Wine Club #6: SPICE!

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Date: June 18, 2007
Host: Shereen

Wine #1: Jackson-Triggs Gewurztraminer
Region: Ontario
Price: $12.75
Rating: Highest rank – 1st place out of 4
Tasting notes: lychée, pear, melon – very good with spicy food; sweet & fresh with spice

Wine #2: Bellingham The Maveric – Chenin Blanc
Region: South Africa
Vintage: 2005
Price: $20.95
Rating: One of the least favourite – 3rd or 4th place
Tasting Notes: Honey & Citrus – tasted tingly/carbonated; not good with spicy food; good with goat cheese & fig jelly; smells like broccoli (!)
Other:
- Chenin Blancs are known for high acidity
- Most widely planted grape variety in South Africa where it is known as Steen

Wine #3: Cline Zinfandel (red)
Region: California
Price: $14.20
Rating: 2nd place
Tasting notes: clove, blackberry – had a creamy taste; takes on the taste of the spicy food; light cherry flavour; overpowers cheese

Wine #4: Sula Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc
Region: India
Vintage: 2005
Price: $12.00
Rating: 3rd or 4th place
Tasting Notes: vinegar, strong – after a day in the fridge it tasted better (!); fresh & crisp; not good with spicy foods

Enjoyed with: Samosas, allo ticki (potato patties), coriander chutney, goat cheese, gouda, gruyere & fig jelly

Company: Our host Shereen, Anna, Andrea, Tayisa, Christina & Ann-Marie

Lessons of the Night: SPICY FOOD & WINE
- Sweet cool/chilled wines are best with spicy food
- A spicy wine goes well with complex spicy food
- Avoid wines with tannins – they will dry out the mouth & won’t be refreshing with hot food

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