Unwinding at Uncorked

After the long drive, and it seemed like a much longer drive from Brownsville to Austin, what better way to unwind from the road than by having some good wine and good food.  Pris and I saw a sign for a place called Uncorked on our way over to the hotel.  Once we got settled in to our room we looked the place up online and decided we knew where we were having dinner.

Uncorked is a wine tasting room/restaurant with an impressive little menu.  They have a good selection of wines from most of the major wine growing regions around the world.  Their bottle prices are fantastic compared to what'd you'd pay at most restaurants, but where they excel is in their flights.  The flight is a 2.5 ounce sample of three different wines.  Uncorked offers a number of different flights based on country, region, grape varietal, or other sundry criteria. 

I started with the Spanish flight which included Beronia Crianza Tempranillo, Museum Crianza Tempranillo, and Bodega Bernabeleva Garnacha.  Pris ordered a bottle of the Museum Crianza Tempranillo to share with some friends who were meeting us out.  Our server even outlined the best way to drink the wines (from lightest to most robust, or simply left to right).  After the first bottle ran dry we ordered a bottle of the Beronia Crianza Tempranillo.  It was a my favorite wine in the flight so I wanted to share it.  It was light, fruity, but with a good structure.  A perfect red for a warm evening with friends. 

Pris and I both had the beef tenderloin au poivre with a blue cheese crust and roasted potatoes.  The filet was excellent, perfectly cooked and melt in your mouth tender.  It went smashingly well with the last of the Museum Crianza Tempranillo.  This tempranillo was sturdy and full bodied.  This wine needed some time to breathe due to its slightly higher alcohol content. 

Uncorked is uncomplicated, and it is our kind of place.  If you're not there for dinner, they still have a number of grazing options available.  There's an olive plate, a Texas cheese plate, an international cheese plate, and a cured meats plate.  We ended up getting both the Texas and international cheese plates.  Initially I thought they were a little on the light side, but once you got right down to working on them it was clear there was plenty for all. A great time, great prices, and some great wine selections.  Pris and I are definitely putting Uncorked on our to-do list for our next trip back to Austin.

You can find out more about Uncorked at http://uncorkedtastingroom.com/