Two or three weeks ago, we brought home a batch of new (for us) Trader Joe’s wines to try – you know, the old ‘it’s a dirty job’ . . .
For a $4.99 wine, this Spanish treat has reasonably luscious berry-like fruit with a surprising balance of earthy notes and a finish longer than three microseconds.
Naturally enough, when we returned to our local Trader Joe’s (that being a relative term in the Midwest), there were no bottles available. Humpf.
So if you see this garnacha on your shelves, grab it, but, please . . . , leave some for us.
The Playoffs: We shall NOT be hosting any color themed (or any other kind of) playoff feast for the impending Bears / Packer playoff game. The question of which team to support could get ugly, although Thrifty, who grew up in L.A. when the Rams were still there, has a hard time sustaining any real enthusiasm for da Bears.
Besides, if it weren’t challenging enough to try to think of reasonable green and gold refreshments, the idea of navy and orange food and drinks is just disgusting.
And even if we were to wander down that unappealing road, we worry and tremble that we might lapse into a nightmarish place of looking like Sandra Lee wanna-be’s.
Eeuwww.
Go Packers!
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