Wine Dinner #1

 

   My friend and I did our wine dinner together. We had three different wines, an appetizer, entree and dessert.

                                                            My friend and I drinking wine

   For our appetizer we had pork and vegetable steamed dumplings with soy sauce. We paired it with a Chardonnay. It is bottled by Joseph Carr and is a vintage 2023 from California. I personally am not a big fan of Chardonnay by itself, but it paired really well with these dumplings. The Chardonnay itself had hints of citrus, honey, pear and was oaky. It tested much better after it was chilled. The Chardonnay with the dumplings was surprisingly delicious. The wine took away the saltiness of the soy sauce and blended well with the pork. The dumplings brought out the honey and pear in the wine and made it more refreshing, taking the bitterness away from the wine. 

Steamed Dumplings                                         Josh Chardonnay

 Me with the Chardonnay

 For our entree we had a salmon bowl with rice. mango, cucumber, avocado and crispy onions. We paired it with a Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc from Kim Crawford. The Sauvignon Blanc is a 2024 wine from New Zealand. It had fresh grass notes with a hint of pear and cider. It smelled very heavily like grass and was a little bitter but still pretty sweet. It paired really well with the salmon. It brought out the flavor of the mangos and the spice of the salmon. It slightly overpowered the food, but I still thought it was a good pairing.

Salmon Bowl Entree                                       Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc

Me with the Sauvignon Blanc

  For our dessert we chose lemon pie. We paired it with a Lamarca Prosecco. This went well together. The food lion lemon pie wasn't as good as we hoped it would be, but the Prosecco made it better. The prosecco was fruity and very light on its own. The prosecco had hints of lemon and a very strong taste of apple. The pie really brought out the lemon in the wine and the wine cut the sweetness of the wine. The wine was more refreshing after the pie.

Lemon Pie                                                     Prosecco

Me with Prosecco