What better time to brush off the "Naturetainment" Website than the 10th annual Open that Bottle of Wine Night?? The concept for this celebration was started by Wall Street Journal Tasting columnists Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher.
This year we celebrated with our good friends Lyn, Gene, Joey, Danielle, Peggy and Jack. While the selections sampled were varied in quality, I have to give "two thumbs up" to Menage a Trois, a red from the Napa Valley. A blend of Zinfendel, Merlot and Cabernet, this modestly priced wine (approx $12/bottle) fit nicely between courses.
Of course, it was particularly special to finally open a 1996 Chateauuneuf du Pape that I purchased ten years ago when visiting Provence with my friend Manda. The bottle traveled all the way to Washington, DC, to Virginia, to Miami, and back to Virginia. I feared it would not be so tasty, but was very pleasantly suprised. I've got one more in our "cellar" and will look forward to the opportunity to OTBW with Manda next time she's in town.
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