Wines of the Evening
The first wine we had was a Peter Mertes Platinum Riesling from Pflaz Germany, which we paired with brie and rosemary and olive oil crackers. The wine was fairly sweet, and smelled like honeysuckle and flowers, and was pretty bubbly, but not overly sweet, which I found surprising for a German Riesling. The wine paired extremely well with the cheese, although the crackers were a bit strong, and some of the flavor of the cheese was lost behind the very noticeable rosemary taste of the crackers. Otherwise, this was a very good pairing.
Brie, rosemary crackers, and Riesling
Next, we had the main course with an Entrada Malbec. We made cheddar turkey burgers, which had cheddar cheese mixed in with the ground turkey, which was then topped with avocado and tomato and served with sauteed zucchini. The Entrada Malbec was very warm and vegetal, which paired extremely well with the turkey, avocado, and zucchini, while the cheddar cheese melded well with the wine helped balance out the high amount of tannins. I would say that this was an even better paring than the Riesling and brie, and definitely the best of the night.
Turkey Cheddar Avocado Burgers with Malbec
The burgers were very thick
The last pairing of the night was Ghirardelli Cabernet Matinee Chocolate with Sycamore Lane Cabernet Sauvignon. The chocolate was really dark, with 72% cocoa, and had grape and raspberry flavors mixed in with the chocolate itself. The chocolate was very good, however, it didn't pair well with the Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine was very earthy and peppery, while the chocolate was really fruity. It would have been better with a Cabernet Franc than the Sauvignon, which was probably what the name was supposed to suggest.
Ghirardelli Cabernet Matinee with Cabernet Sauvignon
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