Last month I moderated a six-course dinner at Bellingham\u2019s Bistecca Italian Steakhouse. Each course, superbly prepared by Chef Marc Eilberg, was matched with a premium wine from Thurston Wolfe Winery in Prosser.<\/p>\n
Thurston Wolfe winemaker Wade Wolfe always does an excellent job with a wide array of varietals and offers them at extremely reasonable prices. Here are my tasting notes on some of the wines that were served:<\/p>\n
2005 PGV (about $15): This blend of 70 percent Viognier and 30 percent Pinot Gris results in a full-bodied white wine with wonderful fruit aromas and just the right balance of acidity. It was paired with seared scallops and a light wine butter sauce and will also go well with chicken and other seafood dishes.<\/p>\n
2004 Lemberger (about $15): A lovely red wine with berry and cherry flavors, touches of black pepper spice and a subtle vanilla finish. The wine was a wonderful complement to Eilberg\u2019s marinated pork loin and butternut squash ravioli, accompanied by an incredible smoked golden tomato sauce.<\/p>\n
2003 Sangiovese (about $16): Blended with 11 percent Syrah, this Sangiovese is packed with intricate flavors and plenty of character. Lovely floral and slightly smoky aromas lead to red fruit flavors topped by a touch of spice and the varietal\u2019s signature acidity. An entr\u00e9e of slow roasted leg of lamb with grilled eggplant provided a perfect food\/wine pairing.<\/p>\n
Thurston Wolfe wines can be purchased locally at The Vines, The Purple Smile, Community Food Co-Op and selected Haggen stores.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Last month I moderated a six-course dinner at Bellingham\u2019s Bistecca Italian Steakhouse. Each course, superbly prepared by Chef Marc Eilberg, was matched with a premium wine from Thurston Wolfe Winery in Prosser. Thurston Wolfe winemaker Wade Wolfe always does an excellent job with a wide array of varietals and offers them at extremely reasonable prices. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-from-the-bellingham-herald"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}