{"id":963,"date":"2010-07-26T19:03:10","date_gmt":"2010-07-26T19:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/stoneleigh-new-zealand-wine-recommends-great-books-for-the-summer\/"},"modified":"2010-07-26T19:03:10","modified_gmt":"2010-07-26T19:03:10","slug":"stoneleigh-new-zealand-wine-recommends-great-books-for-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/stoneleigh-new-zealand-wine-recommends-great-books-for-the-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Stoneleigh New Zealand wine recommends great books for the summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/2010\/109.jpg\" alt=\"Stoneleigh New Zealand wine recommends great books for the summer\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Stoneleigh New Zealand wine recommends great books for the summer\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Admit it.&nbsp; Book Clubs are really Wine Clubs in disguise.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s a great group of friends sharing a great bottle of wine and catching up on everyone&rsquo;s busy lives.&nbsp; And maybe talking about the book you&rsquo;ve been reading, just to maintain the illusion.<br \/> &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/> For your next &ldquo;Book Club&rdquo; meeting, why not try some of these fantastic wine and book pairings.&nbsp; We also recommend these for when you want a relaxing night at home to catch up on some well deserved &ldquo;me time&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>BEATRICE &amp; VIRGIL <\/strong><br \/> By Yann Martel<br \/> An astonishing and original new novel by the author of Life of Pi that begins when a famous author receives a mysterious letter from a taxidermist.<\/p>\n<p> SUGGESTED WINE PAIRING<br \/> Try Stoneleigh Pinot Noir, a fresh wine from New Zealand with soft, red berry fruit flavours and a lingering fruit sweetness. A wine of elegance and finesse that matches perfectly with this complex novel.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>THE GOLDEN MEAN <\/strong><br \/> By Annabel Lyon<br \/> The Canadian novel nominated for every major literary award in 2009 is now in paperback &mdash; an achingly beautiful book that answers the question: What would it have been like to sit at the feet of the legendary philosopher Aristotle?<\/p>\n<p> SUGGESTED WINE PAIRING <br \/> An award-winning wine for an award-winning book!&nbsp; Try Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc, which scored 90 points in Wine Spectator in 2008 and 2009.&nbsp; A vibrant varietal, this Sauvignon Blanc has notes of pink grapefruit, passionfruit and a complex minerality. <\/p>\n<p> <strong>GIADA AT HOME<\/strong><br \/> By Giada De Laurentiis<br \/> The queen of cuisine, Food Network star and bestselling author returns with a collection of family recipes from Italy and California.<\/p>\n<p> SUGGESTED WINE PAIRING<br \/> How about pairing Stoneleigh Chardonnay with one of Giada&rsquo;s recipes? This wine has nuances of ripe citrus, nectarine and melon, with a fine layer of oak complexity. Stoneleigh Chardonnay pairs well with white meat, pasta and seafood.<\/p>\n<p> Random House of Canada and Stoneleigh New Zealand Wines have partnered together to offer thrilling books and fresh ideas in the categories of fiction, cooking, travel, health and home d&eacute;cor, for readers to savour at home or with a book club.<\/p>\n<p>Four times a year, book recommendations will be featured on neck tags on Stoneleigh bottles at liquor stores across the country and on Random House of Canada&rsquo;s website, <a href=\"http:\/\/bookclubs.ca\">bookclubs.ca<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.BookClubs.ca\/stoneleigh\">www.BookClubs.ca\/stoneleigh<\/a> is a one-stop destination for wine and book lovers. Your wine rack, or your bookshelves, need never be empty again!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 226px; height: 301px;\" src=\"\/html\/uploads\/image\/Stoneleigh%20PN%20Art%20Shot.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> Please enjoy our products responsibly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Admit it.&nbsp; Book Clubs are really Wine Clubs in disguise.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s a great group of friends sharing a great bottle of wine and catching up on everyone&rsquo;s busy lives.&nbsp; And maybe talking about the book you&rsquo;ve been reading, just to maintain the illusion. &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; For your next &ldquo;Book Club&rdquo; meeting, why not try some of these fantastic wine and book pairings.&nbsp; We also recommend these for when you want a relaxing night at home to catch up on some well deserved &ldquo;me time&rdquo;. BEATRICE &amp; VIRGIL By Yann Martel An astonishing and original new novel by the author of [&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":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/963","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=963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/963\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}