Wine Fridays

I think I mentioned that I got fairly sick while I was in Montana for Christmas. I've been fairly healthy since last February, but I think that the end of the semester finally caught up with me, putting me in bed for a few days. The only reason I mention this is that my dear friend T called the afternoon I was in bed sleeping and then brought me over loads of gluten-free medicine (which, I should point out, the new Nature Fusion from Vicks works fairly well). Bless her heart! While we were sitting there chatting and I was waiting for the medicine to kick in, she said she had also brought some water and that I needed to drink a lot of fluids. She's a nurse, so I should probably listen to her. Most people know that I try to force myself to drink water, but usually I'm not very successful, and I'm usually quite dehydrated... case in point, my IV last February. Well, after I mention that I hate water, T says "I don't know. Every time I see you, you're either drinking water or wine." Hmmm....

So, to start the New Year off right, I decided to start Wine Friday, a cute idea I took from Kendall at Keeping up with the Joneses. If I drink so much wine, I might as well share the ones I like and the ones I don't with y'all (see I'm learning how to be Southern).

While M and I lived in California, we became obsessed with Cameron Hughes wine. It is really reasonably priced and very good quality wine. For Thanksgiving, we ordered a few bottles and are still enjoying them. Today I had a glass of Cameron Hughes Meritage. It was Lot 278 2009 Spring Mountain Meritage.

Here's more information about it direction from the website.

• Vintage:  2009
• Appellation:  Spring Mountain, Napa Valley
• Grape:  Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Verdot
• Alcohol by volume:  14.2%
• Production:  3,200 cases
• Release date:  September 17, 2011
• Drink/Hold:  Now and through 2017 
• Price: $18

I thought it was a really nice bottle. It was a nice change from our standard Zin, Merlot, or Cab. The bottle says "sweet black cherry and current fruit are contrasted with silken tannins and a lovely savory finish." This wine did not disappoint.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!