Weekly Poetry and Wine
I’m a little late in posting this week’s tasting menu, but I’m not changing it this morning due to our Open House this weekend. The new one will be for Monday, though the notes won’t be available until I return Tuesday morning….
Complimentary Tasting
Whites
2006 Roussanne, Fess Parker Vineyard, Santa Barbara $25
A snack of gingersnaps and lychees
with a little trip to Orange Julius to wash them down
2005 Roussanne, Santa Barbara , Appellation Series $18
A little taste of the tropics:
Papaya, guava, coconut, cinnamon, and orange blossoms collide
Reds
2006 Zinfandel, Paso Robles, Appellation Series $18
Cinnamon-dusted cherries blaze down a gravel road
then make a quick turn into rampant raspberries
2005 Zinfandel, House Family Vineyard, Sonoma County $25
A late summer afternoon: blackberries & strawberries baking on the vines,
the path lined with roses and sassafras
2005 Petite Sirah, Pickett Road , Napa Valley $35
Walking along the craggy rocks that pepper the Maine coast,
as you pick ripe blueberries, the juice staining your fingers and lips
*Reserve Flight - $5.00 *
2005 Zinfandel, Maggie’s Reserve, Sonoma Valley $45
A fluffy cake straight out of the oven, then topped with
fresh, sugar-drizzled black currants & raspberries and light cream
2005 Zinfandel, Lyons Reserve, Napa Valley $45
A kitchen experiment with the dehydrator:
peppered beef jerky, teriyaki jerky, dried cranberries and currants
2005 Syrah, Kick Ranch Reserve, Sonoma County $45
For the sportsman that hides in you, attempt to tame this ‘beast’ of a wine, with its smoked game, black pepper, and wild berries…before it slips away
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