I very much wished I had wooted more than one this time. I had to do a little research and petite sirah is actually derived from Durif grapes and should not be confused with Syrah which appears to produce Shiraz. Which is unfortunate because I liked this one enough to buy a 3-pack of Syrah, thinking it was Sirah. In any case, Durif "produces tannic wines with a spicy, plummy flavour." It was extremely dark and rich and very smooth. I'll have to snap up some more when I can find it.
This is the first I've had of this variety. Wiki says a young sangiovese will have "fresh fruity flavours of strawberry and a little spiciness". I can taste the fruit and it's quite mild and refreshing. I will definitely have to try other vineyards in the future.
Hm. I've never had a real particular taste for merlot. Eh. I wasn't really impressed. I also left a glass at the bottle of the bottle. It did not keep well at all. That vacuum wine saver would be handy.
This is decidedly smoother and much mellower than the merlot. This would be really good with some nice cheeses. From Reininger:
"...saunters out of the bottle and onto your palate with the supple style of Grace Kelly eating a strawberry tort. A whiff of vanilla and a sprinkle of oak spice make this wine more intriguing than an Alfred Hitchcock mystery."I would buy this again.
This should've gone up a few weeks ago. I don't remember it at all.
From Reininger:
"...is one tongue-teasing and twisted wine. Spiraling about a core of dried plum, dark cherry, and raspberry, is a dust devil of sweet vanilla - and a guaranteed lovely and lively bottle of wine."I remember it being a bit tart.
First woot!
From Reininger:
"...is a bombshell of a wine that will send you reeling with its toasted cedar backbone and hearty cherry marmalade! A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Cabernet Franc..."Not bad. Especially if it got damaged at all during transit. All the bottles were pretty cold when I unpacked them. It's a pretty toasty taste, and the cherry flavors melt in right at the end. Quite nice. I'm very pleased with wine.woot.
Obligatory. No, it's jambalaya.
Ref'd here and here. Eh, you know, you just start flippin' all those pages and throwing stuff around. I used my last two chicken thighs and chicken stock and shrimp. I also added, dare I say, too much black pepper. I wonder how much white pepper changes the flavor. But yeah, I'm eating celery for once. Weird. I should think of something to make with the other bunch before it goes bad. Needs more than one bell pepper. And I added bacon. Everything is better with bacon.
Yeah, a bit spicy. I added some Frank's to my bowl, and the pepper was still just...something else. Maybe I'll try it with the sour cream to tone things down.
