First rule of Wine Club When you run out of wine, there's always scotch.
Wine Club: Sauvignon Blanc We had a fine Wine Club this past Sunday. A lot of people were out of town, but we were able to hobble together about ten folks and drank a nice collection of Sauvignon Blancs. After we cleaned out all the wine and a good bit of scotch (plus all the Girl Scouts cookies) we made our way to the Fortune House in Brooklyn Heights for a late dinner of Peking Duck. It was all good.
Oh, the wine The majority was from New Zealand, but we also had a couple from France (I hear they make wine) and one from South Africa and one from South America.
The New Zealand ones were all big and fruity. The French were appropriately delicate and serene. The NZ ones I would have with spicy Indian food and the French ones would go with seafood - the shrimp/crab variety. Your results may vary.
So, without further ado, here were our faves:
First place Coopers Creek 2004 Marlborough NZ (9$) It loves food, this wine A medley of fruit Does not taste like apples
Second Place Matua Valley 2004 Marlborough NZ E-THEAR-E-AL Sharp. Goes good with spicy meat Tastes like applesauce
Third Place Pascal Jolivet 2003 Sancerre, Loire, France Tastes like French Mellow & haughty Like a pear Minerals perhaps Springtime and freshly mown grass
After we cleaned out all the wine and a good bit of scotch (plus all the Girl Scouts cookies) we made our way to the Fortune House in Brooklyn Heights for a late dinner of Peking Duck.
