What Wine Goes with Goats?
What kind of wine goes with goat? Hmmm. Not to eat, of course! But I do like wine, and it sure would take the edge off of some of those goat-farm-moments… It was a beautiful, sunny, February day in wine country, so Katherine and I did some investigating.
Katherine agreed to model for this blog, and she decided that her sister's Lily Pulitzer sundress would be just the thing to wear… along with her muck boots. The ones that have a hole in them.
But, before we begin, a couple disclaimers and shout-outs. First, no goats or children were harmed for this blog. None of them actually drank any wine, for God's sake. Me, on the other hand, well, I had to test a few wines. And a big "THANK YOU" to my neighbor, Mayo Winery, for letting us saunter, unannounced, into their tasting yard with our goat. The other visitors got a kick out of our arrival, and they all took a whole lot of photos. It will certainly make their experience at Mayo stand out from the other wineries. Huzzah!
Katherine and Mark at Mayo.
Many situations on The Goat Farm involve a lot of standing around, or sitting around if you are lucky. And I will attest to you here today that wine would make each and every one of those situations better.
Let's start with kidding: first we spend hours sitting around in the little pen, either in the folding chair or on the stump, watching goats amble past. I think a nice Chardonnay would do just fine in that situation. Something drinkable and light: Balletto 2013 Russian River Valley Chardonnay.
"Babies on the ground" calls for sparkling wine, of course (can't call it champagne 'cuz it's not from F-R-A-N-C-E…). One of my favorite local sparkling wines is Gloria Ferrer Sonoma Brut (Gloria Ferrer).
So what wine to take to the goat show? ALL OF IT. Enough to share and then some.
In the trailer, ready to go.
"Toga the Goat" has hit the shelves!