My friend is bringing a variety of wines from her winery, pinot noir's,
merlot's, cabernets.
She said she'll bring the wines and I should provide the food.
I'm thinking picnic style wine tasting on our back yard deck.


I'd like to offer cheeses and meats on an already strained family budget.

I'm hoping for some ideas on foods to offer to go with our red wines
tasting. I don't need to impress anyone, I just want to have a great
variety of foods to go with the wines.

Thanks

A few ideas.

Mushroom ravioli (hot) or mushroom tartlets (cold). Cold medium rare
beef or lamb sliced thinly. Good bread.

Andy

Ist of all where are you located? That will define whets available---food
you can buy in NYC, LA, Chicago, Toronto etc. For instance mushroom, it
about 50% of local groceries have in a can. Pasta a ragu may be not possible
if you are looking for red sauce other than Ketchup, but conversely you may
have muskrat, ferret, skunk and rabbit freshly slaughtered. You need to
have something on hand for vegans like a soufflé of curds & whey. I assume
by now stores in small towns carry something other then white bread and
English muffins and cheeses different from Velveeta.
"JEP62" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> A few ideas.
>
> Mushroom ravioli (hot) or mushroom tartlets (cold). Cold medium rare
> beef or lamb sliced thinly. Good bread.
>
> Andy
>

In article > , bryan.459@pac.
bell.net says...
>
>My friend is bringing a variety of wines from her winery, pinot noir's,
>merlot's, cabernets.
>She said she'll bring the wines and I should provide the food.
>I'm thinking picnic style wine tasting on our back yard deck.
>
>
>I'd like to offer cheeses and meats on an already strained family budget.
>
>I'm hoping for some ideas on foods to offer to go with our red wines
>tasting. I don't need to impress anyone, I just want to have a great
>variety of foods to go with the wines.
>
>Thanks

Bryan,

For the PN, I usually think salmon and mushrooms.

Merlots (depends on the Merlot) seem to have an affinity for chocolate and
raspberries. Maybe a filet with cocoa & espresso rub and a reduction of Merlot
and raspberries? Cabs usually pair well with grilled beef. With some age, they
seem to like hard cheeses. The Merlot (again, depends on the Merlot) and the
Cab usually pair with the fat in beef, though lamb is not out of the question.

I'd start with a mushroom broth, followed by a salmon fish course, and then
play with a beef main, followed by a cheese course. If the Cab is young, throw
in some walnuts, as their tannins will often off-set the tannins in a young
Cab.

Just some thoughts,
Hunt

PS I'd go light on any sauce on the salmon - maybe grilled, with little more
than olive oil and some light herbs. You can serve this one cold.

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Hey Guys,
Thanks for the suggestions.
Appreciated!
Bryan

"Hunt" > wrote in message
...
> In article > ,
> bryan.459@pac.
> bell.net says...
>>
>>My friend is bringing a variety of wines from her winery, pinot noir's,
>>merlot's, cabernets.
>>She said she'll bring the wines and I should provide the food.
>>I'm thinking picnic style wine tasting on our back yard deck.
>>
>>
>>I'd like to offer cheeses and meats on an already strained family budget.
>>
>>I'm hoping for some ideas on foods to offer to go with our red wines
>>tasting. I don't need to impress anyone, I just want to have a great
>>variety of foods to go with the wines.
>>
>>Thanks
>
> Bryan,
>
> For the PN, I usually think salmon and mushrooms.
>
> Merlots (depends on the Merlot) seem to have an affinity for chocolate and
> raspberries. Maybe a filet with cocoa & espresso rub and a reduction of
> Merlot
> and raspberries? Cabs usually pair well with grilled beef. With some age,
> they
> seem to like hard cheeses. The Merlot (again, depends on the Merlot) and
> the
> Cab usually pair with the fat in beef, though lamb is not out of the
> question.
>
> I'd start with a mushroom broth, followed by a salmon fish course, and
> then
> play with a beef main, followed by a cheese course. If the Cab is young,
> throw
> in some walnuts, as their tannins will often off-set the tannins in a
> young
> Cab.
>
> Just some thoughts,
> Hunt
>
> PS I'd go light on any sauce on the salmon - maybe grilled, with little
> more
> than olive oil and some light herbs. You can serve this one cold.
>
> --
> NewsGuy.Com 30Gb $9.95 Carry Forward and On Demand Bandwidth

In article > , bryan.459@pac.
bell.net says...
>
>Hey Guys,
>Thanks for the suggestions.
>Appreciated!
>Bryan

Hope you got some ideas here. Most of all, let us know how the event goes, and
what works, and doesn't work.

