Tasty Tuesday - MichMash Wine

Many of you know I believe in supporting our Michigan wineries. 

I tried a new wine tonight. 

MichMash Riesling from Chateau Grand Traverse. 

Not bad. Light with crisp fruity initial notes without being too sweet, with a hint of a dry finish. Sweet and tart apples come to mind. If you like a soft fruity wine on the dry side, this one is for you. It would be perfect with cheese or relaxing in a hammock on a summer evening while your honey is grilling dinner.

The average price is $12.99 and can only be purchased in Michigan.

Sorry, online sales will only ship within Michigan.

Visit Chateau Grand Traverse for more info.

Tuesday Temptations - Chocolate & Wine

I love chocolate (the darker, the better).

I love cherries and I love wine.

 

 On a whim, I bought a bottle of Cocobon Wine. I liked the description on the lable.

Experience Cocobon, a harmonious blend that tantalizes the senses and transports you along a spell-binding journey to Nirvana. Become immersed in deep crimson tones that deliver decadent aroma and flavor, from dark cherry to rich vanilla, mocha and cocoa.

 

 

Oh the lable wasn't kidding!  This beverage is an orgasm for the tounge.

 

When inhaling the arroma, the scent was sharp but sublte with only the faintest hint of berries.  The smell carries dark raspberries with vanilla and the flavor is even better. At first you taste a rich full flavor of red fruits. The soft, mild tannins were completely overpowered by the luscious flavors of rich vanilla and dark chocolate. This powerful combination then melted into a blueberry finish with just a hint of bite to help the flavor linger on in the mouth. Even after you swallow, the flavors continue to dance on the back of your tongue.

I highly recomend to enjoy this drink slowly for the wonderful experience! 

 

Perhaps the wine is so appealing because it was created by a lady winemaker Georgetta Dane.

 

It takes a woman to know what a woman really wants in a wine!

 

She continues her journey at Cocobon, where she harnesses the power of all her senses and creates a Zen-like balance at the intersection of art, science, and soul.

 



Friday Food Tip

Okay... so you want to plan a sexy dinner with your honey for tomorrow night.  You purchased sexy lingerie and hooker heels.  Here it is Friday and it's time to work on the menu.  After all... the quickest way to a man's heart is through his stomach.  The lingerie and hooker heels will be part of the desert.

So let's focus on food and wine.

Have you ever eaten a meal where the wine and food were so good that you could not forget about it? Then, did you later have that same wine with a different dish or the same dish with a different wine only to be disappointed?

Count yourself fortunate to have experienced the perfect marriage of wine and food. When the wine balances with the food in flavor, texture and taste, both food and wine enhance each other.

These area few hints to consider that will make food and wine pairing simple. But remember that if you like a certain wine with a particular food that is all that matters.

1. Use the same wine in the recipe as you will be serving with the meal.

2. Mask salty dishes with slightly sweet wines.

3. Serve cool, sweet, low alcohol wines with hot, spicy foods. Higher alcohol accentuates heat.

4. Balance acidic foods with sweet wines or round, dry, low acid wines.

5. Combine sweet wines with desserts. Make sure the wine is always sweeter than the dessert.

Combos for Beef

Beef roast, steak, hamburgers

Veritas

Classic Red

Merlot

Classic Blush

2 Cab/Merlot

Cabernet Sauvignon

Wild mushroom sauce

Merlot

2 Cab/Merlot

Cabernet Sauvignon

Red wine sauces, stew, short ribs, beef stroganoff

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

2 Cab/Merlot

Stir fry, chili

Pinot Noir

Classic Red

Brisket, meatloaf

Merlot

Classic Red

Beef Wellington

Classic Blush

2 Cab/Merlot

Beef Bourguignon

Merlot

Cabernet Sauvignon

2 Cab/Merlot