Tim and I have been learning more about wines over the past year or so. The music director of the Bay Colony Brass, a brass choir in which Tim plays (shameless plug -- come to our free concert Sat. 6/10 -- see the website for details), was shocked to learn that we were so "in" to food, yet ignorant about wines. Fortunately for us, that has led to Jerry bringing us bottles to try as well as making recommendations for us.
Due to the excellent service and weekly wine tastings at our local wine shop, we have become much more adventurous and willing to try new things. Living in the northeast with its 8-month winters has allowed us the time to try many bold reds which warm the body while the wind is howling. In February, Tim and I spent a weekend at the Wayside Inn on Cape Cod. The wine special the evening we ate in their restaurant was a 2004 Shiraz from The Wishing Tree, a winery in Australia. We each enjoyed a huge glass by the fire in their dining room.
A few weeks ago while at Beverly Wine and Beer, we saw they had the Wishing Tree Shiraz so we bought two bottles. We opened one this weekend to serve with the spinach ricotta tart and steak. It was so good and smooth and easy to drink, despite our starting to enter spring/summer. We think this is a Shiraz which can be enjoyed year-round, not just on cold winter nights.
I am so glad we have a second bottle to enjoy... maybe even tonight when we have steak and tart left-overs!
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Hi Amy,
I have a similar story. While I like wine, I honestly don't know a lot about it. I'm glad to see you and Tim are taking the time to learn about something that obviously goes so very well with the food you enjoy!
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