Wine Dinner 2 - Roanoke Street Apartments

After the first wine dinner the gentlemen who cooked and paid for the meal, myself included, were due for our free family dinner. With the ladies cooking we let them decided on the menu and the wine to go with it. This dinner took place on April 4th, 2013. The menu consisted of; Steak, salmon with a honey glaze, asparagus, baked potatoes, pasta salad, broccoli, vegetable medley, and a delicious cake for desert.



The wines consumed during this meal were: Fish Eye Riesling, Wood Bridge Pinot Grigio, and Cellar No 8 Red Blend.




-Fish Eye Riesling: As the semester progresses, and our bank accounts dwindle, we find ourselves in the lower price ranges of wine, which is not always the worst thing. This wine can be described as fresh picked apricots with floral aromas, however, I was only able to detect a slight grassy taste with a nose of apple and pear. This wine did not match well with anyone of the food but overall was not as bad as I thought it was going to be.

-Wood Bridge Pinot Grigio: Once again we find ourselves with a wine created by Robert Mondavi. This wine had heavy traces of citrus fruit in the nose as well as the taste. It paired very well with the salmon and the vegetables. Compared to the Pinot Grigio paired in the last dinner this one, to me, was substantially better.

-Cellar No 8 Red Blend: This is a blended red wine consisting of Petite Sirah, Grenache, Merlot, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese. This wine has a lot of berry flavors and a quite jammy texture. I had not had a blend of this nature before and I very much enjoyed it. The wine blended very well with the steak, vegetables, pasta salad, and surprisingly brought out the flavor quite well in the salmon.

 

Once again, this was a great experience and it felt great not having to cook this time. As we learn more about which kind of wines pair well with food I am more excited to try better wines and different foods.