Our winery of the season is a small Sierra foothills gem in Nevada City, CA; appropriately named Nevada City Winery
But first I am exercising my prerogative as the blogger to interrupt this weblog and vent a little about the vagaries of the season and expectations.
The first part of the seasonal insanity has passed us by and we’ve settled down.
I must confess I, too, got caught up again. You ask in what? Not election politics nor the economy; but the brainwashed dogma that certain wine need go with certain foods. That wine parings with food must follow RULES.
The truth is, there are no RULES,
just something someone said then others followed along like sheeple.
Maybe they felt sophisticated or educated or snobbish knowing which wine matches and complements ham, turkey, roast beef, or lamb.
Primarily when you are pairing wines with a meal, find one or more you enjoy drinking. Then savor each sip and bite of your holiday feast.
Wine pairing is an overall sensory experience. It ranges from the taste wine and food provoke in your mouth to the aromas that fill the room when you open the wine and serve the meal. Don’t worry about the quality of a wine or how it was rated in the most recent wine magazines. You should be the one to enjoy drinking the wine. Regardless of what wine experts claim to be the best vintages, .
When you find a wine you take pleasure in, save the cork or write down what is on the label so you can repeat the experience..
If the truth be known, this is how many wine sophisticates find their most precious vintages.
For a group experience at the holiday table open a few wines, both whites and reds, let the group tell you which they like. Compare all of your experiences and write the best ones down so you may enjoy them again. Make a note of who liked what for a later gift or another time you enjoy wine and food with that particular friend.
Tasting new wines and food combinations with friends is the real shared experience. The emphasis is on the people and the wine. This is the reason for getting together in the first place.
Now to the Winery of the season, a small Sierra foothills gem in Nevada City, CA, appropriately named Nevada City Winery. It is located in the historic Miners Foundry Garage on Spring Street in downtown Nevada City. This location is less than two blocks from where the original winery stood over a century ago.
Nevada City Winery makes over 20 wines with 16 of them having won distinction, medals and honors to attest to their desirability and recognition. The breakdown of the wines is 4 Whites, 2 Blush and 15 red varietals and blends.
With the previous suggestion in mind, you could pick a few whites and reds from just this winery and have a great experience on the coming holiday.
In the local area some of these wines are in a tasting on Wednesday, December 10th A Holiday Kick Off Wine Pairing at Butcher Boy Prime 5:30-8:00
Some of the wines I have tasted and enjoyed from Nevada City Winery are:
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