Boston Wino Wednesday Episode 3
As part of our cultural, social, spiritual and epicurean development here in Boston, we have begun a little thing we call Wine Wednesdays. Every week I will report back with the kinds of wines we sampled and perhaps some cheese recommendations. And pictures if anything really juicy goes down.
Let’s begin with the vino!
Layer Cake 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon: A good, solid cab. Nothing to freak out about, but certainly super drinkable.
Sofia 2009 Sparkling Blanc de Blancs: First, some quotes. “Drinkable and prettiest packaging” “No flavors good or bad” “tastes of burnt plastic with a slight hint of ass” Personally, if i never have to drink this again, i’ll be happy. Total burned plastic and ass. And i’ll drink anything, pretty much. Because i’m a classy dame. I can do shots of the roughest tequila without a twinge, and every sip of this sent my face and palate into convulsions. Adorable! As you’ll note above, i am clearly the exception to the general consensus.
HobNob Pinot Noir: “Sweet with a peppery finish” “too sweet” “Sweet and smooth, like myself” “Better with cheddar cheese [or any food]” “Tastes exactly like a RAID bug killer and red wine spritzer. Blecch.” “Meh. It’s good” Oh surprise! Once again, I’m the freak monkey who didn’t find this good, if a little sweet. I found it to not be sweet enough, but maybe that was because the RAID flavor would have been tempered by a little friendly touch of saccharine goodness.
The Other Cabernet/Merlot/Syrah Blend: “Very berry!” “Stand up red” “Yuk!” [insert as small drawing of a duck with a word bubble that says “cool!”
Layer Cake 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon: A good, solid cab. Nothing to freak out about, but certainly super drinkable.
Sofia 2009 Sparkling Blanc de Blancs: First, some quotes. “Drinkable and prettiest packaging” “No flavors good or bad” “tastes of burnt plastic with a slight hint of ass” Personally, if i never have to drink this again, i’ll be happy. Total burned plastic and ass. And i’ll drink anything, pretty much. Because i’m a classy dame. I can do shots of the roughest tequila without a twinge, and every sip of this sent my face and palate into convulsions. Adorable! As you’ll note above, i am clearly the exception to the general consensus.
HobNob Pinot Noir: “Sweet with a peppery finish” “too sweet” “Sweet and smooth, like myself” “Better with cheddar cheese [or any food]” “Tastes exactly like a RAID bug killer and red wine spritzer. Blecch.” “Meh. It’s good” Oh surprise! Once again, I’m the freak monkey who didn’t find this good, if a little sweet. I found it to not be sweet enough, but maybe that was because the RAID flavor would have been tempered by a little friendly touch of saccharine goodness.
The Other Cabernet/Merlot/Syrah Blend: “Very berry!” “Stand up red” “Yuk!” [insert as small drawing of a duck with a word bubble that says “cool!”
And now for the cutting of the cheese!
Grafton Village 4-Star Cheddar: Oh man. Oh man. Just…oh. So good and crumbly and sharp and majestic with pretty much all of the wines. We had a huge hunk and all that was left were some crumbs and a little blood from an altercation concerning the last hunk of any substance.
Bucheron: This is a plucky little aged goat cheese with a creamy exterior and flaky, tangy interior. Folks liked it, and it was a really good goat, but i don’t think anything could have stood up to that brutal cheddar. Sorry Bucheron, but there was more than half left of you. But you were tasty.
Gorgonzola Dolce: Magical creamy gorgonzola. Think of what would happen if Blue Cheese knocked up Brie behind the high school. This is their little bastard, and what a delightful bastard it is. Totally spreadable, and divine with honey and nuts. Still couldn’t stand up to the Grafton, but the gang did like this much more than the standard blue cheese we had the week before.
Here is a lil something i’m noticing…ladies love stinky cheese much more than the menfolk. As your intrepid reporter in the field, i will continue to bring you these hard hitting and sometimes earth shattering observations. I’m here for you, internet.
Grafton Village 4-Star Cheddar: Oh man. Oh man. Just…oh. So good and crumbly and sharp and majestic with pretty much all of the wines. We had a huge hunk and all that was left were some crumbs and a little blood from an altercation concerning the last hunk of any substance.
Bucheron: This is a plucky little aged goat cheese with a creamy exterior and flaky, tangy interior. Folks liked it, and it was a really good goat, but i don’t think anything could have stood up to that brutal cheddar. Sorry Bucheron, but there was more than half left of you. But you were tasty.
Gorgonzola Dolce: Magical creamy gorgonzola. Think of what would happen if Blue Cheese knocked up Brie behind the high school. This is their little bastard, and what a delightful bastard it is. Totally spreadable, and divine with honey and nuts. Still couldn’t stand up to the Grafton, but the gang did like this much more than the standard blue cheese we had the week before.
Here is a lil something i’m noticing…ladies love stinky cheese much more than the menfolk. As your intrepid reporter in the field, i will continue to bring you these hard hitting and sometimes earth shattering observations. I’m here for you, internet.
