Whether your grilling hamburgers, fish or bbq sauce laden ribs, there is a wine varietal that will take your feast to fabulous this Memorial Day
SEATTLE: Memorial Day evokes visions of the men and women who sacrificed the most. That died to protect our freedoms in America and the betterment of our lives. Over the years, the long-standing tradition of American celebration is around the grill.
Bringing family and friend together to enjoy the freedoms that have been hard won for us.
The great thing about grilling and barbecue (low and slow), is that beautiful combination of flavors that arise in our foods. It’s the sublime combination that smoke infuses into whatever we cook.
Additionally, those beautiful sear marks are chocked full of flavor and texture that’s hard to beat!.
What this means is that there is virtually a limitless combination of flavors and textures one can make for friends and family which lend itself to great wines. It doesn’t matter if you’re doing a rib-eye steak, grilled scallops, grilled oysters or smoked pork shoulder.
It doesn’t matter if you’re cooking with a propane grill, over charcoal or using a smoker- it’s all about flame and smoke.
One of the issues when it comes to pairing wines with grilled food is that it’s easy to typecast certain varietals for the job. However, choices must be all about the kind of food you’re preparing and how it’s seasoned.
So don’t think so much of the protein as you do the type of seasonings you will be using. If you think about it, it’s the seasoning, amount of smoke or sauce used that largely dictates the overall flavor profile of the finished product.
And raise a glass in thanks for veterans and those who died on our behalf.
From the Collio region in northeast Italy, comes this world-class wine that is a pure jaw-dropper. Ribolla Gialla is the oldest known varietal from Collio and this region has an uncanny way of producing amazing complexity. What you’re greeted with is a sheer mouthgasm of minerality, Meyer lemon, lychee, green apples, and cream. The way this wine dances on your tongue is nearly unworldly. It has structure, mouthfeel, and finish that will keep you pounding bottles of it.
2016 Mollydooker Violinist:
This wonderful Verdeho has sublime amounts of pineapple, honeysuckle, lychee along with beautiful hints of lemon and lime.
