Yes, snow is gently falling outside as I write these words, but is it ever too cold to drink a good rosé? Tonight's light dinner was a butternut squash soup that I whipped together, and I opened:
There is something about this wine that puts me on a hot sand beach with the sun in my eyes. Nothing wrong with that on a cold December day, though!
Mark Lipton
Ah, makes me long for warmer weather. I still have some leftover bottles of Il Cantalupo from this past season. Maybe break them out for Channukah.
yes, the mere fact of cold weather doesn't mean that rose isn't still a versatile match. I should give the Rubentis another shot. I tried a previous vintage, thought ok but not a buy again, but have seen so many positive notes from those I respect
Dale, Like all the other Getariako Txakolinas that I've had, this wine comes with a good deal of petillance, which I realize isn't to everyone's liking. In comparison to the Baudry rosé that we both love, I'd say that this wine is both lighter and simpler, but possibly more refreshing as a result.
FWIW, when Jean had a bottle of this back in the Spring, she said "Buy more!" in a tone that I don't ignore. The two other wines that have produced such a response in recent memory are the 2008 Pinon Vouvray Tradition and the 2006 Drouhin Chorey-les-Beaune. Had we been alone, I'm sure that I would have heard the same thing about the 2006 Overnoy Pupillin that Florida Jim opened for us in Sonoma. Just FYI.
Mark Lipton
I just came in from a four hour perch in a tree stand at 15 degrees F. I'm not feeling summery...in fact I'm barely feeling at all. I'm going to braise venison ribs with wine and root veggies and find a nice sturdy red wine. Maybe the '02 Shafer Relentless.
Well done, Bill. Syrah and Bambi is one of life's great matches.
Mark Lipton
Perhaps my favorite food and wine match. what's interesting about the match is that Syrah, Sirah and Shiraz (Rhone, California, Aussie) all come from a common grape varietal, they are all quite different in their flavor profile yet all match well with venison.
My favorite Christmas song is Tim Minchin's "White Wine in the Sun". ;-)
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