A Box It Ain't
What with all the talk recently about the superiority of boxed wines, I'm a little hesitant to post a recommendation. But a new wine shop opened up in the Maple Lawn shopping center near Highland. Its called I.M. Wine. LOVE this place! I made this purchase the other day. It breaks the $9.99 rule, but only by 7 bucks. Highly recommended - its One Hundred Percent Pure! I'm going to risk all my credibility and say that its the best wine I've ever tasted. I'm risking it all, baby!
Recently, our play group was held at Rynn-Mason Preparatory in Columbia. And we all know play group, like Sunday service, is all about the wine. Gloria, Opening Prayer, Creed. Homily. Ok, got it. Uh, what's in the carafe there, Fadda?
Well the Headmistress at Rynn-Mason uncorked a bottle of Cakebread Cellars Pinot Noir. Most excellent! Given the duration of curriculum discussions, a bottle of Rodney Strong Cab was then opened. Another winner! Of course, the Academy's endowment won't allow us to hang with that crowd too long.
So it appears that the word "CAKE" on the label is probably an indication of an excellent vintage. For box wine fans, anything by Betty Crocker should do.
And now, let us all face East and bow to the mecca of malolactic fermentation - Sunny Spring Secondary.
6 comments:
Sometimes ya just gotta slpurge :) South Australia... Shiraz... YUM!
God - why isn't there spell check for the comments... I meant splurge... and no, I haven't been drinking wine - or anything else for that matter. Well, there was that 22 oz Sam Adams at dinner. That was good!
How old must the children be to attend play group... assuming I could prove the parent in charge is well over the legal drinking age?
Clo du bois - cabernet, learned from way too much experience.
Kids? Um... what kids?
Parents? In CHARGE? At playgroup? Hmmm. Now that's an idea to consider.
Seriously, to join, all kids in the prospective family have to be old enough to use a corkscrew. They also need to be able to read in English, French, and Spanish, so they know from with bottle to pour for the Rents.
I'll put ya on the waiting list. Superhero is your weakest link. I'm thinking you're a good 4 years out. While you're waiting, why not have a drink and relax?
For the record, I'd like Robin, Kandi and Jim to attest to the fact that, along with hot chocolate for the babies, I've served bottled wine at the last few playgroups (no, not to the kids, Silly! That would be such a waste. I mean, Teddy can barely drink 8 ounces at a time.). AND, some of the bottles have even been the 750ml kind, not the more economical 1.5L.
(But don't get used to it, it's left over from the 130% in the bottled wine budget from Christmas. We're running low and our budget is on lockdown.)
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