Joe, Isabel and I coursed four winding blocks through Eagle Rock from their house to Colorado Wine Co., where we each paid $10 for a wine tasting that segued from an Italian "il" prosecco and Hugel gewurztraminer made in Alsace, France, to a pinot noir from Willamette Valley, Ore., and Tuscany's Monte Antico rosso. Settling our stomachs were ash-seasoned soft cheese, grapes, strawberries, pate, olive bread and truffled cheese slices. Isabel and Joe didn't like the gerwurstraminer, not just becuase they couldn't pronounce the name but because the hollow wine didn't pair well with any of the six variety of cheeses we tasted. I told the co-owner that she should have offered spring or egg rolls to bring out the best of the gerwurstraminer, which traditionally works wonderfully with spicy Vietnamese or Chinese cuisine. Still, the prosecco made such a good impression that Isabel and I each bought a bottle to take to Scott and Ollie's Oscar party, where we sipped the bubbly with ginger snap cookies, cornichons and Auntie Em's homemade pate. I had to borrow five bucks from Joe in order to enter the Oscar pool. Somehow I bested the entertainment industry insiders and won the $25 pot. Woohoo!
And Isabel said:
It's true, I can't pronounce nor spell gewurztraminer. But honestly I don't think I'm much the loser for it. The wine languished on my tongue but left nothing to show for it. The olive bread made more of an impression to my palate. There was a truffled cheese that I particularly liked. I didn't pay enough attention to tell you whether it was a cow or sheep's milk cheese. I think it was most likely a cow's milk cheese. It was pungent, it was yummy, it went well with the pinot noir we had. Dinner consisted of stuffing myself full of run-of-the-mill fare not worth mentioning here. Except for the pate from Auntie Em's. It was a standout. This is all I will say about the food since at this point I've had too much to drink and eat and really should be put to bed.
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