TN: Halbtrocken from Nahe

Thursday Betsy had picked up some flounder filet to go with some broccoli rabe, garlic-rubbed acorn squash and some brown rice. I went downstairs thinking Macon, but sometimes it's more what you feel like opening, and what emerged from cellar was the 2005 Schafer-Frohlich Riesling Halbtrocken (Nahe) (99% sure this is QbA, don't think I saw Kabinett on label). Just a touch of sweetness dancing around, lovely light-bodied wine with a saline note. White and red stone fruit with a solid mineral base, I like this quite a lot for a $15 wine. B+

As an aside, I was really happy with the squash, too. Why do people tend to add brown sugar to something with such natural sweetness? This was just split and cored, rubbed with garlic, seasoned, and then baked on an oiled pan. Yum.

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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I don['t understand that either. It's like the maple syrup and marshmallow sweet potato dish at Thanksgiving. I just like mine plain with a little salt, pepper and butter. My wife makes an awesome butternut squash and roasted poblano pepper bisque that just screams for Riesling.

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Bi!!

My wife makes an awesome

2- Butternut squash roasted peeled and cubed (split-oil-roast until tender) 2-Poblano peppers roasted over flame or grill-finely diced (remove black skin)

saute in 4 Tbsp olive oil over medium flame until tender:

1 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 1/2 cup chopped celery 1 cup finely chopped carrot 4 whole cinnamon sticks salt and fresh black pepper to taste

add:

1/2 -3/4 cup chopped fresh sage and continue cooking for 2-3- minutes

add:

6 tbsp butter 8 cups low sodium chicken stock

add cubed squash and diced peppers. bring to boil and reduce to simmer for 45 minutes.

remove cinnamon sticks and puree with immersion blender or cuisinart. (the soup can be refridgerated at this point)

To finish: heat gently thinning with chicken stock if necessary and stirring often. taste and season soup accordingly. finish with 1 1/2 cup of half and half. Heat through.

serve with small dollop of creme fraiche.

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Bi!!

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