4 June 2008 by Kayla Kinnunen
Desert Hills 2006 Gamay
To celebrate my recent promotion at work we decided to have a lovely dinner at Vij’s. Since it would be a long evening we decided on a bottle to keep us busy. The Desert Hills Gamay was recommended to us.
Saturday May 31st:
7:33 - Kayla: We are waiting for our table. It’s one hour in, one hour two go until we get to a table. Fortunately, Vij’s keeps tasty vegetarian snacks circulating. Bottle opened. Spicey for a gamay. Should be fun.
Says Melinda: The evening has just started, and already she can’t write full sentences. Oh boy.
This wine is tasty. Very light and drinkable, with unusual spice for a gamay. A fair bit of sweetness lingers on the finish. It’s a little sweeter than I usually like. But this is going down really fast. We’ll see how the night progresses.
8:22 - Kayla: We are now seated. Met a very nice couple while we were drinking at the bar. Killed time nicely. This gamay is going down far too quickly.
Says Melinda: I’m drunk. This is an easy drinking wine. The more you drink, the more the sweetness overpowers the spice. And the better your companion looks.
8:40 - Kayla: We’re just finishing up our Jack fruit appitizer. Very yummy. If you haven’t had it - it is literally the vegetarian equivilant to pork.
9:13 - Kayla: We are well into our entrees. The blueberries are … I can’t remember. That’s how drunk I am.
Says Melinda: The blueberries are amazing. Sweet bursts in this amazing cabbage, potato and bell pepper curry. Mmmmm…….
9:35 - Kayla: The wine is done. Onto desert. Gulam something and chai.
Says Melina: Gulam jamun. They are so sweet, and so good. The chai is the most amazing chai I’ve ever had. Sweet, spicey, fresh. But then, I’m a little drunk. In fact, I’ve been putting off visiting the facilities, because standing is going to be hard. Good wine. Amazing meal. Stellar service. We’ll be doing this again.