TN: Strange combo (fish tacos and Verdicchio)
 

In our never-ending search for combos no one on earth has tried
before, fish tacos and Verdicchio. Betsy had said she was stopping at
fishmonger, so I put a bottle of the 2007 Colle Stefano Verdicchio di
Matelica in the fridge. When she told me it was tacos (cod, with salsa
verde, guacamole, tomato salsa, cheese, and lettuce), I had my doubts.
But too lazy to redo wine. Actually, it was fine. The Verdicchio is a
very pretty wine ($13). Good body, clean bright acidity, a bit of a
saline note. Lots of lemon with some canteloupe/honeydew, some mineral
notes with a touch of almond on finish. Very good summertime wine,
getting more. Did fine with the tacos, was even better with straight
fish was a bit of the tomatillo sauce on top. B+

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.
*

TN: Strange combo (fish tacos and Verdicchio)
 

DaleW ha scritto:
> In our never-ending search for combos no one on earth has tried
> before, fish tacos and Verdicchio. Betsy had said she was stopping at
> fishmonger, so I put a bottle of the 2007 Colle Stefano Verdicchio di
> Matelica in the fridge. When she told me it was tacos (cod, with salsa
> verde, guacamole, tomato salsa, cheese, and lettuce), I had my doubts.
> But too lazy to redo wine. Actually, it was fine. The Verdicchio is a
> very pretty wine ($13). Good body, clean bright acidity, a bit of a
> saline note. Lots of lemon with some canteloupe/honeydew, some mineral
> notes with a touch of almond on finish. Very good summertime wine,
> getting more. Did fine with the tacos, was even better with straight
> fish was a bit of the tomatillo sauce on top. B+
>
> 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.
>

That is actally one of the best italian whites for the value.
From organic grapes moreover.

Luk

TN: Strange combo (fish tacos and Verdicchio)
 

In article
>,
DaleW > wrote:

> In our never-ending search for combos no one on earth has tried
> before, fish tacos and Verdicchio. Betsy had said she was stopping at
> fishmonger, so I put a bottle of the 2007 Colle Stefano Verdicchio di
> Matelica in the fridge. When she told me it was tacos (cod, with salsa
> verde, guacamole, tomato salsa, cheese, and lettuce), I had my doubts.
> But too lazy to redo wine. Actually, it was fine. The Verdicchio is a
> very pretty wine ($13). Good body, clean bright acidity, a bit of a
> saline note. Lots of lemon with some canteloupe/honeydew, some mineral
> notes with a touch of almond on finish. Very good summertime wine,
> getting more. Did fine with the tacos, was even better with straight
> fish was a bit of the tomatillo sauce on top. B+
>
> 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.
> *

Hey, why not? Good notes. I eat fish tacos a lot and usually have a beer
or a Margarita so I might try a Verdicchio next time.

TN: Strange combo (fish tacos and Verdicchio)
 

On Jul 9, 11:27�am, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
> In article
> >,
>
>
>
>
>
> �DaleW > wrote:
> > In our never-ending search for combos no one on earth has tried
> > before, fish tacos and Verdicchio. Betsy had said she was stopping at
> > fishmonger, so I put a bottle of the 2007 Colle Stefano Verdicchio di
> > Matelica in the fridge. When she told me it was tacos (cod, with salsa
> > verde, guacamole, tomato salsa, cheese, and lettuce), I had my doubts.
> > But too lazy to redo wine. Actually, it was fine. The Verdicchio is a
> > very pretty wine ($13). Good body, clean bright acidity, a bit of a
> > saline note. Lots of lemon with some canteloupe/honeydew, some mineral
> > notes with a touch of almond on finish. Very good summertime wine,
> > getting more. Did fine with the tacos, was even better with straight
> > fish was a bit of the tomatillo sauce on top. B+
>
> > 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.
> > �
>
> Hey, why not? Good notes. I eat fish tacos a lot and usually have a beer
> or a Margarita so I might try a Verdicchio next time.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Me too but I usually have a sparkler like Gruet or a Rose.

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On Jul 9, 11:27�am, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
> In article
> >,
>
>
>
>
>
> �DaleW > wrote:
> > In our never-ending search for combos no one on earth has tried
> > before, fish tacos and Verdicchio. Betsy had said she was stopping at
> > fishmonger, so I put a bottle of the 2007 Colle Stefano Verdicchio di
> > Matelica in the fridge. When she told me it was tacos (cod, with salsa
> > verde, guacamole, tomato salsa, cheese, and lettuce), I had my doubts.
> > But too lazy to redo wine. Actually, it was fine. The Verdicchio is a
> > very pretty wine ($13). Good body, clean bright acidity, a bit of a
> > saline note. Lots of lemon with some canteloupe/honeydew, some mineral
> > notes with a touch of almond on finish. Very good summertime wine,
> > getting more. Did fine with the tacos, was even better with straight
> > fish was a bit of the tomatillo sauce on top. B+
>
> > 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.
> > �
>
> Hey, why not? Good notes. I eat fish tacos a lot and usually have a beer
> or a Margarita so I might try a Verdicchio next time.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

This did fine, but wasn't "magical" . I'd still try a slightly off-dry
wine next time, or perhaps an inexpensive sparkler a la Bill.