Wine

Rather than go into my traditional tirade about how, for years, I was intimidated by WINE because I felt like I didn't really KNOW enough... I just knew what I liked... not realizing, of course, that that was ENOUGH... anyway...

I always want to pass along wine recommendations, so here's my current fave: Banfi Centine 2005. A red wine. Awesome.

For those who need to read about the terroir and flavor tones and the like, here's the blurb from the Banfi website:

The calcareous soil and temperate micro-climate of Tuscany rewards the wine grape with unequaled fruitiness. Among the noble grape varieties that thrive here are Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

Centine is a bright ruby-red youthful wine, intensely fruity with a lingering finish - a testament to its overall balance. It is an ideal companion to pasta, grilled or roasted red and white meats.

Grape Varieties: 60% Sangiovese; 20% Cabernet Sauvignon; 20% Merlot.

In the words of Max at the Christmas party, where I had about four glasses of this stuff:

WOOOOO!!! I'M GONNA SKATEBOARD DOWN THIS SLOPING UNDERGROUND TUNNEL BETWEEN MY BOSS'S HOUSE AND BARN!!!!!!! WOOOOOOO!!!!

And no sulfite hangover the day after. Yummy.

We have a couple cases of this stuff at work and I'm planning to bring them home one bottle at a time. (Or is that TAKE them home?)

Then, a skateboard. And kneepads.