Monday Night Wine 
is 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 2025 Cabernet Sauvignon As an impending snowstorm approaches this weekend it is time to start thinking about those warming dry reds that we want to have not only at dinner but anytime thru the day to warm up. The Cabernet Sauvignon is considered the Big Red Wine. These wines can be dry but they can also be smooth and easy to drink. They will pair well with a multitude of foods but we will be pairing it with a great beef recipe. So if you want to warm up and enjoy an evening with friends and family we look forward to seeing you soon. This month we paired our Cabernet Sauvignon with French Beef Bourguignon, Mashed Potatoes & Black Forest Cake.
- 5th/5th 2020 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, WA
- 3rd/1st Tie 2021 Michael David Freakshow Cabernet Sauvignon, Lodi, CA
- 6th/3re 2021 Rodney Strong Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County, CA
- 4th/4th 2021 Educated Guess Cabernet Sauvignon, CA
- 2nd/1st Tie 2022 The Atom Cabernet Sauvignon, CA
- 1st/2nd Barrel 23 Austin Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles, CA
Pictures coming soon
February 2025 Merlot Merlot… one of the primary grapes in a Red Bordeaux, one of the reds that everyone in the late 1990’s saw as the red wine to beat all other reds. It is the wine that in some cases can have the longest or shortest tasting descriptions. It pairs well with steaks or some kind of Italian Red Sauce and Chocolate. This month join us and check out some Merlot and see if you can find a new one to have for those special evenings at home. I paired the wines this month with my meatloaf, Skillet Spinach Mushroom & Wild Rice Casserole, Asparagus and Red Velvet Cake.
- 4th/ 2023 CK Mondavi Merlot, CA
- 3rd Tie/ 2021 Cannonball Merlot, CA
- 1st/ 2022 Ramsay Merlot, CA
- 2nd/ 2021 Line 39 Merlot, CA
- 5th/ 2019 Chateau Anthonic Moulis-en-Medoc, France
- 3rd Tie/ 2021 Blackboard Merlot, WA
Pictures coming soon
- 2022 Barista Pinotage, Western Cape, South Africa (Pinotage)
- 2021 Chapillon Harmonie, Calatayud-Aragon, Spain (90% Petit Verdot, 10% Tannat)
- 2021 Charles Smith Boom Boom Syrah, WA (Syrah Cabernet Sauvignon Viognier)
- 2021 d’Arenberg The Footbolt Shiraz, McLaren Vale, Australia (100% Shiraz)
- 2021 Spellbound Petite Sirah, CA (100% Petite Sirah)
- 2021 Mettler Estate Grown Petite Sirah, Lodi, CA (Petite Sirah)
April 2025 Red Blends We made it to spring, and April is here! This month we are tasting Red Blends, one of our most popular tastings. Red blends have become so popular over the last 10 years. If you truly look back at historic wines Bordeaux, Rhone and Chateauneuf-du-pape, are all red blends. So let’s not hit the pocketbook that hard as those wines can be very expensive, but let’s see what we can find in the value aisle from California, Washington, and maybe something international. Red blends are usually nice, easy to drink wine that is not as dry as single varietal reds. Come enjoy the evening and find a new favorite wine! Served with Pot Roast Steaks and Tuxedo Cake or French Silk Pie depending on the week you attended.
- 6th/ 2020 Ghost Pines Red Blend, 86Sonoma/7Napa/7Lake, CA (63% Zinfandel, 11% Malbec, 7% Petite Sirah, 7% Syrah, 3% Cab Sauv, 3% Petit Verdot, 2% Pinot Noir, 2% Viognier, 1% Grenache, 1% Merlot)
- 4th/ 2019 Rebellious Red Blend, CA (42% Zinfandel, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 7% Petite Sirah, 7% Syrah, 7% Mourvedre, 1% Sauvignon Blanc)
- 5th/ 2021 Rabble Red Wine, Central Coast, CA (65% Merlot, 20% Petit Sirah, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Malbec)
- 2nd/ 2021 7 Moons Dark Side Red Blend, CA (58% Syrah, 23% Petit Verdot,13% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon)
- 3rd/ 2022 R Collection by Raymond Lot No. 5 Field Blend, CA
- 1st/ 2021 Spyland Red Blend, Portugal (Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez, Touriga Nacional, Baga, Trincadeira & Castelão)
June 2025 Sauvignon Blanc
July 2025 To Be Determined
August 2025 Odd White Wines:
September 2025 Malbec & South American Reds
October 2025 Zinfandel
November 2025 Pinot Noir
December 202 Bubbly
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