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The Savvy Grapes has many formats to explore food & wine:

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Red, White and Drunk All Over
A wine tasting with Natalie MacLean

What was the mystery wine???

The Savvy Grapes  guests enjoyed a fun & interactive evening featuring award winning author & Accredited Sommelier, Natalie MacLean.  Natalie led us chapter by chapter sampling wines featured in her recently released book Red, White & Drunk all Over.  

This was not a typical wine tasting event!  Guests had the experience of being a wine critic with the task of scoring wines.
 

WHAT WAS THE MYSTERY  WINE?
Disguised in foil, guests sipped & savoured a delicious red wine that was revealed at the end of the evening.  What was it?

Katnook Estates Founder's Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2003, Australia
17.95 at LCBO - readily available
Scores from the Professional Wine Critics

The Savvy Grapes tasting notes: This is a BIG Wine.  Full bodied with luscious aromas of blackberries, black plums, mint, dark chocolate & cedar. These aromas continued into the taste with velvety & balanced mouthfeel.  

Food Pairing Suggestions: "All that you need with this is a good steak & good friends", suggested Wayne during the pre-event tasting.  Grilled vegetables, hearty stew, blue cheese, prime rib roast with the trimmings or a leg of lamb with mint sauce would be perfect for this wine.

When the Savvy Team got together to taste the wines for this event, there were several recipes offered to go with this wine.  Pick up a bottle & give them a try!

Beef Tenderloin with Port, Mushroom & Stilton Sauce

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks

Chocolate Pecan Cake...red wine with chocolate cake?? Why not!

What our some of the guests said about this wine tasting...

"Amazing & very entertaining.  Cheers!"  - Lesia

"My first experience & I loved it.  Very informative.  Thank you" - Peter

"Dave & I had a great time last night. It’s always nice to enjoy new wines. Although I have completed reading Natalie’s book, which I enjoyed tremendously, it was an added bonus to hear parts of it in her voice." - Deb  

"Thank you for a fantastic evening. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!" - Jennifer 

"Thank you for a great event!  We had a blast & look forward to future events hosted by The Savvy Grapes!" - Robyn

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MATCHING FOOD & WINE...

Are you trying to decide on wines to serve with a meal? Let The Savvy Grapes help! 
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& we will provide you wine suggestions.  Cheers!

 

 

 

 

 

The Savvy Grapes Inc.
Accredited Sommeliers
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(613) 851-1785 or email

 

 

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