Ryan made a delicious steak, baked potato and steamed broccoli dinner on Monday night. I joke that he only knows how to make four different meals, but to his credit, he can make those really well. We accompanied the meal with this bottle of wine and it too was really good. From the bottle: “this Napa Valley Cabarnet Sauvignon offers ripe fruit flavors of raspberries, black currants and succulent blackberries supported by medium tannins and a rich, smooth finish.”
I’m no wine connoisseur so that is the official description for you.
I would say it was a beautiful red-purple out of the bottle, and in your mouth. It did indeed have a delightfully smooth finish in contrast to a very dry red we had had at a dinner party the night before. Normally, I have water and wine together for a meal, but this wine had my full attention. I think it’s rich flavor and smooth finish is better suited towards Fall than a drier wine, and it’s just perfect for your red meat dishes.
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1. I’m officially inviting myself and my husband to dinner at your house next time I’m in DC; and the men will cook.
2. Have you been to NAPA? If no, must go. I’m NOT really a wine person; truthfully, I like vodka. rocks. period. BUT Mark and I try to do 1 BIG vacation per year (pre children) and 1 “smaller” one. We found a SICK deal on Orbitz a few yrs ago – NAPA can be done ridiculously inexpensive. 5 days, 4 nights – roundtrip airfare + car _ Doubletree hotel- all in for both of us $1200. We stayed in between Napa and San Fran, which I guess was why the hotel was less expensive, but it was 4 stars. Driving was rough, but after 3 wine tastings / teachings each day, we literally pulled over to a wine field and napped before driving back. Highly recommend.
@ Jamie – Ha, yes please do come over! I haven’t been to Napa, but it’s on our list. I was in Sonoma County recently and just love San Francisco. It would definitely pay to get a deal — I’ll have to keep my eye out. Thanks for the tip! (PS – I like vodka too :)