Homemade Southern Style Dinner

 Cheese stuffed steaks

 Roasted-herb encursted potatoes.

 Peppered bacon southern style green beans.

The three wines choices

Girardet Pinot Gris

Umpqua Valley

Roseburg, Oregon

Critic Review: The rich fruit flavors of the umqua valley giv this pinot gris alluring aromas of melon pear and fresh citrus fruits. The crisp medium-bodied flavors of honeydew and pear delight the palate for a soft finish of apricot and sweet almonds. 

Tasting: Has very cirisy smell with a flavor of green apples and a earth slight fruity finish.

Steak: Has a bit more of a apple aroma with sweetened taste which really brings out the cheese in the steak.

Green beans: Really brings out the apricot smell. Much sweeter tast and crisp finish.

Potatoes: Not much of a change, but the dill over powers the apple flavor.

Souverain Cabernet Sauvignon

North Coast

California US

Critic Review: Elegantly layered with blackberry and ripe cherry complimented by rich roasted vanilla, mocha and baking spices, surrounded by smooth lush tannins.

Tasting: Has a very floral aroma with hints of black fruit. The tasts is that of black fruit and cherry with a slightly earthy hint but without much of a aftertaste.

Steak: Gives the wine a buttery taste with spices and gives a much smoother finish.

Green Beans: About the same aroma, the taste is "holy pepper." Not a very good pairing with the cab sav.

Potatoes: Gives a smooth mouthfeel, some spicyness but really brings out the garlic in the potatoes.

 The black dog

Chateau Morrisette

Floyd Virginia

Critic Review: Has a fruity aroma. A palate of berries and subtle spices with a smooth finish. Off-dry, medium bodied.

Tasting: Smells of cherries and blood oranges, with a very black berries taste, and dry finish.

Steak: Gives the wine a slightly tart taste and covers up much of the fruityness. Not a very good pairing.

Green beans: Gives the wine a slightly peppery taste that lingers which worked much better than excepted.

Potatoes: Much fruiter tastes to the wine and balances the after taste while mellowing out the garlic flavor in the potatoes.