A Good Year Comming Up
What I actually love is hangin with the wine makers and their staff. I find it so uplifting to be with people who are so passionate about what they do and are so optimistic about the future.
A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege to meet Izabella Benben of Aleksander. Trust me she is the rising star and she is just so cool. She is optimistic and simply glows when she talks about her wine.
Saturday Tso and I got to spend a few hours with Fabio and Rob Muscedere. Not only was the conversation both uplifting and educational, they let us barrel taste. OH MY GOD!!! that was cool. Let me just say that the future is very bright for them. What they have coming down the pike is simply fabulous. They're Pinot which is over a year away is better than a lot I have had and their Baco just is excellent too. They needed a big wine to round out their stable and here it will be. It was very fun.
That night Tso and I made some veal(you know I just hate buying crummy veal and I got some) and attacked my Pinots. I really didn't notice until today. The point to that was we had 2 Burgundies and one Konzelmann. The Konzelmann was the most expensive and really really big for a Pinot. It was really different but still very good. Its glad we can compete with the French when it comes to Pinot. What was amazing was the variation of the 3 bottles. Night and day differences but all good. Such a problem.
Well what can I say. Meeting these people has really improved my life. I work in an industry which is 24/7 despair and talking to people who just see opportunity is wonderful. I may spend a lot on wine but its cheaper than a shrink. Thank you all.
