Have some sparkling wine of course! Bubble night was a blind tasting of eight different sparkling wines with a potluck to follow. Well, really it was seven different sparkling wines as wine number 4 and wine number 8 were the two bottles of the same wine - which also happened to place in first and 3rd place. Hmmm... must be a winner! It was a nonvintage Anderson Valley Sparkling Rose' by Roederer. Darn tootin! Rick and I will have to get some more on our next Mendocino outing as now we only have one bottle left. Notes: Great acidity, just a hint of appealing yeast, dry but nice fruit quality, fresh clean finish.
What to eat? Roast beef and goat cheese crostinis with tomato olive tapenade, quiche lorraine, home grown vegetable ratatouille, tomato caprese salad, mixed seafood cakes on grilled portabello mushrooms and grilled duck breast. All made by the foodies that participated. What we did not do is decide on the next tasting date and varietal. There was talk of doing "Grenache" and it would most likely be after Crush in November. But ... there is that Halloween party we were all talking about: the "Exotic and Erotic Ball" taking place at a little community hall in Healdsburg. Cool! Wigs, coats, fishnets ... Yeah baby!!
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Wow, sounds like good times. The "Exotic Erotic Ball" ?? I suddenly sat up straight in my chair and without knowing it a wide grin unfolded on my face. Those foodies sure know how to live well - absolutely YUMMY!
- Tim H.
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