Monday Night Wine

 Monday Night Wine IMG_2070is a fabulous group of friends I have & we get together a couple Monday nights each month to taste wine.  Each month we try a different varietal and I pair it with a dinner, as the wine will change once you introduce food to your palate.

 

 

January 2024 Cabernet Sauvignon As we went through the holidays, one of the first wines we selected for our dinners was Cabernet Sauvignon.  It is a full body red wine, that can be dry dry dry or very fruit forward.  We are going to taste several Cabs and see which is our favorite.  Cabernet is a wine that will warm you up by the fire on these cold winter nights just sipping on them.  We paired our wines with my Meatloaf, 5-6 Cheese Mac and Cheese, Roasted Broccoli, and Chocolate Silk Raspberry Tart.

  • 5th/1st            2019 Scarlet Vine Cabernet Sauvignon, Maipo Valley, Chile
  • 1st/2nd           2020 Twenty Acre Cabernet Sauvignon, Clarksburg, CA (85% Cab Sauv, 15% Petite Sirah)
  • 4th Tie/2nd   2020 H3 Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills, WA (98% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Merlot)
  • 2nd/1st            2021 Wente Southern Hills Cabernet Sauvignon, Central Coast, CA (87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petite Sirah, 3% Petit Verdot, 2% Malbec)
  • 4th Tie/6th    2021 Iron & Sand Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles, CA (86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Petit Verdot, 3% Petite Sirah)
  • 3rd/5th            2021 Decoy Limited Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, CA (98% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Merlot)

 

 

February 2024 Merlot This month we are going to taste Merlot. When I first started in the wine business Merlot was the hottest wine around.  They were so popular and there were some really good ones available.  Now 25 years later, Merlot is one of the smallest sections in the store.  The movie sideways years ago, was a marketing nightmare and literally destroyed the reputation of Merlot, but we are not going to give up on it!  Come check out this varietal and see what you think.  We paired this months merlots with Salisbury Steak w/ Mushrooms, Mashed Potatoes, Grilled Asparagus and 6 layer chocolate cake.

  • 4th/6th             2021 Bliss Merlot Mendocino, CA (100% Merlot)
  • 2nd Tie/1st      2021 J Lohr los osos Merlot, Paso Robles, CA (89% Merlot, 7% Malbec, 4% Cabernet Franc)
  • 1st/2nd             2021 Maggio Family Merlot, Lodi, CA (82% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot, 6% Petite Sirah, 5%Malbec)
  • 2nd Tie/3rd     2021 Murphy Goode Merlot, CA (96% Merlot, 4% Petite Sirah)
  • 2nd Tie/4th     2020 Raymond Reserve Merlot, Napa Valley, CA (86% Merlot, 12% Cab Sauv, 2% Petit Verdot)
  • 3rd/5th             2021 Textbook Merlot, Napa Valley, CA (76% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon)

 
March 2024 Odd Reds & Petite Sirah  
 
 
April 2024 Red Blends 
 
 
May 2024 Chardonnay 

 

June 2024 Sauvignon Blanc 

 

July 2024 

 

August 2024 Odd White Wines 

 

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October 2024

 

November 2024 Pinot Noir 

 

December 2024 Dessert Wines

 

 

 

 

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