So lately I have been getting into drinking a bit of wine (Strictly for the purpose of reporting to you good people).
Wine just happens to be chalk full of all sorts of healthful stuff (Resveratrol, antioxidants, etc.). It also happens, in my opinion, to be a bit easier to put down, sometimes, than mixed drinks (full of sugar) or beer (a little heavy, but great after sweating in the sun or with Mexican food). And for all those beer drinking tough guys who shun wine, it has a higher alcohol content per glass than even that heavy dark stuff, sans the bloating!
A bit of wine advice from a novice who has been doing his research:
-Try out a lot of variety. Occasionally I indulge in a cigar and rarely smoke the same one twice unless I truly like that one. Same goes for wine.
-The sweet spot price wise for buying wine is between $9 and $29, but flexible. Currently I am looking for a particular South African wine, "Vin Di Constance", which last time I checked online to have a bottle shipped to me was around $75, so every now and then a splurge for a nice occasion seems acceptable. This wine was coveted by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, who had 15 cases a year shipped to him during his exile to the island of St. Helena. If it is good enough for Napoleon, it's good enough for Chris!
Here is the breakdown, according to my tasting (far from formal or expert), of La Crema Vintage 2006 Chardonnay:
The scent (or bouquet, for the connoisseurs) is that of creme freche or whipping cream. It has a wonderful smell like you are about to whip some heavy cream with confectioners sugar to make homemade whipped topping.
The feel in the mouth is smooth and buttery as if I had just taken a sip of my other favorite after dinner drink, 1921 Tequila Cream.
The finish is easy and screams "POUR SOME MORE!"
Pairs well with:
-light chicken dishes
-seafood
The doctor's prescription: pick up a bottle of this sacrament for $12.99. You won't be disappointed.
-Bon Appetite!
-Bon Appetite!
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