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So tonight was Valentine’s Day. Cooked a nice dinner for the wife and I, nothing too fancy, just some fresh steamed broccoli, a serving each of Boston Clam Chowder, and some broiled Lemon Butter Catfish. Not too bad, just about 10 minutes total worth of work, and a decent night’s dinner is to be had. I picked up a bottle of white wine from the liquor store to go along with our meal. Cassie and I haven’t shared a bottle in a while, and this bottle from Rodney Strong Vineyards in Healdsburg, CA caught my attention. It’s a 2003 vintage of Sauvignon Blanc, not my normal white, but quite the tasty varitable. It’s not to strong, and fairly mellow in the flavor department. From the site:

The 2003 vintage began with a long wet spring, which delayed bloom and reduced yields for early varieties like sauvignon blanc. A relatively cool summer delayed harvest initially, but a September heat wave allowed everything to catch up, and we finished picking all our sauvignon blanc by the first of October.

Not a full on white wine expert yet (still a heavy red drinker), but for someone still working on his white wine tasting skills, I say this would be a worthy addition to my wine rack, and possible an early beginners staple to fish night here at home.

Seems that we have a customer that is a Beer/Wine Distributor. Gotta love it. Went out and pronounced death on a machine and got a new one setup for them. Simple call. On the way out the door the owner told me to grab a bottle of wine from their sample rack. Awesome! Looked for something I had never had anything close to and found this interesting looking bottle of Italian Red Wine. Never had an Italian Wine before, and figure since it’s free I might as well try it out.

The bottle I got was a Vintage 1999 Dardano Barbaresco. I was informed that it is a very strong red wine and would go great with a good hunk of quality steak or another strong food. I’m quite looking forward to my next steak night so I can try this bottle out. Probably have to have my Dad come over to try it with me, since if it is strong as it sounds I don’t think the wife will enjoy it very much.

And for those of you reading, yes this is a new category. I figure I should start chronicling my adventures in beer and wine for everyone as well as my technological exploits. Till next time.