What's Book Club without a little wine? But with sooo much wine out there, what do you choose?

We are here to help! (Tough job, but someone's gotta do it, right?)

Each month we will be picking 3 wines in a theme centered around our BB Club House book pick. The wines will be chosen by our "WineGuy" in the $10, $15 and $20 or more categories. After a group blind taste testing we will let you know which is the best pick within the theme of the month!

Since everyone's wine preferences is different we are hoping the consensus of our wine tasting group will help you choose a wine that will be well liked by your book club.... Which is better then just grabing a bottle with a cute label and hoping for something yummy. ;)

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Uncork it


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Blonde Roots

 March’s BB Book Club Book Pick:
Blonde Roots By Bernardine Evaristo

Bonde Roots talks about "palm wine". Palm wine? What is palm wine? Turns out, it's an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm tree. (Makes sense.) Now where can you find it?... well, we couldn't. It sounds interesting, but since we could not find it we decided to go with wine from Africa instead!

Mulderbosch

 WINNER:
Mulderbosch 2004 Shiraz - Syrah/Shiraz Red Wine
(Was $28)
The number one pick this month is a blend of 88% Shiraz and 12% Petit Verdot. Right off the bat the wine displayed a deep dark squid ink color that saturated the sides of my glass. As I tasted this wine there were concentrated dark fruit on the front end and it was dominated with the flavors of blackberry and cherry. In the mid palate it was complex and powerful and it was followed by a long smooth lengthy finish. Its a 2004 so its good to go right now but can also be laid down for a year or two.
Uncorking Rating:
"Very Uncorkable"
Kanonkop

 SECOND PLACE:
Kanonkop 2008 Kadette - Red Wine
(Was $13)
This wine was a blend of 50% Pinotage, 25% Cabernet, 15% Merlot and 10% Cab Franc. The Pinotage is the signature grape in South Africa and is cross between Pinot Nior and Cinsaut. For those of you who enjoy a smoky, cedar, intense leather taste will love this wine. It's very different from the first one and definitely has its place with grilled meats and strong cheeses. A good buy.

Uncorking Rating:
"Uncorkable"
Glen Carlou

 THIRD PLACE:
Glen Carlou 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon - Red Wine
(Was $15)
This Cabernet was disappointing as that the nose was quite thin and the flavor characteristics were plum, wood and a little bit of pepper. This is a simple wine with not a lot going for it.


Uncorking Rating:
"Mildly Uncorkable"

*And we will include some suggestions for good alternatives that are tried and true definitely well liked!

Past Wine Pairings:
(All wine pairings can be found at the bottom of the book's page in the "Food & Wine Pairings" box.)

for "The Hierophant of 100th Street"

for "The Red Velvet Turnshoe"

for "April & Oliver"

for "The Year of the Flood"

for "The Angel's Game"

A quick note about our wine supplier, Wine.com:
They offer a nice feature where you can pay for a service and get FREE shipping the rest of the year. No matter how often you order. That rocks! If your book club meets every month this can be a great way to get a lot of fun variety in your wine pairings.

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