Wine Wednesday + Choose Your Own Adventure

Amalaya Torrontes Riesling & Dynamite Vineyards Red Blend“This wine rains kisses in your mouth.” –Insatiable By Gael GreeneThe first Wednesday of every month is Wine Wednesday! Spectacular wines under $10.00. Yep. Under $10.00. Sometimes wine is less expensive where I am, but most of the time it’s more expensive. Hopefully that means that I will pick wines that are well below the $10.00 limit for most of you.I will post wines that I particularly like. I am no specialist by any means, but I do love wine. I know the basics of the different varietals, what regions generally produce, how wines are made, but this space is all about preference. We all like what we like, and you might like what I like too. I will post food pairings and why those pairings are suitable for the specific wine.

I am really damn excited about this week’s Wine Wednesday. For several reasons. First of all, I’ve got a stunning late spring/early summer panzanella for you with a few of my favorite things—pesto, parmesan, peas galore, poached eggs, and lots of bread. Actually panzanella is just a fancy word for bread salad which is pretty fabulous. I can eat this and call it salad?! But I’m also excited because I’m giving you some words of wisdom on how to choose red OR white wine for a dish. Whattttt? Yeah a choose your own adventure type thing.

Need a refresher on poached eggs? I tell you how and why, step by step, here!

First up, let’s say you’re craving a white wineTorrontesRieslingnot too dry, but definitely not very sweet cutting through the stronger garlic and parmesan ingredients aromaticbrought out more by the various herbshas some richnesscompliments the poached eggOnto the red—for those who are craving more of a substantial wine experienceScandalbig, bold, richfull body nutty parmesan and rich poached eggspices in this winechange after you take a mouthful of this panzanella