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- hotwine - 07-19-2007
What in the world would work with this? It will include shrimp, corn, okra..... dunno what else, in a hot red sauce. Rhoney red? Zin? I'm leaning toward the former, since all the zins I know of are high-alcohol.
- dananne - 07-19-2007
This may sound out of left field, but Anne makes something similar that is served over rice, and we like pairing an inexpensive Spanish Cava with it (I have the dish vegetarian, and she has it with the seafood). Something like Cristalino works great, especially the Rose Brut, which actually has a faint touch of sweetness, despite it supposedly being dry. Gruet's Rose would probably work, too.
- hotwine - 07-19-2007
Hmmm.... I have some Prosecco in the cellar, can't even recall the producer.... think there's four bottles, which should be enough for our small church group. Good idea, Dan, thanks.
- Bucko - 07-19-2007
I've tried a lot of stuff with Cajun foods and keep coming back to beer or an inexpensive sparkler.
- hotwine - 07-20-2007
Great, thanks.
- hotwine - 07-21-2007
Went with Prosecco and it was a big hit. Provided a Zin for those who insisted on a red. Thanks, folks.
- Bucko - 07-21-2007
But how was the food, you old reprobate?
- hotwine - 07-21-2007
The food was great! Shrimp, new potatos, small sections of corn on the cob, all boiled in a big pot with smoked sausage added to the mix at serving, seasoned with cajun spices.... hot sauce accompanied the sausage. Several artisan breads available. Mixed cold fruit cubes for dessert (melons of various types), which worked nicely with the faintly sweet Prosecco. (Remaining bottles are in the cellar, which has been surrounded by pools of water from the 5 1/2" of rain we've had since 3:30 this morning. Will check the label and alcohol content on my next visit.)
- Innkeeper - 07-21-2007
Sorry to hear about the flooding. We've had more than our share here too, although many others haven't had a drop!
- Bucko - 07-22-2007
Weather has been bizarre here as well. We had more rain in one day than we normally get the entire month of July and August. A big storm is supposed to hit us again tonight with the possibility of 2-4 inches of rain, with lowland flooding. Living on top of a mountain has its advantages. [img]http://wines.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]
- winoweenie - 07-23-2007
Makes it much easier to see the lynch mob 'afore they get to the moat. WW(hehe)