I am keeping this post simple, as I completely forgot about it! We opened this bottle last weekend, and I did a very rough draft (wine name, a couple tasting notes, website link) which I intended to complete the following day.
Hah! (This was written 2 Mar. However, the Blogger date has this at 25 Feb, when I did the rough draft)
That was almost a week ago, so here goes.... We have a small wine fridge, maybe holding around 50 bottles when full. Every so often, we reach way in back and pull out a surprise bottle. When the hell did we buy this?! Last weekend's wine was one of these surprises, and it was good.
Trentadue Winery 2002 Alexander Valley Petite Sirah. We are still familiarizing ourselves with this varietal, so excuse the very basic notes. This wine was bold and dark. Inky. It stained our teeth. It had a similar boldness to a big cab, and we love big, dry reds so this impressed. Excellent. We'll continue to try more Petite Sirah.
And that's it. Not a very good write-up. I try to write our impressions the same night we open a bottle and usually with a glass of wine at hand.
Happy sippin'!
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Friday, February 23, 2007
Good whites
We're back, for this weekend, at least. It's been snowy and cold recently; we've spent a lot of time at home in front of the fire or watching movies. We've also tried two tasty whites.
ZUANI vigne (D.O. Collio) Blanco 2005. An ass-kicking wine, to quote Daryl. At 13% alcohol, this wine surprised us. It tasted light and refreshing, complementing our chicken and spinach pasta, but wow.... A glass-and-a-half each knocked us out. Our wine store owner recommended this, and we thank her! It's fruity and dry, but not as light as a pinot grigio or even a sauvignon blanc. For a much better description of this wine (we drank this a couple weeks ago and didn't take notes), please click here.
Fun With Mac and Cheese--that's been the theme of our meals this week. It's just one of those weeks where I hit the pantry and skim through the Kraft magazine to come up with dinner. Last night, it was taco-flavored macaroni, tasty with sour cream and lots of cheddar cheese. Daryl stopped at the wine store on the way home and picked up the following (again, recommended by the owners): Loosen Bros. 2005 Riesling "Dr. L" (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer). Ooh, very nice! Light, fruity, sweet--the tiniest hint of syrup but not enough to make it "thick". Low alcohol at 8.5%. We enjoyed a glass but didn't feel sleepy afterwards. We have enough for 2 glasses tonight (it might be a little light for the minestrone soup) and we're looking forward to it.
When it comes to whites, we almost exclusively drink Rueda or N.Z. Sauvignon Blanc. These were nice surprises, and we'll look for them again.
Cheers!
ZUANI vigne (D.O. Collio) Blanco 2005. An ass-kicking wine, to quote Daryl. At 13% alcohol, this wine surprised us. It tasted light and refreshing, complementing our chicken and spinach pasta, but wow.... A glass-and-a-half each knocked us out. Our wine store owner recommended this, and we thank her! It's fruity and dry, but not as light as a pinot grigio or even a sauvignon blanc. For a much better description of this wine (we drank this a couple weeks ago and didn't take notes), please click here.
Fun With Mac and Cheese--that's been the theme of our meals this week. It's just one of those weeks where I hit the pantry and skim through the Kraft magazine to come up with dinner. Last night, it was taco-flavored macaroni, tasty with sour cream and lots of cheddar cheese. Daryl stopped at the wine store on the way home and picked up the following (again, recommended by the owners): Loosen Bros. 2005 Riesling "Dr. L" (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer). Ooh, very nice! Light, fruity, sweet--the tiniest hint of syrup but not enough to make it "thick". Low alcohol at 8.5%. We enjoyed a glass but didn't feel sleepy afterwards. We have enough for 2 glasses tonight (it might be a little light for the minestrone soup) and we're looking forward to it.
When it comes to whites, we almost exclusively drink Rueda or N.Z. Sauvignon Blanc. These were nice surprises, and we'll look for them again.
Cheers!
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