Pas du vin ou lesbianne ordinaire - un repas fantastique!

So I am a couple days deficient in writing this... The weekend FLEW by and today did the same - I am so busy at work but again, it's a good busy. :-) But over the weekend I had la chance a diner (the luck to dine) with some wonderful friends old and new. On Saturday night I had dinner with Dbud and Mr. M at a newer friend's house - Debster .

She is a really neat chick - even neater since she's Italian, cooks like one, LOVES wine, knows wine and importantly shares her wine with others who want to learn more! Oh yes - she is a gorgeous, feminine, young, interesting and a lesbian. If I were not a big homo myself I'd be looking for her. Qui sait?!! Just in case you have harbored the "mullet-Subaru-driving" portrait of our sister homos you ought to meet her, not at all like that. Nothing wrong with any "type" but just goes to show you life is in the details and no one shoe fits all!

But I digress - She made a fantastic dinner replete with fine cheeses, a very nice Zin, light salad, roast chicken, HANDMADE gnocchi (which I still maintain were cooked perfectly but I'm not going to start that fight again) with the most wonderful and velvety mushroom sauce (and you know how I'm not a huge mushroom fan, this was incredible, the smell as she reduced the sauce was enough to make your mouth water uncontrollably), roast chicken (which was included in my huge take-home bag!) and the 2nd most faboo part of the night - homemade Panna Cotta. Now don't get me wrong the panna cotta was perfect in every way, plated beautiful and again silky and smooth. Beats most restaurants in town without even trying. BUT the creme de la creme was...

The loveliest Chateauneuf du Pape (English explantion is here)I think I have had yet. I love wine, love it and I'd say I know a decent amount for someone my age (and my budget!) - but I've rarely had the chance to have such a fine bottle. I know the value of something like what we had and it was very special and touching that she would share it. It was so earthy, gorgeous nose and so full of life - honestly you could almost imagine yourself standing on a little hilly vineyard in France just after dusk in October - smelling the moist, mineral rich soil around you as you savored the garnet colored liquid amongst the vines and the centuries old production tradition. To add to it, she had actually visited the vineyard and told us the story behind her visit - if you know me you know I love it when people go off the beaten path while abroad and love hearing the stories even more!

It was a very nice evening and I'm so thankful to have been invited!