MCBEE'S WINE DIARY: Dinner with Sr. and Clay

THE MCBEE WINE BLOG DIARY

My mother, Camille McBee, partnered with Bobby G. Smith, Winemaker, in North Texas for over 30 years. Together they worked to develop a National and International name for Texas Wines. In 2009 she passed away too young, but she left behind a Texas Wine Industry that was better because of her dedication and she left a family with a deep rooted love and appreciation for wine and entertaining. This blog serves as a diary of my adventures in wine and as a lasting toast to my mother. -Cheers!

This blog is NOT intended to be the authority on tasting notes, or a professional guide for wine experts; it's simply a place for me to share some of my opinions and findings about wine with my friends and other wine lovers.

I truly hope you will use this blog to help you the next time you are thinking about what to buy at the wine store or deciding what to order at a local restaurant or when you travel to the wine country. ENJOY!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Dinner with Sr. and Clay

Neighborhood Services Tavern on Henderson on a Wednesday night... Nothing like a good family boy get together. Couple of cocktails and clay ordered the 2008 Patz and Hall Pinot Noir to go with our dinner. $60 on the menu and $40 in the store... Great choice, must run in the family! NHS has a pretty simple wine menu but there are some great reasonable choices on the list. We split the crab dip and asparagus apps, awesome; and we had the crab cake sandwich specials by recommendation, which were good but a bit underwhelming. The Pinot was a perfect match with the dinner and as a restaurant to store value - an A+. Patz and Hall Pinot Noir... never a bad choice - Great pick Clay!