So after hearing me comment that chicken and dumplings was a comfort food of my youth, Betsy determined to make some. It was truly delicious, though it bore little resemblence to my childhood Southern food. Pretty sure Mom didn't use turmeric, shallots, or leeks, and the dumplings of my youth were gooey bits of dough, not nice crusty biscuits of flour and cornmeal.
Wine was the 2006 Pinon "Non Dose" Vouvray Brut. Nose of applesauce and flowers, light petillance, higher acids. On palate there's apples and Chenin wooliness, pretty decent length. This is a good wine, but I have to say that I like the dosed versions better. On the plus side, this is more obviously Chenin, and is quite precise. But the acidity is a little shrill/austere, and a little softening would be welcome. I know a lot of folks think that non-dosage bubblies "rule", but while I tend not to like high dosage a lot, I find wines that are reported as low-middling doses seem to appeal to me the most. Not bad by any stretch, I enjoy, but maybe not as much as the other Pinon petillants. B
Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.