In the absence of Kara, and in preparation for their two-year wedding anniversary, Jeff pairs a Paso Robles GSM and Jumbo New York Strip Romaine Split…
Wine Tasted:
Trader Joe’s Reserve 2009 Paso Robles GSM
Paired With:
Jumbo New York Strip Romaine Split
Stay Rad,
Jeff
Tags: Food and Wine, JNYSRS, New York Strip, Paso Robles, Stay Rad Wine Blog TV, Trader Joe's Reserve 2009 Paso Robles GSM
Stay Rad 
July 16, 2012 at 4:52 am |
Mourvèdre is pronounced like “mourver”, if I may mention it. 🙂
July 16, 2012 at 9:12 am |
Thank you, wine geek.
Like this…
Moore-Ver?
July 16, 2012 at 1:14 pm |
Hi Jeff long time listener first time caller. I have to step in and give my two cents on the correct pronunciation of Mourvedre. You hit the D harder than expected. French has tricky consonents, and in this case, its more like mOOr-veDre, where you swallow the last R in that classic French way where it sounds like they are choking momentarily on a fish bone.
July 16, 2012 at 5:04 pm |
Thanks, Paige.
July 17, 2012 at 5:13 am |
I’ve checked several original French sources in the meantime, and must admit that Pecos’s girlfriend is right. Long time ago, I heard and memorized the version that I mentioned (without ‘d’ or a very soft ‘d’) but, yes, ‘mOOr-veDre’ is the right pronunciation. (However, ‘mOOr-veDraa’ in the video is definitely wrong too.)
July 17, 2012 at 7:03 am |
Now, I don’t know what to believe. Down is up. Left is right.
My whole world has been flipped on its ear.
Thank you Wine Geek and Pecos’ Girlfriend for the lively discussion.
I think the one thing that we can take from all of this is that I need to work on my pronunciation (Both English and French).
You should all know that I’m French Canadian on my Mother’s side, but she grew up in a family that pronounced, and hardened, the silent R in her maiden name… So I was kind of set up for this.
Thanks for watching, guys.
Jeff
July 17, 2012 at 11:30 am |
So it seems as if TJ is kind of a negociant for California wines. Wish I had one here as you always seem to like their juice.
There are so many awesome food & wine pairings to choose from. Maybe it’s because I am craving it now, but an Albarino or Sancerre with some seared scallops always makes me happy.
July 18, 2012 at 12:43 pm |
Thanks, Jeff.
No Trader Joe’s in Colorado? That’s just wrong.