Posts Tagged ‘menage a trois’
Varietal: Blended Red Wine (Zinfandel, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon)
Region: California – USA
Cost: $8 – $10
Dark coloring with forward flavors of fruit and cherry with a smooth finish. Pairs well with chicken, pork, and sharp cheeses.
Recommendations: I picked up this wine with a pretty good idea of what to expect, and not necessarily in a negative way. I’m a firm believer that there’s a niche and drinker for every wine, and while I might not like them all, it doesn’t mean that others don’t.
There are plenty plenty of wine drinkers like myself, ones that run websites voicing our opinions, that look down on wines that know their niche and don’t aspire to more. I am not one of those people. With that in mind I opened up the bottle of Middle Sister Rebel Red. Read the rest of this entry »
Varietal: White Table Wine (Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Moscato)
Region: California
Cost: $9.99
A light white with bright flavors and a soft, subtle, floral finish to it that will pair well with most any white meat.
Recommendations: My father gave me this wine as my mother and he have become fans of both this and the red partially due to the price, and also because of the versatility of the wines. I’d seen it in stores before, and even talked it over with my boss (whom blushes at even the thought of ordering it), but had yet to order it myself.
My wife and I paired this light white with a meal of honey-lime pork cutlets and bacon-cheddar risotto. The sweetness of the honey on the pork was a nice compliment to the floral finish to the Menage a Trois, as was the richness of the risotto.
I’m not going to claim that the Menage a Trois white is an amazing wine that everybody should rush out and buy a case of, but as white table wines go, it’s actually very functional and versatile, which is what you want from your table wine. If you’re looking to be blown away, you won’t be. If you’re looking for a light wine that will pair with a Thursday evening dinner or out on the deck, you can’t miss with this inexpensive white.
