This is the meaning of the title “Nice Legs!”
If you swirl your wine around in your glass and observe the way the wine runs back down the inside of your glass. Some wines form “legs” or “tears” the flow slowly down. These legs were interpreted as the sure sign of rich, high-quality wine. Today, we know that a wine’s legs are a complicated phenomenon having to do with the surface tension of the wine and the evaporation rate of the wine’s alcohol. Hence “Nice Legs!” –Wine for Dummies 4th Edition
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New Arrivals and old favorites…
This is my first attempt at writing an article about wine, so everyone please bear with me. I am, by no means, a wine expert, nor am I a professional writer. I’m just a geek who loves to talk about wine to anyone willing to listen. So, here are some gems I think you all will like…
Everyone is talking about the 2007 vintage of Cotes Du Rhone, and for a good reason. It is an absolutely stellar vintage. The Rhone Valley offers some of the best quality wines for very affordable prices. You can get a beautiful, well balanced wine for under $15.
For those of you who like a full, earthly, dirty Southern Rhone, try the 07’ Andezon Cotes du Rhone for $13.99. This is a wine you can sink your teeth into, so it deserves a hearty meal, a juicy steak & roasted potatoes or Boeuf Bourgnonne. The 07’ Chateau Grande Casteres for $9.99 is a very close second. The fruit is deep and rich with a great earthiness on the finish. For a Rhone with some brighter fruit, try the 07’ Beame Cotes du Rhone for $8.99. I have to say, my favorite food with this wine is chicken wings. No really, it works.
One more noteworthy Rhone is the 07’ Saint Esprit for $13.99, I was lucky enough to have this with Coq Au Vin at a great food & wine pairing dinner, surrounded by good friends. It was kind of a food and wine moment of Zen.
On to some new arrivals worth mentioning…
The awesome 2005 Dobbs Syrah from Oregon. This is an intense, deep, dark, juicy bottle of wine; the fruit has amazing depth, great mouth feel, with a finish that lasts for days. A steal, on sale for $18.99.
From South Africa, we have a nice blend called The Wolftrap for $9.99. I tried this one blind, and was thrown by its “old world”, yet approachable style. A blend of 50% Syrah, 48% Movedre and 2% Viognier, it is a complex, well balanced, with nice soft fruit. A very pleasant surprise.
One of my new favorite white wines is the 2008 Domaine Pichot Vouvray for $14.99. Made from the Chenin Blanc grape, Vouvray is a wine region in the Loire Valley. They can be dry, semi-dry or sweet. This particular Vouvray is fresh and delicious, with soft pear and peach notes, low acidity and a little mandarin orange spice on the finish. It paired perfectly with the Indian food we had for dinner that night.
So there you have it, let me know what you think of my suggestions. Enjoy!
-Bridget O’Malley, Wine Manager & Geek
“Knowledge of wine is a lifetime hobby, and the only way to learn is to start drinking and enjoying them, comparing types, vintages and good marriages of certain wines and certain foods.” -Julia Childs |
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