Zippy Sauce is now up to 6 readers!

I noticed that my latest blog entry had a comment on it…

http://zippysauce.blogspot.com/2009/09/saturday-night-down-under-part-2.html

I’ll be honest and thought it was a glitch as I usually don’t get much feedback on the blog but to my surprise it was a honest to goodness user comment –

dotfret said...

I love your honest approach to wine, and the way it complements food. There's a few things I have issues with in your writing - yeh, it's all geographical, and you can't help it.
So - a lot of dishes are better served with cider, especially spicy dishes. This side of the pond, you can serve a Vin d'Alsace as an alternative, but your wallet would heave at the extra expense over there (LOL it's bad enough here).
Concha y Toro are selling good Chilean alternatives to those Alsacienne wines - take a look.
But also look at good cider. Would I lie?

Thank you Internets, that bring my official readership up to 6 now :)

I hadn’t realized that my writing was as geographical as it was. The article that dotfret commented on contains references to both Tim Hortons (Donut/Coffee shop that is a Cdn. staple) and the LCBO (evil Ontario government liquor/wine monopoly), short of ending each sentence with an “Eh?” and making a hockey reference I guess it doesn’t get much more Canadian than that, eh?

We do get Strong Bow cider at the LCBO and I have enjoyed it with a spicy dish or two but just haven’t blogged about it as Zippy Sauce is a Food and Wine blog; I do however 100% agree with you that Cider and spicy food is an excellent pairing.

I did a search on the LCBO and the only Concha y Toro they had as a match is

Concha y Toro Winemaker's Lot No.11 Riesling 2007

Vintages 93922
750 mL bottle
Price: $ 14.95
Wine, White Wine,
14.4% Alcohol/Vol.
Sugar Content : XD
Made in: Chile, Chile
By: Concha Toro S.A.
Release Date: Jul 4, 2009

Tasting Note - An excellent value, this refreshing, single-vineyard Riesling is from Chile's cool Bio Bio Valley. Pretty peach and citrus fruit aromas and flavours are backed by vibrant acidity, making this a delightful wine to sip on the cottage deck all summer long or serve it alongside your catch of the day, pan fried with lemon and herbs. (VINTAGES panel, May 2008)

I will pick up a bottle and give it a try. Thanks for the tip dotfret… I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a Chilean Riesling.

Cheers!

Mark