Oh no what did I do? After finally getting over my nasty cold and flu, Trixie now has it. Up to her elbows in tissues and surrounded by bottles of aspirin and other cold medicine, she is not very happy with me right now. She says I got her sick on purpose. Yep that was all part of my master plan. Get her sick and then keep all the wine for myself.
With her constant coughing and nose blowing, she said she has been feeling kind of gnarly in the head. “Hey wait a minute” I said, I think we have a bottle of that! She just glared at me with her red nose, frizzy hair and fuzzy slippers. To confirm my theory, I head off to the Vintage Tuesday supply room (our basement) and sure enough I emerge with a bottle of Gnarly Head. How about that, I can find a bottle of wine for any occasion!
While she is laying on the sofa looking all pitiful for my benefit, I do what I do best. Pop the cork! It was a Gnarly Head 2006 Old Vine Zinfandel produced by Gnarly Head Cellars in Manteca, California. The vines are located in Lodi and the label on the back of the bottle mentions some of their vines are 80 years old. Wow, that would mean they were planted in the late 1920’s DURING PROHIBITION! I can hear them explaining it now, uh….. Jelly, ya that’s it…. we’re going to make grape Jelly. (wink wink)
I’m glad they don’t make Jelly - it would be a waste of good grapes. This wine has a great berry flavor with a distinctive spicy taste. If I had a plate of spaghettii, the evening would be complete but with Trixie down for the count, it was time to pick up the phone and order a pizza. - which by the way, also goes great with this wine!
I poured a glass and sat in the family room with the ailing Trixie lying on the sofa. Smiling at her I swiped a line from Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca and said “Here’s looking at you kid” I quickly found out Trixie’s middle finger still works.
Cheers! I’m feeling much better now!
Angus
