If I had to create a list of my favorite things in life, wine would be up at the very tip top. I love wine as a hobby, something to learn about and discover and something to sip with Ben and friends. It’s social, delicious, changes with the seasons and offers so much interest and complexity.
I get the majority of our wine from Garagiste, an amazing source I learned about from my friend Brooke. If you love wine and aren’t on the Garagiste email list, you should join. Right now. The rest of our wine comes from wine clubs with quarterly shipments. My dear friend Haley and I traveled to Napa last year and I may have indulged a bit too much and then joined a few too many wine clubs. Not necessarily a bad problem to have, although embarrassing when the UPS person shows up with 3 cases and a raised eyebrow. But now that our new house has wine storage in the basement (a mini cellar!) it’s less of an issue and we’re able to buy wines that need cellaring.
Tonight we’re sipping 2012 LE FEU Belluard, a Garagiste find.
After one sip I was hooked. Bright acidity, tons of minerality and a fair amount of fruit. 100 % Gringet (a grape I’d never heard of before – but admittedly I know very little about French wine). It’s delicious.
I purchased from Garagiste for $29.80 and am kicking myself for not buying at least a half case, especially when retailers are selling for around $45/bottle. This is a wine to take you all through summer, and this is how I’ll be drinking it tonight:
Ice, ice cold, baby.
More info on 2012 LE FEU Belluard here, and you can order here. Please do it. You’ll thank me later.
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