Salami and baseball

So far this week there's been very little new tasting going on, but we have 6 we can report on.  We've been busy doing projects around the house and Megan's been working on her textbook.  Tonight it's finally blessedly cool for here, already well below 70F at 9 PM, and the humidity is quite low.  We can finally open up the windows and get some air through the house.

342. San Guiseppe Salami Co.  - Salami Classico:  This is a locally made (well, in North Carolina) salami in the soppressata style.  This has a closer local connection in that this salami is made exclusively with pork from Rolling Fork Farm in Pilot, VA.  Brett loves a good salami and this makes him feel like he's back in Italy eating salami at Specialita Mucci. 
     
     You can try some yourself by getting it at the Blacksburg Farmers Market as we did or if you aren't local, the salami can be mail ordered from the link.
343. Chateau Morrisette Winery - "Wine Dip":  We're not sure why this is called wine dip, since it's clearly spices lightly ground to put in olive oil to dip your bread in.  Megan liked it a lot, but thought it could use a bit more parmesan in the mix.  Brett prefers plain oil or oil/balsamic and he thought it was good also, but would probably stick with one of his preferred.  This was purchased at the winery and we don't think they carry it anymore, much like the much missed garlic-grape seed mayonnaise they used to carry (the grape seeds were taken from the crushed grapes used to make their wine).  
344. 2006 - Monte Antico - Toscano IGT - We had this with dinner (pasta and red sauce, sourdough bread with olive oil, some salad).  This is a very reasonably priced super Tuscan (85% sangiovese, 10% cabernet sauvignon, and 5% merlot).  We have seen this for $10 - $12 and it's a real bargain.  This ages well, even given the screw cap for recent years, and is a superb wine for the dollar.  We've had worse wines that cost two to three times this amount.  This particular bottle still was a little hot, even after being aired for over an hour, but we expect a bit more aging would have mellowed that out a bit.

Tonight we also went to see a Pulaski Mariners game.  It just so happened, without us knowing ahead of time, that Legend Brewing Company was down from Richmond and pouring 3 of their beers.  We tried all 3.  Note Brett even wore his Dogfish Brewery shirt to the game tonight!

345. Legend Brewing - Brown Ale
346. Legend Brewing - Golden IPA
347. Legend Brewing - Lager

Of the three, we would probably choose the brown ale to drink again.  The Golden IPA was pretty good, but was distinctly in the style of an English IPA and not an American IPA (read, lots less hoppy with more malt in the taste profile) - might like to try it with some Indian food some night!  The lager was unfortunately a little forgettable.

We should have some more new tastes coming up by the end of the weekend!