What does your favorite comfort food look like? For me, it’s creamy pastas, chili or homemade soup. Even a steak, which I don’t eat often, but love it when I do. Comfort food is just that… comfortable. It nourishes our soul, and we start to feel good and let go of anything that resembles a bad day. Wine that goes with comfort food should do the same thing.
One thing is for certain, pretty well any food that is done in a slow cooker or crock pot is comforting food. One of my favorite dishes done in a crock pot is pot roast. It’s to the point I don’t like roast cooked any other way. Well, I can’t cook it any other way that I love it as much as I do in a crock pot. Sooooo many wines pair well with pot roast. And they don`t have to be red. Here`s one of my favorite pot roast white wines.
Thomas Bachelder Chardonnay. Thomas Bachelder is a Canadian who is one of the finest winemakers in this country. He produces wine here in Canada, in Oregon and in Burgundy France. This bottle is from the Niagara region here in Canada, and let me tell you, he knows his soil. Dolomitic Limestone is what this beauty is grown in and the winemaker feels it gives the wine a rich mouthfeel and floral notes on the palate. This is a great expression of Canadian Chardonnay.
Here`s a new beauty I have discovered recently which would be excellent with pot roast. The Exhibitionist Merlot out of South Australia. I didn`t realize that Merlot was grown much in South Australia, but this particular wine has made me a believer. Spending 6 months in aged french oak, this makes the wine smooth but not oaky, if that makes sense. The oak n no way over-powers the wine, and doesn`t get in the way of the beautiful fruit of the wine. It`s only $17 a bottle, and so worth the money.
I once heard someone say Steak is the ultimate comfort food, so it`s no time to skimp on quality or calories. I couldn`t agree more. This is a great new Cabernet Sauvignon from Concha Y Toro. The Casillero del Riablo Reserva Privada Cabernet is as dark and rich as the label looks. It is well structured but elegant all at the same time, and this particular wine involved Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from some of the finest valleys in Chile. It truly is a classy wine, and a winner if you want to take to someone`s house.
Norman Kolpas says `Food, like a loving touch or a glimpse of divine power, has the ability to comfort.
Which brings me to my wine of the week….
Here`s a great wine that I would love it if everyone tried, because it is part of such a unique project in Italy. The project celebrates the work, the lifelong dedication and commitment that farmers of wine and grapes have given for so many years. It originates in Puglia (pronounced Pew-lia) and is known for Primitivo, which is Zinandel. They have also added Negroamara which produces a very smooth wine. The vines the wines are grown on are between 30 and 50 years old, which adds subtle flavors and smooth nuances. Because of its blend it is a perfect pizza wine, and a perfect wine to go with pasta and BBQ fare. At $15.99 a bottle, this wine won`t last long, if you can find it, grab it.
Have a great week everyone and I hope you are enjoying Fall as much as I am.
Till next week, Cheers
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