I watched a movie last night with a girlfriend. We settled into the cozy leather couch under her soft, white blanket and drank a bottle of wine from Jim Barry Vineyards, the shiraz. It tasted like berries with a touch of caramel after it breathed for a while. Our heads hurt by the end of the night. My head still hurts. Unsatisfied caffeine receptors yesterday + wine = OW! We didn’t spill anything on the white blanket, though. Miracle. We laid on the couch and talked for a couple hours after the movie. So comfy.
why September 18, 2008
I would love to post about this week’s Talk Thursday “The First Step,” but first I have to ask myself, why, why, why did I drink so much tonight?
And why, why, why did it taste so good?
And why did I let myself go so long without a glass of delicious, delectable red wine?
As soon as I can form more sentences, I will post. Until then, I just checked in this weekend’s guests, and I hope I seemed professional. I felt more organized in my thoughts because I had to think harder to remember everything I needed to say or ask. I’m looking forward to their wedding this weekend and have looked forward to it all summer.
Oh, and I ran into an old friend/co-worker today. Wow! Let me say it again, Wow!
Jenniphur
Two Wine Reviews in One June 16, 2008
First, here’s a review of Yellow Tail Cabernet. Blossom had just mentioned hers, so I didn’t want to be redundant. I drank that one last week. Here it is: It tastes like blackberries, spice like cinnamon, vanilla & oak finish. It has a dark burgundy color and a smoothness to its flavor. It tastes fruity but not sweet.
Tonight I have opened Ercavio Tempranillo Roble, a wine from Spain that I bought at Costco for $7-8. When I poured this wine, my first thought was “purpley.” It has a purple, metal topper on it, and 7 purple grapeprints on the label. Its color is so dark red in the glass that it passes for purple. It has a smooth taste and no after-bite. It doesn’t taste sweet, but it’s a little fruity, mellow and a little oakey. It is a young wine, aged in oak barrels for 6 months, and in the glass, it shows a thicker white line around it at the top.
If you’re in a purpley mood, you would enjoy this wine.
Black Stone Pinot Noir Review May 25, 2008
Hello, all. Since some of my passion and energy goes toward enjoying and tasting wine, I will start a new blog where I share my experiences with a different, affordable red wine each week.
Since I don’t have that blog started, here’s the first post in the wine review series.
Let me start by saying that I prefer my wine the same way I like my coffee, so dark that I can’t see much through it. Since I sent my lackey (just kidding, hubby volunteered) to the liquor store yesterday, the helpful clerk there selected a Pinot Noir. Let me back up.
I have a friend who works at the liquor store who suggested a Pinot Noir for me because it would go with everything and anything. I need this flexibility in wine because sometimes I have a glass while I make dinner. Sometimes, I have a glass with dinner, and sometimes, I have a glass after dinner. I need something that will go with everything and nothing, so we landed on a Pinot Noir. No, I don’t have three glasses of wine in one night. I have one. Since my friend wasn’t there yesterday for hubby to bother, I ended up with Black Stone 2006 Pinot Noir from Woodbridge, California which cost about $13.
I’m open to trying different wines, so here goes. The Black Stone Pinot Noir is light in taste and color. It looks like a ruby in the sun. It tastes like earthy cherries in a tea leaf sort of way. It would go well with light or dark meat, even pasta or pizza, like I made last night.
The label says that it has flavors of vanilla, tea, and cherries, but I do not taste the vanilla. I can smell vanilla in the wine. What an interesting combination of grapes and cherries in the glass. Hubby, who does not like red wine, said it tasted good. I think I am safe in saying that this wine would appeal to picky drinkers or white wine drinkers.
As for me, I hope to drink a wine that I have stronger feelings for next week. On a normal day, I want a dark, complex, smooth wine, usually a Malbec, Cabernet, or Shiraz. I believe I will review the Alamos Malbec from Argentina soon. I could do it now from memory, but it would be so much better to review it while enjoying it.
Bon vin,
Jenniphur
Silly Question of the Day May 18, 2008
Can one listen to INXS in excess?
I’ve been on an INXS kick for a week or two. Maybe I will find it excessive by the end of next week. I don’t know how many more times I can listen to ‘Greatest Hits,’ but I intend to find out.
I took down my Christmas cards this week. Yay, me! The Christmas tree and decorations came down just over a month ago. I bought this year’s Christmas cards yesterday. I will send them out this year.
My red wine is starting to talk, and dinner’s almost ready. Talk to you all later. Let me know on excessive INXS.
J
