Worth Pursuing

The first bottle I chose was from Francis Ford Coppola’s Diamond Collection.  I chose this because I love a good Shiraz, as well as a Coppola wine.  It’s reasonably  priced at about $13 a bottle.  It makes a great house warming or dinner gift.

The wine is a flavorful Syrah mixed with a Petit Sirah.  The first thing I noticed about this wine was it’s dark garnet color.  It has a such a beautiful red hue as it’s swirled in the glass.  The overwhelming aroma is an array of berries.  The taste is clean, mildly sweet with just a hint of a vanilla finish.  It’s a nice gentle wine, with a very soft finish.  Makes for easy drinking, which can be a bad thing, if you don’t have other people to share it with. 

I enjoyed this dinner with a beautiful spinach salad, made with both strawberries and strips of steak.  I know this may sound like an odd pairing, but it’s one of the best salads I’ve ever had.  Plus I love any dinner you can serve in just one bowl. The berries mixed in the salad plus the steak provide a perfect compliment to this velvety wine. 

If you’re looking for a magnificent wine with a subtle aroma, this Coppola Syrah-Shiraz Green Label wine is a sure thing.

A new wine review page…

In an effort to continue giving me things to write about and add new reasons to enjoy a glass of wine at the end of the day, I’m starting my own wine review.  Notice the new page, Pursuing Wine.  I look forward to sharing many a delicious bottle with you.

In the Spirit of Bacchus, God of Wine,

Much Love,

Angi