The dilemma that some of have is..... what do I want to drink? Wine, beer, whiskey, rum, vodka, bourbon? I know, it's a cross I must bear but sometimes it becomes a problem. It takes me longer to figure out what I want to drink than it does to know what I want to eat. After a couple of business trips in the past 6 weeks (in Las Vegas of course), I know I like food cooked at home but my taste for the right drink for the right food has become more refined. Refined means that I'm getting picky about what I want. So let's start with a few choices that I paired up with my food lately.
SILVER OAK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2006
Alexander Valley
I only paid 40 dollars for this bottle and let me tell you that it was worth a lot more than that. This wine has a bold elegant body with a velvety feel on the tongue with a nice tannin finish but not too much. The steak that I paired this with was a nice New York strip with broccoli and a salad (sorry no potato) and I left room for a chocolate dessert which, as all of the women that I know will tell you, Is the only thing you need with a big bold Cab. I would even pair this wine with lamb, beef bourguignon or a bold pasta dish with meat. Silver Oak is a fine winery that creates some of the finest American wine around. Have a bottle and you will not go wrong!
OMMEGANG HENNEPIN
This beer is bold enough to pair perfectly with this dish. This is from Sage in the Aria hotel in Las Vegas. It's Shelton's Farm organic chicken with farmhouse sausage, braised lentils and alfalfa hay smoke. Sounds like a lot but it's a very rich dish. They paired it with a Anchor Steam Breckle's brown ale. I thought it needed something a little more. I think that the Hennepin would work better with this dish. The sausage and braised lentils in the smoke reduction was rich in flavor and the beer would complement that. This would be the perfect dinner for me!
So for those of you that can't make up your mind on what you want with your meal, just remember that you can your cake and eat it too by having either a wonderful wine or an awesome beer that will complement your meal. I love both and cannot tell you which one to choose because I love the variety that this life gives! Cheers!
SILVER OAK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2006
Alexander Valley
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| I drank most of it myself... |
OMMEGANG HENNEPIN
This beer is bold enough to pair perfectly with this dish. This is from Sage in the Aria hotel in Las Vegas. It's Shelton's Farm organic chicken with farmhouse sausage, braised lentils and alfalfa hay smoke. Sounds like a lot but it's a very rich dish. They paired it with a Anchor Steam Breckle's brown ale. I thought it needed something a little more. I think that the Hennepin would work better with this dish. The sausage and braised lentils in the smoke reduction was rich in flavor and the beer would complement that. This would be the perfect dinner for me!
So for those of you that can't make up your mind on what you want with your meal, just remember that you can your cake and eat it too by having either a wonderful wine or an awesome beer that will complement your meal. I love both and cannot tell you which one to choose because I love the variety that this life gives! Cheers!
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