What a Good Night

Throughout the week I've glugged my way through a few bottles of wine, and I haven't blogged .... naughty me! But tonight a neighbour dropped in and we opened a couple of bottles. So as best as I can reliably describe opinions here we go ...

We started off with a commercial Aussie Shiraz from Margaret River. Delicious, fruity, medium, soft, easy drinking. Served at room temp. Meanwhile a blackberry wine was being hurredly chilled in the freezer followed by the fridge. The blackberry was well received as a big rosé (more body than is typical of a rosé), tho a touch sharp. Having despatched that, and with the clock marching on, a dessert wine was suggested. So the Orange & Elderflower was rolled out. This went down a storm. Described as being very much a dessert wine, elderflower dominating, citrus giving a frizz like feel, plenty of viscosity, loads of body, ample acidity for balance. Not typical of a dessert wine cos of the citrus edge and the flower bouquet but nevertheless completely at home as a dessert wine.

So I feel good! The blackberry wine was simply an on the pulp wine, but made with blackberries from a trained and pruned cane. The Orange & Elderflower was a 50/50 blend, that largely resulted from the better half suggesting that it would work. I'll post recipes in time. I hope you stay tuned, our neighbour has a palate that I trust but to say more than that could be seen as bragging. Which leaves me in a pickle cos now I have said too much already!