Game 10: Christmas Dinner

*Note: this post best consumed when accompanied by the music in the previous post - Lilac Wine by the legendary Nina Simone. Just scroll down, click on the Youtube window, scroll back up and reflect...

It ended up being a crazy little tasting: Pinot going back to his house to get liqueurs and not returning; Johnny Moustache going back to his house to get beer (because we really needed it); me going up stairs to get Armanac and whiskey (because we really needed it); The Piano Man playing exquisitly for us; debating the "proroguing" of Parliament; and lots of g*y hugging and kissing and "I love you buddy" moments like this:

F*ck was I hungover today.

They say that oenophiles are supposed to live longer. I don't know about that. I don't think that we are the typical oenophiles.

But I'm not going to blog here and whine, boys. It was a memorable tasting. It was a nice idea to have the Christmas food catered and not have to focus on taking notes for one tasting. Perhaps that's why we felt so free...

Here are the wines that Commissioner Pinot selected to go with the turkey, beef, mash, gravy, etc:

1. Gran Lurton Cabernet Sauvignon Mendoza 2005 Argentina 14% alc $21.00

2. Chante Cigale 2005 Chateauneuf-du-Pape 14% alc $42.00

3. Essenze Barolo 2003 Terre da Vino 14% alc $45.00

4. Sancerre Henri Bourgeois 2007 12% alc $25.00

5. Ferrari-Carano Chardonnay Alexander Valley 2005 14.4% alc $39.00

6. Heimbourg Pinot Gris Alsace 2005 14.5% alc $54.00

Comments boys?

And...oh...Merry Christmas to all...