Hey all! How is your week going? My Wednesday sure is flying by. I agree with some of the comments on the last post regarding drinking red wine room temperature. I also will agree with you about gouda cheese. It is also one my favs! As promised, I wanted to share the rest of what I learned at my French wines class at Valley Cheese and Wine.
Wine #4
2007 Domaine Les Grands Bois Cuvee Les Trois Soeurs-65% Grenache, 20% Syrah, and 15% Carginan
This wine is from Rhone Valley, France. This wine pairs well with a pate or lamb dishes. This wine “reveals delicious black currant and black cherry fruit along with hints of licorice, pepper, and spice box.” Now, I am not one who can pick up on a lot of flavors in wines, but I could pick up on the pepper flavor of this wine. This was another one of my favs! I think I am a red girl at heart.
Wine #5
2004 Chateau Pu-Servain Terrement-Semillon
This last wine we sampled was a dessert wine. I do love dessert wines but usually go for a Riesling. This wine is described as “displaying lots of upfront dried apricot fruit and raisin character mixed with bright orange peel and spice.”
We had a sample of blue cheese called Roquefort Carles, with the last wine (2004 Chateau Puy-Servain Terrement-Semillon). My mom ended up buying some to take home. I love blue cheese and this flavor really complemented the sweetness of the wine.
We also sampled a couple different olives. I know there are a few of you olive lovers to you so I mean no harm, but I just can’t get into them. The two olives we sampled here Lucques and Amellau Olives. I actually did prefer the Lucques olive over the Amellau.
He also discussed the difference between decanting and aerating wines. I usually just open the bottle and drink. I never realized how much these tips can affect the flavor of the wine.
Decanting-Use for an older wine that has sediment. You want to pour the wine out slowly without getting sediment . “Using a lit candle or lamp, hold the bottle of wine so that the area just below the neck of the wine bottle can be seen through the light while pouring. Ever so slowly begin pouring the aged wine into the decanter.” source
Aerating- Will provide the wine more surface area, allowing the wine to breathe. By doing so, this can improve the overall flavor of the wine. "The more tannins the wine has, the more time it will need to aerate. Red wines typically will benefit most from aeration.” source
One day, I hope to make it to a winery. I have always wanted to go. My parents have been to Napa Valley and I heard it is just amazing. I would definitely want to brush up more on my wine skills before going to a winery. Have you ever been to a winery? What is your favorite wine?
My sister is off today, so we might go out for dinner. Have you been watching the Olympics? I just love watching ice skating! Have a great day!
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