It's almost November - Wine Focus suggestions please

[David M. Bueker]

Some holiday drinking happening in the USA late in the month. Then there are the elections in the USA, so plenty of celebration or drowning of sorrows depending on how candidates fare.

Anyway, plenty of reasons for a glass (or ten) of wine.

[Robin Garr]

Is it too early to start thinking of Port, Sherry, Madeira, etc., and a crackling fire?

[David M. Bueker]

Didn't we do the fortifieds last December. I seem to recall we did, and that it somewhat crashed and burned.

It was indeed crash and burn! We have not been to either of the big "A" of late..Austria, Australia. Maybe we could narrow something down here?
Notice I did not mention Alsace .

Kinda like Bob's thought processes. Another possibility is Sparklers!

Sparkles might be tough. One or two persons with one bottle..hey we have to work in the am?

[David M. Bueker]

I like Bob's thoughts, though I like Alsace! "Delicious or dismal - your take on Alsace"

Austria could be good. We've done a bunch of Syrah based wines lately, so I would be wary of Australia right now.

We've tried sparklers at the holidays several times with limited success. Perhaps it's just the holidays.

[Robin Garr]

Mmm, Austria. We don't have the local selection that we used to, but one local shop that I don't get by very often has a good relationship with North Berkeley. Dooesn't NB have a decent line of Austrians?

one local shop that I don't get by very often has a good relationship with North Berkeley. Dooesn't NB have a decent line of Austrians?

No. They only do France and Italy.

[Robin Garr]

Doesn't NB have a decent line of Austrians?

No. They only do France and Italy.

Well, this shop does Austria anyway. They're not 100 percent NBI, just the best local spot for that importer.

I could probably open a couple bottles from Austria in November which is more than I opened from Provence and Languedoc, etc. in October.

[Robin Garr]

Are we agreed on "The wines of Austria," for November then? Does Grüner Veltliner go with turkey? I think it might ...

[David M. Bueker]

Gruner Veltliner goes with everything.

[Robin Garr]

Gruner Veltliner goes with everything.

A rare steak!?

I'll post later in the day, unless David beats me to it ...

[David M. Bueker]

Strawman!

You don't eat steak.

[Robin Garr]

Strawman!

You don't eat steak.

No, but I write about it.

I can also build you a pan-seared, oven-roasted thick eggplant filet with a wild mushroom demi that will fill a steak-sized hole in most people's tummies and souls without sacrificing either a cow or a soy.

[David M. Bueker]

No. It won't.

I can also build you a pan-seared, oven-roasted thick eggplant filet with a wild mushroom demi...

Shouldn't you be cooking the food instead of building it?