Saint Peter: All you ever do
is try to be silly by including
me in your wine notes. Stop it.
OTWN: I can’t find any one else
WORTHY of ridicule.
SP: How about politicians, economists,
spiritual leaders and charlatans?
OTWN: They’re not worthy.
SP: CEOs, bankers, FOMC members,
sommeliers?
OTWN: Not worthy.
SP: Then I’m honored.
OTWN: You can thank the Catholics.

This has to be the best
“surprise to the upside” wine
that I have ever had.

I had to double check the
bottle label to be sure that
this is a RED and not rosé.

I MAY HAVE had a PN that was this
pale but this is much more
insanely wonderful.

This is like sweet rose water,
only it’s not sweet.

Crisp and tart with maybe
SOME tannins.

My guess is that IF it spent time
in oak, it was a brief time and the
oak was quite old.

I’ll try to check this out.

Meanwhile, the “PN perfume” that
I love becomes a FLAVOR in this wine.

Flummoxification.

Saint Peter: What happened to YOU?
OTWN: My head came off.
SP: How?
OTWN: I tried the ARG Monastrell
and before I knew it…
SP: Say no more. Say no more.
OTWN: Huh?
SP: If you don’t mind having a NDE,
we can screw it back on and send you back
to Earth.
OTWN: Can I take that case of
Ver Sacrum with me?
SP: Sure, sign here.
OTWN: A CONTRACT?
SP: What option do we have?
OTWN: Let me check your…

Day Two…..

If I didn’t know better, I would
accept that this wine was
high-altitude-
or-otherwise-stressed PN.

But REALLY GOOD.

I’m spellbound.

GOD: You have defied me and
tasted of the grape.
EVE: I wasn’t thinking.
G: I’ll have to think up
an appropriate punishment.
E: How about marriage?
G: Great, I’ve created a
comedienne.
E: Just kidding. Do you want
his rib back?
G: Stop it. I’m thinking
about making you drink fermented
grain.
E: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
G: OK. I’ll save that for later.
E: So what then?
G: Let’s drink this Monastrell and
be friends. Call Adam.
E: He’s busy.
G: Doing what?
E: He was listening to the snake
when I left him. I told him to not
come home until the snake quit
talking.
G: Good Heavens!
E: That’s what I told him,
but he’s hardheaded.
Are you going to pour or what?
G (aside): Poor Adam.
E: I heard that.
G: Jesus save me.
E: Save that for later too.
Pour already.
I gave the snake only a
few talking points.

DID I MENTION THAT THIS
WINE IS INSANELY GOOD???

Saint Peter: You are charged
with making fun of our “creation”.
How do you plead?
OTWN: Patuxently.
SP: You’re headed for trouble.
OTWN: I bought CORNER INSURANCE.
SP: Let me see your contract.
OTWN: Here.
SP: Ah yes, you’re covered.
Follow the signs to the 45th
parallel. You’ll find EVE doing
her stand up routine and
serving Monastrell.
OTWN: Great. Hang in there.
SP: Say what?
OTWN: I’m sorry. Have a nice day.
OTWN (aside): Saints!
SP: I heard that.
OTWN: God bless ’em.
SP: Thank you brother.
OTWN: Maybe WE should team up
and serve Monastrell.
SP: Don’t be silly.
OTWN: I’ll need instructions
for that.

One incarnation later…

Saint Peter: OMG, it looks like
you starved to death!
OTWN: I did.
SP: What happened?
OTWN: I became a vegetarian.
SP: What did you eat?
OTWN: Wine.
SP: Didn’t you know that you
needed solid food?
OTWN: Yes, but the corks were
indigestible.
SP: Well, the good news is that
you don’t need ANY nourishment now.
OTWN: Wait a minute!
SP: It’s OK, libations are
considered “spiritual” here.
OTWN: Thank Heavens!
SP: That’s the point.

If you are still reading this
“missive” then EITHER you
are a really silly person OR
you REALLY LIKE WINE and are
interested in SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

READ THIS…

https://www.brazoswine.com/wine/ver-sacrum-monastrell-chacayes-2016

C-O-N-C-R-E-T-E E-G-G
A-N-D N-O O-A-K

How divinely inspired is that?

Hang in there.