These are just a few of the wines presented for blind analysis this week.  I wish I could say I nailed them all. Anne’s been great getting the wines opened and writing down everything I say, when I work through the grid. It seems so wasteful to have all this wine around, more than Anne and I can drink. BUT it’s not like I can call friends over to have a party as these are the final moments before I leave for Las Vegas to take the Master Sommelier Exam, and the last thing I need right now is a hangover. That’s for when I get back!

Today Anne and I went to the food trucks and brought sandwiches back to our balcony for a quick picnic before she left for Paley’s Place, where she now works Pantry. Nice. She had a glass of Grosses Gewächs Riesling with her Tomato Tapenade sandwich; I had a glass of Barolo with my Duck Confit sandwich [from Addy's Sanwhich Bar]. These were incredibly yummy. The other day I ran down and got another Porchetta & Arugula sandwich [from the People's Pig] to go with a Brunello I had tasted earlier.  It was delicious.

What's in the fridge would also make a decent BTG list, I think.

Anthony Garcia
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