'Six Secret Sexy Wines'

"Wine to me is passion. It's family and friends. It's warmth of heart and generosity of spirit. Wine is art. It's culture. It's the essence of civilization and the art of living."
-Robert Mondavi

Alan and I have been visiting the Napa Valley six to eight weeks per year since May 2004. We have come to know select boutique wines that are so worthy of a taste. I thought I would share some of my very favorite wines with you today.

Today is also the birthday of a very dear Vintner friend. Happy Birthday, Stacey Bressler! These wines are are "delicioso".

You would be a fool NOT to go to the following websites and denote your name on their mailing/waiting lists. If you do so you may still NOT be lucky enough to be offered the wine--but it's worth a try. Here are the six 'sexy' boutique wines that I love:

1. BRESSLER Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
http://www.bresslervineyards.com/

2. SCARECROW Cabernet Sauvignon
http://www.scarecrowwine.com/content/index.cfm?CFID=572329&CFTOKEN=90201994

3. DRINKWARD PESCHON “Entre Deux Meres” Cabernet Sauvignon
http://www.drinkwardpeschon.com/wines.html

4. FANTESCA Cabernet Sauvignon
http://www.fantesca.com/

5. PALOMA Vineyard Merlot
http://www.palomavineyard.com/index.cfm?method=pages.showPage&pageid=4987bf25-bbd6-bd42-4d6d-069dfb22b1ef

6. GARGIULO Vineyards 575 OVX Cabernet Sauvignon
http://www.gargiulovineyards.com/vineyards/

“Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance.”
-Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Twenty-five years ago today:

March 2, 1984

I am still trying to get accustomed to my new desk at work. Helen has been on the hunt for a new apartment because Geneva (her sister) is getting married with Derek Hibbard. The question of whether a baby is 'on the way' is still a mystery.

On this night, Chris Cordellos and I went to STARGAZE, a dance club, in Fremont, California. Chris didn't have a problem driving tonight. We ate at the Ice-Cream Dock on Harbor Bay Isle. They make a wonderful cheeseburger with avocado. We had a good time. I met a gorgeous, young senior high school student from Danville, CA named Katie. She will be attending Pepperdine University in the Fall. I guess there is no point in pursuing this one. She is too young anyway...but so cute, blond, keen green eyes (or were they blue?). I have a weakness for 'light eyes'. Chris danced up a storm as well.

We departed early. It was a tad scary when we were in the car. We had one bottle of St. Pauli Girl beer in the car. A cop drove by and looked at Chris in the drivers seat.
"You don't want a ticket, do you?" asked the night shift cop.
"No, we're goin'," he replied.
Chris got so paranoid because he is under twenty-one (two more days until his March 4th birthday).
"Shit," I thought. I remained calm while in the car. I don't know what the trip was with that cop. We were seated in a parking lot outside a nightclub. I guess we looked like we may have been up to 'no good'. Luckily, we just went on our merry way without a hitch.