Ottawa Women's Wine Club: VINO VIXENS!

Saturday February 26, 2010 - Anna's Place I struggle with trying to find a good food and wine match. So I decided this time around to consult the Food and Drink online for some ideas. The website has a fantastic search engine: http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/RecipeController?action=search&language=1&recipeType=1 All the recipes and pairings are from the LCBO's magazine. All the wines chosen for this night are from the LCBO and are always carried. Lobster Tarragon Crepes Holiiday 2007 Wine Pairing: VILLA MARIA PRIVATE BIN SAUVIGNON BLANC LCBO 426601 $15.95 Link to the recipe: http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/RecipeController?language=EN&recipeType=1&action=recipe&recipeID=3540 Crepes with Chicken and Asian Greens Spring 2006 Wine Pairing: BEND IN THE RIVER LCBO

Wine Club Saturday February 5, 2011 @ Julie’s place Theme: Mexican Attendance: Tayisa, Carm, Shereen, Anna, Jacquie, Reem, Andrea Started the girls with SANGRIA (which even I liked, and don’t usually like sangria!) served with avocado and corn salsa and chips. Did a toast with some TEQUILA and started dinner… we had Veggie Bean Tacos and Fajitas with homemade guacamole and salsa dip. Paired with: “La Cetto” Petite Syrah” from Mexico, 2008 found in Vintages, $11.95 This was a surprisingly good wine. Some comments – “a bit acidic; prefer it on its own rather than with food; better with the fajitas than the spicy bean tacos; I might buy this again…” “Vin D’Alsace” Pinot Gris Zahlberg, France, 2008 also found in Vintages $22 Some comments – “really good with spicy bean tacos, not as good with fajitas; very sweet; tastes like Riesling” I actually wouldn’t buy this again, considering you could probably get a nice Riesling for less $! The SANGRIA was my favourite part, so here is the RECIP