PalateBomb.com Explodes Into the Wine Scene

Jul 22 2009

community PalateBomb.com Explodes Into the Wine Scene

Last night at Bookwalter Winery in Washington’s Columbia Valley, family and friends surrounded us as we launched an effort to share information, experiences and thoughts about wine. With helium-filled balloons in the PalateBomb palette adding a festive touch and Fenix Sound & Vision providing a chill background vibe, we shared some appetizers and a few bottles of red and white.

Bookwalter Winery + PalateBomb.com = Experience to Remember

Last night, the food, wine and beginning of a new venture brought us together; the conversation and company made it memorable. Everyone I spoke with at PalateBomb’s launch shared so many interesting perspectives on wine, food, wineries and regions, that I had more things to think about than I have shoes!

One lady I met kept me in stitches, with a sharp, witty perspective on life. She clued me into a white sangria that I can’t wait to try and share. Another person I met develops food – she’s a senior food technologist whose anecdotes about various dining experiences inspire me to think about food in a different way, more analytically. I’ve only scratched the surface of the stories everyone shared as we partook of delicious wine from the Columbia River Valley from Bookwalter Winery.

I had a glass of the Subplot 23 Columbia Valley Red, an intense red that started out sweet, but not too sweet. Interestingly complex, it hit the palate with hints of spice and fruit. I thought it would pair well with chocolate covered espresso beans.

Alas, I had none. However, Bookwalter provided hummus served with warmed bread, a selection of cheeses, grapes and meats as antipasta. The meats and grapes paired well together – the contrasts won me over. Take a succulent, tender and sweet grape and wrap a dry, cured and salty slice of salami around the grape. Bite. Savor. Enjoy.

Thank you to everyone who came out last night to celebrate PalateBomb’s launch – please don’t hesitate to let us know if there’s a wine you think we should try or a pairing you’d like us to explore (and write about!)

Also available at the PalateBomb launch, a white Chardonnay-Viognier blend.