Always Time For A Glass Of Wine: My Quick Trip To Charleston, SC
As I mentioned yesterday, my silence at the end of last week was due to a quick trip I had to take to Charleston, SC (not Charlottesville as I mistakenly typed and was quickly corrected by Erika. Oops!) And while I was only in the city for 22 hours, I did manage to have a wonderful dinner and a fine bottle of Oregon Pinot.
My plans allowed for a dinner, and I found myself on Broad St. with no idea of where to go eat. As I was trying to impress my companion by using my Iphone to locate a restaurant, she pointed across the street, directly in front of us and said, “There’s a steakhouse right there.” So much for technology. The picture above was the view we had and as you can see it looks pretty inviting. So across the street we went. We walked into the Oak Steakhouse, and the very hospitable hostess found us a table.
Sadly, neither of us had a steak, as we were both in the mood for seafood, but I can tell you that the Sesame Encrusted Yellowfin Tuna, served with mango salsa, wasabi and ginger soy glaze was AMAZING. And my companion ordered us a couple of side dishes: Brussel Sprouts with Applewood Smoked Bacon and Collard Greens. They were, in a word, ‘Yummy’ and the greens recipe included bacon and brown sugar, and I practically licked the dish they were served in.
What wine did we wash it all down with you ask?
Despite both having fish, neither of us were in the mood for white, and if you’ve been following the blog you know that I’ve been on an Oregon Pinot kick, so we decided on a bottle of ‘05 Domaine Serene “Evenstad Reserve” from Williamette Valley. WOW. It was a beauty. It was bigger and more fruit forward then I expected, but it had a long, lovely finish. Full of texture and lots of berry flavors. Upon researching, I found out that it was #68 on Wine Spectators Top 100 Wines of 2008. It was a perfect wine for a perfect dinner. Jason, our knowledgeable and attentive server, pointed out that they are given a limited allocation each year, and had just gotten these in; (hmm… I should have ordered a bottle to go….)
Knowing that I still had a few meetings before the end of the night, I wisely ordered a double espresso, paid the check, and walked out into the cool, Charleston evening.
