Nicole MacKay

Nicole MacKay in the managing editor of the SOMM TV Magazine. She holds her WSET 3 and is a Spanish Wine Scholar through the Wine Scholar Guild. With a passion for food and travel, she's often found in her kitchen adjusting perfectly good recipes to be gluten-free and plant-based.

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Argentine Malbec under $25
Editor Picks: Argentine Malbec Under $25

Malbec from Argentina commonly produces full-bodied, richly textured wines with dark fruit flavors and firm,…

rosé regions easter
Pass the Pink: Try Rosé Wine From These Regions for Easter

When clinking glasses to celebrate a holiday, few wines fit the occasion more perfectly than…

Stanley Tucci's cookbook
5 Must-Make Veggie Dishes from The Tucci Cookbook

Stanley Tucci is one of those performers who perfectly straddles character acting with being on…

Napa Valley AVAs
A Guide to the 16 Napa Valley AVAs

Spanning just 30 miles (48km), Napa Valley is concise in its geography and global messaging:…

VDP Wine Classification System
Understanding the German VDP Wine Classification System

VDP — or Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter — is a group of about 200 German wine producers who…

Italian Red Wine Grapes
10 Popular Italian Red Wine Grapes

Updated November 2023 Spanning 620 miles (1,000 km), Italy’s size and geographic differences make for…

Chianti Classico Under $30
Editor Picks: 5 Chianti Classico Under $30

Chianti Classico has long been a favorite of mine. Since realizing the secret to reading…

best wine gifts
Editor Picks: 9 Best Wine Gifts in 2022

The people we hold near and dear fall into two categories: those who are easy…

Los Vascos
Lafite-Rothschild Leans Into Biodiversity with Chile’s Viña Los Vascos

The distance from Pauillac, France, to Peralillo, Chile, is 7,051 miles (11,348 km). From Bordeaux…

Cacio e Pepe
How to Pair Wine Perfectly With Cacio e Pepe

Updated November 2023 Someone says ‘Rome,’ and a few things come to mind: the Colosseum,…

Rocks District of Milton-Freewater
The Rockin’ Rhône Wines of The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater

Growing up, I had one of those Matryoshka (stacking) dolls. Inside one was another. Inside that,…

sommeliers and celebrities
The Unspoken Relationship Between Sommeliers and Celebrities

When it comes to fine dining, there’s a notion of being a part of the…