Adelaida 2002 Vin Gris de Pinot Noir

Last Sunday, the New Nork Times Magazine had an intriguing recipe for Sformatta di Ricotta in the food section. (This is an Italian tomato and cheese torte.) The recipe was adapted from the River Cafe in London. It looked wonderful. Best of all: almost no carbs.

So, Katherine made it last evening accompanied by a "Roman Steak" from Paula Wolfert's cookbook. She took care of marinating the steak. I grilled it over mesquite charcoal. One of the delights of living in the San Francisco Bay area is that it is easy to get excelent lump charcoal here.

Yesterday was what the locals call a hot summer day. It must have gone up to 80 degrees. That put me in the mind of accompanying the Sformatta and the steak with a rose' style wine. So, we broke out the bottle of Adelaida "Vin Gris de Pinot Noir" that Elizabeth and Stefanos gave us as a present recently. We had it slightly chilled.

Retirement is tough, but somebody has to do it.