Turkey Day Wines [ February 8th, 2010 ] Posted in » Wine review
It’s that time of year again folks, so feel free to read this article and take from it what you can. This is one huge meal that always gets a lot of people wandering the wine aisle’s trying to pick out that one perfect wine. Don’t do it. Don’t think that there is one perfect wine. There are hundreds and hundreds. This is a feast that can accommodate so many wines that I could walk blindfolded through my wine store and come up with wines that match.
If you try the blindfolded thing just bring someone along to steer you clear of the wine displays, and if you try it out with your eyes wide open, give these varietals a look. Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc. So you are getting the picture, right. Lots of options and nothing to stress out about.
The reason all these wines can work is because they all have something different to offer the main course and all the accompaniments.
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It usually happens around 10 o’clock at night, when I’m starting to relax after a long day. I know something is going to fill my glass in a minute, but what is it going to be? I start to get a little antsy, and a bit sweaty and then naughty and nasty thoughts of Syrah fill my head. Yep, I need to pop a cork on something and I think it should go by the name of Crozes-Hermitage. Oh, that feels better, and now another, and now a little more. When I’m feelin’ that Rhoney, it takes about three bottles to get me over it. Of course it could happen to me again tomorrow night, but I’ll be ready.
It’s easy to get two bottles down at dinner, just give it a try.
1998 Albarino
If you want to see the wine regions of the world in a super-detailed mapped form, then this is the best 352-page book you can ever think of laying down in front of you. As you might have thought by the word Atlas in the title this powerhouse wine reference book is all about wine regions and detailed maps that cartographers will drool over. 178 maps to be exact, and they are detailed like no other.
Cracking claws over here, pullin’ apart tails over there, man it was a sight to see. I got some much-needed use out of my lobster crackers and only ended up knocking over one glass of wine… not a bad night for me.
This was the pre-party for Super Bowl XXXVI, plain and simple. As excited as I was about planning my weekend around the Expo it was really just a stop before the big game. Boston was fired up that February 3rd and the electricity was in the air inside and out. The skies where clear and there was no sign of snow or freezing rain in the forecast that might hamper our efforts to get home in front of the big screen T.V. before kickoff. The Wine Expo from 1:00 to 5:00, and Super Bowl from 6:30 to 10:30. It couldn’t have been planned any better than that.
Sure I should have waited five to ten more years to open this cellerable bottle of Northern Rhone super juice, but since it was a Tuesday, and there was an NBA game on, I decided that this special occasion warranted a special bottle. So, bye-bye cork and hello Syrah.
Good Morning Sauvignon Blanc!!
There are those who say that the arrangement of small tables and comfortable chairs in the tasting room at Rios-Lovell Winery in California’s Livermore Valley makes the wine taste better. Whether it does or not, it certainly makes the tasting experience more enjoyable and welcoming. Hospitality director, Jill Reya, describes the setting as one of comfortable elegance, and she is absolutely right.