score!
For the past week, Josh and I have been vacationing in Santa Fe. I wish I could say that was my excuse for my blogging absence, but Josh had to show me up and post during vacation. In reality, I’ve been a bit lazy and uninspired lately. I promise to work on that.
Regardless, while Josh and I were in Santa Fe we were staying with his mom and happened to notice a glint of foil tucked away under an inch of dust in her garage… WINE!!!!
This is the first time Josh has ever been excited that his mom isn’t a big drinker. So, she let us pick whatever we wanted (and what would fit in the suitcase). We took two bottles:
- 1996 Pinot Noir, L’Ecosse . Napa Valley, Atlas Peak Vineyard
- 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon. Livermore Valley (San Francisco Bay), Wente Vineyards
So, I ask my friends at The Second Glass “How did I do? I doubt I can drink this with my left over pizza, but exactly how special of an occasion does it deserve? More importantly, what would I have paid for these? Did I hit any sort of jackpot?”
It turns out our find wasn’t the enormous pot of gold we were hoping for, but we could have done worse. In other words (the words of The Second Glass editor to be exact),
“Its not the same kind of jackpot as finding a kilo of blow next to a dead hooker in Vegas, but I would say it’s definitely a major score.”
I’m okay with that.