Fridays are often a time for odd combinations of foods in our house. Today we paired a grilled Andalusian sausage with a classic Indian yellow rice, a basmati rice with tamarin, corriander, cinnamon, etc. This was topped with a smidgen of red hot pepper. True comfort food. The Spanish hot spices coupled with a delicate and mellower rice and the different hotness of the pepper make this work.Truth be told this was just an excuse to imbibe in my new found fondness for Rieslings, a wine that for too long I had ignored as either too sweet or too mineral induced. Apparently I had not tried a good one before. Last weekend I stumbled upon a nice German rendition and have been hooked since.
This meal was paired with a 2007 Claiborne and Churchill that Lisa picked up from Bristol Farms. Lisa rocks pretty much everything she does, her selection of wines this week was no exception. The vines for this wine are planted on the marine and alluvial bench lands of Monterey County (California). The property is close the ocean breezes which help create an intense fruity flavour. The wine has tasting and aroma hints of kaffir lime and white peach and a subtle finish. There is not much of a residual sugary taste left on the palate but rather a delicate mineral undertone. It really was a nice experience with hot food.
