Posts Tagged ‘ Lynfred Winery ’

Gretchen Neuman
VinoVerve Editor

Last weekend, VinoVerve experienced something akin to a solar eclipse.

Three out of four of the team managed to get together. How did we celebrate this event? We went to a winery and to dinner.

The winery? Lynfred. Marguerite introduced Kevin and I to Lynfred wine years ago, but she had never been to the winery itself. That can not be said anymore. We had a lovely tasting enjoying a glass of the Cabernet Merlot.

We also headed out to Sabatino’s, my neighborhood Italian place where Enzo and Angelo and their staff treated us like a King and two Queens…. and the Princesses complained that we even looked at them. At Sabatino’s we drank Frescobaldi, and sparkling Moscato and even something French (Gasp! Quel horreur!)

I even cooked over the weekend. Chicken and sausage paella with a red and rose sangria that I made myself…

I am missing lots of pictures because it was crazy. There were family obligations to cover… A girl to be confirmed. And now that the craziness is over, I am glad that we celebrated our solar eclipse properly. With family and friends and wine.

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Gretchen Neuman
VinoVerve Editor

Most of the wine clubs that Kevin and I belong to are the kind that deliver the wine to you. But with Lynfred, the winery is so close by we decided to pick up in person.

So a couple of days ago, Kevin and I drove out to pick up our bottles.

While we were there, we decided to taste the Spring releases.

The 2007 Vidal Blanc was lovely with a sharp bite of pineapple and minerality which smelling of peaches and citrus. The 2006 Riesling was nicely balanced and tasted of honey and tropical fruits with an almost floral nose. It would be perfect with spicy food in particular Thai. The rose was my favorite. The smell was full of ripe and juicy strawberries. The color a rich rose and was off-dry and is perfect. PERFECT for a warm summer afternoon. At least in my opinion. The 2006 Zinfandel was full and rich with a aroma of coffee and leather. It would be perfect with a nice steak dinner. An occasion kind of meal. The last kind of wine we tried was a rhubarb wine. Rhubarb is usually very bitter unless mixed with sugar or sweeter fruit like strawberries. This wine maintained the tartness and flavor of the fruit but was sweet and smooth.

Naturally, I brought home more than my wine club bottles. But with wines like these, how could I not?

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