I suppose for the perfect Merlot accompaniment, one could serve a flourless
chocolate cake, with raspberry compote, raspberries and fresh mint on a cigar
-box cedar plate, held on a leather charger (old saddle for the leather). This
should be eaten with a French oak fork, once bound in a cigar-tobacco leaf (
Camaroon, or Connecticut Shade?). Only thing missing would be the smell of
piano-keys! ;-}

Hunt

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"Hunt" > wrote in message
...
> In article > ,
> bryan.459@pac.
> bell.net says...
>>
>>Hey Guys,
>>Thanks for the suggestions.
>>Appreciated!
>>Bryan
>
> Hope you got some ideas here. Most of all, let us know how the event goes,
> and
> what works, and doesn't work.
>
> I suppose for the perfect Merlot accompaniment, one could serve a
> flourless
> chocolate cake, with raspberry compote, raspberries and fresh mint on a
> cigar
> -box cedar plate, held on a leather charger (old saddle for the leather).
> This
> should be eaten with a French oak fork, once bound in a cigar-tobacco leaf
> (
> Camaroon, or Connecticut Shade?). Only thing missing would be the smell of
> piano-keys! ;-}
>

Very funny. I've been all over three towns trying to find each of these
items. What a scavenger hunt!

Peugeot; Renault; Citroën are by far the best cars available.

Unless your choice extends to the inanely ordinary, stay away from Fiat or
Alfa Romeo.

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini is simply overpriced, pretentious crap.

--

st.helier

Bring back the Packard or Hudson.
"st.helier" > wrote in message
...
> Peugeot; Renault; Citroën are by far the best cars available.
>
> Unless your choice extends to the inanely ordinary, stay away from Fiat or
> Alfa Romeo.
>
> Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini is simply overpriced, pretentious crap.
>
> --
>
> st.helier
>
>
>

In article .com>,
says...
>
>I'm interested in trying out different gasolines. Can anyone suggest
>good cars?
[SNIP Bryan's question]

My MB S500 AMG uses enough that you can sample several brands in a week!

Hunt

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Bryan wrote:
> My friend is bringing a variety of wines from her winery, pinot noir's,
> merlot's, cabernets.
> She said she'll bring the wines and I should provide the food.
> I'm thinking picnic style wine tasting on our back yard deck.
>
>
> I'd like to offer cheeses and meats on an already strained family budget.
>
> I'm hoping for some ideas on foods to offer to go with our red wines
> tasting. I don't need to impress anyone, I just want to have a great
> variety of foods to go with the wines.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>

Simplicity rules. Try a nice assortment of homemade breads from your
local French bakery. Maybe bring an assortment of toppings.

st.helier wrote:
> Peugeot; Renault; Citroën are by far the best cars available.
>
> Unless your choice extends to the inanely ordinary, stay away from Fiat or
> Alfa Romeo.
>
> Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini is simply overpriced, pretentious crap.

Oh, yes, I am sure you'd rather drive one of these:

http://silverstone.fortunecity.com/s...cvgreyrear.jpg

http://silverstone.fortunecity.com/s...677/gul2cv.jpg

Citroen? Peugot? Renault? Are you kidding?

>
> --
>
> st.helier

"Michael Scarpitti" wrote ...........

> Citroen? Peugot? Renault? Are you kidding?

> Oh, yes, I am sure you'd rather drive one of these:

(snipped links to fine French automobiles!)

Oh no Michael - I am a big boy.

I drive a Hummer H2 !!!!!!!!

--

st.helier

Is that a real hummer or one of those cheap new GM Hummers :-)





"st.helier" > wrote in message
...
> "Michael Scarpitti" wrote ...........
>
>> Citroen? Peugot? Renault? Are you kidding?
>
>> Oh, yes, I am sure you'd rather drive one of these:
>
> (snipped links to fine French automobiles!)
>
> Oh no Michael - I am a big boy.
>
> I drive a Hummer H2 !!!!!!!!
>
> --
>
> st.helier
>

"Richard Neidich" asked of his lordship .....

>
> Is that a real hummer or one of those cheap new GM Hummers :-)
>

Alas, it is a Parkerised version !!!!

;-)))))

st.helier wrote:
> "Richard Neidich" asked of his lordship .....
>
>
>>Is that a real hummer or one of those cheap new GM Hummers :-)
>>
>
>
> Alas, it is a Parkerised version !!!!
>
> ;-)))))
>
>

Does that mean it scores around 90 (kW of engine power)?

--brian

--
Wellington, New Zealand

"What's life? Life's easy. A quirk of matter. Nature's way of keeping
meat fresh."

st.helier wrote:
> Peugeot; Renault; Citroën are by far the best cars available.
>
> Unless your choice extends to the inanely ordinary, stay away from Fiat or
> Alfa Romeo.
>
> Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini is simply overpriced, pretentious crap.
>
> --
>
> st.helier

Nicely done.

Andy