Ridge 2004 California Buchignani Ranch Zinfandel.
I frakkin love Ridge. What a great winemaker. This was our first delivery in our ATP Ridge wine club. Two bottles - gonna keep one for another couple years, and I'd buy another one right now if I could find one.
Origin -Sonoma
General Description - Wonderful wine. LONG finish. Huge taste bump. big ass wine. Oddly, perhaps better the first half hour after opening than later. Not sure what that means exactly.
Alcohol - 14.4%
Where'd the Engineer get it - Ridge ATP Wine Club
What'd the Engineer spend on it: $28
Why'd the Engineer open it - with the following: veggie stir fry (bok choy, carrots (huge radioactiver suckers), green onion, red pepper, rice, black bean sauce), beet soup (carrots, onions, BEETS, chicken stock, salt, sour cream). Super homemade dinner, all vegetarian, all from our CSA.
When should the Engineer's interns drink it:
2 yrs.
Who'd the Engineer drink it with: The Engineer's Spouse
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sokel Blosser Pinot Noir 2002 Dunee Hills
Origin - Williamette Valley
General Description - Really excellent wine. Had it with the Engineer's wife Long finish. Chocolate covered cherry. I'm not gonna take the time to do a graph but it was good!
Alcohol - 14%
Where'd the Engineer get it - Sokol Blossor Wine Club
What'd the Engineer spend on it: Think it was the $40s
Why'd the Engineer open it - with a pork tenderloin with a spicy rub (1 pt curry, 1 pt chili powder, 1 pt cumin, 2 pts brown sugar, 1/2 pt pepper), cous-cous, and broccoli. Great dinner. Didn't have to go buy any of it cause we got it all from our CSAs.
When should the Engineer's interns drink it:
NOW or within 1 year.
Who'd the Engineer drink it with: The Engineer's Spouse
General Description - Really excellent wine. Had it with the Engineer's wife Long finish. Chocolate covered cherry. I'm not gonna take the time to do a graph but it was good!
Alcohol - 14%
Where'd the Engineer get it - Sokol Blossor Wine Club
What'd the Engineer spend on it: Think it was the $40s
Why'd the Engineer open it - with a pork tenderloin with a spicy rub (1 pt curry, 1 pt chili powder, 1 pt cumin, 2 pts brown sugar, 1/2 pt pepper), cous-cous, and broccoli. Great dinner. Didn't have to go buy any of it cause we got it all from our CSAs.
When should the Engineer's interns drink it:
NOW or within 1 year.
Who'd the Engineer drink it with: The Engineer's Spouse
Sunday, July 1, 2007
2005 Seguret - Cecile Chassagrie
Origin - Cotes du Rhone Villages (France)
General Description - mediocre flat red. Not alot too it.
Alcohol - 13.5%
Where'd the Engineer get it - not sure (think it was a subcontractor laboratory, not really sure about that)
What'd the Engineer spend on it: Not sure (hopefully not much)
Why'd the Engineer open it - having it with Brie and baguette before dinner of bousin steak sandwiches (recipe: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/237211 [it is criminal that this gets only 3.5 forks]
When should the Engineer's interns drink it:
Travel back in time 1 year or so...
Who'd the Engineer drink it with: The Engineer's Spouse
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