Bohemian Highway 2004 Cabernet (St. Helena, CA) has a great fruity flavor, I picked up cigars and smoked cherries – delicious. I will admit the quirky label grabbed my attention first and the price made me put it in my basket – only $4.99. You don’t need to attend A Night at The Opera to enjoy this inexpensive, but completely enjoyable bottle of cab.
tori :: Sep.17.2007 :: Cabernet Sauvignon, California :: 2 Comments »
Without getting too Zen Master on you, I’m beginning to realize that I learn a little something new about wine everyday and how it not only compliments food, but life. It’s all about the experience – everything we do these days we’re told by marketers that its all about the experience. And though, that idea makes us feel that everything we do should be an “experience” and not just an act, I’d like to think that you dont have to over think everything but just enjoy it.
Enter a remix of an old Kraft blue box classic with a chilled bottle and ballooned wine glasses. Essex Restaurant on the Lower East Side of Manhattan makes comfort food classic, mac n’ cheese, a bit more exotic by using young manchego. With a side citrus salad of arugula, edemame, grapefruit, oranges and sunflower seeds to clean your palette with each bite. A bottle of Grgich Hills Fume Blanc 2005 from Napa (about $30) was chilled and a perfect compliment to my meal providing a citrusy fruit finish.
Try pairing classic comfort foods with wine – it could make for a interesting “experience”!
tori :: Aug.31.2007 :: California, NYC, Sauvignon Blanc :: No Comments »
Went to dinner last night at a local water front restaurant, The Saltwater Grill (review to follow). Ordered a bottle of David Bruce Petite Sirah ($50 at the restaurant, $20 on wine-searcher). I havent tried many petite sirah’s so it sparked my interest.
Color – Dark Dark Dark Purple!
Nose – Blueberry was the first note that jumped out at me followed by jammy dark fruit and a hint of raisin/prune.
Taste – Medium to full mouth feel. Excellent new world fruit balance, not over the top, but lacking complexity. Very one-dimesional.
88 – At $20, i would pass.
http://www.davidbrucewinery.com/
Varietal Info – Petite Sirah (also known as Durif) is a hybrid consisting of Syrah and Peloursin. The grape originated in France but is currently mostly produced in Australia and California. Petite Sirah is known for its dark inky purple color and firm tannic mouthfeel. More from Wiki.
cdavis :: Aug.30.2007 :: California, Petite Sirah, Wine :: No Comments »