Pennsylvania - Bucks County - Crossings Vineyard

Crossing Vineyards and Winery - (Mar 2015) We were enticed by Living Social for a food and wine pairing at Crossings. We travelled a distance to get there, but it was well worth the drive. We joined approximately thirty other people for this event. Although the wine choices were already pre-determined, it was all about what was paired with it that intrigued us (unfortunately, not all wines were paired with a food item). Prior to the event, we walked around the gardens and vineyard. We started off with their Legacy, a buttery chardonnay, followed by the sauvignon blanc, with hints of grapefruit and a not-so-dry finish. We were presented a plate of quacamole and chips and were pre-warned not to eat them all with the first wine pairing. We ate the quacamole and chips with the Vintner's Select White (blend of reisling, viognier and chardonnay) and then their reisling. The reisling was better with the pairing; the select white was high on the viognier which seemed too sweet. We were enticed with a pulled pork sandwich to go with our blush wine made from early picked cabernet franc. This was the first time I heard of a red grape being picked early for a blush wine; it also was made from a grape I'm starting to go crazy about. The savory and smoke of the pulled pork balanced the sweetness of the blush wine; it was on the dry side versus the sweet side (as expected). We then moved into the reds with their merlot which was paired with pepperoni pizza. The wine was light on the nose and not as dry as the other reds we would taste. We were then presented a plate of soppresata, pepperoni, salami and parmesan cheese to go with the cabernet sauvignon. We lingered over this one as to decide which meat and/or cheese went best; the soppresata was the best pairing. The cabernet franc was paired with a roast beef and horseradish crustini. Although I enjoyed the wine, I felt as though it would be best with a meal and not by itself. We closed in on dessert - the last two wines were served with chocolate cake. The Wild Berry (with raspberries and blueberries) and the Chocolate Cherry Truffle (their port) were good in their own right. We think it was the chocolate cake that did not live up to the test.