The last of the wine shipments arrived.
My God.
I've spent the past week opening boxes of wine that have been appearing with alarming regularity at our front door to put them away in the wine fridges (one for white, one for red). These are the souvenirs from the Napa trip with Kellie. We're storing her wine till she picks up her wine fridge later this month.
Sweet Buddha, why did no one stop us from ordering when it was clear that we were in our cups? We knew the credit cards had been been wounded but we had no idea that they required resuscitation! The final tally from 3 days in Napa? Seven and a half cases. 88 bottles.
On the other hand, the wine fridges are stocked full and inviting. So inviting that as I finished putting the bottles away, I glanced at the clock and said wistfully to Hubby: "Is it too early to have wine?'
Hubby turned, eyes wide. "It's never too early to have wine." Such a good husband.
We consumed three bottles with help from several friends, but this is okay. A half case of Skywalker Ranch's Viandante del Cielo (no, really, I'm totally serious. His wine is not required to speak his dialogue and is therefore enjoyable) is due to arrive next week and shortly thereafter, a case of Parcel 41 Merlot.
We will need to drink faster or find more friends to help us to make room in the fridges.
I wish that I were there to help out. For some reason, this reminds me of having a drawer full of clean underwear. There are so many possibilites and everyhing feels wonderful. Hmmm... maybe I am just weird.
Posted by: beastmomma | May 21, 2006 at 08:38 AM
I'm volunteering my services!
Posted by: Ivonne | May 21, 2006 at 11:23 AM
Jaspreet, you crack me up, weird or not.
Ivonne, come on over! Bring dessert!
Posted by: cath | May 21, 2006 at 05:02 PM
I will be right over to help you imbibe. God, you are funny.
Posted by: Gabriella True | May 22, 2006 at 11:34 PM
Gabriella, excellent! the more the merrier! I'll just need to start cooking for everyone... :-)
Posted by: cath | May 23, 2006 at 07:55 AM
hmmmm. I'm curious as to what other wines were purchased. Sounds like you made out like a bandit.
Posted by: lizelle | May 23, 2006 at 04:09 PM
ooh. I can't wait!
Posted by: Gabriella True | May 26, 2006 at 11:05 PM
Lizelle, I think we made out like drunk bandits! We also picked up wine from Miner Family, Regusci, Chimney Rock, Luna Vineyards, Whitehall Lane, and Chateau Montelena. I'm probably forgetting some. Sigh.
Gabriella, some day we'll have a food bloggers meet and eat event. :-)
Posted by: cath | June 03, 2006 at 07:10 AM
Ha ha, that sounds very familiar! My husband and I did the same exact thing when visiting California wine country a few years ago. Still, it's fun to think back when those cases come rolling in.
This is the first time I've seen your blog, and it's awesome! I've bookmarked it so I can surf through the archives...
Posted by: s'kat | June 12, 2006 at 09:47 AM
S'kat -- thanks for dropping by! That's very sweet of you! I've been lurking at your site for a while. Re: wine -- oh yeah. It was sort of shocking for a few weeks as box after box showed up. Those are the moments you think, "How MUCH did I drink?!"
Posted by: Cath | June 12, 2006 at 10:20 AM