Wednesday was pasta with a mushroom/spinach/marsala cream sauce. This dish can go with white or red, this time I went with a light red, the
2002 Domaine Michel Lafarge Passetoutgrains. Light bodied but with surprising (and pleasing) intensity of flavor. Concentrated, slightly bitter black cherry and raspberry fruit, with a spicy edge. Lots of acidic backbone. A glass the next day was a little sweeter and rounder. B++
Last night Betsy made some Indian vegetarian dishes- a soupy dal with tomatoes, eggplant with green peas and jalapenos, and rice with cumin, cinnamon, and other spices. I didn't make the greatest match choice with the 2003 Spy Valley Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough) . Citrus and gooseberry, a capsicum edge to the finish. Rather typical Marlborough SB that offers decent QPR at $10, but there are other NZ SBs like Cairnbrae Stones or Babich that I prefer by a hair. B
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