November 07, 2004
White Loire Wine
I tried this Sauvignon Blanc the other day and was completely blown away. It comes from Touraine which is just outside (or is it just on the edge?) of the Sancerre area of France. This would indicate that the wine would be very green and grassy with a lot of grapefruit flavor, which can be quite delicious. Instead, it starts out that way just a teensy weensy bit. Then, you get this lovely steely mouth feel and a finish that I can only describe as the flavor you get from a really nice Chablis. This wine is elegant and tastes great on its own, but is also terribly food friendly. The killer is the price, where a good Chablis starts around $20 and just gets more expensive, this little beauty only runs about $11. If you are looking for it in a wine shop and they don't have it, just let them know it is a Robert Kacher Selection.
In other news, tomorrow I am going to attend a Cooks and Books dinner at Brasa. The author is Anthony Bourdain and after having spent the day reading about him and his life, I can't WAIT to go! This will be interesting seeing it from the other side of the counter and in a completely different venue.*
*side note: Before my current job, I was the manager/wine buyer/maitre 'd of the original restaurant that helped to launch the Cooks and Books series in Seattle.
Should be a good start to the week!
Long story short, Remy helped me deal with an ip glitch that combined with a high spam filter was keeping people from commenting. We did a side run around, of course, so I will only enable comments on current posts. YAY!!! thanks Remy, as I always say, "you're the BEST!"
UPDATE: Nope, the spam filter thingee is still blocking all comments, so I turned them off again...........*sigh*
Posted by kerewin at November 7, 2004 07:30 PM