Chronic Negress

We love the babes who sponsored this month’s WBW inspired by Sesame Street. The babes at Grape Juice said to pick a wine involving the letter “S.” Well, prepare susurrations of sensation for the simply superb. OK, we’ll raise our voices but isn’t the alliteration cool? In our case, we had opened the 2006 Taste White from Bedell Cellars on the North Fork of Long Island. It’s a white blend with a percentage of sauvignon blanc, thus fulfilling the sponsorship requirement. This is a sensual summer wine with complexity, depth and endless surprises. Is it still around? Not sure since Bedell doesn’t make much of this blend and ups the snob factor by having a label done by Barbara Krueger. The price for this wine is about $25, and it’s worth every penny. My submission to wine club membership was sealed by this wine.

Granted, it’s not all about the packaging of course, but who doesn’t drink sometimes for the mystique and the memories.  Songs like Public Image’s “Seattle” or Sparks’ “Tryouts for the Human Race” spilling out of the car stereo on my way back from knitting night with the girls (some off wine cos they’re pregnant; others just not interested) make me heady with anticipation. I’m drinking around the Web tonight and I don’t have to leave home.