Pairing Suggestions: Bertagna Son Kissed Vineyard’s 2010 Sangiovese Rosé and Bratwurst

I’ve been struggling lately, as you can tell from my lack of posts.  It’s not that I’ve not had things to write about – I do have sewing projects to share with you. It’s more that after this latest move, it’s taken a minute to get my bearings about me and really process everything that’s happened in the past year. I’m fine, but I’ve been grappling with moving across the country, losing my older brother, and adjusting to moving from a momma of 2 to a momma of 3 after a rough pregnancy. All of that said, there are so many awesome things – I mean, I get to parent these awesome people, I’m married to my best friend, and we’ve got an amazing house to keep us busy for a while. 

Because things have been a bit rough, and because we’ve been working hard to set up house (the cookbooks are finally being unpacked and finding homes on shelves, we’re looking forward to getting some cubbies for fabric storage, and it will be great to finally decorate the kids’ rooms), dinners need to be easy.  You can’t get much easier than bratwurst. You simply pop it in the broiler for 4 minutes, turn, and cook for another four minutes. Throw it on a hot dog bun and add side dishes, and bam, dinner! For last night’s dinner, we added some whole wheat pita chips and some cucumber salad.  

What happens when you want something quick, but you still want wine (and a wine that will pair well with said quick meal)? You look through your wine cellar, of course. We still have a few bottles of Bertagna’s Sangiovese Rosé  left. This dry rosé  wine goes quite well with many different things, and due to its aging, now has a smokey bacon smooth finish. I am actually kind of sad that we have only two bottles left. But, it went perfectly with last night’s meal featuring bratwurst and sauerkraut. In fact, I strongly recommend this combination if you have or can come across a bottle of this Northern California producer’s wine.