Such a fun night! Plenty of food and a great variety of wines to enjoy. I did not purchase any of these wines, so my prices are going to come from web searches.
The evening started (and ended) with
New Age. I've always enjoyed New Age as a fun, light wine with just a bit of bubbles to tickle your nose. It's sweet and easy, good for any occasion or meal. The price of a bottle is typically around $10. I've been able to fine New Age at most liquor or other wine-selling store, including grocery stores. [And yes, we were drinking out of plastic cups because me and my church friends are classy like that.]
From there, we jumped to the Pinot Noirs. The first was a 2010 Australian called
T'Gallant Juliet. It was nice with the spicy foods we snacked on, but there wasn't anything about it that made me want to add it to the purchase again list. Perhaps with a bit more time for the flavors. I believe Diane got this as part of the
Simply Wine Club (more about that later). A search found this around $13 for a bottle, so definitely on the splurge list.
Next was
Cloudline, a 2009 from Oregon. Another good paring with our spicy snacks. I liked this one more than the Juliet, it seemed more substantial. It was a fine, classic Pinot Noir that I would probably purchase again; I think it would be great for cooking with, especially a roast beef! I found it online ranging from $8.00 up to $20.00. Another splurge!
Before going back to New Age, we opened the
Miradou Rose Cotes de Provence 2011, a light rose wine and another Simply Wine Club find. Fruity and reminded me of strawberries. Most sites have it listed around $13. I would add this to my purchase again list, especially for a warm spring or summer evening with friends.
So, it really was a splurge night over all. But when it's party time, and your friends bring the bottles, who's to argue?
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