| Wine Prep for the Holidays |
Please consider two factors as you shop for wine to host your guests or savor in the company of your spouse or partner this yule tide season. Dare to be adventurous. As consumers, we tend not to stray outside what is familiar to us. Try seeking out less well-known wine/viticultural regions within the same price range. One helpful guide to ease the initial transition is to taste a varietal you particularly enjoy from a region previously unexplored. For example, a sauvignon blanc from Niagara instead of a Chilean sauvignon. Secondly, steer away from the "only for special occasion" syndrome. Yes, there's a time and place for every wine but treating it as dressing the dinner table with your best china or silverware is missing the point. That special occasion is now. Don't hoard. Only 4 % of global wine production is meant for cellaring.
My pairing suggestions today are for our Huff Estates 2008 South Bay Chardonnay;
- chipotle and maple pork tenderloin
- lemon tarragon veal stew with greens of spinach,sorrel and romaine
creamed mushrooms on toast
ENJOY!
Brian
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