Spending our first Christmas alone, Kathy and I decided to have dinner out after the Christmas Eve mass. We went to Clyde’s of Columbia and enjoyed a festive atmosphere. While at Clyde’s, we were serenaded by the Wilde Lake High School Madrigal singers. The wine list had a good selection and bottles were half off. Since Terry ordered a seafood entree and Kathy ordered a chicken entree, we decided to go with a white wine. A Friulano caught our eye and we decided to order the 2010 Borgo M Friulano.

Next year we will visit and write about some wineries in the Friuli region of Italy. Friulano is the signature white grape in this region. Recently the wine was known as Tocai Friulano; however, because of some confusion with the Hungarian Tokaji, the name was changed to just Friulano in 2007.

The wine offered a bouquet of roses enveloping yellow stone fruit with a touch of minerality. This is an easy to drink white with a slight tingle. Consider pairing with hard cheese or in our case: seafood or chicken. One can just drink this wine by itself.

Merry Christmas,
Terry & Kathy