When Craig and Kristin visited a few weekends back, we ate dinner at Merenda's. The cuisine was fabulous with a variety of tastes and flavors. But the fun part was wine tasting flights of four distinct wines. Here are the flights we each chose and the ratings we gave the wine 1-4. Some even changed throughout dinner with the introduction of food.
Kristin had the Faces of Sauvignon Blanc
Dinner was Seared Tuna with Nicoise Salad
1 - Quivira, Fig Tree Vineyard- Dry Creek Valley,CA '04
2 - Domaine de Cassagnoles - Vin De Pay, France '04
3 - Jackson estate - Marlborough, New Zealand '05
4 - Domaine de Chatenoy, Menetou - Salon, France '04
Rebecca had the Vino Bianco Italiano
Dinner was Halibut served over Asparagus
1 - Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, Marchetti - Ancona, Italy '04
2 - Orvieto, Classico, Antinori - Umbria, Italy '04
3 - Pinot Grigio, Kris - Veneto '04
4 - Vernaccia di Gimignano - Paradisio, Tuscany '03
Craig had Oregon Pinot Noir
Dinner was Roasted Lamb
1 - Rex Hill Reserve - Willamette Valley '03
2 - Amalie Robert Dijon Clones - Willamette Valley '04
3 - Stoller JV Estate - Dundee Hills '04
4 - O'reilly's '05
Larry had Premium Northwest Reds
Dinner was some facy named steak
1 - Pinot Noir, J Christopher - Dundee Hills, OR '04
2 - Syrah, Ethos - Chateau St. Michelle, Columbia Valley,WA '03
3 - Cabert Sauvignon - Sharecroppers, Columbia Valley '04
4 - Three Rivers, Merlot - Walla Walla, WA'01
Cheers!
When in Bend, we would recommend you try this restaurant.
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