2009 Ridge Road Estates, Vineridge Blend

Tonight M made tourtiere. It was delicious and tasted a lot like cloves and love. The crust was flaky and it was juicy, but not runny. We had it with a salad made by our roommate K, which had a mustard vinaigarette. In keeping with bringing something from M's home region with something from A's, the wine was from Ridge Road again, right near Hamilton and it is their 2009 Vineridge Blend. I can't remember what goes into this blend, and the website does not tell me, but I know that there is riesling in there. At $12.95, it is a reasonable wine for dinner time, party time, or really just any time. Especially considering how easy to drink it is. M is sick, so please forgive us if her review is off.

A - This wine tasted lemony and bright to me, with a bit of a tingle on the tongue to start with. When eating it with salad, it occured to me that it might taste like yellow peppers. It had a long taste of green apple that lingered in my mouth. It smells kind of mossy or earthy, but not in a gross way. It was also on the sharper side. I would eat it with a fruit pie, and wasn't crazy with it with salad.

M - With my sickie taste buds, I still get a lot of citrus. It seems light without being under-powering. It is sort of like the 7-Up of white wines, citrusy and refreshing overall. I'm sure it would be great in the summer chilled and served on the patio. It worked well with our beef/ pork combo and salad, but would also pair well with Barbeque.

K - This wine was very sweet and syrupy. It had a thick texture and you can really taste the citrus in it. I'm not sure it would go with Indian, but can see what they mean by the Thai thing.