Last night we drank a Charles Smith Merlot called Velvet Devil (I believe the year was 2007). My gosh, what a great wine. We first discovered it at a pizza place in my little town called Dewey’s. M always has me take the first sip (apparently he agrees that sommelier school should be on my list?) and I described the finish to him like this: it’s like a great sugar cookie only not sweet, but it just melts in your mouth like the best of the best sugar cookies do – the ones that really don’t require you to chew because they melt.
He took his sip and had to agree. Needless to say, we enjoyed the wine very much.
One other thing I should explain about Dewey’s is that they support local brewers. Several weeks ago when M and I were in Ste. Genevieve we visited a few of the wineries. One of them, Charleville, also has a microbrew. We walked in and were a bit puzzled because we initially thought one of their beer tap handles was from a different brand, but of course, quickly realized, it was their own brew. We started to talk with the owners and found that yes indeed, this was a beer that Dewey’s carried. Great big small world of Missouri!
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