The local Austin Chase Coffee bar near me started doing weekly wine pourings with different vintners every Friday night - it had been a couple of weeks since I last went, so I decided to give it another whirl tonight. I met my friend, Edd Laville there (a local wine legend in his own right) and met the wine rep. Heidi Kinne, from Young's Columbia.
There's a nice guy who I only know by first name, Birk, who owns the place and he's trying his best to differentiate himself from the "competition" out there by doing these weekly wine events.
As you can see from the pic, he was having issues with his "Rabbit" opener. Guys, do yourself a huge favor, avoid these overpriced pieces of crap - folks get them from being duped of their ease, but quite frankly, there's nothing better than the old trusty waiters corkscrew:
Tonight, Heidi brought quite a number of wines with her from a winery called Michael David out of California, you most likely know them by their "7 Deadly Zins" wine. It was all very fruit-forward, typical grocery store wines, nothing special tonight with the wine, but it was worth meeting "the folks" for, nonetheless.
*A little side note here, if you "get it" that wine glasses do make a significant difference in how wine tastes, make sure you always B.Y.O.G. - bring your own glass.
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