When presented with the traditional Christmas Eve dinner (Feast of the Seven Fishes) with a Portuguese twist (boiled veg and lots of bacalhau) we joined in with relish… and when we moved back to the U.S. (for the moment) we flexed the holiday into a New Year’s Eve celebration we could all be proud of… Feast of the Seven (Tinned) Fishes.
Hartford Velvet Sisters 2022 Pinot Noir The first of the November wines I’ll note here comes from Hartford Court vineyard…
I favor the tawnies when I’m in the U.S. and seeking a weekly quaff, for their balance of blue and red fruits touched with light notes of caramel—and sometimes a tinge of hazelnut as I found in this version of Dow’s recent release.
