MCBEE'S WINE DIARY: Wine menu value: Out to dinner Telluride, CO

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!

Sunday, July 29, 2018

Wine menu value: Out to dinner Telluride, CO

Enjoying family vacation in beautiful Telluride, Colorado and headed out for an “adult” dinner with friends, Maren and Michael Doherty (of FLAVR Fame) and Jennifer and Brett Kennedy. Maren set us up with reservations at the New Sheridan Hotel, a hotel and dining room that is more than 100 years old and great place for dinner out with friends. The atmosphere was great, the food was all excellent, and the wine list was extensive, but plenty of overpriced wines to catch the excited vacationer. I chose to look for some value on the list. I ended up picking out two great selections for a fraction of the price of the normal “Go-To’s” like California cabernets, many of which were well over $200 a bottle. I chose to go with something a little less popular and picked the 2016 La Fortuna, a Rossa Di Montalcino. Often you can go to the Italian section of the list and pick a medium priced Montalcino and get a pretty good wine. This one was only $65 and was definately the favorite of the group. Relatively young and still plenty of fruit, but this was a great option for the money. Next, I picked the 2014 Azelia Barolo from Luigi Scavino. The Barolos are often the more pricey Italian selections, but his one was $85, well below those Cabernet prices, but no one complained. Great dinner and experience at the New Sheridan Hotel. Thumbs Up, check it out next time you’re in Telluride.

Jennifer and Brett Kennedy and Meredith McBee

And next time your out to dinner, look for those less popular options and find the value. Don’t be afraid to let the sommelier help you with this, they are often happy to help you pick a value find, they enjoy that.