This does not make me a lush

When it comes to the wine drinkers spectrum, I’m somewhere between chugging 2 Buck Chuck and decanting aged bottles of red. Not that I wouldn’t love to get my hands on a fine bottle of aged wine, but really, I’d love to get my hand on most any bottle of wine.

Except whites.

And 2 Buck Chuck.

But other than that I love wine. It is my favorite buzz. It’s warm and smooth and makes me feel like a 1940’s starlet, all swing and sensuality. And my friends and family, who realize I’m infinitely more charming after a glass of wine, gave me many fun choices this year.

This is my current wine collection. That is my favorite wine opener. It makes opening the bottle as easy as pressing a lever (which is pretty much what you do). That glass is part of a set a fellow wine freak gave me. They are magic, no stems to fumble with and tip over.

The fellow wine freak gave me this bottle for Christmas. It’s an unoaked 2007 Pinot Noir. FYI: Unoaked means it was fermented in a stainless steel barrel instead of oak.  The stainless steel doesn’t interfere with the natural flavor of the wine. She got it for me ‘cause she’s a lesbian now and she liked the sexy label. I haven’t tried it yet but it looks delish.

The husband picked out this bottle. The picture sold him. It’s a curvy woman in a hammock, but it looks like a skull. It’s called Skulls. Its tastes like shit. We’ll probably cook with it.

He picked this one out too. It’s Mead. We heat it a little with a little bag of spices and its warm and I want to have it every day.

A darling friend gave me this bottle of Zinfandel. Wine dork time again: Old Vine wines come from vines that are at least 50 years old. The vines make fewer grapes and they are smaller with a more intense and better balanced flavor. I am very excited to uncork this little treasure.

These two are staples in the house. I’m currently on my second glass of the one on the left. It’s a decent cabernet sauvignon. It’s organic, but the best part is, its sulfate free. Sans sulfates means more wine, less hangover. The Cocobon is a blend. It’s yummy on its own, but its best with chocolate. Chili chocolate is my favorite, but chocolate is like wine, I’ll take most any kind.

So I know what I’ll be doing this month, I’m just not sure I’m going to remember much of it.