Monthly Archives: August 2021
Talkin ’bout OUR Gurlz
The Reviews are in:
Brazen!
Unabashed!
Wild!
Ravishing!
Complex but not complicated!
Of course they are!
Oh … are we supposed to be talking about wine?
This VQA Rosé is dry-to-off-dry, medium bodied with medium acidity and just a touch of drying tannins. Smooth palate and a uncomplicated finish.
50% Merlot, 29% Syrah and 21% Pinot Noir.
It will work with just about anything (so will our Gurlz).
Better bring more than a couple of bottles because it’s perfect for sitting on the patio listening to Gurlz adventures.
GROW WILD – RAVISHING ROSE 2020
$16.99
12% Alcohol
UPC: 00776545600776
Running and Galloping
A little person present at dinner made concentrating on the wine a little difficult. Besides, she didn’t want any. She just couldn’t understand the concept of Running Ducks down on the Galloping Goose Trail. Just doesn’t make any sense to a 6 year old. (Doesn’t to her 73 year old Great Grandpa either).
Deep in colour, medium weight but still fresh, given it’s 14% alcohol content. Nicely rounded finish.
A red blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (70%) and Pinotage (30%), produced from organic grapes in a vegan friendly and fair trade way.
South Africa’s Western Cape Province, Stellar Winery is a producer of organic, fair trade wines. Farm and winery employees own 26% of the enterprise through shares in the Stellar Winery Empowerment Trust. In addition, the Stellar Foundation is in its first phase of “Getting Off The Grid” renewable energy initiative. The focus of the pilot project is to develop sustainable electricity solutions, as well as to help farms/wineries save money on electricity.
First time was with a homemade meaty spaghetti (one of Little Person’s favourites). Next time? A lamb tangine maybe. (another of Little Person’s favourites).
CAB SAUV PINOTAGE – STELLAR ORGANICS RESERVE FAIR TRADE
$14.49 regularly $17.99
14% alcohol
UPC: 6009679895959
Been There – More than Once
Once Said Often Repeated
You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.C.S. Lewis
Mean people don’t bother me a bit. Mean people who disguise themselves as nice people bother me a lot.UnknownSilence is the best answer to someone who doesn’t value your words. Unknown
“I wonder if God created man because he was disappointed in the monkey?”
Mark Twain
Are you carrying? Code for Do you have a mask with you?
A member of Parliament to Disraeli: “Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.””That depends, Sir,” said Disraeli, “whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.”
“He had delusions of adequacy.” Walter Kerr
“He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.” Winston Churchill “I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.” Clarence Darrow
“He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.” William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway)
“Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I’ll waste no time reading it.” Moses Hadas
“I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.” -Mark Twain
“He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends..” Oscar Wilde
“I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend, if you have one.”George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill
“Cannot possibly attend first night,will attend second … if there is one.”Winston Churchill, in response.
“I feel so miserable without you; it’s almost like having you here.” Stephen Bishop
“He is a self-made man and worships his creator.John Bright
“I’ve just learned about his illness. Let’s hope it’s nothing trivial.” Irvin S. Cobb
“He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others.” Samuel Johnson
“He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up.” Paul Keating
“In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily.” Charles, Count Talleyrand
“He loves nature in spite of what it did to him.” Forrest Tucker “Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?” Mark Twain
“His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork..” Mae West
“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.” Oscar Wilde
“He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts… for support rather than illumination.” Andrew Lang
“He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.” Billy Wilder
“I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn’t it.” Groucho
War and Peace, Turkish Rendition
The present is confounded by the future, the future is confounded by the future beyond it, and the memories bubble up in disorder, and the heart is unpredictable.
Because we cannot fly, we are condemned to do things that do not agree with us. Because we have no wings we are pushed into struggles and abominations that we did not seek, and then, after all that, the years go by, the mountains are levelled, the valleys rise, the rivers blocked by sand and the cliffs fall into the sea.
It tells the story of a small town in southern Anatolia and how it fits in to the great upheavals of war, religion and nationalism in the early 1900s.
“Man is a bird without wings and a bird is a man without sorrows.”
It is a beautifully written, historical war story – detailing the cost of History lessons.
The same author as Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (another “you should read”)
Birds without Wings, Louise de Bernieres, 2004
Being Neighbourly
Lights. Music. Action
Philosophy 801
Unveiling Number 11
The Goddess of Wine has selected another dozen mystery wines for us and this is the unveiling of the first of the case.
It is the most sold Portuguese White Wine in the world. You’ll find it in more than 70 countries and the brand had stayed relevant through innovation. There’s lots of citrusy fruit flavours. Tangy too.
You can’t miss the brightly coloured label – it certainly stands out.
Serve it really cold … put the glasses in the fridge for half an hour before too. It’s young, very light, and fresh. Simple.
VINHO VERDE – AVELEDA CASAL GARCIA
10% alcohol
$11.49 regularly $12.49
UPC: 05601096208308
