The wine club went to Naked Mountain Winery a couple of weekends ago. During the winter, Naked Mountain offers a lasagna lunch. For $16 you get your choice of either a vegetable or sausage lasagna and your choice of wine.

The lasagna is excellent, a great way to warm up on cold winter days and the selection of wines is very good. Naked Mountain is famous locally for their Chardonnays, they are currently tasting their 2004 and 2005 Chardonnays, both of which are good.

I opted for the Raptor Red which is a blend of 47% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Cabernet Franc, 4% Tannat, and 3% Petit Verdot. It is a strong wine, with pepper and cherry flavors and firm tannins. A good pairing with the slightly spicy lasagna.