In Vino Veritas

Since the intent of this blog is to share all the pleasures of life, including food and drink, I thought I'd post something on the wine we've been enjoying lately.

Paired with crab cakes, roasted golden potatoes and asparagus, we enjoyed an Adami Prosecco Garbel 13.

Those of you who know me best recall how much I love the bubbly. This was a great addition to our meal.

An Australian wine, perfect with pizza, pasta, and other middle of the road Italian dishes is the 2005 Craneford John Zilm Merlot. This bottle is best if you decant it. In doing so, the astringent qualities that present themselves when you first open the bottle dissipate leaving behind a solid, fruity merlot.

Last but not least is New Zealand's 2008 Sole Beech Sauvignon Blanc. This wine, as with the Craneford, we had the luxury of tasting before buying. As a sipping wine it's crisp and delicious with a really clean finish. We took it home to enjoy with Paella, a little unsure as to whether it would hold up to the bold flavors of the dish. We had nothing to worry about, the food brought out the richness of the wine, developing the more exotic flavors that result from the region in which its grown including gauva. Evidently there is also a strong gooseberry flavor, but since I don't know what they taste like I'll have to take the label's word.