Last night we drank one of the bottles we picked up at Swedenburg Vineyards. First, I have to say that I love the fact that the label was drawn by a 10 year old Swedenburg family member. It's adorable and a really cute touch.
The wine was a 2005 C'est La Vie, A Rose. 12% alcohol by volume, real cork closure and cost us $10 (it was on special, usually is $12, but if you bought 3 it was only ten). A very dry rose, but a style I really enjoy. Many roses tend to be a little too sweet for my tastes, so I'm always happy to run across a nice dry one. This one displays good strawberry and raspberry flavors and would make a great porch sipping wine.
I served with with ham and cheese omlettes, a little bit odd, but Matt offered to cook last night and omlettes are his speciality. It actually wasn't a bad match, especially with the ham in the omlettes.
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I actually think it's a great pairing. Last Easter, I finally got the family recipe for Easter pie, which my mom used to beg her mom to make. I made one for myself (pie crust filled with egg, ricotta, ham, and parsley) and had a dry Rose' of Sangiovese.
Now, I just need to get online and get myself some VA wine.
1/23/07, 4:52 PM
Farley, yeah, I do usually like a rose with ham. I just wasn't so sure about the eggs and cheese part! (My grams used to make something similar to your ham pie...but it had Italian cured ham and something else I can't place at the moment. Man, I wish I had gotten that recipe!)
1/23/07, 7:27 PM
Hello Sondora,
I think it is a nice match also, as I have tried a dry rose with breakfast foods and some lighter BBQ dishes.
I have had that wine and it is very nice. VA is still 1/2 -1/2 with the Roses...some are done very sweet because a great number of people enjoy those sweet wines at the (humid and hot)summer festivals, and some are now appealing to a palate style like ours.
Very nice post that sounds and looksk yummy!
Dezel
1/24/07, 1:52 AM
Dezel, I'm happy to see some VA vineyards moving away from the sticky sweet roses! Even at an outdoor festival, it just doesn't seem refreshing to me in that style. I much prefer the crisp dry version. I really liked Swedenburg wines, have you had a chance to get out there yet?
1/24/07, 9:15 AM