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Hosting an informal wine tasting with friends

10 steps to a fabulous evening

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Natalie MacLean
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Hosting an informal wine tasting with friends

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10 wines to drink with 10 classic books
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte with California chardonnay
The Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne with red burgundy (pinot noir)
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy with vintage port
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte with British sparkling wine or champagne
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens with a southern France cabernet/merlot blend
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen with Chilean chardonnay
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck with California zinfandel
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The Man Who Ate Everything by Jeffrey Steingarten
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Favourite fun food and wine matches
• Popcorn with Chilean chardonnay
• Nachos with California zinfandel
• Potato chips with French champagne
• Pizza with Italian chianti
• Fish and chips with German riesling
• Hamburgers with Australian shiraz
• Smoked salmon with Canadian or Oregon pinot noir
• Quiche with New Zealand sauvignon blanc
• Canned brown beans with tawny port
• TV dinner steak with French or Washington cabernet sauvignon

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Excerpted from Red, White, and Drunk All Over by Natalie MacLean. Copyright 2006 by Natalie MacLean. Excerpted by permission of Random House Canada. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.


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