The Odd Couple
A few weeks ago, I decided to take a detour and talk about Hummus. After publishing this post, my brother made a few choice comments about my masculinity. Ok, stop your laughing. For those of you who haven’t tried hummus – it’s really not that bad! With that being said, I’m here again to try and persuade my older and wiser brother and the rest of you hummus naysayers to just try it! Your taste buds will absolutely love it!
So, the other night my wife and I were looking for something to munch on. We decided a little pita, hummus and vino would hit the spot. I pulled out a bottle of the 2006 California Big House Red and a tub of Trader Joe’s Mediterranean Hummus with some mini pita bread for dipping. When we first started sipping on the 2006 Big House Red, without the hummus, we both thought that it was pretty good and that it showcased some interesting fruit flavors, but it seemed a bit too fruity to us. We also both agreed that the Big House could use a touch of oak to give it that BOOM BOOM POW that it was missing! Soon after opening it, we slowly began to write the Big House Red off into that proverbial “It’s ok, nothing to write home about kind of wine”. Then, all of the sudden, it turned into a little Jack-in-the-Box on us when we started munching on the Trader Joe’s Mediterranean Hummus and pita bread. It really started to get our attention and we were beginning to regret ever saying that it needed a little oak to give it a swift kick in the pants. It just needed a little food – hummus, in particular!
The Big House Red is an outrageous blend of nearly every red grape imaginable and it turned out to be perfectly suited for this odd looking Trader Joe’s hummus that for some reason comes with oil, pine nuts, and parsley garnish floating at the top of the container. I’ll be the first to admit that this hummus does look a little gross, but believe me when I tell you that this odd union between a container of hummus and the 2006 Big House Red is a match made in heaven!
Try it for yourself – and that means you too Larry!
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Tags: 2006, Big House Red, California, Mediterranean Hummus, Pita, Trader Joes
We love trader joes pita & hummus to. You might also want to try Trader Joes Bruchetta which also goes great on pita bread. I'm not sure what wine you would pair that with but it's a nice snack
Haven't had that yet, but when I do, I'll let you know what wine I picked! Thanks.
I tried a bottle of big house red just last week
No pairings necessary i.m.o.
I agree that it was a bit fruity….but that's what I liked about it
This wine makes a great late night "snack" wine
Sip it by itself or paired with a blander munchie like pita or pretzels
If you liked this one, try Big House's "The Prodigal Son". Let me know what you think.