TN: Tale of 2 Villages (Cote de Nuits-Villages, actually)

Have you tried good white burgundy with stroganoff - its a revelation about the normally alleged 'rules' about red and white wines?

Only an idea but I had my prejudices shattered a few years ago when drinking Ch. Dassault 1989 with lobster braised in the same wine.

Anyway what does it matter what you are drinking (almost) when your wife comes back from a few days away? OT are there are one or two things in life even more important than wine or is that just the influence of February 14th getting a bit close?

Timothy Hartley

Well Tim, maybe it is just to heighten the "Vorfreude", but I would like to mention a similar situation I had. I had to be away from my partner for a year or so. Everytime we would be coming together, I used to think long and hard about which wine would be drunk together. Partly because of the reunion and partly because of the most careful choice of the wines, I recall every single bottle even after several years.

Cheers

Timothy, I actually have tried white Burgundy with stroganoff, and liked it. White Burgundy (or any non-flabby Chardonnay) works well with most dishes with a creamy sauce. In this case, I went with a red Burg because (1) Betsy makes 2 different stroganoff recipes, this one is heavy on the mushrooms & (2) I asked her if she felt like red or white, she preferred red. But the ripe Esmonin '02 was a bit much for the dish, the lighter '00 would have been better.

There are indeed more important things in life than wine or food. But the care that Betsy puts into every meal is one of the things I love about her, and I strive hard to come up with wines that deserve to share the table with her meals. I also do the dishes :)

Sounds to me like you're _both_ getting the better end of that arrangement! :^)

Tom S