Betsy had a rehearsal during day, came home for dinner and a nap, before she and Dave went back to Lincoln Center for an old friend's son's concert. So I was in charge of a tightly timed dinner, and didn't screw it up. I'd highly recommend Bittman's yakisoba with pork and cabbage:
OK, pork, cabbage, and ginger, that spells Riesling, correct? So I opened the 1998 Trimbach Riesling (Alsace). No, I didn't forget to say CSH or CFE. Nope, didn't mistype vintage. This is the base Riesling, about 9 years after release. It's actually shockingly vital. Good acids, strong Meyer lemon fruit, just a hint of wet rocks and petrol. OK, the finish doesn't have the length of its big brothers, but this isn't tired. Actually reminds me a lot of some low to midlevel German trockens I've had recently. Not a stunner, but no one could claim it was over the hill. Did well with the food. B