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This is the second installment of the wine and food series. The focus: encouraging ourselves to reclaim our Saturday nights, and to find a reason to take a breath, acknowledge the weekend, cook something that feels a little bit more special than the day to day fare, and pour a big old glass of wine.
This week’s menu features an inexpensive and crowd-pleasing pork loin, surrounded by whatever vegetables you fancy. The meat and veg are paired with some herbed brown rice, which can also be made with whatever fresh herbs are floating around your fridge, even just a couple of handfuls of parsley, if that’s what’s on hand.
Using up extra fresh herbs is not only satisfying but gives every single thing you make a true lift, and the chances are whatever herbs you bought for a particular recipe earlier in the week are going to be more than you needed. Waste not want not for sure these days.
This comforting pork dish comes with two rose wine options: Feudi di San Gregorio Ros’Aura, a beautiful blush rose with scents of wild strawberries, raspberries and cherries. The flavor is fresh and lively, and it pairs extremely well with roasted meats (fish, too!) and vegetables of all stripes.
The second option is a deeper salmon color rose with amber highlights, the Il Poggione Brancato Rosato. This rose is more floral in aroma, with notes of raspberry, strawberry and spices. Also think of this wine whenever you are making an Italian centric meal, especially one that is produce-heavy.
I have to say, it’s hard to choose. And perhaps another reason to buy two bottles this week. The Feudi is $13 (a steal) and the Il Poggione is $17, and when you can find wine this delicious for well under $20 per bottle you should consider that a big old win (think of what you pay for a glass in a restaurant during normal times….).
And an open bottle of rose can last (recorked or recapped) for up to 5 days in the fridge, so that’s something to look forward to, especially as the weather warms up, and that evening glass of rose feels all the more enticing.
On a side note, I want to paint my bathroom the exact color of Feudi di San Gregorio Ros’Aura, and I want to find a soft t-shirt in the color of the Il Poggione Rosato.
To buy these wines, head on over to wine.com and in a few clicks you will be on your way to a lovely Saturday Supper.
Saturday Supper #2: The Menu
Mediterranean Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Vegetables
Herby Brown Rice
Lemon Squares
Other Saturday Suppers:
- Saturday Supper #1: A Roasted Chicken Dinner to Hunker Down With
- Saturday Supper #3: Shrimp Scampi Loves Pinot Grigio (and So Do I)
- Saturday Supper #4: The Salmon Avocado Salad You’ve Been Dreaming Of
- Saturday Supper #5: A Provence-Inspired Dinner for Summer
- Saturday Supper #6: A Summery Mediterranean Seafood Stew
Katie, your site is my go-to for recipes and now, wine! So far, only winning recommendations. This Brancato looks divine. On my list and doing the scampi tomorrow night. Thanks for making our lives easier and more delicious!
thank you Dedie!