Jewel & I traveled straight from work to partake of Paley's Place Wine Wednesday's offering. The theme, much to our liking, was Rioja. In addition to the three wines featured in each flight, Paley's typically throws in an unidentified wine. Anyone who guesses the grape (or blend), producer, AND, vintage gets the wine tasting free. No one has ever been completely successful. My apologies here for forgetting the actual producers name but this week the surprise wine looked exactly like a pinot noir and tasted like a grenache... it was, in fact, a rioja.
Although the wine tasting scheme could be accompanied by a variety of spanish appetizers, we opted instead (much to Suzanne's, the bartender, approval) for an appetizer from the full menu as follows: rabbit liver & foie gras mousse, lamb lettuce (with marinated raw slices of squash), grilled flatbread, fruit mustard. we realize this is not for everyone, but Jewel and I did a better job licking the plate than Ruth's dog, Coco ever could!
Tim
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