p.s. Argentina?

Well, this is my last journal entry from last year. I'm glad I'm caught up because I am so excited to write about a recent wine tasting experience that I had last week! I'll get to that after I enter this last of the past!

April 29, 2010...The Santa Ana winds have been blowing furiously the past couple days! It's too hot and windy out so I'm staying inside to get some things done. As I was picking up I went to throw out the bottle of Virgin Vines Shiraz and noticed it had cute writing on the back! It was an adorable note to the consumer which read, "If you feel the need to describe this wine as "full bodied with great legs", we suggest you lie down till the feeling passes". I love it!

After a day of dropping everything I picked up, I convinced myself to go cuddle up in bed and catch up in my wine journal. I take the empty bottles and lay them on the bed to inspire me as I write. My husband walked in a bit later and there I was napping while surrounded by empty wine bottles! I wish he took a picture cause he said it looked hysterical. I love spontaneous pictures!

Upon awakening my phone rang and it was my B.F. and she wanted to go do something. Of course I was willing and able so she drove over and I jumped into her car as we sped off like Thelma and Louise! We went to World Market and destined ourselves to spending hours there just looking at everything and giving our critiques. We call each other Lolly and Mosey because we go so slow and have an opinion about every item. We laughed, talked about life, cooking, entertaining, decorating, etc...Does it get better than that!

When we got to the wine section we decided to "label buy". That's when we find the coolest labels within our price range and pick four. One of the picks was a 2009, Argentine Malbec named Lo Tengo. As we were shopping a World Market Associate named Luis engaged in a conversation with me. He was darling, helpful and he made our encounter there sooo much fun! I bought a huge mortar and pestle for my son's birthday so he can make salsa and Glo broke down and finally bought the wine aerator she's been wanting by Vinturi. I said to just take a straw and blow air into it (what do I know), but, of course she was right as usual and when we got home we aerated the wine and it did bring out the flavor! We tried one with and one without and the with wine was breathing its sweet bouquet! The aerator allowed the wine to reveal its inner beauty just as it promised.

I would classify this Argentine wine as one of my favorites! It is warm, rich and sexy! You know that feeling when you're sitting at a cafe' in Paris on a warm night, your hair tucked under a big silkdesigner scarf that wraps around your neck, with only a sweeping bang hanging over one side of your face. Then, you untie the scarf and slide it off and around your bare neck and shoulders so the coolness of the night can reach your skin. Yeeeehhh, that feeling! That's how this wine made me feel! Try it, you'll like it. p.s. I think I may have to go check out Argentina!
Bella Vita