Surprisingly, we have a fair bit of wine still hanging around in our basement from our very first California wine country trip 3 years ago. This surprises me since it made a move with us, and it especially surprised me since we tend to drink our white wines fairly quickly. But this one somehow slipped [...]
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The wine of the evening was a 2005 Ferrari Carano Fior di Moscato. I honestly have no idea what this wine cost as it is only available in the tasting room. I’m certain we bought it last August while visiting, but that receipt never made it home with us. The wine had a real cork [...]
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So the Sauvignon Blanc from Steenberg was not the only bottle we tried to drink the other night. I also opened a bottle of 2005 Ferrari-Carano Sauvignon Blanc. This one came in a club shipment this fall. It was $15.60, had a cork closure and was 14.2% alcohol by volume. I am absolutely convinced we [...]
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We hosted a dinner party on Friday night for several of Matt’s coworkers. Since it was my day off, I got to spend the day prepping food and picking out wine to serve. A total of 5 bottles of wine fell here on Friday, 2 whites, 2 reds and a dessert wine. With them I [...]
Filed under: De La Montanya, Dessert Wine, Ferrari Carano, Fritz, Fume Blanc, Quivira, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Trentadue, Zinfandel | 4 Comments »
Served this little beauty last night to our dinner guests with the appetizer and main course. Bruschetta and homemade pizza. Which were both excellent if I do say so myself! The wine was a decent match with the dinner, but might have done better with a light meat dish. A very nice wine though, and [...]
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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 [...]
Filed under: Bella, Champagne, Ferrari Carano, Preston, Sauvignon Blanc, Thanksgiving, Viognier | 2 Comments »
