654643 Thu Sep 24 09:09:00 -0700 2009 3 34 Wine 0 5055010 The fall season has officially begun, and it's finally feeling autumnal here in central Texas. I love my crisp whites and roses, but after enduring the second-hottest summer on record here, I'm ready to toss the Vinho Verde and start eating some meatier meals with more substantial wines. What are some of your favorite wines to complement fall flavors and produce? I'm thinking apples, winter squashes, carrots and parsnips, broccoli and brussels sprouts, pumpkin, pecans, cranberries, chard and mustard greens, sunchokes, wild mushrooms, sweet potatoes ... just to name a few. Thu Sep 24 09:09:00 -0700 2009 264982 Basilette 1 5060783 Alsace Riesling. Has generous fruit and noticeable weight to match up with those things you've listed. Other "heavy" whites include Vouvray (Chenin Blanc) and Marsanne, Also I recently had a surprisingly dry and earthy apple wine from Wisconsin. I was expecting like a cider but it was really just a clean expression of fruit. Nice stuff. I could imagine drinking that with pork in a prune, fig, or obviously an apple gravy. Thanks Sat Sep 26 17:44:22 -0700 2009 5055010 26180 Chinon00 1 5100259 With the Fall comes Zinfandel season in our house! Love good jammy zins when the weather starts cooling off, as well as big chards! This is a great time of year! I also find that we switch more away from pinot in the fall and winter, and drink more cabs that we do during the summer. Regardless, we probably drink ore cabs throughout the year than anything else... -mJ Tue Oct 13 12:41:09 -0700 2009 5055010 192452 njfoodies 2 5100435 Zinfandel is the wine of choice for one of the favorite fall/winter meals at our house - homemade macaroni and cheese served with roasted beets! The first fall beets are just about ready to come out of the garden, so we'll be making this soon. Try it, it's a great way to class up mac n' cheese, and a great vegetarian meal for red wine. Tue Oct 13 13:28:52 -0700 2009 5100259 264982 Basilette