Where are all the Stupid People from?

I find it funny when I close the doors of the store, the lights are off, I am in the middle of cashing out, without fail somebody will come up to the door, take a look at the store hours, try the door to see if it opens and then look in my direction giving you a sad look like I am here open back up. When the rattle the doors a little more they have to ask “Are you closed?” Are these people stupid or do they just think that they should get whatever they want whenever they want? Was I only put on this planet to serve them? Do they have some privilege that I don’t know about? Do all lights turn green when they are in traffic? I wonder if they sit down in front of the TV at the end of a show and then phone up the TV station to ask if the show is over. Are you done with that empty glass? The sun is going down, is the day over? Is today’s blog finished? Is the Wine review next?

Wine Review
Mission Hill
SLC-Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon
VQA-Okanagan Valley
2003 – 12.5%
$33

Appearance - Light straw core with a light orange hue

Nose – Complex, Intense- Cedar, Honey, Peach, Earthy, Floral, Bready

Palate – Low to med body, Med Acid, Flavours consistent with nose along with green apple, very good balance.

Overall – Very impressed, enjoyed it very much.

Wine matching of a different Note.

So I have been listening to The Clash album Sandanista! lately and I started thinking that I wanted match a wine to the music. To match this music I thought it should be complex, maybe a bit unusual and make some sort of statement. Do I choose white or red? White would complement the summery feel of some of the songs where a red would add a bite the political side of the songs. For a white wine I was thinking about a Gewürztraminer with is tropical Litchi fruit flavours and for red I am thinking about a Zinfandel, a lighter slightly spicy red with a sordid past. The more I think about this both types should match this album well and since I had no Gewürz I went with Ravenswood Vintners Blend Zinfandel.

Ravenswood – Vintners Blend
Zinfandel
2002 – 13.5%
$16

Appearance – Med violet core with a small ruby rim. The wine sticks to the side of the glass just as An Italian mobster shoots a lobster

Nose – ¾ complexity, Intense – Jammey Bramble, cherry, grape jelly aromas right when the Hitsville hits UK

Palate – Dry, Low Acid, Low Tannins, Light Body, Average alcohol, short length, Med Good Balance, Easy to drink with the Junco Partner

Overall – Needs more complexity to go with The Crooked Beat, The Junkie Slip or the gospel sounding The Sound of Sinners. Also the length is lost by the time you get to Shepherds Delight. Would go well with Jack Johnson, Sublime or Bebel Gilberto.

Wine Store Initiation

It seems there are a few stupid thing you do at a retail store where you don’t really feel apart of the store until you do them. Things like not closing the safe, not cashing out, not locking the door properly, but you are not apart of a wine store until you break a bottle. Well last night it finally happened, although it wasn’t my fault!! I was in another part of the store and there was no one else in the store and for some reason one bin of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc decided it didn’t like being here anymore. Maybe it was just one bottle that didn’t like Canada and decided to take his life and a few of his buddies along with him. When I counted the toll of the devastation ten bottles ended up falling, five broke. The store dose smell nicely of green apples and grapefruit now though.…..Welcome to the Wine Store.

Wine Review

Bleasdale Verdelho

Langhorne Creek, Austrailia

2002

13.5%

Appearance – Crystal clear golden yellow core, no rim, green tinge, legs are super quick

Nose – Med Intensity Yellow Apple, Slight Lemon and Butter. Med complexity.

Palate – Med Acid, Apple and Lemon consistent with nose, quick length, light body.

Overall – I find this just average