W is for Wine

Wednesdays are seemingly meant to share wine. The vineyard was ready to be harvested, there was woodsmoke in the air to accompany the crispness of the season.  We had to pick up our monthly wine club allotment anyways...so might as well share a bottle and take a mid-week breather.  We had our eye on some spots near the outdoor fire, but were beat to the seats and after sitting outside for a little while we decided to head indoors.  We grabbed the nook near the indoor fire place, sat elbow to elbow and enjoyed our Malbec.  The host cum sommelier walked us through each of our 6 selections and were were pleased at the appearance of the TLR sangiovese.  Amy's old principal happened upon us and spent some time catching up and generally lamenting on the state of affairs in education before we headed home for a quasi-charcutier board for dinner.

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