A few weeks ago Jeremy and I hosted a party, inviting 12 of our favorite whinos over to dine, converse and sample some of the finest wine Germany has to offer.
Plus it gave us a good excuse to raid the cheese section at our local grocery store. Amongst the top 5 favorites were wasabi, pesto, cranberry, red pepper and stinky.
Germany is, of course, the land of beer, but they do dabble in the sweet nectar as numerous vineyards exist in the country, (mostly in the West).
The “wine guy,” as we affectionately call him, is a large German man with a thick accent. He brings over about a dozen bottles for everyone to sample, and then offers the opportunity to buy them – by the case. (Think Tupperware party, with booze.)
Mr. Wine speaks broken English and frowns upon any attempt at humor (which makes the evening all the more hilarious).
He began the evening by telling us the real reason people drink wine – for good health. (If you answered to get drunk, to make other people prettier or to lower inhibitions, you would be wrong, as were most people at the party.)
The evening was one of our finer parties, (pinkies up!) with good conversation, food and vibes floating around the living room. It was the kind of evening you get so caught up with that you forget to take photos. You go to bed feeling inspired and wake up with a "healthy" headache.
And like the old saying goes, “never go to the grocery store hungry” - same goes for wine. Never purchase wine when you’ve sampled a dozen bottles - a few weeks later you may end up with a year’s supply …
or a really fun Saturday night, depending.
That food photo looks so nice that it looks like a stock photo. Was that really your table? damn!!
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