Wine Dinner 2

Wine Dinner 2

Appetizer

We started out the second dinner with some delicious garlic bread pieces paired with a rose.  This rose was a 2014 Pinetti Notte from Italy. The crisp and fruity taste of the wine paired well with the heavy and strong garlic flavors in the bread. The crispness in the wine and smooth butteryness of the biscuits were a surprising compliment. As well was the extended finish. From a sudden crisp attack on the front palate to a smooth buttery mid palate followed by a long yet appetizing finish this was a nice combination. Unfortunately we were so excited about finally eating dinner that the biscuits were all gone before we took a photo of only them.

Entree

Up next we had the main course of spaghetti with a side of fried zucchini. The entree was definitely filling and a nice follow up to the garlic bread appetizer. Paired with this we chose to drink some red wine. This time we went with a 2014 El Cortijillo Tempranillo from Castilla, Spain. The larger body in this was instantly noticeable. The simple taste of it was also a nice pleasantry as I don't yet enjoy the complex wines as much. Hands down the beef and pasta paired well with this. It was more of a clean drink that has some raspberry or cherry in it. This wine was sweeter at first and finished a little dry and hot, not too bad especially with the extra sauce I had on the pasta. The 13.5% alcohol was a little more than I'd like but it didn't bring this wine down too much.

Dessert

Dessert was a delicious chocolate pie with whipped cream in the crust. Lots of chocolate in a milk chocolate smooth fashion. The pie was ok, nothing super stellar, but enjoyable. The wine was a 2014 Rubus wine selections proprietary reserve red wine from Australia.. This wine was mostly rubired with some durif and shiraz in it. It had a good body to it with lots of black curant flavor. I didn't like it that much to begin with and didn't finish my glass with the pie. The finish was smooth, and that helped a lot, but the oakiness in it did not go over well with me. I gave it a shot and thought of maybe finding a glass of water to finish off dinner.

Conclusion

Overall dinner was a great success. We cooked for a while, talked a lot about the wine and how it paired with dinner and had a great time while doing it! I don't think we would have gotten everyone together in the first place without this course. Looking forward to the next wine dinner. Can't wait to see what we'll come up with or what wine's we'll get to try next time!