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TN: Boxler, Iche/Oupia
Opera rehearsals started Tuesday, I volunteered to cook dinner last
couple of nights. Then realized that Tues I had busy afternoon, followed by an early evening speech at a synagogue to some kids. Crockpot to the rescue! I realize some look down on slow cookers, but they come in handy in situations like this. Late morning I went back to house, browned a roast, then threw ingredients for pot roast in slow cooker. See you in 10 hours. When I got home, Betsy had made a salad, quick sauce from the roast and we sat down to dinner and the 2005 d'Oupia *"Les Heretiques" (VdP de l'Hérault). Still edges the Borsao as my favorite under $8 red. Juicy red fruit, not complex but well defined, ripe without any hint of flabbiness. Some herb and earth, very good wine for the price. B+/B Tonight I made shrimp in a curry-ish sauce (onions, pepper, mint, cumin, turmeric, coconut, etc) along with baby artichokes fried with lemon. Wine was the 2004 Boxler Edelzwicker Reserve. Floral, some lychee, a little honey and almond. Seems just a touch off-dry, a little short, not a thrilling wine but does as well with a pair of complicated matches as any wine I could think of. B The Boxler a decent value, the Iche a super value. Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency. |
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TN: Boxler, Iche/Oupia
DaleW wrote:
> Opera rehearsals started Tuesday, I volunteered to cook dinner last > couple of nights. Then realized that Tues I had busy afternoon, > followed by an early evening speech at a synagogue to some kids. > Crockpot to the rescue! I realize some look down on slow cookers, but > they come in handy in situations like this. Hey, isn't this what "slow food" is all about? :P Seriously, I find that many of my favorite dishes are slow-cooked meats: BBQ, coq au vin, salmis, pot-a-feu, Tafelspitz, etc. I can rationalize it as the integration of flavors and tenderness that can only be achieved with low, slow cooking. > Late morning I went back > to house, browned a roast, then threw ingredients for pot roast in > slow cooker. See you in 10 hours. When I got home, Betsy had made a > salad, quick sauce from the roast and we sat down to dinner and the > 2005 d'Oupia "Les Heretiques" (VdP de l'Hérault). Still edges the > Borsao as my favorite under $8 red. Juicy red fruit, not complex but > well defined, ripe without any hint of flabbiness. Some herb and > earth, very good wine for the price. B+/B How's the '06? I was thinking that I should procure some as a parting gesture to André Iché. > > Tonight I made shrimp in a curry-ish sauce (onions, pepper, mint, > cumin, turmeric, coconut, etc) along with baby artichokes fried with > lemon. Wine was the 2004 Boxler Edelzwicker Reserve. Floral, some > lychee, a little honey and almond. Seems just a touch off-dry, a > little short, not a thrilling wine but does as well with a pair of > complicated matches as any wine I could think of. B I've yet to have any Boxler wine. This is a shortcoming that I must correct. Thanks for the notes! Mark Lipton -- alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com |
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TN: Boxler, Iche/Oupia
On Feb 27, 9:00�pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> DaleW wrote: > > Opera rehearsals started Tuesday, I volunteered to cook dinner last > > couple of nights. �Then realized that Tues I had busy afternoon, > > followed by an early evening speech at a synagogue to some kids. > > Crockpot to the rescue! I realize some look down on slow cookers, but > > they come in handy in situations like this. > > Hey, isn't this what "slow food" is all about? :P �Seriously, I find > that many of my favorite dishes are slow-cooked meats: BBQ, coq au vin, > salmis, pot-a-feu, Tafelspitz, etc. �I can rationalize it as the > integration of flavors and tenderness that can only be achieved with > low, slow cooking. > > > Late morning I went back > > to house, browned a roast, then threw ingredients for pot roast in > > slow cooker. See you in 10 hours. When I got home, Betsy had made a > > salad, quick sauce from the roast and we sat down to dinner and the > > 2005 �d'Oupia �"Les Heretiques" (VdP de l'H�rault). Still edges the > > Borsao as my favorite under $8 red. Juicy red fruit, not complex but > > well defined, ripe without any hint of flabbiness. Some herb and > > earth, very good wine for the price. B+/B > > How's the '06? �I was thinking that I should procure some as a parting > gesture to Andr� Ich�. > > > > > Tonight I made shrimp in a curry-ish sauce (onions, pepper, mint, > > cumin, turmeric, coconut, etc) along with baby artichokes fried with > > lemon. Wine was the 2004 Boxler Edelzwicker Reserve. Floral, some > > lychee, a little honey and almond. Seems just a touch off-dry, a > > little short, not a thrilling wine but does as well with a pair of > > complicated matches as any wine I could think of. B > > I've yet to have any Boxler wine. �This is a shortcoming that I must > correct. �Thanks for the notes! > > Mark Lipton > -- > alt.food.wine FAQ: �http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com I just think people sneer at slowcookers/crockpots, even if they are fans of slow braising. God knows I had enough ghastly crockpot meals in the 70s when they were a craze that my mom got into. But I find useful, especially in situations where one has time in AM but not later. Also, I feel happier with crockpot than using gas for hours when not there. Haven't gotten '06 Heretiques yet. Boxler is in my top 5 Alsace producers. |
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