Wine Dinner 1

    

THE FOOD & PEOPLE:

I had the pleasure of enjoying a splendid meal filled with wine and laughs with my wonderful roommate Forbes. We cooked a spicy steak as our entree and had baked cheddar and jalapeño potatoes along with rice on the side. The steak was cooked with black pepper and habanero rub, giving it a little kick to go with the wine and sides. I threw some teriyaki sauce over the rice and mixed a little in with the cut up steak. 

 
THE WINES & TASTING: 

St Chateau Michelle Sauvignon Blanc ($13): Has a vintage year of 2023, comes from Washington state and comes from the sauvignon blanc grape. The wine smelt like a juiced green apple and tasted fairly similar. The first sip was crisp and brought a quick acid tang that died quickly. The steak brought out the acidity on the front end of the taste and lowers the green apple flavor of the wine. Although it brings out the acidity, it comes in quick on the top of the mouth, but dies fairly fast. The moisture from the steamed rice made the wine go down like water and taste like thin cat piss. The baked potato definitely overpowered the wine, making the wine taste like a potato and losing its acidity.

California Dream Cabernet Sauvignon ($6): Has a vintage year of 2023, comes from California and is made with the cabernet sauvignon grape. I can definitely tell why this wine is $6 (as with the chardonnay below). Before trying it with food, the wine smelt like a rotten red grape and tasted like a dry pomegranate filled with paint. It barely had any acidic feeling to it (something I look for). The spice from the steak made the wine taste more like a pomegranate and less like paint. With the rice, the wine lost its viscosity and flavor, but gained a little more acidity at the top of the mouth. The potato was the best pairing with this wine. It gave the wine more viscosity and the spice from the jalapeño gave it an acidic kick. 

California Dream Chardonnay ($6): Has a vintage year of 2023, comes from California and is made with the chardonnay grape. First, the wine smelt like a mashed potato. It went down like water and barely had any taste or acidity to it. The spicy steak gave the wine a slight apple taste to it, but ultimately overpowered the wine. The rice turned the wine into cat piss, mostly overpowering it, but leaving a hint of mucus like viscosity. Finally, the baked potato made the wine taste more like a potato while making the physical potato taste worse. It turned the juicy potato into a wet mashed potato with a little spice from the jalapeño.

CONCLUSION: I really enjoyed the St Chateau, especially with the baked potato. As for the other two wines, The cabernet sauvignon wasn't bad for the price, but I would never buy the chardonnay again, even if it were a cent.