WINES

• SOME OF MY PERSONAL FAVORITES
  
  WHITE:
  *VOIGNIER: Alain Paret Viognier Pastourou 2001
  *CHARDONNAY: Lindeman's Chardonnay
  *CHARDONNAY: Robert Mondavi Private Selection Chardonnary 2001 (Central Coast)
  
  
  RED:
  *MERLOT-CABERNET BLEND: Lost Horizons - Capetown (South Africa) Merlot-Cabernet blend
  *SHIRAZ: Fat Croc Shiraz (Australian) (goes well with spicy food)
  *CARMENERE: Peteroa Carmenere Reserve 1999 (Chile)
   *PINOT NOIR: Ponzi Pinot Noir 2001 (Willamette Valley, Oregon)
  *BORDEAUX: Chateau Cailleteau Bergeron (Bordeaux) 2000

• RECOMMENDATIONS FROM FRIENDS:
  
  WHITE:
  *VOUVRAY: Domaine LePeu de la Moriette 2002 (Sharon Michaels)
  *CHARDONNAY: Deloach Russian River Valley (California) 1991 (Sharon Michaels)
  *RIESLING: Schmitt-Sohne Riesling 2001 (Marie Murphy)
  
  RED:
  *PINOT NOIR: Ponzi Pinot Noir 2001 (Willamette Valley, Oregon) (Sharon Michaels)

Suggestions for tasting wine:
Note the color
    Gently swirl the wine around in the glass a few times
        Inhale the fragrance
            Sip and slosh around in your mouth
                After swallowing note any after taste
                    Jot down a rating
                        Drink water or nibble on a cracker between tasting different wines

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IDEAS FOR FOOD/WINE PAIRINGS:

APPETIZERS
with cheese: Llano Cellar Select Chardonnay

SOUPS

SALADS

SEAFOOD
Chateau Bonnet, Entre deux Mers, refreshing wine, aperitif, for picnics and light meals (fish, oysters)
with salmon: Bell Mountain Pinot Noir (red)

BEEF OR LAMB
Segia, Margaux softer wine, good with grilled steak or lamb
with lamb chops: Fall Creek Merlot
with cajun jambalaya (rice/beans/sausage): Cap Rock Topaz Royale

CHICKEN

VEGETABLES

DESSERT
Domaine Piquemal, Muscat de Riversaltes, enjoyable dessert wine
with chocolate dessert: Messina Hof Papa Paulo Texas Port, Barrel Reserve
with lemon tarts: Messina Hof Glory Muscat Canelli Late Harvest

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Some wine websites:
Wine Society of Texas - Houston Chapter
Spec's
Wine Spectator
Texas Wine Trails
Houston Wine Merchant
Haak Winery (Galveston County, Texas)
Siesmo Zombie
Texas Wine Cellars (Fredericksburg, Texas)
UC Davis Viticulture Dept.
Vine 2 Wine
Wine Institute - California Wines
Barry Bros Wine Updates
Wine About Page
Wine Lovers' Page
Wines on the Internet

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