Jam On It

Happy Thursday everyone, Tricia here. I should clarify who writes these blogs because sometimes you see 'we' or 'I'. Dave and I write these blogs together, it's truly a collaborative effort. When you read something witty and humorous that's typically me. Dave tends to be more dry and pragmatic. He will likely be mad at me for writing that but he's currently busy whipping me up some of that lobster pasta we promised you in the last post so he'll be none the wiser! (Nice try Tricia, but I can be just as witty as you......now back to the kitchen for me.....I hear Tricia cracking the whip).

There is a delicious dessert wine running amuck out there that I've now tried twice. Once at a friend's house and another at a wine dinner where they focused on South African wines. Needless to say this one is from South Africa and called Jam Jar.

I have to confess that I'm not well versed in dessert wines. I typically go for a nice port after dinner which we'll discuss in future blogs...love me some tawny port.

Not surprisingly this wine lives up to it's name. It's sweet with some big jammy fruit flavor along with hints of rich chocolate flavors. The top of the bottle reminds me of a Smuckers jam jar and you'll get just that with raspberry and strawberry. The color is also very rich and intense so it's very pretty to drink as well. Tannins in this wine are virtually non existent.

I should say that while this wine screams jammy fruit loud and clear it does not come across syrupy. As far as what desserts to have with this my suggestion is to stick with the chocolate sweets. A dark chocolate mousse with some fresh raspberries is what I envisioned while drinking it. One of Dave's specialties is his desserts and confections so I'll get him to whip up something delicious soon for you to try!

This wine is a great bargain at around $13 so go out and have yourself something sweet to drink today!

Cheers,

Dave and Trish