Cheesy Whine
Fully wet and yet airy. Somewhat tannic and somewhat juicily fruity—not too much, but just enough to work with food or without. This needs a part deux.
Taken with a Taiwanese pancake, heavily dosed with black pepper, skillet-fried cheddar cheese, kimchi, and inner omelet.
Polite and reserved, not overbearing, but very present and silently strong. A gentle, peacekeeping red, dry in its oakiness as much as in its manner, this rouge stands above what’s on the table. Taken with sharp cheddar after a soy sauce omelette.
The king of tannin—no, the emperor! This heavy, flush beverage makes all others pale in any contest of cutting a cheese-heavy dinner. Ripe and red, medium-dark and velvet in its imagination of you. Taken with cheese scrambled eggs and cheese pizza; never take this wine without a cheesy meal.
Sweetly succulent and lightly effervescent. Oily and turbulent, rich in flavor, but a slightly dry suggestion at the finish. Most comparable to a late harvest riesling, plus about three three and half bubbles. Overtones of peaches and everything great about white wine knocking at the back door.