We’ve been working feverishly on our backyard garden for
months. We let it die during the drought and decided to create a happy space
for us to sit and visit. This dinner party was a celebration of the (almost)
finished product.
We started with cheese from Carmel-by-the-Sea, crackers,
grapes, nectarines, and this really cool bread-cake thing made out of figs and
nuts, and we opened a lovely Sobon Estate, 2013 Tannat for pre-competition.
The next appetizer was bite-size chunks of barbecued tri-tip
Dinner was a potato bar with big fat Russets (chives, maple
bacon, shredded cheese, butter and sour cream)
And barbecued ribs and chicken thighs to go with the potato
Dessert was a slice of New York style cheesecake surrounded
with seasonal raspberries and blackberries
I called for a petite verdot, but it was too difficult for them so I settled for a blend with petite verdot. Sadly the strength of one of the blends arm-wrestled and won,
but we came in second! The Pessimist, 2013 red blend out of Paso Robles from
the Wade’s came in first, our Modus Operandi, (one of my favorite wineries) 2012
petite verdot came in second, and the Shetler’s Justin, 2013 red wine out of
Paso Robles came in third. They were all super yummy.
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