Wine pairings

Here is the wine list with the food pairing we has this weekend with the tasting notes. For some of you that have never been to a wine tasting you start off with lighter white wines and proceed to the more complex red wines. I have included my own notes of Like it (glad I tried it once), Live it (definitely a wine I will get in the future), and Love it (I want more right now!).


Select Cuvee Brut from Piper Sonoma - Sparkling wine

• Tasting notes - Crisp and bright with light aromas yeast, toast, cherry and vanilla; palate creamy texture, soft mousse, dried citrus peel and red cheery
• Food pairing - baked brie
• Like it - too dry for my taste

2005 Chenin Blanc-Viognier from Pine Ridge - White wine

• Tasting notes - Honeysuckle, jasime and peaches; pears, grapefruit peel and bright acidity
• Food pairing - Roasted Chicken
• Live it - great price point and very smooth flavor

2005 Sauvignon Blanc from Rodney Strong - White wine

• Tasting notes - candied grapefruit peel, spring flowers and tangerine peel, ripe lemon, touch minerality
• Food pairing - cherry tomatoes, calamata olives
• Love it - again great price and very fruity and crisp on the palate

2004 Blend of Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Muscat, Gewurztraminer & Pinot Gris from Pierre Sparr "One" - White wine

• Tasting notes - Spice, spring flowers, peaches, lemons
• Food pairing - baked apples
• Like it - Not a huge fan of the spice but good for guests who like a sweeter wine

2007 Pinot Noir from Kris - Red wine

• Tasting notes - Blackberries, candied fruits, black cherry, rasberry, spice, caramel, cloves, firm tannins
• Food pairing - Stuffed mushrooms
• Live it - Even better price point, a bit of an after taste but tasted like a cherry jolly rancher

2001 Merlot from Artesa - Red wine

• Tasting notes - Ripe sweet raspberries, plums, fruitcake and spice with chocolate
• Food pairing - Chedder cheese
• Love it - bold fruity flavor

2004 Chianti Superiore from Castello de Monastero - Red wine

• Tasting notes - Cranberry, violet, dried rosemary and vanilla; red cranberry and cinnamon
• Food pairing - Italian sausage pizza
• Like it - fairly dry and very warm wine, it would warm you up on a cold winter day

Cabernet Sauvignon from Viña Casa Silva Reserva - Red wine

• Tasting notes - Dark berry fruit, tobacco, earth, star anise, licorice, medium bodied weight and medium grained tannins
• Food pairing - our pairing for this was strawberry cupcakes with chocolate frosting in ice cream cones ;)
• Love it - big bold flavors that