Zuccardi

It’s Valentine’s Day. I’m kind of ignoring it, and the rest of the world, by sitting and hanging out in my apartment today. I’m also watching a rather ridiculous amount of 30 Rock… but I guess you win some and you lose some.

I finally opened my last bottle of Zuccardi Q Malbec. It’s from the 2005 vintage, and it’s from Mendoza. I first discovered this wine while out a fantastic restaurant in Bogota called “Ochenta Sillas” – they had some deliciously crazy ceviche combinations. After struggling to get the cork out of this wine, I discovered that it still has all of those delicious fruit characteristics, that great purple colour and a totally refreshing mouthfeel. I really love this wine. I also hate that I can’t buy it in Ontario. I bought the last two bottles from a NSLC store in Bayers Lake this summer. I couldn’t even find this wine in Alberta!

Anyway. I realized I was saving this special wine for a special occasion. But, as Miles in Sideways, maybe I don’t need a special occasion to drink my delicious malbec. Maybe I should drink all of those wines I’ve been holding onto for a special occasion.

As an aside, I opened another bottle of Fuzion. I’m over that wine. It’s a great wine for $7.50 – but I think I’d rather spend another $5 and get something I really like.