>\n

But a word about what constitutes a bargain. Some might look at the above list and think they’re\u00a0 not bargains at all; still in or above the $15 range.\u00a0\u00a0 They’re looking\u00a0 for stuff\u00a0 in the under $10 category.\u00a0\u00a0 MacLean\u00a0 dismisses this criticism feeling that most of\u00a0 the “so \u00adcalled” wines under $10 are really not wines at all, just cheap plonk; and to her a bargain is a wine that is modestly priced but has all the attributes of other wines of the region selling for considerably more.\u00a0 Hence the selections she had made.\u00a0 She also lists others in the same category so you are not restricted to the one she selects as her favorite.<\/p>\n

If you read MacLean ‘s first book, Red, White and Drunk\u00a0 All Over, you know how she can tell a\u00a0 tale, amuse you from\u00a0 the\u00a0 beginning, and end up imparting a wealth of knowledge. She does it again in\u00a0 Unquenchable;\u00a0\u00a0 it’s a book you’ll\u00a0 want to share\u00a0 with your family and friends.\u00a0\u00a0 Just off the press, it will make a marvelous gift for those who enjoy wine and a good read.<\/p>\n

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You can read more reviews of my new wine book<\/a> <\/strong>Unquenchable here.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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