WhipperSnaPR

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:

1. 1996 Pinot Noir, L’Ecosse . Napa Valley, Atlas Peak Vineyard
2. 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.

My love for wine began almost 4 years ago while I was visiting a friend in Tucson, AZ. We took a day trip to a few southern Arizona vineyards. Who knew Arizona had a wine region!?

My first love was very innocent … The 2003 Sonoita Vineyards Angel Wings, a crisp and citrus-flavored white made from mission grapes. While I was at Sonoita I also tasted the 1989 Pinot Noir, the oldest wine I’ve ever tasted.

My taste, curiosity and affection for wine quickly evolved from there. I learned that I prefer reds over whites and there’s more to red wine than a Yellow Tail Shiraz. I’ve never met a blend I didn’t like and my all-time favorite is the Mak Snowy River, a Cabernet-Shiraz blend… delicious!

Why am I telling the world this? Well, my involvement for wine has moved to a new level and I want the world to know! Now, I’m doing some freelance work for a new Boston-based magazine that’s all about wine! The Second Glass is everything the Wine Spectator is not. We’re fun-loving, free-spirited and tight-budgeted…Read this to get a nice picture of who we are and what we want to be.

So, as I’m embracing this new world of fun, I’m discovering many great things about the Boston wine scene. First of all, Bostonians like their wine! And, many of them are interested in cheap and convenient ways to try more, experiment and learn. If you are one of them, join in the conversation on Yelp.

I hope I have much more to say about this very, very soon!