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What\u2019s your go to meal and your go to wine pairing during this period of Shelter in Place when we are not going to the store on a whim?<\/span><\/p>\n For me, the food is pesto, specifically nasturtium pesto because they grow wild in my yard so I have been able to harvest the leaves, and make a pesto for pasta, and pair them with\u2026<\/p>\n Sauvignon Blanc!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n And with everyone baking bread, one of the best pairings with crunchy sourdough is goat cheese and you guessed it \u2014<\/p>\n Sauvignon Blanc!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n And did you know you can take the base of the heart of a head of romaine lettuce and stick in water and it will grow? Then you can plant it in your Victory Garden and make it into a caesar salad which pairs beautifully with\u2026<\/p>\n Sauvignon Blanc!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n So with Sauvignon Blanc Day today May 1 and with so many Sheltering in Place \u2014 and Slurping in Place too \u2014 let\u2019s take a look at four sauvignon blanc wines to pair with these dishes.<\/p>\n Sauvignon Blanc Wines<\/strong><\/p>\n 2019 Domaine\u00a0Bousquet<\/a>\u00a0Sauvignon Blanc Tupungato Argentina<\/strong> We\u2019ve written about Domaine\u00a0Bousquet<\/a>\u00a0a few times; we appreciate their commitment to organic practices by making wine with organic grapes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Sight:\u00a0<\/strong>Palest of yellow with a bit of green tinge, and a clear platinum rim<\/p>\n Sniff:\u00a0<\/strong>Sue got a sulphuric funk right off the bat; for me it is more minerals. It is very mild on the nose, light sea grass and ocean air, beach day wine.<\/p>\n Sip:<\/strong>\u00a0Bright and tangy, very lemony, clean finish that is not super long lasting, but mild and pleasant. This is a very easy going gentle Sauvignon Blanc.<\/p>\n Pairing:\u00a0<\/strong>The pesto pasta makes the wine come alive. Sauv Blanc and goat cheese is a classic pairing and with the homemade sourdough walnut bread it is over the top. Cesar salad is its perfect mate.<\/p>\n Pair<\/strong>\u00a0with walnut sourdough and goat cheese.<\/p>\n 2015\u00a0Mercer<\/a>\u00a0Horse Heaven Hills Sauvignon Blanc<\/strong> We\u2019ve sampled Mercer before and written about Mercer\u2019s winemaker Jessica Munnel\u00a0here.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n According to the winery, the fruit comes from their Princeton estate vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills. The vintage was marked by record breaking heat with machine harvesting two weeks earlier than usual which is when the heat tapered off and nights were cool. To accentuate the grapefruit and lychee notes, a certain yeast was used as well as stainless steel fermentation with no ML.<\/p>\n Sight:\u00a0<\/strong>Very pale yellow with a clear platinum rim<\/p>\n Sniff:\u00a0<\/strong>Tons of petrol up front on the nose. There isn\u2019t much grass or fruit, perhaps a bit of lychee, but a slight bit of Chinese Five spice, or possibly Garam Masala.<\/p>\n Sip:<\/strong>\u00a0Tart citrus on the forefront, the petrol is there but becomes more on the underlying end. Grapefruit on the finish, there is a nice tartness on the finish, kind of like a lemon lime sweet tart.<\/p>\n Pairing: Surprisingly, my go to pairings weren\u2019t great with this wine.<\/strong>\u00a0Cesar salad fought with it, nor did it do very well with the goat cheese and sourdough, although it did fine with the pesto. The Mercer destroys the flavors of the key lime pie.<\/p>\n Pair<\/strong>\u00a0with pesto.<\/p>\n NOTE: It is possible that this wine already peaked. I\u2019m not sure when I received this sample.<\/p>\n 2016\u00a0Clos des Amis<\/a>\u00a0South Mountain Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc<\/strong>\nMenu<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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