Thank you for exploring my wine list with me. Below you'll find only wines I recommend very highly. I don't use scores, but I do catagorize wines as styles: (Agers, Food Wines, Stand Alones, Celebratory Wines, Showpieces, Classics, Moderns). I also offer food pairings as well as glimpses into what I've enjoyed with what. I hope this helps in some small way to increase your enjoyment of wine and food.
About Me
- Eric C. Maczko
- I've been part of Pine Ridge Winery's Culinary Staff for 7 years. In 2003 I took over the Executive Chef Position and have been pairing food and wine together in a creative environment every day since. I am a Certified Sommelier through The Court of Master Sommeliers and hope to gain my Advanced in the coming year. My love of wine, food and literature are the fuel behind this little site and sharing my experience is my gift. Each year I take a little time to craft my own wine, so as to humble myself. It is a pleasure to sample the hard work and dedication of these so many talented wine professionals.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Wines Tasted, May 18, 2010
Muralhas de Moncao - Branco - Moncao - Vinho Verde - (Classic, Food Wine) - $16 - A co-operative of tremendous proportions (1700 growers and 100+ hectares of vineyards) and tremendous consistency. This wine belongs on the table of seafood restaurants world wide! I just love the style (70% Alvarhinho & 30% Trejadura) with a generous amount of absorbed CO2. It shows visual gas along with its pale straw hue. Aromas of fresh white florals abound initially but recede to show off more stone fruit and pear. The wine is spritzy and of high acidity, thus it's cleansing with food. The fruit is ripe but not heavy, and at 12% alc. easy to consume by ones self. I had it with Grilled Sardines in Vinegary Sweet Onions with EVOO at La Salette Restaurant in Sonoma, yummy.
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