Zinfandel, the 2nd best thing about California

I'm talking about the red stuff, none of that lame white zin crap. The 1st best (ha) thing about Cali is of course Libby! :) Anyway...

Christian and I went to a zinfandel tasting at The Ivy in downtown xing after work last night and it was delectable. For $20 each we received a full glass of 4 different zins and a round of delicious appetizers for each wine. To top it off they drew my biz card and we won a bottle of wine of our choice.

We (I) chose Green & Red Vineyards Zinfandel as it was my favorite glass from the tasting.  It was the darkest and spiciest of the lot (figures) but it had a really even taste from start to after taste which I really liked. 

Guess what appetizer they served with this wine? My other 3 favorite things in life. Small strip of fillet Mignon on top a giant potato chip, drizzled with a Gorgonzola sauce. WOW. Almost chased the kind man with the tray back into the kitchen!

All in all... the best $20 I've ever spent one wine and food. Clearly we stumbled home after 4 glasses of Zin!  So good. The next tasting they have is for regional Italian wines and is on Nov 17th. I highly recommend it!

Also recommend the Ivy for dinner, cocktails, happy hour and even lunch. Reasonable prices for absolutely delicious food (try the brushcetta!) and 55 bottles of wine under $26! Great for a wino like myself :)

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