Pizza & Wine (again)

Los Alamos was the first Malbec I tried. Fortunately for me I was working for my grandfather at one of his Ellicott City liquor stores (Lucky Me!) when the Los Alamos brand was first coming on the market. I remember the distributor offering up samples at ten in the morning....and looking over at my grandfather for permission, but I really didn't need it... as I soon learned sampling Panama Jack Rum at nine in the morning a few day later.

So I tasted the Los Alamos, thinking this is from where? South America....oooh...I loved South America...i just spent four years studying it...and what a surprise. And still Los Alamos doesn't disappoint. It is a reliable Malbec, although not my favorite pizza paring (you'll have to keep reading my blogs to find out which one is) it's a good, quick and easy paring with pizza.

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Maryland Pizza & Maryland Wine

Since 1955, Ledo's Pizza, a University of Maryland favorite, (Go Terps!) crafted a unique pizza with special homemade sauce, extra provolone cheese on thin, square/rectangle crust. I know because I use to make them!
Ledo's Pizza still maintains a local Maryland flavor which makes for an excellent match with some local Maryland red wines! This pizza pairs well with Serpent Ridge's Basilisk, Running Hare's Shiraz, or Black Ankle's Passeggiata. If you are a California fan try this great budget red, Tisdale Shiraz. Always enjoy with friends.

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So, how does one drink a sparkling red?

We received this as a gift from a winemaker friend whose own sparkling red is underway. So in anticipation of his, he offered up this Australian Sparkling red to float on.

It begins with a POP! Pours with a subtle foam even softer than the sea into one red wine glass and one champagne flute, because we really weren’t sure how to drink it.

Per our son’s request the big red buoy earned first honors, swirling like a red with short stubby legs, driftwood and a traveling steam trunk. The trailing bubbles rose to the crest of mouth quickly followed by licorice and leather.

But, the champagne flute took a different route leading us closer to port with little foam at the dock. The steam truck, leather and licorice held tight. With the first swallow, it was clear, red right returning to the big wine glass!

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