Wine and Ice Cream Comparisons
***This Week’s Wine & Gelato One-Stop Shop *** thanks to a challenge from our shipping manager, you get extra crazy tasting notes
Complimentary Tasting
White
2006 Côte du Bone Blanc, Chateau la Paws $14
A scoop of peaches and cream from Baskin Robbins,
with a bouquet of honeysuckle and lemon blossoms on the table
Red
2006 Zinfandel, Contra Costa County , Appellation Series $18
After driving down a dusty country road, you can’t decide between
Dreyer’s cherry vanilla or Ben & Jerry’s cinnamon buns
2005 Zinfandel, Snows Lake Vineyard, Lake County $35
To soothe that tickle in your throat from white pepper and chalk,
fill a cone with black cherry ice cream
2005 Syrah, Abba Vineyard, Lodi $25
Help yourself to a serving of Cherry Garcia® in a tin cup
or maybe smoky vanilla-soaked figs
2004 Petite Sirah, Eagle Point Vineyard, Mendocino $35 nearly sold out
A combination of chunky blueberry and blackberry sorbets swirled together
and eaten at a cedar table
*Reserve Flight - $5.00 *
2005 Zinfandel, Cullinane Reserve, Sonoma Valley $45 3 bottle limit
For the kid in you who will never disappear, snack on that sugar cone of
mint chocolate chip (then sneak a sip from Dad’s wine glass)
2005 Zinfandel, Annette’s Reserve, Redwood Valley $35
Spumoni kicked up a notch with blueberry and raspberry,
layered with candied orange peel laced with cloves and cinnamon
2005 Syrah, Kick Ranch Reserve, Sonoma County $45 3 bottle limit
In keeping with a quick-fire challenge on Top Chef, this flavor
stretches the imagination: bacon-wrapped figs and vanilla
crazy tasting notes, Complimentary Tasting, quick-fire challenge
February 13th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
woooo, sounds fun!
February 16th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
it was fun to write.