Ottawa Women's Wine Club: VINO VIXENS!

Host:  Shereen Attendees:  Tayisa, Julie, Jacquie, Reem, Anna, Andrea Meal:  Caesar salad, veggie lasagna, apple crumble (made by Anna!) I was in the mood to cook something comforting and easy after a long work week.  Dave helped me pick out the wines we had - most of them were really good! 1) With appetizers of cheese and bread, we had this tasty sparkling wine.  It was easy to drink and had a light flavour. Pale gold colour, with very dusty, earthy, minerally aromas and some dried apple - distinctly old world style. The palate is dry, crisp yet creamy, with above average length. This won't be mistaken for champagne to be sure, but it has an intriguing array of wet chalky flavours that keep bringing you back for more.  Score - 88. (John Szabo, M.S., wineaccess.ca, March 30, 2010) France Vintages $16.95 2) With the Caesar salad I paired a crisp white.  The scent of this wine was very fruity, but the taste was very mild.  Everyone agreed that this tasted much bett

  Wine club at Anna's place - Sept 14, 2012 Attendence: Full house! All nine of us were there. Food :   Soft goat cheese with caramalized onion fig chutney - Paired with the Prosecco. Arugula salad with fresh figs, shaved parmesan, walnuts,  red onion and maple balsamic dressing. Grilled lamb chops (some were with a Moroccan spice rub and some were in a rosemary/garlic/olive oil marinade) - paired with Lyrarakis and Marques de Riscal Reserva. We had the Castello Di Neive Borolo as an after dinner red sipping wine.  Brown butter orzo served with spicy roasted vegetables topped with feta cheese.  Dessert: Greek yogurt with greek honey and roasted walnuts - paired with Niersteiner medium sweet white blend. VILLA SANDI PROSECCO DOC LCBO 249722 Price: $ 14.15 Made in: Region Not Specified, Italy By: La Gioiosa S.P.A. Style: Light & Fruity Wine, Sparkling Wine, White 11.0% Alcohol/Vol. Varietal: Prosecco Tasting Note Clear, pale lemon yellow co

Host : Julie (at her parent's place!) Date : July 6, 2012 Menu: Spanakopita Pita & Dips (tzatziki, hummus, spinach, roasted red pepper hummus) Greek salad Chicken brochettes & potatoes Baklava Company : Reem, Shereen, Jacquie, S-R, Andrea & me Lesson of the evening: Great website for researching wines and comments (with LCBO wines): www.winealign.com Wine #1 : Lindemans Bin 85 Pinot Grigio 2011 Pinot Grigio Australia $9.95 (668947) Tasting Note 
pale straw colour; melon, soft tangerine and citrus aromas; dry, medium body; apricot and citrus flavour with clean, refreshing finish Serving Suggestion 
serve with grilled chicken and creamy pasta Comments: Nice starter, cheap easy "go-to" wine Wine # 2: François Schwach Le Crémant Blanc De Blancs 2007, Ac Alsace Sparkling White Alsace, France $18.95 (268060)          Made in the traditional method, this fizz from Alsace uses Pinot Blanc, A

Spain has a number of different wines that are fairly inexpensive. I wanted to try some of them paired with different tapas. Anna's place with Jacquie, SR, Shereen, Julie, Carmela, Tayisa. CASTELL D'OLERDOLA BRUT CAVA VINTAGES 267369 | 750 mL bottle Price: $ 18.95 Wine, Sparkling Wine, Other Sparkling Wine 11.4% Alcohol/Vol. Tasting notes: This is an elegant and well-structured semi-dry sparkling wine. A blend of three classic grape varieties: Macabeo, Xarel-lo, and Parellada. On the palate, the wine is elegant and well-balanced with lemon and cream. Paired with : Mahon cheese PEDRERA MONASTRELL ROSADO 2010 VINTAGES 224998 | 750 mL bottle Price: $ 10.30 Wine, Rosé Wine 13.0% Alcohol/Vol. Tasting notes: Pretty-in-pink colour with intense aromas of strawberry, cherry