Jagerhaus for Oktoberfest

Saturday, October 6, 2018

For Octobers dinner Margie picked out the Jagerhaus in Anaheim. www.jagerhaus.net. The restaurant has been there for 38 years and this was a first time for me.  An extensive menu and they are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. 13 of us tonight in a  semi-private area. Plenty of room for all of our paraphernalia.  Stuart walked in in his Lederhosen  which just added to the Oktoberfest feel.  Almost all the wines were either German or German grapes.

We started out with the appetizers. I chose the Goulash soup which was quite good. Just the right amount of spice to it.  For my dinner I had looked at the menu online so I could make a quick selection. Anything more than 3 items I have a hard time making a selection.   Chose the braised rabbit with red cabbage and spatzli.   Rabbit was cooked nicely. 3 large pieces. The red cabbage had just the right amount of sour to it. Took most of the dinner home since I had the soup which filled me up.  Opted for Apple Strudel for dessert. Good flavor but I do like my strudel with a bit more crust. A couple of people opted for the Elk and raved about it. Non adventurous people had the sausages. Safe selection for them

Nice dinner in a interesting atmosphere.  Close to Disneyland and the Phoenix Club which is a German social club. 

I brought a 2009 Huber, Sta Rita Hills, Dornfelder. California winemaker but German grapes. Norman brought them over from Germany when he bought the property in the Sta. Rita Hills area of Lompoc when he came to the United States.  I also had a 2014 Huber "Hafen" which is a port like wine made from the Dornfelder grape.  Can't use the word port to describe the wine in California so he chose Hafen  which means port in German.  These are both dark, rich, heavy flavored wines.

Other wines brought.

2011 Erbacher Marcobrunn, Riesling Kabinett. A bit on the sweet side
2009 Rosenhof, Gruner Veltliner, Ice wine - rich but not nearly as sweet as the Riesling
2014 Windstream, Chardonnay - did not taste
2016 Dr. Heideman's Bergweiler, Rielsing - did not taste
2017 Hart Winery, Temecula Valley, Arneis - did not taste
2010 Gloria Ferrer, Anniversary Cuvee, Sparkling - very nice, clean wine. Used to toast Paul & Margie on their 47th wedding anniversary
NV, Henkell, Germany, Brut Sparking - I like this wine, a very refreshing quality to it
NV Relax Bubbles, Germany, dry sparkling - another clean tasting sparkling
2017 Villa Wolf, Germany, Pinot Gris - typical Pinot Gris but not off putting to me as some of the gris are
2013 Bercker Brekheimer, Spatburgunder - did not taste
2006 Dr. Heidemanns, Dornfelder - much lighter in color, viscosity and flavor than the Sta Rita Hills Dornfelder
2016 Dr. Heidemanns, Riesling - did not taste
2015 Meyer-Nakel, Spatburgunder - typical German Pinot, light in color and tatste
2014 Trimbach. Gewurztraminer - nice fruity, spicy white
2015 Brooks, sparkling Riesling - I believe from Oregon, interesting wine

Next month we are off to a Japanese restaurant that Margie has chosen for Novembers dinner.