{"id":7235,"date":"2012-02-06T14:15:34","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T14:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/?p=7235"},"modified":"2012-04-06T14:16:26","modified_gmt":"2012-04-06T14:16:26","slug":"chocolate-and-wine-matches-for-valentines-day-zoomer-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/chocolate-and-wine-matches-for-valentines-day-zoomer-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate and Wine Matches for Valentine’s Day – Zoomer Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Natalie MacLean, author of the bestsellerUnquenchable<\/strong><\/a>: A Tipsy Quest for the World\u2019s Best Bargain Wines<\/em> shares with us her top ten wine and chocolate matches for Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

\u2022Dark Chocolate and Remo Farina Amarone Classico<\/strong><\/a>, Italy<\/p>\n

\u2022Chocolate-Covered Biscotti and G. Marquis Vidal Icewine<\/strong><\/a> The Silver Line, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario<\/p>\n

\u2022Chocolate-Orange Cake and Quinta Do Portal Port<\/strong><\/a> Fine Ruby, Douro, Portugal<\/p>\n

\u2022Chocolate with Nuts and Jos\u00e9 Maria da Fonseca & Van Zeller Vintage Port<\/strong><\/a>, Douro, Portugal<\/p>\n

\u2022Milk Chocolate and Tokaj Keresked\u00f6h\u00e1z Tokaji Asz\u00fa 4 Puttonyos<\/strong><\/a>, Hungary<\/p>\n

\u2022Bittersweet Chocolate and Bava Barolo<\/strong><\/a>, D.O.C.G., Piedmont, Italy<\/p>\n

\u2022Chocolate-Dipped Fruit and Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Kerner Icewine Oldfield Series<\/strong><\/a>, Okanagan Valley, BC<\/p>\n

\u2022Chocolate Ganache Truffles and Ch\u00e2teau Lafaurie-Peyraguey Sauternes<\/strong><\/a>, Bordeaux, France<\/p>\n

\u2022Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake and Domaine Pinnacle Ice Cider<\/strong><\/a>, Quebec, Canada<\/p>\n

\u2022Chocolate Hearts with Cream Filling and Harvey\u2019s Bristol Cream Sherry<\/strong>, Spain<\/p>\n

Wine Picks Made Easy<\/strong><\/p>\n

MacLean is releasing a new app<\/strong><\/a> that uses GPS to pinpoint the closest liquor store to you, then gives you a top 10 list of wines in that store in stock right now.<\/p>\n

\u201cEver stood in front of a wall of bottles in the liquor store wishing someone would just tell you which one to buy?\u201d asks MacLean, \u201cThis app knows which liquor store you\u2019re in, or the closest one to you, and gives you my top ten list of wines that are in stock right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Depending on your priority, the new app delivers a top ten list by wine type, score or price. So, if you\u2019re looking for a high-scoring wine to impress on Valentines Day, this is the app for you.<\/p>\n

The app is also available for Android and BlackBerry. Other smartphones can access the mobile site. The app\u2019s key features allow you to:
\n– Instantly access tasting notes, scores, prices, recipes and food pairings
\n– Search 150,000 wines at liquor stores across the country
\n– Find out how many bottles of each wine are in stock at the liquor store you\u2019re in as well as nearby stores via GPS real-time inventory search
\n– Track your purchases in your virtual cellar with just a few clicks
\n– Create a wine journal with your own wine notes and pictures in the app
\n– Share your wines and pairings on Twitter and Facebook<\/p>\n

You can find more of Natalie\u2019s wine picks and pairings at www.nataliemaclean.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Natalie MacLean, author of the bestsellerUnquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World\u2019s Best Bargain Wines shares with us her top ten wine and chocolate matches for Valentine\u2019s Day. \u2022Dark Chocolate and Remo Farina Amarone Classico, Italy \u2022Chocolate-Covered Biscotti and G. Marquis Vidal Icewine The Silver Line, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario \u2022Chocolate-Orange Cake and Quinta Do Portal Port Fine Ruby, Douro, Portugal \u2022Chocolate with Nuts and Jos\u00e9 Maria da Fonseca & Van Zeller Vintage Port, Douro, Portugal \u2022Milk Chocolate and Tokaj Keresked\u00f6h\u00e1z Tokaji Asz\u00fa 4 Puttonyos, Hungary \u2022Bittersweet Chocolate and Bava Barolo, D.O.C.G., Piedmont, Italy \u2022Chocolate-Dipped Fruit and Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Kerner […]<\/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":[50,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chocolate-wine","category-pairings"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7235","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=7235"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7325,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7235\/revisions\/7325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}