What type of wine should I bring?
Friday, November 27th, 2009 at
2:42 pm
~cmd~ asked:
I am going to a wine tasting at a friends. Everyone invited has been asked to bring hors d’ oeuvres and a bottle of wine. I am bringing ham puffs. They are tiny savory croissant puffs filled with ham, cheddar cheese, mustard and black pepper. I was wondering what type of wine would compliment this. Thanks!
I am going to a wine tasting at a friends. Everyone invited has been asked to bring hors d’ oeuvres and a bottle of wine. I am bringing ham puffs. They are tiny savory croissant puffs filled with ham, cheddar cheese, mustard and black pepper. I was wondering what type of wine would compliment this. Thanks!
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Shiraz
CabMerlot
Try a nice Viogner (Fess Parker) if you can find it.
Zinfandel
Cabernet Sauvignon
Gewurztraminer
Riesling
Blonde Chardonnay (Monterey)
French – Beaujolais
hope these help. enjoy.
a Shiraz or a Pinot Noir
A nice Merlot, or Cabernet Sauvingon, Beringer or Robert Mondovi, Would be fine for reds, Or A Chardonnay or a Sauvingon blanc, By Beringer or Robert Mondovi or Glen Ellen are decent winery’s for the type of party your going to….
You do not need to pair the wine with your hors d’oeuvres. I might suggest something unusual that your friends might like to try out. For whites…Viognier, Pouilly Fuisee, Chenin Blanc. Sauvignon Blanc, Piesporter. For reds…Malbec, Beaujolais, Syrah, Red Zinfandel, Pinot Noir or any of the new blends. But please….no blush or white zin….and DO NOT GO CHEAP! I went to a wine tasting where there were no bottles priced over 6 dollars and it was such a disappointment that I wanted to cry. Needless to say I had no desire to sample a bunch of cheap wines so I took my $78.00 bottle of Barbaresco and went home!
With the lighter food like that, I really like Fetzer Vineyards Gewurztraminer. It’s slightly effervescent naturally and semi-sweet (I normally don’t like sweet wines). It is well known for it’s spice taming characteristics, but I like it with appetizers and lighter foods of all kinds. In German the name actually means “Spice Tamer”, as a side note.
On the Fetzer website they say this about it: “Enjoy the honeyed apricot and peach flavors in the glass, and breathe deeply to capture the aromas of rose petals and honeysuckle.” Wikipedia says, “Gewürztraminer (sounds like guh-VOORTS-truh-MEE-ner; IPA: /???vy??tst?ami?n?/ in German), sometimes referred to as Gewürz, is an aromatic white wine grape variety that performs best in cooler climates. The variety has high natural sugar and the wines are usually off-dry, with a flamboyant bouquet of lychees. Dry Gewürztraminers may also have aromas of roses, passion fruit and floral notes. It is not uncommon to notice some spritz (fine bubbles on the inside of the glass).”
Like that person above mentioned, a quality 60 or 70 dollar bottle of wine is nice, however it isn’t always practical. You don’t always have to spend top dollar to enjoy some wines if you look hard enough. Check it out….I think you and the others will enjoy it!
You’re safest bet would probably be a pinot noir or merlot. Is the mustard spicy? If you’ve got that spicy mustard w/ black pepper as well, you might want to go w/ a red zin. I don’t know the level your wine tasting goers are at. If they’re “new”, you’ll probably find a lot of merlot. Bring something different! Viogner is one of my favorite varieties! It’s a white wine that drinks like a mellow red (like pinot noir). I would suggest Witness Tree. It’s an Oregon vineyard. Fess Parker is too dry and “American chardonnayish” for my personal preference. After all, we throw and attend wine tastings to find something different! Bring something you don’t find on every wine list. Stay away from the “Robert Mondavi’s, Kendall Jackson’s and Beringer’s”. Though they make some good wines, you see them EVERYWHERE!!! Treat your fellow wine appreciaters to something different! Nostrovia!