Ok, the holidays are done. My wine recommendation for them was Gewurztraminer, which is white wine from Germany, that actually does taste Bavarian- as strange as that may sound. Gewurz is great for dark meat fowl (particularly duck), sausages, and strong flavors like Chinese food. But, we're done with that remember?
Now, I'm back to a normal diet, again. And frankly a wine that has really gotten my attention lately is Shiraz. You can get Shiraz cheap from Delicato label, that is excellent, don't let the price fool you. Delicato sells for jug wine prices, and I'm fearless, as many of you know! Shiraz is a burgundy wine, red, very rich complex flavor. I sure they describe it as Chocolate, Plum, or something, along those lines? What I like about Shiraz over your normal red (Cabernet) is that it doesn't have that bitter bite to it, of the grape skin. Not that the WHOLE FRUIT flavor isn't present, just not as crisp. However, Shiraz is a strong flavor that lingers quite a bit. So if you don't care flavors that linger (like for example fresh garlic), and frequently I don't, then Shiraz would be a wine to avoid. However, if you really enjoy complex flavors of Red Wine, Shiraz might be just what the doctor ordered.
Shiraz however is not a great dinner wine, because it's flavor is quite strong, and complex. One way to tone down the flavor is add cold. 20 minutes of refrigeration before serving will mute the strong flavor for a while. But last time I served it, was with my rye bread pizza, and as strong a flavor as that is, two sips and the flavor of the pizza was gone, only a memory. So make it for after dinner, or before. It is considered a great cheese wine.
Wines:
85 calories for 3.5 oz serving (which is a small wine glass these days, but ironically what I use)
2.8g in Carbs.
Nutritional Facts
Now, I'm back to a normal diet, again. And frankly a wine that has really gotten my attention lately is Shiraz. You can get Shiraz cheap from Delicato label, that is excellent, don't let the price fool you. Delicato sells for jug wine prices, and I'm fearless, as many of you know! Shiraz is a burgundy wine, red, very rich complex flavor. I sure they describe it as Chocolate, Plum, or something, along those lines? What I like about Shiraz over your normal red (Cabernet) is that it doesn't have that bitter bite to it, of the grape skin. Not that the WHOLE FRUIT flavor isn't present, just not as crisp. However, Shiraz is a strong flavor that lingers quite a bit. So if you don't care flavors that linger (like for example fresh garlic), and frequently I don't, then Shiraz would be a wine to avoid. However, if you really enjoy complex flavors of Red Wine, Shiraz might be just what the doctor ordered.
Shiraz however is not a great dinner wine, because it's flavor is quite strong, and complex. One way to tone down the flavor is add cold. 20 minutes of refrigeration before serving will mute the strong flavor for a while. But last time I served it, was with my rye bread pizza, and as strong a flavor as that is, two sips and the flavor of the pizza was gone, only a memory. So make it for after dinner, or before. It is considered a great cheese wine.
Wines:
85 calories for 3.5 oz serving (which is a small wine glass these days, but ironically what I use)
2.8g in Carbs.
Nutritional Facts
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