Wednesday, October 22, 2008

In love with a "Prisoner"

I was dining at Akasha restaurant in Culver City, CA. (I love to sit at the bar. I get a high perched view of all that is going on, both in the dining room and in the kitchen. Plus, one has the somewhat captive service of the bar staff.) I asked for an interesting red wine with a velvety mouth feel and a berry finish. It's called The Prisoner. It may spoil you for any other blended red.
Made by Orin Swift Cellars in St.Helena, CA the bottle label is a chained up man; an image by painter Goya. The wine is zinfandel 40%, syrah 20%,cabernet sauvignon 20%. petite syrah and charbono 10%. It sells for $25 to $32 per bottle and is readily available on the Internet. (Personally I enjoy shopping where I can chat with a staff member and expand my wine knowledge and hear about other wines to try.) A glass here cost $17.00 and for me, was well worth the price. I ordered Akashas' prosciutto and fig flat bread; delicious and a great companion to the Prisoner.
Parenthetically Yours,
Nesbites