December 9th, 2011
Wine and Dime
Who’s our dream dinner party guest this merry season? Gordon Ramsay and Gloria Steinem would be a treat, but we’re adding a place card for Natalie Maclean.
The penny-pinching sommelier’s latest book Unquenchable ($18.77) is full of tipsy travel tales in search of affordably delicious vino. We love her unstuffy advice: drop an ice-cube in rosé that’s too warm, get good value on wine from regions where our dollar is strong (like Argentina), low-alcohol Australian vintages pair well with Sunday night dinner (they make you less sleepy), and do not fear the twist- top! (It’s everywhere and quicker to open).
Would Gordon and Gloria approve? A few glasses of decent plonk and we doubt we’ll care. —Marianne Wisenthal
Available in eBook or hardcover at www.amazon.ca
Get Natalie’s fabulously free food-pairing app here.
