Trying Out A Syrah

The man wanted to cook. He hadn't cooked for ages because work demands too much attention. He was finally free to do an easy pasta dinner on a Sunday night. A penne of fresh rosemary English sausages, cannellini beans in a tomato sauce topped with grated pecorino was perfect. Vegetables were needed. Grilled zucchini and pumpkin as side bites. That was a simple and filling dinner.

The base sauce of tomatoes required red wine. We had bought wine from Thirsty's warehouse sale; one of those bottles should do. (Apparently the sale is going to be a monthly thing. And yes, we went to a beer and cider sale and bought wine. Hahaha.) Cooking wine is not meant to be horrid anyway. If we're using a little for cooking, we might as well drink the rest of it.

So we opened up a bottle of Holus Bolus 2016 syrah. I'm not a fan of shiraz/syrah. But new world syrah is friendlier than the standard shiraz; many are produced without all the odd spices. This bottle was bought on discount, and rightly so. Wines are overpriced in Singapore. This wine is nothing to shout about, but it's wonderful for cooking because it's fairly drinkable. However, it isn't my favorite type of wine. I'm still not a fan of syrah, so I dunno if this is any good. However, I would not pay S$65 for this bottle of wine (in its year) in a restaurant.