Betsy decided to go back on the Sonoma diet, she wants to lose 5
pounds, while politely saying nothing about my need to drop 20-25. I
of course eat the same foods (though bigger portions), luckily for the
most part dishes have plenty of flavor. Monday was a chicken marsala
accompanied by kale, cookbook suggested Sauvignon Blanc. I decided
instead to go with a rosé, the 2006 Zucchi Lambrusco di Sorbara
Rosato. Pink Lambrusco is a rarity, but this was quite nice. Gently
frizzante, bright strawberrry and cherry, a lovely hint of bitterness.
Seems a touch sweet at first, but that's just fruit-its actually
fairly dry. Fun and tasty wine (though I did a poor job resealing and
it was rather flat and uninteresting next night). B/B+

Betsy had a rehearsal for the continuo in Agrippina Tuesday, assigned
me a recipe from the Sonoma book. I am mostly a free-form cook and
follow recipes poorly, but managed. Grilled shrimp over a white beans
and wilted mizuna (recipe called for arugula, but Betsy approved
switch). Book again called for Sauvignon Blanc, this time I
acquiesced. I wasn't so fond of the 2006 Clos Roche Blanche Sauvignon
#2 (Touraine) first time I tried, but others have liked, and I saw a
positive note from Gilman in last View from the Cellar. Certainly not
a flawed wine- clean and fairly crisp. But to me it lacks the verve
and nervosity of earlier vintages. Straightforward SB flavors of
citrus and gooseberry, a little grass. OK acidity, not anything WRONG
with this, just less than exciting. More for everyone else I guess. B-

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency

DaleW wrote:

> Pink Lambrusco is a rarity, but this was quite nice. Gently
> frizzante, bright strawberrry and cherry, a lovely hint of bitterness.
> Seems a touch sweet at first, but that's just fruit-its actually
> fairly dry. Fun and tasty wine (though I did a poor job resealing and
> it was rather flat and uninteresting next night). B/B+

Saving sparkling Lambrusco for a day is almost impossibile, I never had it
resemble its original nose and mouth. The non-sparkling ones can, instead,
survive better, I'm thinking to Rinaldini's Moro del Moro and Vigna del
Picchio.
--
Vilco
Think pink, drink rose'