Okay, anyone know wines? I'm writing a story and...

[BikeWriter]

the lady does smoked quail stuffed with jambalaya. Can anyone help me with the proper wine to drink with it?

[tigereye]

1. I just googled - I would think a hearty red, but I'm no expert

Here's what the wine folk say... that's a cool question, though. It looked as though it would depend on the type of jambalaya. Maybe something from the Louisiana region...


http://www.winereviewonline.com/wine_with_jambalya.cfm


http://www.wineloverspage.com/wineadvisor/tsfl030717.phtml

[BikeWriter]

7. “Smoked Quail stuffed with Tasso, Andouille, Crab, and Shrimp Jambalaya

So, between the quail, tasso, and the sausage being smoked it will be quite smoky. I ate these once as prepared by Jimmy Adair, Red Adair's son and they were delicious!

[Warpy]

2. I'd suggest a California red

to stand up to the smokiness of the spicy jambalaya and quail.

She could get away with a red alone if she's a poor foodie doing a Babette's Feast. I suggest a good California Cabernet Sauvignon. If she's a rich foodie, she needs to find a hearty white wine for the quail, a very good Chardonnay would do it.

She could do a California Chardonnay for both, come to think of it, which would suit a poorer foodie just fine.

[ginnyinWI]

3. Petite Syrah

I happen to be chatting right now with my brother who lives in Napa CA and works in management for a winery. His life is steeped in wines, so I asked him and it took him two seconds to answer with that choice. Here's what he said:

"It is usually a wine that does not have smoky characteristics, which will give you good balance. Unlike Zinfandel, which has that smoky and sometimes peppery flavor ... more of a clash. Petite Syrah is more mellow ... has good fruity flavor and nice lasting finish."

[EFerrari]

4. Is he married?

lol

JK!

[ginnyinWI]

5. lol

Oh yes--he's married with two kids, a cat and a mortgage. :)

[EFerrari]

6. I love the wine country, even above and beyond all that wine.

It really does look a lot like Tuscany, the light is more golden than in other parts, great for painters.

And, there's all that wine, too. :)

[BikeWriter]

8. Mmm, thanks for getting an expert opinion!

Here's a twist I added to the recipe.

“Mother, may I?” Bill asked politely, as he eyeballed a bowl of the beautiful pink tasso cubes she’d chopped. At her nod he used a big spoon to scoop several of the cubes up and offered them to his Team, who each picked one out to taste. He placed one in his own mouth and chewed, he savored the deep smokey flavor and then exclaimed, “Heavenly! That would be marvelous in a big pot of beans and rice!”
“Now you’re thinking Cowboy, but I’m way ahead of you.” Coco kissed his nose affectionately. “That’s tomorrows main dish, the dried beans are pre-soaking in salt water, I’m saving the bacon I wrapped the quail in while they smoked and it will be diced and in the beans. Oh, each of the quail has had a seeded and roasted New Mexican green chile pepper and a roasted tomatilla inside it as it smoked to keep them moist and add flavor and I’ll add those to tomorrows beans, too.”

[hippywife]

9. Is this a foodie kinda book?

And how old is this Bill person? Is he her lover, her son, what?

[BikeWriter]

11. This is actually an erotic story, and he's her billionaire lover.

He is close to forty, she's twenty-five.

[hippywife]

12. I was asking because

if it's not a foodie kinda book, I would probably kill much of the detail on the quail in that paragraph. Seems outta place in the type of novel you describe unless she is a really anal kind of person, or he is. It reads too much like recipe instructions, like it doesn't really belong there in that exchange. But that's just my take on it as an avid reader. :hi:

[BikeWriter]

13. They both are sticklers on most things, but who am I to complain?.

He's a billionaire from his contracts with defense departments around the world and I'm only a retiree from DuPont. Her cooking is giving him something to brag about between steamy sex scenes with this hot babe. :rofl:

[hippywife]

10. It's been so long since I've had any wine

but his rec sounds good to me. :9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durif