Day Sixty-one

I've watched quite a bit of TV today and I noticed something... in at least five different instances, be it on Food Network, Bravo, CBS, people have over-emphathized the letter H on words where the H follows a W... like hwen an H follows a W the H is pronounced as the first letter. And all I can think of is Family Guy and Cool Hwip.

We're going to be here a hwile. Oy, it's getting hweird.

The wine of the day is a 2006 Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley. A 100% Pinot Noir... this area's international recognition for its Pinot Noir is quite strong... and why not? Cool weather, good soil, and it's not as "popular" as Napa or Sonoma, meaning the winemakers can usually do what they want... which is good in my opinion, as the Pinots end up being more Burgundian in style than American. A little slice of Burgundy in our own backyard... and you don't have to pawn your first born for a good bottle.

A light red/ruby color... aromas of forest floor, strawberry, cranberry, cherry, ginger, and ethanol... this is a big boy for the Willamette Valley, ringing in at 14.5%. Flavors of cherry, cranberry, raspberry, strawberry, and a bit of earthiness. You can definitely feel the tannins, but the medium-high acidity balances everything out. Not a full-bodied Pinot by any means, but it definitely holds its own... a nice bridge between new world fruit and pure old world funk.