Soggy Cereal Bringing The Thunder

   Hello fine fair readers of the Discovery Wines Blog – it’s Karen Wendy back at the helm again this week with my oh so humble thoughts about this week’s theme Food & Wine Pairings. Now there couldn’t have been a better topic for me to discuss as I absolutely, positively love, love, love and practically live for those 8 course tasting menus whenever and wherever I go. But cereal? Really that’s what you want us to try with wine Gary? Ah man you might be pushing my limits. If you haven’t already seen the video on Facebook then check it out – c’mon read the card before you open the present people:

http://tv.winelibrary.com/2009/09/08/what-wine-pairs-with-cereal-episode-734/

   So what’s my very first reaction to this – no it’s not the fact that I’m turned off from pairing wine with cereal – I can see the logic behind it all. Nor is it that Gary blindly selects wines that he hasn’t tried before to pair with the cereals – yup he’s a bold guy. Nope, it’s the fact that he eats 

SOGGY CEREAL!

 

   I will admit that I’m not a cereal person, but if there’s nothing else for breaky and cereal's my only choice you can be guaranteed that I will be eating it milliseconds after the milk has been added. I mean if that’s the way he eats his Cap n Crunch wouldn’t it better for him to call it Sargeant Soggy or Major Mush?

   Okay cereal eating preferences aside, I was far too curious to see who the developer of Cap n Crunch was that also made wine – you too? Here’s the link to Chaim Gur-Arieh of C.G. Di Arie Vineyard & Winery – you’ll even find a follow up interview with Gary Vaynerchuck and his idol too on the homepage.

http://www.cgdiarie.com/

   As for the wines that are featured I personally can’t say much on the 2007 Von Kesselstatt Spatlese Scharzhofberger Riesling or Clicquot Demi Sec as I have yet to try them. However, the 2008 Landmark Overlook Chardonnay (newer vintage than the one Gary tried) has definitely crossed my palate as well as its sibling wine Chardonnay Damaris 2007 which is slightly more expensive but oh so worth the buy. Both wines are great buys and come recommended personally from me for you.


    As my mom is a Chardonnay lover, I enjoy getting her to test-taste ones on the Discovery Wines' list and Landmark Overlook Chardonnay is the one that she orders time and time again. So if you can’t trust soggy cereal pairings you can definitely trust my mom!