@chefjess Alive and well but quite honestly a bit more on the modern and fruit forward style than I was expecting, not that I have a lot of experience with them
I’m a little behind. Wed wine dinner last week. There were a few more food pics, but loading these pics/captions on a phone is still challenging with my eye surgery/vision issues
@chefjess@chipgreen Yeah, I’ve noticed that on the WTSO offers, too.
Those pizzas look good too. When you make it to LA you need to stop by and check out Pizzeria Sei.
@chipgreen@klezman@rjquillin
There’s a guy in our Wed dinner group who loves Sojourn so I introduced him to WTSO a few weeks ago. He’s been buying up a storm. We’ll start seeing the purchases soon.
All the bottles last week were lovely. A lot of times there’s at least one that leaves something to be desired but we had a great showing and all paired beautifully with the food
@msten
It was a pleasant dry red wine. Very smooth, medium body, blueberry predominant aroma and palate, faint tannins. After 30 minutes in the glass a little spice of some sort. I read reviews of bringing it to a blind tasting and playing “guess the varietal”, though that might be fun I plan to serve unblinded and enjoy it for what it is, a well made dry blueberry wine. Something a little different. Probably serve with pork tenderloin.
@rjquillin@kaolis@chipgreen
Didn’t suck. The wines were fresh and beautiful. Amazing that the fruit hadn’t faded, yet the tertiary notes still came through. The Mouton tasted much younger than its age. The Barton’s got better with age. We guessed 2005 instead of 2004, then 1996, but no one guessed 1990. These have decades of life left.
2018 Scott Harvey mtn Barbera with eggplant rollitini pizza.
Chicken thighs and Noceto Frivolo.
@kawichris650
Used to be a Frivolo member; for SWMBO
@kawichris650
Chicken looks delicious!
Din Tai Fung and 2013 Tablas Creek Esprit de Tablas Blanc
Went well with honey garlic pork tenderloin.
Veal…stuff…
@kaolis
Oooh, nice. How was that Lachaux? I had a ‘14 a few months back and it was beautiful
@chefjess Alive and well but quite honestly a bit more on the modern and fruit forward style than I was expecting, not that I have a lot of experience with them
Chunk of green chile chuck roast…
2016 Kendric Vineyards Sangiovese Reward Ranch
tomato and somewhat spicy meat pasta sauce,
This did well
@chipgreen That’s an old WW offer.
Do I need to find the bottle soon?
@rjquillin
Surprisingly, no… but also, yes! It is drinking beautifully right now.
@chipgreen @rjquillin
The real question is…
Can he even find it?
@chipgreen @kawichris650
Harsh, but also all too likely a fact.
I know where it’s ~supposed~ to be…
I’m a little behind. Wed wine dinner last week. There were a few more food pics, but loading these pics/captions on a phone is still challenging with my eye surgery/vision issues
@chefjess Well, they all look great!
@chefjess
Yum! Looks like Sojourn totally redesigned their labels?
@chefjess @chipgreen Yeah, I’ve noticed that on the WTSO offers, too.
Those pizzas look good too. When you make it to LA you need to stop by and check out Pizzeria Sei.
@chipgreen @klezman @rjquillin
There’s a guy in our Wed dinner group who loves Sojourn so I introduced him to WTSO a few weeks ago. He’s been buying up a storm. We’ll start seeing the purchases soon.
All the bottles last week were lovely. A lot of times there’s at least one that leaves something to be desired but we had a great showing and all paired beautifully with the food
@chefjess @chipgreen
Didn’t they undergo a change of something, ownership? a few years back.
Happy birthday to molarchae with bone marrow, dry aged steak, and 2013 Bedrock Wine Co. Syrah Alder Springs Vineyard
@klezman Happy Birthday to molarchae!
@klezman
Yum!!!
Happy birthday to Molarchae!
@klezman
@kawichris650 @klezman
Cheers to molarchae!
@chipgreen @kawichris650 @klezman Love me a bit of marrow
Happy Wednesday!
Very nice after 90 minutes in the glass.
BD16 purchase. The blueberry was unmistakable.
@msten
Do tell…
Just received mine this week, I think, or was it last week?
@msten @rjquillin Yeah, how was it? That was the first offer I went in on.
@msten
It was a pleasant dry red wine. Very smooth, medium body, blueberry predominant aroma and palate, faint tannins. After 30 minutes in the glass a little spice of some sort. I read reviews of bringing it to a blind tasting and playing “guess the varietal”, though that might be fun I plan to serve unblinded and enjoy it for what it is, a well made dry blueberry wine. Something a little different. Probably serve with pork tenderloin.
An old BD purchase, with steak & chicken stir fry, jasmine rice, and spring rolls.
@chipgreen Their stuff was good. Too bad they shut down.
@chipgreen Tell me it was doing well.
I’ve got some '13 and '14 I need to get after.
@rjquillin
Yes, it was. Very little aging with the screw cap.
Falesco Friday. And/or French Silk Friday.
Pie is from Baker’s Square, we still have a couple of them in OH!
@chipgreen I loved their French Silk pie (back before my keto days…).
Still behind on my pics. March blind tasting on Monday. Beautiful wines
@chefjess well that didn’t suck is my guess
@chefjess
Wowza! How was the Mouton Rotschild? Also, how did those older bottles compare to the newer ones?
@chefjess Nice, with the three Bartons with a few intervening years. How were those?
@rjquillin @kaolis @chipgreen
Didn’t suck. The wines were fresh and beautiful. Amazing that the fruit hadn’t faded, yet the tertiary notes still came through. The Mouton tasted much younger than its age. The Barton’s got better with age. We guessed 2005 instead of 2004, then 1996, but no one guessed 1990. These have decades of life left.
duck, Anson Mills Pencil Cob grits, a little caprese salad in the background
@kaolis
Looks delicious!
@kaolis and such presentation as well…
@CorTot
What did you think of the Clos LaChance?
@chipgreen meh…
Perfectly drinkable cheaper Cabernet, not much structure but really no major flaws either.
rib tips in the smoker, a little cast iron mac and cheese