Last week, while grazing the aisles of Trader Joe's, I remembered that this particular store has a small wine tasting section in the back. {If your T.J. doesn't have a wine section, I'd highly suggest finding one that does--it makes grocery shopping so much more exciting and appetizing}. I stepped through the wooden gate and into a small yet quaint wine tasting bar. They were serving a few different types of wine, including this week's feature, Menage a Trois, a blend of fruity Zinfandel, rich Merlot, and firm tannins of Cabernet. Together the trio created quite an impressive combination which is light enough to sip with dinner, yet packed with enough flavor to excite the entire pallet. Along with the wine tasting there was a small sampler of some Spanish Manchego Cheese {in love} and Marcona almonds. If you are not familiar, Manchego cheese is a delicious Spanish hard cheese made from sheep's milk and is exclusively made in the La Mancha region of Spain. It is absolutely melt-in-your-mouth amazing-ness. Next to the Manchego cubes was a case of Marcona almonds seasoned with rosemary and olive oil. I paired the cube of cheese with a Marcona almond, followed by a sip of wine and voila... grocery shopping completely forgotten! Needless to say I went home with a bottle of Menage a Trois, Manchego cheese, and a case of rosemary/olive oil Marcona almonds....I guess the marketing worked.
"Ménage à Trois examines what happens when you put three attractive, single, young grapes in one exquisite bottle. It's fun; it's exciting; it's legal in most states"
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