Antonia is travelling for work, so I'm a bachelor again!!
And, left to my own devices, I came up with the following incomparable combination for dinner tonight: a bottle of '95 Opus One (which was outstanding), a frozen burrito (not pictured, and far less outstanding), and a Judge Judy marathon. I love how Judge...
I didn't need Judge Judy
I had my grandma who was 5X quicker and harsher to stop our nonsense! Quite terrifying when I was a kid. Everytime I see JJ it reminds me of her.
I'm sorry GrailWatch, I hope I haven't brought up any repressed childhood memories for you!!
Grannies should be nice, not terrifying, as they always get to give us back at the end of the day.
Opus One is always very enjoyable,
especially with a good steak! But Judge Judy should be fine
Opus
I was at the first Napa Valley wine auction in 1981 when the first case of yet to be released Opus was auctioned for the unheard of price of $25,000!!! I can still see a very excited Robert Mondavi, who was seated in the first row, looking around for the ...
Great story!!
I must admit I grew up in England and for thirty years I thought there were two wine regions: Bordeaux and rest-of-the-world, and I wasn’t so keen on the second. Made my first trip to Napa in the late 90s with my then fiancé (now wife) and I was very impr...
The good news is the Burrito was better than I expected....
And I only drank about a third of the OPUS. I’m saving the rest for when Antonia gets home tonight, I’m thinking of doing a very nice Filet Mignon, that should do the wine justice. NickO
