New Firsts!

There comes a time in every mom's life when she gets to experience new "Firsts" with her daughter. There's the first "Ma Ma", the first crawl, the first walk, the first graduation (kindergarten), elementary, middle and high school graduations, the first day off to college, College graduation, and then there is the first Wine Tasting!

The "Skinner Party" was cordially invited to a private VIP wine tasting at Ledson Winery. It was a premature happy 50th for myself and my twin, Becky, and an opportunity to introduce my daughter, Jackie, to the finer side of wine tasting. No propping up at a bar with a million other commoners. No, we were upstairs in the private rooms. Ours even had a bathtub that would come into play later.

I have to say that I liked a $26 2008 Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc as a white wine choice. But, there was no competition when it came to the red wine. The clear winner was the 2007 Sonoma County Cepage for a steal at $86.00.  Jackie liked it so I had to buy it. I also purchased the 2009 Carneros Chardonnay for its buttery taste and $38 price tag. 

So I learned that my daughter has an appreciation for the pricier wines! That's my girl! She especially likes them when mom is paying.

Part of my wine tasting experience is a bit of a blur. O.K. I consumed a lot of wine. But, the pours just kept coming. I was taking notes on napkins. I have to admit they seemed funnier at the time. But, my favorite line was from Becky when she was telling the Wine Consultant, Guy Lasky, about her preferences for wine. She said, " I like my wines to be stressed, just like I am." Very profound!

Anyway, I have more notes on my napkin and on the wine list, but I think pictures tell a thousand words.
I can't decide if I want to call these "Guy and Dolls"  or  "Three T's, Two Twins in a Tub!"






Guy and Dolls!
Rebecca Skinner, Guy Lasky, Sylvia Loran




No watering down this wine!

 

 

 

 



CHEERS!

Til the next "little pour"
Sylvia