Din't break the sabbatical

[wondersofwine]

I had Valentine's Dinner at David Greggory, a rather new restaurant in DC that I had been wanting to try. I have to give it mixed reviews. I asked for a Sancerre white by the half-bottle to go with herb-wrapped halibut in veloute sauce and asparagus. They were out of the Sancerre (which should have been a perfect match for both the fish and the asparagus.) So I requested a glass of Jackson Estate Sauvignon Blanc after checking that the CA S.B. was not oaky. Some minutes later the server came back to tell me that were out of S.B. by the glass! At that point I told her I wanted to switch my entree. (I had earlier held off my decision on a wine because I told her I was debating between the halibut or the loin of lamb and would want a wine to match the entree.) She said she would have to see if it was too late to change the order. Came back and said it could be done but I would have to wait a little longer for the food. (Oh, in the meantime I enjoyed a glass of Goat-Rotie-- my first taste of this--with an "appetizer" David Greggory pizza with applewood smoked bacon, carmelized onions, tomatoes--VERY good but a full-sized pizza of which I ate only about one-third). I ordered a second glass of Goat-Rotie to go with the lamb. When they brought the lamb, the Basmati rice pilaf was hot but the lamb was cold so I had to send back the dish to have the lamb rewarmed. The food was good once warmed up.
No dessert--I chose to have the appetizer instead of dessert.
I was in DC for a wine tasting in Bethesda, MD the next day. Will post on that later.

[This message has been edited by wondersofwine (edited 02-17-2004).]