Wine Club Insider back with you…

I’m a day late for my regular Monday post, but this time, it’s truly not my fault!

For those of you who follow weather at all, you may have noticed the famous words “winter storm warning” flashing across much of the PNW this past weekend?

Yeah. I was in Pocatello Idaho for business, and on the drive home Monday night, we were hammered! And I mean seriously! The interstate was closed as two semis were blown off the road… one of our convoy of cars was blown into a concrete divider, and when we realized we couldn’t see the hood ornaments on our rigs because of the white out conditions, we were forced to stop and spend the night (and a fair degree of yesterday) somewhere in south west Montana, that needless to say, lacked a few of life’s essentials, such as wifi, or even cell service. It was like being in a black hole, but they did have wine, so we survived somehow.

That said, I wanted to share one of life’s great joys: taking previously tee-totaling, “on-a-high-horse” non-participators, and turning them in to high quality winos like the rest of us! (that’s wine appreciators, by the way).

Yup, my brother in law, a bit of a picky eater/drinker, I must say, has been swayed over to the dark side (as in RED wine) and is now avidly participating, to the point where he gifted me with a bottle of wine yesterday. No big deal? Maybe, but this was a bottle he tried at a restaurant, and liked it so much he purchased an extra bottle to bring home!

And this wasn’t some phoofy plonk, either… it was actually a 2004 Carmen Reserve Petite Syrah (!) from the Valle del Maipo in Chile! This baby is a monster! Dark, ruby color, tons of berry, this is a big, bad boy. The thing that’s cool is how many of us, while out for diner with friends, would order a Petite Syrah(!) from Chile for the table, untasted? Next thing you know, he’ll be in a few good wine clubs, as well!

Yup… score another one for the “good” guys!

Cheers,

Wine Club Insider out.

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