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Host Wine Tasting Journal

 Winery Host and Tour Guide Director

 

All for the "cause" of the wine country lifestyle!

 

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Wines with meals of the fall season, such as Turkey

As with seasons of the vineyard, so with seasons of the forest and field. At Leonesse Cellars we enjoy fresh foods from local
farmers, in season and organic when possible. Turkey is the classic meal for the fall season in many parts of the world, enjoyed
with fresh harvest vegetables. Home-made pumpkin or apple pie usually complete the meal. What wines go well with these fresh
and flavorful fall dishes?

All pallats are different. So why not be adventurous and try a variety of wines!

• To begin with, many people pour easy to drink, light reds like Beaujolais Nouveau, (A white-wine style, to be drunk chilled around 45F.
  A light, fruity wine. It goes well with turkey, or with brie and edam for a pre-dinner snack. A seasonal “drink-now” favorite from the southern part of Burgundy, France.
  

Joel recommends:

• Enjoy our own Leonesse Cellars, Lana~Lisa Rose of Cabernet Saugvignon (A dry, rose wine with only 1.1% residual sugar.
  Bursting with fresh aromas and flavors of fresh raspberries and cranberries, the fresh fruitiness make this wine the ideal accompaniment
  to a wide variety of foods, including turkey, cheeses and Italian spicy dishes with tomato sauce.)

• If you like sweeter, blush wines, enjoy our ever popular, White Merlot. (Similar to White Zinfandel, a refreshing wine bursting with aromas and flavors of strawberries and rasberries.) Goes well with turkey and dressing. 

• Enjoy the light aromas and rich fruit flavors of our Late Harvest Muscat Canelli with fresh fruit, or puried over your favorite ice cream.
  I especially like it drizzled over pecan pie and ice cream. 

• Our Rhone Varietals such as Cinsaut and Syrah would gladly accompany turkey and spicy dressings.

 

White Rhone Blend Tastings

2008 Leonesse Cellars / Melange de Blanc - 11/14/09 

 

 

 

Joel's Tasting Notes: A morning stroll through citrus groves, laced with the sweet fragrance of
honeysuckle blossoms and peaches with the slightest hint of vanilla bean coffee on the breeze.

A smooth and elegant mouthfeel with a refreshing, "wake-me-up" zing!
I imagine this inviting wine paired with a brisk, vibrant classical piece of music just before breakfast
or with breakfast!