Thanksgiving Riesling

Thanksgiving means delicious food and wine and this year was no exception. I went to visit my parents and brother, none of whom are big wine fans. My dad and brother actually hate wine, so bringing a wine everyone would like was a big challenge. Luckily, I knew the perfect wine!

Schloss Vollrads riesling, one of the best rieslings I've ever had. I originally had it in a restaurant in Dallas and loved it, but haven't had it in a couple of years. When Grapevine Market had their closeout sale, I got a couple of bottles for $10 instead of $15. I remembered it being amazing, and hoped it still would be a few years later, for a group of people who are not into wine.

The wine ended up being a success! My mom has had a few rieslings before and its the only type of wine she even kind of likes, so I wasn't surprised she liked it. My dad hasn't had wine since college and never drinks, and he liked it too! My brother only likes beer and never drinks wine, and even he said it wasn't bad! Success! :)

The wine is very light and fruity. It tastes almost slightly bubbly, and is inoffensive in every way. Its very refreshing and versatile and is pretty inexpensive so basically its an all around winner! I will definitely get this wine again!

Goat Cheeses

So many amazing cheeses! Here are a few of the cheeses Im enjoying this week! Here is a very herby goat cheese from Whole Foods:

And a honey goat cheese with pecans on top:

YUM!

Juan Gil and Manchego

Manchego is probably one of my FAVORITE cheeses of all time. It is an oily, salty, Spanish sheep cheese that you really just have to try. Everyone I've shared it with loves it as well, which is why I brought it for a wine night. To go with the sheep cheese, we had a Juan Gil red wine, also from Spain. I bought the wine a while back and the Specs guy recommended it to go with sheep cheese, so I thought this would be a match made in heaven. Each thing was delicious separately, but I still cant really tell if a wine and cheese "pair" well.

Note: These pictures are TERRIBLE! :(

Le Roule

As I've said before, I love soft cheeses with herbs and Le Roule is no exception! I used to get this cheese at Central Market but just recently found it at Sun Harvest for a lot cheaper! The cheese itself is super creamy and soft and there is a layer of herbs winding throughout the cheese.

Its amazing!