Merlot & Quesadillas

I’ve heard of Natalie MacLean. I get her newsletter and have read some of her book. I hadn’t ever spent much time on the web site. So right now I’m going to point you to it, because there’s a nifty tool you have to play with.

I get a lot of hits on "wine & food pairing" because it’s one of my categories. That means I write about figuring it out though – not that I have all the answers. However, on Nat Decants, there is a swanky little wine and food pairing tool. Enter your type of food (I entered appetizers -> ethnic -> quesadillas) and it pops back several recommended varietals. From there, you can search for Natalie’s recommendations within each varietal. You can also find recipes that will go with your wine, or that complement the food you entered. The site also offers archived articles, video, and podcasts, but I’m rather taken by the food and wine pairing tool. Is it always accurate? No. But it does help out in those situations when you just aren’t sure what to purchase. Now, if she’d just take it mobile …

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3 Responses to “Merlot & Quesadillas”

1. Dr. Debs says:

   May 9, 2007 at 4:26 pm

   Thanks for the heads-up. I’m certainly going to check it out, because I get stumped with the rarer varietals.
2. Michael M says:

   May 9, 2007 at 5:24 pm

   Thanks for information, Good quality wine can make a lot of difference, whether its white or red, I personally prefer red over white, and again it’s depends on a food and personal condition, over all I look at a quality. Have a look at another related page its all about Wine, here it is http://www.wine-expert-101.com/index.php
3. Denise Clarke says:

   June 23, 2008 at 4:40 pm

   Cool site … I love it!
   Denise
   http://www.WineFoodPairing.blogspot.com