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Wines 'n Stuff

Posted by: Trudy and Rob

Friday, January 25, 2008 8:39 PM

These are not the wines of a normal night's sipping. They included, among others, a
1997 Phelps Insignia, a 1997 Mt. Veeder reserve cabernet, a 1997 BV reserve cabernet, a
2001 Silver Oak cabernet (corked, unfortunately) and several others. The occasion? A
60th birthday dinner party for a good friend of ours. We won't say how many people
were actually in attendance so you won't be too concerned about our condition as we
write this. The company, food, and wine were all good (except for the bad bottle of
Silver Oak). Had we been dining out, the purchase price of the wines would most likely
have been enough to fund a small revolution in a far off land or at least enough for some
very very fancy new toys for the household.

The above (wine pricing) is actually one of the things we'd like to talk about here over
the passing weeks. We're both new to blogging although we do both have computers and
pretty much know how to use them. We really like good food and wine of all sort and
hope that you might find something useful or at least interesting as we get the hang of
this.

One of the first things about wine, as you've probably heard before, is that a bottle of
wine does not necessarily have to be expensive to provide enjoyment. In fact, some
expensive bottles have turned out to be real klunckers and vice versa. The idea of buying
what you like to drink is a good place to start. However, this shouldn't keep you from
branching out, exploring, and maybe discovering something particularly tasty that you
haven't tried before. A good example might be a relatively fruity, inexpensive red
zinfandel. Many folks only think of the pink stuff (white zinfandel) when they think of a
zinfandel. It is, however, a red wine grape that goes well with a lot of different food and
not so bad to sip on its own as well. Rancho Zabacco or Ravenswood's Vintners Blend
are two good examples. They are relatively cheap, about $12-$15, and provide a
lot of pleasure for the buck. They're great with pizza and tomato sauces as well as many
meats. Give them a try.

Anyway, we've got the blog started. In the coming weeks we hope to cover all kinds of
wine related topics from wine types and how they are made, wine growing regions, food
and wine, and whatever else happens to pop up along the way. Any ideas you have would
be welcome as well. It should be fun. We hope you can come along for the ride.

T & R

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