Wine

This is supposed to be a blog about food AND wine. Alas, we haven't had any since creating the blog, but I surely have a hankering for it right about now.

Ed and I have settled into a comfortable routine with our wines. We'll share the bottle and take our time consuming it over the course of an evening. Neither one of us likes to open a bottle and drink it alone. A good portion of the enjoyment of wine comes from having companionship. As a result, you'll probably see both of us post about a wine.

One of my laments about the wines, and you'll find this from most wine lovers, is that you can't order it and have it shipped. Some states have reciprocity on alcohol shipments, most do not. This creates an unfortunate situation if you like smaller wineries out of state.

To an extent, we're lucky. Tampa has Total Wine and More, which is like a Toys R Us for wine lovers. Seriously. The place is bad for people who don't know what they like, because there are too many choices. If you know what you like, it's great for browsing a growing region, a grape or for a particular grower. For me, they earn hearty praise for carrying a Long Island brand, Pindar.

I recently blogged that I was excited about Pindar's Sweet Scarlett being a great red at a great price carried in this wine superstore. I truly am excited that our palates have changed since our first tasting of the wine. Now, I'm selfish. I want more. I want to try more of Pindar's offerings, since I have yet to sample one that I didn't like.

See, if life were easy, I could call and order from them-they have a website. Nope, can't ship out of NY state. Plan B means I send some money to people traveling this way and hope that they've got room in the minivan to bring more for tasting.

Off to make a phone call in the am, so watch this space for further discussions of Pindar...