Great Gift Idea for Wine Lover, Friend or Foe

This was a fun find I wanted to share, especially with the recent fly-by of Halloween which begins our rapid decent into Thanksgiving, landing us right into Christmas.  If the impending season has caught you off-gaurd, finding fun gifts like this, early, might be a good idea.

Firebox.com has a product called "Don't Break the Bottle" wine puzzle.  For puzzle and wine lovers alike, this mind-bender of sorts is attached to a wine bottle and in order to open and pour your wine, one must solve the puzzle!  I see this as a fun conversation starter at parties or a hostess gift for wine loving friends.  Be careful, friend could turn foe if unable to crack the lock; this puzzle apparently looks easy but is not.  Not recommended for serious winos,  good sense of humor required :)

You can find this gift idea here!

Has anyone ever tried one of these or something similar?  I would love to know what you think!

Cheers!

Friday TRYday: Lazy Bones Cabernet Franc 2009

In the words of Jimmy Fallon as the nasally disc jockey Dirty Dan on Saturday Night Live, "And We're BACK!"

Yes, it has been a while since my last post.  I took a short hiatus to focus on finding a job and lucky for you, after a valiant effort, I remain unemployed :)  If anyone has any suggestions about job hunting for an up-beat, can-do, creative, global studies major... let me know!  because I haven't just struck out...at this point, I have been benched.  On a positive note, I get to come back to what makes me smile, BWA and the people who read it. So, do you know what day it is?  That's right folks! It's Friday TRYday!

Today's Pick

  Winery: Lazy Bones

Type: Cabernet Franc

Year: 2009

Origin: Paso Robles, California

Bottle Description:

 "When the day is at my pace, I can relish small pleasures like ripe cherries, spiced blackberries, aroma of sweet wood and fresh herbs."

Thoughts from the Palate:
 BWA: Regardless of the super-cool graphic on the bottle, which is why I bought this wine in the first place , this is an all around yummy wine that makes you want to just sprawl out naked on a magic carpet in the hills and chill (this woman is now my idol).  The wine itself is a beautiful rich color that is at first simple on the palette then builds mildly in the back of the throat.  It manages to be both bitter and spicy at the same time, which makes for an overall balanced flavor.  I would pair it with a day of solo painting or a cool fall pic-nick with bf or some friends.

For $6.99, this Trader Joe's find is worth a try!

Cheers! and Happy Friday!