tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644181335443143726.post6663794645215398520..comments2023-08-08T14:59:19.255-07:00Comments on Beau's Barrel Room: Lobster Ravioli and 2007 Acacia Carneros Chardonnay, will it work?Beauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05835422435318171027noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644181335443143726.post-47643946657687612522010-03-23T18:08:44.146-07:002010-03-23T18:08:44.146-07:00I disagree, I've had some superb CA Chardonnay...I disagree, I've had some superb CA Chardonnays in the past that claimed to be nearer 13% than 15%..They may not have had as much intense tropical fruit but they had superb structure, defined acidity and more notes of apple and pear, with little hints of peach around the edges. Just as tasty as any malo'd up oak-bomb, and for my palate, better.Beauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05835422435318171027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644181335443143726.post-85307084549276356032010-03-20T11:28:47.107-07:002010-03-20T11:28:47.107-07:00Higher alcohol is part of the deal in California w...Higher alcohol is part of the deal in California wine. Without it, you can't have the kind of mouthfeel they have. Without sufficient ripeness, you can't have those tropical fruit flavors. It is what it is. Different climate, different wine. As William Blake wrote: "One law for the lion and the ox is oppression.". <br /><br />Good description of the wine and food interaction!<brDavid Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00067864986953584353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644181335443143726.post-42851240886148603222010-03-18T15:29:40.742-07:002010-03-18T15:29:40.742-07:00Well I am actually very familiar with a lot of Cal...Well I am actually very familiar with a lot of California wines, obviously my joke went over well..but the CA Chards are not something I know too well. I think perhaps I know a bit more of Spain and Australia/NZ. That and France, I love French wines and am trying to learn more about them this year. They're just so damn expensive for a not-rich person like me. :-(<br /><br />Ok yes I do agree Beauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05835422435318171027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644181335443143726.post-74470813332124064952010-03-18T09:18:06.655-07:002010-03-18T09:18:06.655-07:00Yeah, the whole high-alcohol content from Cali is ...Yeah, the whole high-alcohol content from Cali is pretty common ... since you're not very familiar with California wines, what would you say is your specialty? I myself tend to stick with Cali wines, for the most part, because I'm familiar with the regions. <br />Also, here's an un-sexier word: ham. I'd rather hear 'nostril' in bed than 'ham' anytime ;).Jainomohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233394161896488607noreply@blogger.com