Savor
Idaho: Idaho's Premier Wine & Food Event
By
Carol & Joe Davis
Dining Detectives
We
always have fun and enjoy our experience at Wine and Food Events
and were pleased to attend the Sixth Annual Savor Idaho at the
Idaho Botanical Garden in Boise. The event featured a few local
Restaurants and Caterers, dozens of Idaho Wineries, as well
as representatives from Sponsors and Local Businesses. The event
was sold out and the attendees were there to celebrate and Savor
Idaho's best food and wines.
Savor
is an acronym for the basic principles of wine tasting.
S Sight (color, intensity and hue)
A Aroma (fruit, floral, spice, vegetal, etc.)
V Vitals (sweetness, acidity, body, tannin and alcohol)
O Oral (flavors, fruit, spice, vegetal, etc.) and
R Review/Rate (balance, length and quality)
Angell's Bar & Grill's slider.
As
always, at these events our motto is "Sample Food First!"
Some of our favorites were Angell's Bar & Grill's BBQ sliders,
Bardenay's Snake River Farms Kurobuta pulled pork with orange-habanero
mojo sauce, and black bean spread and pickled red onion sliders
and Momo's Himalayan Dumplings.
We sought out some new White Wines, as we need to add to our
normal mix of California and New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc's.
We enjoyed the Cinder Dry Voignier, the Indian Creek Winery
Sauvignon Blanc, the Eola-Amity Hills, Cold Springs Winery L'attraction
White Blend and Syringa Winery Sauvignon Blanc. Each had some
qualities that we could SAVOR. We also enjoy Reds and were pleased
with the Mouvance Pinot Noir.
We
enjoyed Savor Idaho which gave us some insights into the local
Food and Wine scene. We found some new local wines and we also
learned about some new restaurants...some of which we had dined
at. We look forward to seeing even more restaurants at the event
next year. This is a unique opportunity for the Executive Chefs
and potential diners to meet and discuss their food, style of
cooking and perhaps even share some secret tips!
Savor
Idaho was sold out in advance.... so be sure to get tickets
as soon as they become available next year. We had a great time
and will be back next year too!
www.Idahowines.org
www.SavorIdaho.org