Last night we moved on to another bottle in our quest for everyday wines. This was a bottle of 2005 Vin D’ Alsace Willm Gewurztraminer. We paired it with the last (phew!) of the turkey and some sides (still lots of those left). 13% alcohol by volume, $13.99 at Arrowine, cork closure. Very nice flowery [...]
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So we decided one bottle wasn’t enough on Sunday night and cracked open a second. We are again on a quest for everyday wines and this time we were searching at Arrowine. I saw a commercial for them and signed up for their mailing list. Which was great because they sent me a coupon for [...]
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Leftover turkey and sides, which gives me another chance to try pairing wine with the turkey. And yet again, I’m led to the conclusion that there’s just no great wine that will pair well with it all. Oh well, it gives me yet another excuse to try more wines! Sunday night’s was a 2003 Alexander [...]
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Oh how delicious. We picked up a bottle of Caramel Chardonnay Sauce at Alderbrook Vineyards. I served it as an appetizer for Thanksgiving, oddly enough, with pretzel sticks. The really thin little pretzel sticks. The salt of the pretzel is a great contrast to the very sweet sauce. You can actually taste the chardonnay in [...]
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Last night we went to the Aunt and Uncle’s place for some pizza and football. My husband’s uncle brought out pinot after pinot for us to try. 1.) First up was a 2004 Argyle Reserve from the Willamette Valley. My notes on this one say cherries, balanced, smooth, hint of tobacco, could probably age and [...]
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Friday evening found us going with my husband’s brother and our sister in law to the Melting Pot for a fondue feast (just what we needed after Thanksgiving was to expand our belts a little more, right?). Cheese fondue, then meat fondue and finally chocolate fondue for dessert. It presented another conundrum, what to drink [...]
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I believe that is the question that many a wine lover (or blogger) has been asking him or herself over the past few weeks. This was the plate of food that was served to everyone at my house. Sweet potatoes with marshmellows, candied carrots, mashed potatoes with cheese, turkey, etc. Is there really a perfect [...]
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Seven of these were from our collection and were consumed between Wednesday and now. The Champagne was a gift from my husband’s Aunt and Uncle who came to our house for Thanksgiving. Let’s start with Wednesday evening. Out of this collection, far and away my favorite was the Fritz 2005 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel. We [...]
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At last count, since Wednesday afternoon, we have consumed 9 bottles of wine. Phew. I haven’t had a chance to post about any of them yet, but I have my notes all assembled and ready to go. Our company leaves tonight, so hopefully tomorrow I will get the time to write about everything we drank [...]
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