1/3/09... Wine at Flatbread

Tonight while celebrating the staff holiday party for O'Naturals (Jen's employer) we ate delicious organic salads with goat cheese, and several different wood-fired pizzas. We love Flatbread for it's great food, pledge to organics, and the wait staff with whom many are friends of ours. Also- they have a fantastic wine list with many wines by the glass. 

Tonight, Jen drank her favorite on the wine list:

Big Red Monster, NV, Red Blend. California Table Wine

Jen likes this, as does our friend and Flatbread waitress Alex who says this is like "drinking dessert." I disagree- it's a big fruit blast at the front with a lot of mixing of tastes, but not a great finish. Jen would say that besides the label being fun with illustrated sexy ladies, the wine is everything she wants- not bland, not dry, and a punch in the front... then dwindles off in the back of your throat.  A great case in point about how palettes differ when describing the same wine qualities. $7/glass

I had the 2006 Perrin and Fils, Cotes du Rhone "Nature" (Organic); Rhone, France. $6.50/ glass

I like this organic red for its subtle dryness, easy drinkability, and flexibility with different food pairings. There's no sweet-fruity flavor that blasts through which is nice. One of my favorites as I work through the reds list at Flatbread. 

**Points for sustainability. This wine has a Salmon-Safe Certificate, which identifies wineries whose vineyards practices protect and restore salmon habitat by planting trees on streams, growing cover crops to control run-off, and apply natural methods to control weeds and pests.

Happy Drinking!