This Riesling tastes like Juicy Juice!

The wine I have chosen for this week is a Riesling, Ste Chapelle to be precise. This bottle was given to me by my mother with her word that it was the most delicious wine she has had in a long time. My mother being the type of woman to hardly ever pick up a wine glass, let alone drink from it, I was thoroughly intrigued.

My only complaint about this wine apart from the fact that there simply wasn't enough of it is that the cork was a challenge to remove. However, having the guns of a waitress, yet again proves useful and I eventually got the sucker out. I could tell this wine was going to be delicious simply from the smell which was delicate, light and crisp. With this being a "wine" however, I still braced myself for a biting kick. This fortunately never arrived.

At first sip I really could only think Juicy Juice! I am drinking Juicy Juice right now! This can't be wine it is so delicious! In fact, I said you know what screw the glass I don't even need it. I was just astonished. This wine has the light crisp taste of apple and I want to say pear as well. It is so refreshing and sweet. It was hard not to drink the whole bottle while making dinner.

This brings me to the food pairing for this wine. In general, pair lighter, crisper Rieslings with delicate (or raw) fish; more substantial Rieslings are good with Asian food, chicken, salmon and tuna. Now I'm not sure if this classifies as a more substantial Riesling or a lighter, crisper Riesling. All I know is that as drinking it, I'm craving Alfredo.

So I set out to make the cheapest alfredo dinner possible. My journey took me to Smith's where I proceeded directly to the pasta to look at fettuccine. A whole box of fettuccine is reasonable enough in price but what about a protein and vegetable to add to the otherwise boring pasta. Not even including the Alfredo sauce or side dishes for that matter, my total is adding up fast already.

My desperate search for another option brought me to the frozen dinner section of my local grocer. This is where I stumbled upon good ol Michelinas, a chicken and broccoli Alfredo dinner for a dollar and change?! You can't beat that! I grab two (because frozen dinners run a little small) and continue to search for a side dish.

I decide on canned asparagus. Hmm is the french bread on sale for a surprisingly low price because it is a day or two old?..Well you just don't think about that and grab a loaf. By the time I am through the check out and headed out the door I am only down about 6 dollars and some change. Not bad! After pressing a few buttons on the microwave and waiting a few minutes, I have a decent little dinner.

Now, could I have gone to McDonalds and received about the same quantity for my money? Well yes but, it wouldn't have been as much fun. ;D