Another one of our murder mystery nights, that was based in the Tigris-Euphrates Valley.  We furnished the game and the wine, but the dinner was held at one of our dear friend’s home.  She and one her girl friends love to cook gourmet dinners and this was one another great dinner.

All of the characters in the mystery have “tag” names.  My character was Hamilton Mactorr, whose nickname was Ham.  My Bride was Anne T. Ickwitee and our hostess for the evening was Terra Sunder.  There were a total of eight possible suspects as the murderer for the evening.  Each guest was given a brief biography and costume suggestions.  For instance my character was suggested to be in dramatic attire with top hat.  When we decide on a new mystery and the guest list is drawn up, we look at the roles and the costumes to figure out who can be each character without having them go and buy special clothes or props, if possible.

Our hostess and her friend created a sumptuous meal starting off with hot and cold appetizers, salad, a couple of entrée choices and a couple of desserts.   Knowing that our hostess loves Chardonnay wines, that was an easy choice and we brought bottles of Kendall-Jackson 2002.  For the choice of red wine, we had brought some bottles of Chateau Haut La Grace Dieu 2000, a Saint Emilion Grand Cru.  We had bought a case of this wine when it first came out and I was very curious.  Like a kid in a candy store, there is only so long before I want to try some.  I am happy to say that the food and the wines were wonderful and paired together easily.  We finished the evening with Spanish Coffee, a favorite nightcap of our hostess.