April 13th 2011    



An inviting table to gather around...

 

Tables at the end of April will groan under the weight of Easter feasts and no doubt baked ham, roast turkey, roast beef, and roast lamb will grace many a spread... so, as a chummy heads up, why not select your wines ahead of time, stock up on ideal matches and be done with it?

 

Whichever menu you choose, here are some great wines for Easter:

Martha Sewart knows Easter ham!For baked ham 
Martha Stewart knows a delicious recipe you should try that is nearly traditional save its Cognac twist!  In terms of pairing: remember when you're feeling salty try a little tenderness; that means whites with either a touch of sweetness or those with bit more body and fragrant fruit such as these beauties here: 
  
Saracco Moscato d'Asti - the Moscato specialist in Asti
Marchesi di Gresy Moscato d'Asti La Serra - A true marquis making elegant Moscato 
Fratelli Casa Rosa (sparkling red), Italy - Brachetto makes delightful, playful reds
Dr. Loosen Blue Slate Kabinett, Mosel - the synergy of fruit and mineral
Villa Wolf Gewurztraminer, Pfalz - soft and spicy orchard fruit beckons for ham
JL Wolf Riesling - dry Riesling showing the crisp and floral charms of the Pfalz
Pichot Vouvray - bright and fresh, calm and collected, this is bracing Chenin blanc
Miner Viognier - aromatic, plush and concentrated with stone fruit perfect for baked ham
Szepsy Furmint Nyulaszo - Meursault of Hungary?! Furmint at its dry, layered, savory best
  
  
Gourmet's gourmet roast turkey ready for EasterFor roast turkey   
If you care to branch out, try Gourmet's recipe for roast turkey with oranges, bay leaves, red onions and pan gravy.  With a more delicate flesh eschew toothy tannins in favor of some harmonious supple wines that are just the thing for such a fine roast: 
  

Barraud Pouilly-Fuisse La Roche - an elegant harmony of land, year, and winemaking

Foreau Vouvray Demi-Sec - click to read how compelling David Schildknecht found this

Javillier Meursault Cromin - "a cornucopia of aromas invokes a sense of opulent plenty"

Nikolaihof-Wachau Gruner Veltliner Im Weingebirge Federspiel - what a mouthfull!

Shaya Habis - Old vine Verdehlo at once comforting, edgy, polished, and clever

Vienne Taburnum - Viognier aged 20 months in French oak from ancient Roman vinelands 

Durdilly Beaujolais - nonchalant yet stoic Gamay handharvested from 40+ year old vines

Domaine des Braves Regnie - a beguiling Gamay from the best vintage since 1947

Left Coast Cellars Latitude 45 Pinot Noir - A lush taste of Oregon at once full and soft

Steininger Novemberlese Zweigelt - a bright spicy red from Austria both fleshy and inviting

Beef and tomatoes beckon for wines with tannin and verve 
For heavier fare...
Such as this recipe for roast beef with slow cooked tomatoes and garlic from the talents at Real Simple or (for those who wish to have more Agnus Dei this Easter) this roasted lamb shoulder recipe from Lydia's Italy, these reds offer a bit more stature making them ripe for a rich roast:

Gabbiola Chianti Riserva - a delightful 5 Star Decanter Sangiovese
Berthelemot Hautes Cotes de Beaune Rouge - delicious Burgundy distinctly Pinot Noir
Deux Amis Petite Sirah Vyborny Vineyard - inky dark, it tells all with proper decanting
Duxoup Syrah - alive and vigorous, this is phenomenal Syrah to lure you into Duxoup
Errazuriz Carmenere Single Vineyard - the Grizzly Adams of the wine world, this is GOOD
Finca Sandoval Manchuela - smokey, leather, cedar, spice -Syrah, Mourvedre, and Bobal
Gaillard St.Joseph Les Pierres - arousing, polished, savory, textural Syrah that twinkles
Green & Red Zinfandel, Chiles Canyon - despite its gentlemanly restraint, this is a mouthful
Emilio Moro Malleolus - Tempranillo as the Ribera del Duero could only burnish
Marchesi Di Gresy Martinenga Barbaresco - sensational Nebbiolo from Piemonte

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