According to a recent study, 70% of all couples exchange passwords to their mobile devices and online accounts. Is this the ultimate act of trust or the ultimate act of control? When and how does our need to maintain a little privacy become a dysfunctional act of secrecy…and is there a problem with having a few secrets anyway? We pop open a bottle of Lynch Wines 2017 Syrah and try to get to the bottom of this question, along with other questions like: why is Christine hiding her peanut butter cups from JT? and why will JT perform sex acts to get a review?
And that’s what’s really at the heart of this decision: I can’t shake this story or these characters. It’s what I always come back to. So, I think this is The Universe trying to tell me something: finish this story before you move on to something else. And so I will.
The 2016 Altocedro Gran Riserva Malbec es muy loco, but in all the good ways. To start, Altocedro harvests from 70-year-old vines from a 107-year-old vineyard. Not unusual, especially for Mendoza malbec. BUT, then they take the harvested Malbec in whole clusters and barrel co-ferment with 4% Semillon in French oak.
The 2017 Clay Shannon Cabernet Sauvignon is almost equal parts Napa Valley and Lake County fruit, but is definitely100% Cabernet… Read More »Clay Shannon Cabernet Sauvignon