It’s All About That Baste — More Zinfandel! 7 Reasons Why
November 18, 2015
Happy ZInfandel Day! What’s in YOUR glass? Cheers!
Sorry Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, but for me, Turkey Day is All About That Baste –with More Zinfandel!
While I am not sure yet what exactly I will be sipping this holiday season (or on Sunday when we will cook turkey and ham and do some sampling!), what I have learned from previous tastings with various wines and holiday meals is that Zinfandel can handle well turkey, ham, and prime rib — and many of the sides.
Seven Reasons Why I Love a Good Zinfandel on Zin Day or any day:
- A beautiful garnet or ruby jewel color
- A nose full of both floral perfumes (cecil bruner roses!) and fruit — much like walking on a country road in summertime that has
- Plentiful brambleberry fruit, perhaps plum, rich and jammy on the palate.
- While that fruit might tend towards ripe jamminess, it has lots of spice and that fruit is balanced…
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