Posts Tagged ‘moscato’
In a more perfect world I would have made some pointed and in-depth piece about what bottles of bubbles I was opening for the friends I was having over to my house on New Years Eve. We do not live in such a world. While I did come across tweets and pieces about people opening $100 bottles of sparkling wine and champagne, I just couldn’t justify that, in no small part because I knew exactly how the evening was going to descend (into a raucous good time).
I do, however, feel as though I owe it to the new year, and to the bottles that I opened, to show the bottles that I provided for the evening. Friends brought over others, but here’s a picture of the bottles that I provided for the festivities.
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.
