Comments on: Open that bottle night (OTBN 7) http://www.drvino.com/2006/02/10/open-that-bottle-night-otbn-7/ wine talk that goes down easy Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Elaine Sargent http://www.drvino.com/2006/02/10/open-that-bottle-night-otbn-7/#comment-75806 Elaine Sargent Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:38:03 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2006/02/open-that-bottle-night-otbn-7/#comment-75806 During the biggest Sierra Nevada snowstorm of this winter, my husband and I hosted OTBN at our Kirkwood, California ski cabin. A couple from Reno, Nevada braved whiteouts, snowy roads, and a broken windshield in order to attend. The other two invited couples came from their Kirkwood homes. The eight of us initiated the evening with olive crostini and a light, fruity Carrefour 2004 Pinot--a perfect beginning. We moved into the living room warmed by our wood-burning stove and opened a wonderful Gary Farrell 2001 Encounter paired with a wedge of Maytag blue cheese cheesecake and baby greens dressed in a tarragon vinaigrette. Finally, we gathered at the dining table and enjoyed pork tenderloin, wild rice, and fresh asparagus. All of this was highlighted by a 1996 Silver Oak Cabernet. We had a back-up wine, per you OTBN suggestion, and opened that, too. The 1998 Duckhorn Merlot (what a great back-up!) was sipped as we finished with chocolate buttermilk cake and raspberry sorbet. Entertaining stories accompanied each wine. By the way, the next day was cloudless and calm and all of us enjoyed skiing fresh powder sans a headache. Must have been the great OTBN wines. During the biggest Sierra Nevada snowstorm of this winter, my husband and I hosted OTBN at our Kirkwood, California ski cabin. A couple from Reno, Nevada braved whiteouts, snowy roads, and a broken windshield in order to attend. The other two invited couples came from their Kirkwood homes.

The eight of us initiated the evening with olive crostini and a light, fruity Carrefour 2004 Pinot–a perfect beginning. We moved into the living room warmed by our wood-burning stove and opened a wonderful Gary Farrell 2001 Encounter paired with a wedge of Maytag blue cheese cheesecake and baby greens dressed in a tarragon vinaigrette. Finally, we gathered at the dining table and enjoyed pork tenderloin, wild rice, and fresh asparagus. All of this was highlighted by a 1996 Silver Oak Cabernet. We had a back-up wine, per you OTBN suggestion, and opened that, too. The 1998 Duckhorn Merlot (what a great back-up!) was sipped as we finished with chocolate buttermilk cake and raspberry sorbet. Entertaining stories accompanied each wine.

By the way, the next day was cloudless and calm and all of us enjoyed skiing fresh powder sans a headache. Must have been the great OTBN wines.

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