Happy Sunday! I hope you all have had a relaxing weekend. I have been on a new diet as of late. This diet consists of high fat, some sugar and carbohydrates here and there, and little to no vegetables. It also encourages little to no exercise. This diet is keto-friendly, sugar-friendly, carb-friendly, and lazy-person friendly. It’s the Miss Congeniality of diets really. What’s odd is that I’ve gained a few pounds, but I’m thinking that’s probably just muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat you know. One of the staples of late has been pasta, including Palio’s lasagna. I paired my lasagna with the 2015 Longford Estate Vintage Reserve Pinot Noir from Monterey, California. This Pinot was light in color and finish. It did have considerable minerality to it along with cherry and maybe even strawberry tones as well. I really enjoyed the lasagna, but can’t say as much for this particular Pinot. The spicy Pinots from Napa or the mild Oregon Pinots, that are a bit smoother on the palate, are more my style. I don’t typically like those with a heavy mineral focus like this one had. It could be that my newly-formed diet of bad carbs and sugars has affected my palate. Perhaps that’s a sign to start cleaning my overall diet and palate. Lesson learned, implementation of learnings tbd. If you are interested in a more mineral-based Pinot Noir, you can find this wine at Kroger grocery stores for around $20 per bottle.
