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Champagne Everyday

Coming up with ideas for my blog post each week is sometimes quite hard. I think to myself, "What do people really want to know?" or "What have I done or seen this week that I think is really cool." I'm rambling, so what is my point? Well, this week I was thinking, I've had a birthday, ate a great meal at Quince (you should all go when you are in the Bay Area or if you live here), tried some really great wine, and had a workout this morning that almost blew my arms out. So what to tell y'all?

Needing something Cozy

The past few weeks here in the Bay Area has been windy, wet and chilly. My wife and I have been trying to stay warm in our 100-year-old apartment by cozying up with one-pot dishes and wines to match. As we enter the depth of our Northern California winter (those in the Midwest and Northeast will laugh at us, but it is cold to us Californians) there are certain dishes and wines that can warm a dreary winter evening quicker than Wilfred Brimley with a bowl of oatmeal. This past Sunday and Monday we cooked two dishes that thawed us out and we drank two wines that warmed out souls: Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 from Oakville and Jeriko Estate Merlot from Mendocino. Winter is the perfect time to cozy up with a loved one, a book, and/or a great movie and share a bottle of deep rich red wine.

It's 2008!

I hope this finds everyone well and getting back into the swing of things after the holidays. I must apologize for the lack of entries over the past few weeks. My pledge is to get at least 1 per week. I wanted to see what you, the readers, would really like to know about. Some topics I will cover soon are Top 10 wines, Value wines, and my love of the Nebbiolo grape. Please let me know what you would like to know and learn and I'll start typing.

Cheers and Happy New Year!