Wine Dinner One
Wine Dinner 1 The gang and I decided to boldly defy wine traditions and blaze a new path for our first wine dinner. We had one person cook up some food while the other three chose bottles of wine, so there was no real idea of the kinds of pairings we'd have beforehand. We ended up with some stew beef, carrots, and potatoes as our dishes and three interesting bottles of wine. Beef, carrots, and potatoes on a plate Our first bottle of wine was a Gnarly Head zinfandel (Figure 1), which I chose solely based off it's name and pretty label. The Gnarly Head had some fairly strong berry/cherry scents along with a little spice. I also thought it smelled a little dusty, which is the best word I could find to describe what I smelled. By itself, the Gnarly Head had a light berry taste and was moderately dry. I thought it tasted decent by itself, but it really shined with the carrots. The carrots were fairly soft and sweet, which paired well with the sweetness and dryness of the wine. The