Thirsty Thursdays: Wine Globe wine tasting
One of my nearest and dearest starts his new job at Wine Globe in a few weeks so we headed to Illusions in Palo Alto for a wine tasting with his new company (plus many singles from the likes of Yahoo and beyond). The ballroom had a disco ball and several televisions and a wall screen. Many tables were set up for the various wines and the bar had a lavish selection of appetizers ranging from baba ghanoush to falafel, pita and hummus. The hummus was sprinkled generously with olive oil and pomegranate seeds. The baba ghanoush had the perfect blend of tahini and roasted eggplant and the pita bread was toasted and warmed to perfection.
Wine Globe provided us with tasting note sheets so we picked a table and AB grabbed our wines for us from the nearby tasting tables. We tried a few whites including Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. The Sauvignon Blanc had a fragrant nose and flavors included rose and apricot/peach. There were many more reds to try from Cabernet Sauvignon to Petite Syrah to Zinfandel. My favorite of the evening was the 2005 Adobe Zinfandel. It had a juicy sweetness with walnut on the nose and a long, cherry finish. To be blunt, it tasted damn good!
Tasting is subjective so AB and I enjoyed comparing notes and fraternizing with our tablemates. Our one, strong agreement was that one of the wines had flavors of Band-Aids and chlorine on the nose. So, clearly, it was NOT our favorite wine.
My favorite part of the evening, of course, was trying the wines while eating some great Mediterranean food. I never turn down freshly cooked falafel, warm, soft pita or tangy baba ghanoush. We left the tasting sated and happy with some new wines to add to our collection (and wines that we hope to drink very soon!).
A sante!
March 9th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
Sounds fun, especially the singles part.