Chronic Negress

It’s a little later than the Negress  should be up but reading got me to writing. Reading also got me to drinking the last of the 2007 Gallery, a white blend from Bedell Cellars of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier. This is only the second vintage of this blend and it’s lovely. I drank the first of it with the “24″ finale and before anyone could say, “We’ve established a perimeter,” I was in love. This wine can go all night like a lumberjack (if you ever saw “Hot Shots,” you’ll understand). It’s creamy but not fatally unctuous, and aromatic without inducing your gag reflex. I want more but I can’t get more right now since it was shipped to me surreptitiously through the Bedell wine club. With those sentiments front of mind, the Negress switched back to an old favorite, the 2008 Casa Lapostolle Sauvignon Blanc. It’s as crisp and fruity as the Gallery is rounded and ripe. Sometimes you need a young wine, but I cherish the wines with some maturity in a way I didn’t before I started paying attention. The Negress is writing this while streaming KFOG, a AAA station out of San Francisco that she listens to now more than she did when she lived there. Sometimes it’s comforting to hear of distant people stuck in traffic while old songs play that unleash memories without your consent.

With that said, I’ve got to buy beer tomorrow. The Negress is on deck for more festivals in June so she’s got to keep her strength up.