Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
attendees: Oswaldo + Marcia + Olivia + Andre + Ben, Don + Melissa, Sharon, Jeff
Table for 8 at the Tribeca abode of Oswaldo e familia. Like being at home, everyone relaxed and friendly (with the possible exception of Ben, who barked himself hoarse at me several times in the evening).
Conversation was well-balanced, perhaps 50% wine and 50% the rest of Life.
Marcia prepared some delicious home-style food:
- Moqueca de Peixe (Brazilian fish stew, enriched with coconut milk and served over rice)
- Mache salad with truffle and pignoli
- Empadão de Frango (Brazilian Chicken Pot Pie, firmer than ours, you can slice it like a quiche)
And while not a jeebus, we did drink a few wines:
Hirtzberger 2001 Riesling Smaragd "Singerriedel" - dry, shapely, sturdy, not an attention-grabbing wine but likable, an SFJoe bottle
Berberana 1952 Rioja Gran Riserva - OMG, gorgeous wine: dreamy red fruit, orange peel, a whiff of earth, and so much depth
Ch. du Hureau 1997 Saumur-Champigny "Lisagathe" - only mildly bell pepper-y, nice mid-weight texture, perhaps a bit closed?
CUNE 1975 Rioja Gran Riserva "Vina Real" - a bit of bottle funk blows off and it's a nice adolescent Rioja, still stretching its legs, but the terroir is recognizable
Pinon 2005 Vouvray "Cuvee Botrytis" - dark gold color, would up tight as a drum, hardly tastes of anything, sigh
Many thanks to our host, and everyone. for a lovely evening.
Table for 8 at the Tribeca abode of Oswaldo e familia. Like being at home, everyone relaxed and friendly (with the possible exception of Ben, who barked himself hoarse at me several times in the evening).
Conversation was well-balanced, perhaps 50% wine and 50% the rest of Life.
Marcia prepared some delicious home-style food:
- Moqueca de Peixe (Brazilian fish stew, enriched with coconut milk and served over rice)
- Mache salad with truffle and pignoli
- Empadão de Frango (Brazilian Chicken Pot Pie, firmer than ours, you can slice it like a quiche)
And while not a jeebus, we did drink a few wines:
Hirtzberger 2001 Riesling Smaragd "Singerriedel" - dry, shapely, sturdy, not an attention-grabbing wine but likable, an SFJoe bottle
Berberana 1952 Rioja Gran Riserva - OMG, gorgeous wine: dreamy red fruit, orange peel, a whiff of earth, and so much depth
Ch. du Hureau 1997 Saumur-Champigny "Lisagathe" - only mildly bell pepper-y, nice mid-weight texture, perhaps a bit closed?
CUNE 1975 Rioja Gran Riserva "Vina Real" - a bit of bottle funk blows off and it's a nice adolescent Rioja, still stretching its legs, but the terroir is recognizable
Pinon 2005 Vouvray "Cuvee Botrytis" - dark gold color, would up tight as a drum, hardly tastes of anything, sigh
Many thanks to our host, and everyone. for a lovely evening.