BBQ Chicken Pizza, Shiraz, and Jesus
That’s my lunch yesterday of Trader Joe’s BBQ chicken salad served with a glass of 2004 Kirkham Shiraz, although I’d usually pick a Zinfandel for the pairing. And it was going to be today’s lunch, except I watched Jesus Camp with friends tonight and the teacher had said she was going to make BBQ chicken pizza. While the movie was rather disturbing in the fervor being displayed, the food was super tasty and so was the wine. The pizza had just the right amount of heat to match the pepper in the glass, and the chocolate and plum flavors made for a nice finish.
However, as the wine was gone as we were just beginning to eat, we also opened the 2004 Red Truck Red Wine. The purchaser– big fan of biodegradable wine (and by that, she means biodynamic)–was scared I’d be mad at her for buying a bottle for its label. Red Truck Wines was started by the owners of Cline Cellars and I’ve been meaning to try it myself, so no need for worry. It’s a blend of Syrah, Petite Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Mourvedre and Grenache, and though rather simple, the juicy fruit flavors worked well with the BBQ sauce.
And while I might not fall down in prayer like the kids in the movie, the chocolate caramel crunch ice cream from Mitchell’s we had for dessert could make a girl come close.
Jesus Camp
….Farley Walker
2004 Kirkham Shiraz, Red Truck Wines, Jesus Camp
March 21st, 2007 at 9:03 am
snarls………great title……..it’s almost as if you’re still in mississippi…….have a good weekend in montana……hate that i can’t be there to ring in your 29th……hehe
kb
March 21st, 2007 at 2:07 pm
The teacher gives the 2004 Kirkham Shiraz a gargantuan gold star. The indistinguishable flavors (to me) seemed to fill my whole mouth! (How’s that for description?)
The BBQ pizza was not my best, thus I would like a retake.
You can NEVER go wrong with the chocolate carmel crackle from Mitchell’s (though it’s trouble with a capital T for still being in my freezer)!
Being a girl that buys wine for witty labels myself, I am sad that I can’t find Fetzer’s Natural Blonde label at Trader Joe’s these days - it was a decent table red.
“The Purchaser” is not going to be happy with that nickname.
Take care!