I must admit: this Wine Blogging Wednesday (graciously hosted by Winexpression) snuck up on me. I blame it on the following two things:
a) Work sucked worse than third period French last week.
b) Wine Blogging Wednesday is not a lot different than Wine Drinking Tuesday or Grape Guzzling Friday at Chez Tami.
There's also the matter of my complete ignorance about French wines, red in particular. When I read the theme for this WBW, I dismissed it. I rarely drink French reds...and when I do, they end up tasting like pencil erasers to me. I happened to have this bottle sitting in my wine rack because - yes, I'm embarrassed - I bought it at the Dekalb Farmers Market because the bottle was different and caught my eye - Cellier des Dauphins Cotes du Rhone.
When I thought this might fit the WBW bill, I looked it up online. It's 85% Grenache and 15% Syrah. Should be yummy. I threw it in the 'fridge to chill while I went on my run. I popped it open and tried it by itself. Eh. Sort of fruity and easy to drink. Then, I drank a glass with my beef stew. Yum! I tasted a little pepper and some cherry-ish fruit. At the price point - I think I paid $8 for the bottle - it could easily become a staple in my house for those red meat, no brainer meals.
