Two beverage discoveries continue to haunt the crave section of my brain since my return from Northern California. I thought I'd pass on the obsessions:
Are you surprised the first one is wine? I didn't think so. Although this was one winery we did not visit during our explorations, I was served this during an incredible meal at
Bottega. I'm not usually into Zins, but this was the most easy to drink, delicious red wine I've ever tasted. Here is the description from
Rosenblum's website:
A deep, purple hue leads ultra-ripe blackberry, boysenberry, briar and cocoa aromas in our 2007 Rockpile Road Zinfandel. Across the midpalate, a complex layering of rich, dark fruit develops, balanced by complex wood tannins that flank the tongue and pick up bright currant notes through the lengthy finish. I will definitely need to visit the Rockpile Road region during the next sojourn to California wine country.
The second obsession is coffee. Again, shocking, no?
Douglas had heard rumors of this exceptional bean, and boy oh boy, the rumors are true! An explosive flavor that leaves no doubt that you are consuming coffee. We tried their New Orleans version of iced coffee (mmm...chicory...) and I savored that 12 oz cup all the way up from San Francisco to Sonoma County. SO good. It seems to be quite limited in distribution as of yet, so fingers crossed that they move Eastward!
