12 Red Wines To Keep You Warm And Cozy
Most of the country experienced unusually cold weather this past week and snow is in the forecast ahead. Red wine is synonymous with cold weather. There is something so warm and cozy about drinking a glass of red wine by the fire. Add in a scintillating book or a great Netflix movie and you will never leave the house. I naturally gravitate towards red wines when the temperature drops. Due to…
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5 Winter Wines From Oakridge Winery To Keep You Warm
Oakridge Local Vineyard Series Willowlake Vineyard Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2018
An award-winning winery located in the heart of Victoria’s oldest wine region, the Yarra Valley, the Oakridge winery was established in 1978. Over the years, it has grown to become an internationally recognized producer of award-winning wines and a must-visit destination in the valley.
Celebrated for producing distinctive single-vineyard wines that reflect the unique terroir of the region, the Oakridge winery acknowledged the potential for making great wines on the rich, red, volcanic soils of the sub-region of the Yarra Valley right from the beginning.
Wines produced at the Oakridge winery express the dynamic spirit of the Yarra Valley. The winemakers use traditional methods, expertise, and immense care to make the best-quality wines that display freshness, balance, and length in every sip.
Proclaimed for their elegance and subtlety, Oakridge wines are great food companions. Carrying freshness with a purity of flavor and balance, the young wines are almost seamless. There are high chances of you yearning for another glass.
With age, the wines retain their freshness and purity, however, an additional layer of complexity and palate length is built upon. The lingering taste of these wines can be enjoyed for a longer time.
Here are some of the quality wines from Oakridge winery which you can try this winter and keep yourself warm.
Oakridge Local Vineyard Series Yarra Valley Shiraz 2019
An opaque purple-red colored wine with a vibrant purple hue. It leads with a dense, solid ripe black-fruited nose then moves to a spicy, whole bunch of notes that add cinnamon, cloves, and a twiggy element.
The complexity changes with air over pure fruit. The palate has a core of ripe blackberry and poached plum fruit and charcuterie that is confined and controlled with firm, slightly gravelly tannins. The curry leaf and brown spice complexity come from the whole bunch inclusion. This one’s a stayer!
Oakridge Local Vineyard Series Willowlake Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2018
A stunning pale straw-colored wine with green hues. It offers grilled citrus, yeast, white-fleshed stone fruit, peach skin, flecks of flint, and hints of florals with a burnt match complexity. The palate however showcases depth, weight, and texture. It moves with a sense of generosity and concentration but without losing its shape as the taught preserved-lemon acidity keeps it online leaving a tangy, very long grapefruit finish.
Oakridge Local Vineyard Series Willowlake Vineyard Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2018
The dazzling dark red colored wine with light purple highlights has a luscious bouquet that flaunts ripe aromas of pomegranate, black cherry, redcurrant, plum, and brown spice. The juicy and intense palate offers robust flavors of ripe plums, red fruits, and black cherries. These sweet fruit characters combine with a layer of blood plum acidity and smooth tannins to conclude in a long and savory finale. Enjoy this enticing red wine with bacon stuffed mushrooms, Peking duck, and goat cheese this winter.
Oakridge Over The Shoulder Yarra Valley Cabernet Merlot 2019
A brooding dark purple red, it has ripe blackcurrant and cassis flavours at display. Followed by cedar, dried tobacco leaf, blackberry and briar flavours, it has a classic cabernet nose. The palate is rich and mouth filling with soft tannins that are across the length of the palate. This wine is both fruit sweet and savoury at the same time, bringing out both refreshment and length.
Oakridge 864 Close Planted Yarra Valley Block Syrah 2019
A vibrant purple red coloured wine with a lifted fragrant and fresh black and red currant fruit followed by jasmine like florals, ground spices, summer pudding and panna cotta. The palate is juicy, soft and round, laced with black fruit, raspberries, white pepper and spices. With a medium body, it has a beautiful line of acidity to add length and balance to the velvety, gentle core of sweet fruit. A pure, fresh, fragrant wine to make up for this winter season.
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June dawns, July noons, August evenings over, finished, done, and gone forever with only the sense of it all left here in his head. Now, a whole autumn, a white winter, a cool and greening spring to figure sums and totals of summer past.
Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine
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winter with nbc hannibal characters would include…
pairings: hannibal lecter x gn!reader, will graham x gn!reader, bedelia du maurier x gn!reader
warnings: none!
hannibal lecter
attending the annual new years concert in vienna
getting each other books for christmas and reading them together
smell of mulled wine filling the study
trying out sleigh riding on a quiet night, covered by animal furs and drinking warm cocoa
laughing through the ride, trying not to spill the beverage onto your clothes
will graham
stealing his sweaters!
cuddling in front of the fireplace, because the insulation is so bad
sleeping under several blankets (dogs) just to keep warm at night
cooking meaty stews, because none of you has the energy to make something new every day
you would inspect his clothing each time he goes out, making sure his scarf is tight enough (and almost strangling him in the process!)
bedelia du maurier
wine tasting in the comfort of an elegant hotel suite
long evenings slipping away into sleepy mornings
ice skating, or more precisely, learning to ice skate
holding hands and trying to keep your balance, ending up on the icy surface, arms draped around your waists
escaping the cold in a spa, trying new massages and red wine
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