Family wine tasting

Every Christmas my parents give a “family gift”.  When we were younger this was often a trip but as we got older and the family got larger, my parent’s started to identify things we could do together rather than places to travel and I have to admit I appreciate and enjoy this gift each year.  This year’s gift was a wine tasting at their home this past weekend.

My parents had a sommelier come to the house and pair old world wines (wines from Europe) to similar varietals from new world wines (everywhere else).  The tasting of eight different wines really interesting, and I think we all walked away with something that helped us better appreciate wines.Even though nearly everyone in the family preferred red wines, all of us really enjoyed the Domaine Carneros California sparkling wine from Tattinger. The bottle appears to retail for approximately $20.00.  My favorite red happened to be the biggest and boldest – a malbec from Argentina. All told, it was a relaxing and fun weekend.

Depicted below: siblings Timothy, Elizabeth, and Susan, Travis (brother-in-law), Ashley (sister-in-law) and yours truly

Thanks Mom and Dad.  We all had a really great time and enjoyed the afternoon.  Can hardly wait to have one of these bottles with you when we see you next.

Depicted below: Mom and Dad