Flying Canine tackles Raw Fish......

Well my blogging for some reason has fallen way off. Maybe it is my goal to lose 30lbs by the end of June. Maybe it was the nasty bout of pancreatitis I suffered. No matter what the reason, I thought it was time to dust the shelf off and share my recent dinner night experience.

Our plan for the evening was a glass of wine to unwind, a dinner of Sushi from Yamazato, a bottle of wine, and enjoying an evening on the back patio. We called and ordered a variety of rolls from Yamazato while enjoying a glass of wine. Unfortunately, I hadn't got the wine in the fridge in time, so the Rose` from Flying Fox was a little warmer than would be Ideal. At this temperature it had a light strawberry nose, good acidic body, but presented a slighty funky after taste on the way down.

If you haven't been Yamazato it is slightly annoying to get to because where it is located just past 395 on little river turn pike. Thankfully for us the annoying length it takes to get to it, gave our wine a chance to cool while sitting in the freezer. Our casa gives Yamazato an A+ rating. Their fish is always fresh and tasty, and we hoped to have a great experience with our wine as we headed for home.

Once home, we gathered up some plates and headed to our back patio. Once all set up, I went to sample the wine again. Unfortunately, this time the wine had gotten too cold. All the fruit had been squeezed out of the nose and wine. It was really acidic, with an almost metallic taste on the finish. I set it aside to allow it a chance to warm back up. Focusing instead on some of the delicious sushi and our seaweed salad we had ordered.

Finally, the wine had warmed slightly and it felt just right. The wine's nose was a blend of under ripe strawberries and wet year watermelon. It displayed light acid and light body, not quite as dry as I like my rose`, but the fruit and acid balanced real well and made for an overall enjoyable experience.

I am one who likes a large amounts of wasabi in my soy sauce for dipping my sushi into, unfortunately the acid in the wine was strong clash with wasabi. It was a lesson learned that dry rose and sushi probably aren't the best pairing. Oh well, you can't win them all right???