{"id":3767,"date":"2018-11-15T14:16:22","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T21:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danthewineguy.com\/?p=3767"},"modified":"2018-11-16T14:37:03","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T21:37:03","slug":"selections-from-rodney-strong-make-great-wines-for-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/?p=3767","title":{"rendered":"Selections from Rodney Strong Vineyards Make Great Wines for the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sonoma Valley&#8217;s Rodney Strong Vineyards has a long tradition of producing solid wines at affordable prices. Here&#8217;s a sample trio of choices that should work well at a traditional Thanksgiving dinner or anytime during the Christmas\/Hanukkah holiday season:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.rodneystrong.com\/Catalog\/PRT_0757162_BANNERIMG_20180723_113905.PNG\" alt=\"null\" \/><strong>2017 Rose of Pinot Rose<\/strong> &#8211; Mouth-watering red berry and green melon flavors, a hint of sweet and sassy strawberry rhubarb and zingy, crisp acidity on the finish are certain to make this wine a crowd-pleaser. Serve well-chilled and enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016 Chalk Hill Chardonnay<\/strong> &#8211; If you&#8217;re tired of wimpy, unoaked Chardonnays you&#8217;ll love this full-bodied selection. Baked apple, butterscotch, caramel, and a round, creamy finish with big mouthfeel highlight this outstanding wine. Serve with roast turkey or goose for a perfect food\/wine pairing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2015 Upshot Red Blend<\/strong> &#8211; This combination of Zinfandel, Merlot, Malbec, and Petite Verdot along with 3-percent Riesling may sound a bit wonky, but it all comes together beautifully in the glass. Yummy, brambly, red fruits and a touch of baking spice on the finish make this a highly quaffable choice to serve to red wine lovers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sonoma Valley&#8217;s Rodney Strong Vineyards has a long tradition of producing solid wines at affordable prices. Here&#8217;s a sample trio of choices that should work well at a traditional Thanksgiving dinner or anytime during the Christmas\/Hanukkah holiday season: 2017 Rose of Pinot Rose &#8211; Mouth-watering red berry and green melon flavors, a hint of sweet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3767","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=3767"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3774,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3767\/revisions\/3774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}