It’s All About That Baste — More Zinfandel! 7 Reasons Why
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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