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December 22, 2005
Dinner
Last night we had a friend over for dinner. We started out with some light hors'doeuvres (sliced manchego, crackers, a salmon-based spread, an excellent chorizo available at A Southern Season) with the 30th anniversary Pinot Grigio from Jermann. Jermann, one of the premier winemakers of the Friuli region (you must try his fabled Vintage Tunina while we both must try his celebrated chardonnay 'Were Dreams'), did not disappoint, with a crisp, slightly dry wine with understated and subtle but unmistakable hints of citrus and green apples.
Dinner was a simple farfalle with meat sauce. Our guest brought the 2003 Buffalo Grove Zinfandel (from Sonoma), which did not really offer the usual notes of spiciness you look for in a Zin. It had something more like a rich and jammy array of fruit, which was a good matchup with the rich sauce. Certainly not age worthy or complex, this is nonetheless a fun everyday drinking wine.
Over and out.
Posted by dag at December 22, 2005 4:42 PM