Which Canadian wines go best with the “green food” that we’ll enjoy on St. Patrick’s Day, such as corned beef and cabbage or Irish stew? How about those fresh spring vegetables that will soon be on our plates?
“Green foods are the problem children of the wine world,” says Natalie MacLean, editor of Canada’s largest wine site at www.nataliemaclean.com. “But as a stubborn hedonist whose grandmother’s name was Brophy, I’ve found some terrific Canadian wines to drink with them on March 17.”
Natalie has just launched a new mobile application for iPhone, iPod Touch, BlackBerry, Droid and other smartphones. Developed by Cerado, this app builds on the success of her Drinks Matcher and includes all the pairings in the original app, plus thousands of wine reviews, recipes, articles, blog posts, glossary definitions, cellar journal and winery directory. You can access the new app at www.nataliemaclean.com/mobileapp.
In the spirit of going green (and giving back green), the new app is free. With the Nat Decants Mobile App, you won’t need the luck of the Irish to pick the right wines, whether you’re in the pub, at a friend’s house or at the liquor store restocking. It’s like having a sommelier (and leprechaun) in your pocket.
Nat Decants Free Mobile App Features:
– Find 380,000 professionally tested food and wine pairings
(not generated by computer algorithm)
– Access thousands of wine reviews by an independent journalist
– Search the reviews by winery, price, score, region, grape, vintage, food match
– Check how many bottles of a particular wine are in local liquor stores
– Track your wines in your virtual cellar and add your own journal notes and scores
– Search a directory of 10,000+ wineries to buy wine or plan a visit
– Find thousands of tasty, tested recipes for every wine
– Get wine savvy with articles, glossary definitions & blog posts
– Share on Twitter, Facebook and e-mail with friends
Natalie’s Top 10 Canadian Green Wine & Food Matches
1. Corned beef and cabbage: L’Orpailleur Seyval, Quebec
2. Irish Stew: Black Prince Winery Cabernet Franc, Ontario
3. Spring Asparagus: Vineland Estates Sauvignon Blanc, Ontario
4. Field greens salad: Tantalus Vineyards Riesling, B.C.
5. Fiddleheads: Domaine de Grand Pre l’Acadie Blanc, N.S.
6. Tomatoes: Le Clos Jordanne Pinot Noir, Ontario
7. Green peppers: Sumac Ridge Sparkling Brut, B.C.
8. Grilled veggies: Malivoire Rose, Ontario
9. Green peas: Rossignol Little Sands White, P.E.I.
10. Spinach and bacon salad: Kacaba Vineyards Merlot, Ontario
For more tips on pairing green food and wine, visit http://bit.ly/dsYG0g.
To get the free Nat Decants Mobile App visit:
www.nataliemaclean.com/mobileapp
On the page above, click on the words iPod or iPhone under the iPhone image to go to the iTunes store for the app. The direct link is:
http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/nat-decants/id353052386?mt=8
For BlackBerry, Droid, Nexus One, Nokia, Palm Pre and other smartphones, click on those words under the BlackBerry phone image. The direct link is:
http://www.nataliemaclean.com/mobile
About Natalie:
Natalie MacLean is an independent journalist and author of the bestseller Red, White and Drunk All Over. For Google searches on popular terms like “food and wine matching” and “wine newsletter,” Natalie’s site is often on the first page of the results as it has become a go-to resource for food and wine lovers. Natalie has won four James Beard Journalism Awards, including the MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award. At the World Food Media Awards in Australia, she was named the World’s Best Drinks Writer: www.nataliemaclean.com/bio. You can find her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/nataliemaclean and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/nataliemaclean.
About Cerado:
The mobile development company Cerado, Inc. created the Nat Decants Mobile App. Founded in 2002, Cerado creates mobile and web-based solutions that enable businesses, associations and organizations to better connect and understand their customer and member communities. Learn about Cerado and developing mobile applications for your organization at www.cerado.com.
