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TN: GV and CdR

Monday Betsy made a chicken with prunes recipe, it had run in NYT a while ago as an accompaniment for Priorat. I didn't have a Priorat handy (my one bottle of Embruix would have required heavy lifting), so brought up a Cotes du Rhone.

She needed a little white wine for the recipe, I opened a liter bottle of the 2005 Berger Gruner Veltliner (Kremstal). We had a glass as an apertif - light and easy, a little saline note over some peach and pea fruit. Nothing complex, but certainly good QPR at $9/liter. B

With the chicken, brown rice, and green beans in a walnut/miso pesto, the 2001 Domaine des Relanges Cotes du Rhone. I had put this aside after a bottle a couple years ago to see if the rather green tannins would integrate. Well, yes, but what is left is an acidic harsh mess. Sweet Tarts™ doused in pureed underripe strawberry, a green herbal backdrop. Everything a Rhone shouldn't be. C

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

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DaleW
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Whoa there ... walnut/miso pesto?! Porca miseria, che tipo di pesto e fatto da MISO? Cheers

Nils

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Nils Gustaf Lindgren

Miserable pig? OK, ok, Betsy says it's wasn't a pesto. Consistency reminded of a walnut pesto she has done. This was good, though.

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10 ounces green beans, strings removed 1 inch-long piece ginger 2 tablespoons light (sweet) miso 1/2 cup shelled walnut meats 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce, or to taste.

  1. Bring pot of water to a boil and salt it; blanch beans in water until they are bright green and just tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and refresh in cold water, then drain again. Place in a serving bowl.

  2. Grate ginger over bowl, then place in small fine strainer and press out juice, about a teaspoon. Combine ginger juice with miso, walnuts,
2 tablespoons water and soy sauce in blender and blend until smooth, stopping machine and scraping down sides if necessary. (You may add a little water or soy sauce if mixture is too thick.)

  1. Toss beans in sauce, and serve at room temperature.

Yield: 4 servings.

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DaleW

"DaleW" skrev i meddelandet news: snipped-for-privacy@b75g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

My Italian teacher wanted to translate it into "dreadful poverty" but used it as an all around expression of slight disapproval [1]. He is from Venice - I do not know what that says about the expression.

I mean, Mike T is from Venice and I have never heard him say "dreadful poverty".

Thanks for the recipe.

Cheers

Nils

[1] Such as, "You have brought home 24 bottles of red Burgundy and did not bring me even one! Dreadful poverty!"
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Nils Gustaf Lindgren

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