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| Wines from around the world and Rachel's hand |
On Wednesday, I went to The Palisades Restaurant in
Eggleston with two of my friends from crew--Chelsea and Rachel. Since we have erg sprints this Saturday and
Rachel is only 20, they just watched me drink while eating their pizzas. Side note: not sure how pizza is going to be
that much better before 2ks, but whatever.
Our waitress brought out the four wines: a 2016 Pinotage
from South Africa, a 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon from Argentina, a 2015 Torrontes
from Argentina, and a 2015 Chenin Blanc from South Africa.
The Chenin Blanc was produced by the Simonsig vineyard in
Stellenbosch region of South Africa.
Without food, this clear straw colored wine smelled slightly grassy and
tasted like pears and melons, mainly honeydew melon. When eaten with the
Chicken Peri Peri, this wine looses the melon taste and gains a pleasant
earthly one.
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| Starting @ 1:00, moving CW: Lamb, Salmon, Chicken, and Pork |
The Alta Vista Torrontes was extremely light without
food. It had a floral smell and taste,
both of which very very light. With the
Salmon Cakes with Chimichurri, this wine took on a grassy component and a very
smooth body. I think these pair well and
really enjoyed this combination.
Without food, the Alta Vista Cabernet Sauvignon had strong
pepper and woody characteristics in both smell and taste. It's taste also contained a jammy aspect,
maybe some cherry. When paired with the
Lamb Locro, the spiciness on both was cut and the jammy aspect became more
pronounced. I also really enjoyed this
pairing.
I didn't try the Barista Pinotage with the Braai Spiced Pork
Shoulder because I don't eat pork. The
wine by itself was very good. It had an
almost skunky smell, which sounds like it will be unpleasent, by was actually
really good. That skunky smell
translated to a woody skunky taste. I
like this wine on its own, but think it would have been farther improved by a
spicy dish.
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