| Are you a wine connoisseur? Are you one of those people who like to swirl and smell the wine's bouquet? I've never really been into it. However, I did attend the Arts and Wine Festival in Corning. As one of the speakers at this festival waxed eloquent on the many facets of wine tasting, my mind wandered. At one point, he asked who enjoyed their sample of Pinot Noir. I wanted to stand up and ask, "Who can't pronounce Pinot Noir? Who, when ordering wine at a restaurant, would just point at Pinot Noir on the menu and say, 'We'll take that one' rather than risk a mispronunciation?" Probably more than a few of the people there. I had two friends with me and I made them spell some of the wine names. They spelled them correctly. I'm so impressed with them! That's the true test of knowledge. Taste is subjective, spelling is not! |
| An afternoon with friends... |
| Back to the Corning Art Show...there was some incredible art and we had a great afternoon. Even Rolling Hills Casino got in on the act and posted a picture of their proposed golf course, a true work of art. |
| Art, you know, comes in many forms: music, food, paintings, and of course, my favorite, satire. It was nice to see the art, but I don't need to leave my home to attend a whine festival. We have one that's ongoing, year-round. Whine...kids are never too young to indulge. Anyway, this seems to be a great year for it. |
| So, while we sat there, a friend told me a story I found too funny to keep to myself. She and her husband have a friend who is quite the wine connoisseur. At some get-together they had, her husband brought the wine. "Do you like it?" he asked the expert. "I ordered it online and it was pretty expensive." The friend proclaimed it to be very good, and congratulated him on a great job choosing wine. A few days later, her husband asked him again, "Did you really like that wine?" "Oh, yes, that was really a fine wine." "Well," her husband said, "if you want more, you can get it at the Grocery Outlet for $2.99 a bottle." He must have been slightly annoyed. |
| Now his palate has been touched by cheap wine. A dirty trick, really. Maybe he felt violated. Now maybe everything will taste like a bottle of Boone's Farm? |
| Have a great week! |
