Bogle Petite Sirah

Back in the Corvallis days this was me and my roommate Julie’s favorite wine. It was rare for us not to have at least one bottle of this in our wine rack. When Jon and I started dating, we drank this all the time, usually consumed with a big plate of Otis Spunk Meyer chocolate chip cookies. (A brilliant combination that needs to be tried by all!) And then suddenly, we all stopped drinking it. No reason why, other then it just sort of fell out of fashion at the Daylily townhouse. Then on my _ th birthday this year Jon brought home a bottle of Bogle Petite Sirah. We (Jon & I , Gavin & Julie ; see www.thehautekitchen.com) all laughed remembering our indulgence of the vintage a few years back. The bottle was opened and in-between the sips of wine and bites of garlicky Pizzicato pizza we all looked at each other and asked the big question : WHY DID WE EVER STOP DRINKING THIS? A few weeks later at Julie’s _ th birthday dinner we once again asked ourselves the same question. It then became clear that in our quest to find other great wines we had abandoned what we knew to be true : Bogle Petite Sirah is really, really good. Not only is it delicious, but it can usually be found for about $8.99.
Bogle winery is in Clarksburg California, just a little southwest of Sacramento. Their philosophy is refreshing : Make great tasting wines at affordable prices. Now that is a philosophy I could get used to! The Petite Sirah might be a personal favorite, but is by far not the only style that is worth trying. Their Old Vine Zinfandel is exactly what a Zinfandel should be , intense , dark fruit flavors , high alcohol content and a subtle sweetness that bodes well for pairing with dark chocolate. Last time I was in California, Costco had the Old Vine Zin for $7.99. In fact, all of their wines I have tried have been good , and at bordering in the $10 and under range are a steal. Besides their Sirah and Old Vine, I have also tried their Cab , Merlot , Chardonnay , and Sauvignon Blanc. They make more than that too, so next time you are in the market pick up a bottle or check them out at http://www.boglewinery.com/ .