With a favorite of mine, chicken in peanut sauce with red cabbage, the
NV Latitude 50 Spatburgunder Rose Sekt (Rheingau). Strawberries and
cream (well, creamy texture if not flavors), light, bright, happy
little wine. B

We've got a couple houseguests for a couple days (pianist from Betsy's
trio and her daughter), Betsy made fish tacos (and some ground beef
tacos for the less seafood inclined). A white and a red for people to
choose from:

2007 Koonowla Riesling (Clare Valley)
Dry but with round sweet juicy fruit, a lemon-lime Sprite™-iness, some
flinty mineral on finish. Fairly light, but nice value at under $15. B

2007 Delas "Esprit" Cotes du Rhone
At under $8 can't complaint about value, but I'm rather bored with
this. Red fruit is sweet and a tad confected, some tannins, moderate
acids, ok. 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.*

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