by Robin Garr » Sun Aug 31, 2008 2:07 pm
Timely question! My response is quite like yours, Rogov, but I would add that also one of my favorite eateries is a local wine bar with a giant (54-tap) Cruvinet as well as about 50 more wines available by the taste. We got together with a nice group of friends there just last night and, in my case, tried two wines in 2 ounce tastes and one in a 5-ounce glass. Total consumption, no more than two standard wine glasses, but I was able to enjoy mixing and matching wines and dishes on the table, a project made even more interesting by my decision to enjoy a few small plates rather than one large main course. Sweetbreads, goat-cheese-onion-tart and an heirloom-tomato variation on Caprese with a modest Burgundy, a very modest Bordeaux and a really delicious Minervois.