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TODAY I HAD ONE OF THE MOST LIBERATING MOMENTS I'VE HAD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE... the end... or rather, the beginning of inner peace...

I think this calls for a bottle of bubbly to celebrate life. Video blog should be up this week. Sorry for the delay!!!

Finally moving onto food and wine...

The Show Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 - bought it at Mission Wines in South Pas for16 bones. Nice, easy drinking Cab that is smoothed out by a small dose of Merlot (and a splash of Cab Franc and Petit Syrah). Medium bodied, light tannins, luscious dark berries, hint of pepper and earth, with definite traces of oak. On the shorter end of a finish, but pleasant, smooth, and not overly simplistic. What I liked about the Show is their obvious attempt to take the pretentiousness out of wine. The Show's label is a showstopper in my book fosho. Goes pretty well with the Mt. Tam (review below), but I would have probably picked a different wine pairing if I could hit rewind...
Rating: Dec, and a bang for your buck


Cowgirl Creamry Mt. Tam - Northern Cali creamery based in Marin, with a shop in the SF Ferry building. Oh, how I love that place. A DANGEROUSLY off the heezy triple cream. At $30/lb, and 170 calories/ounce (120 being fat calories... but who's counting anyway?), it is painfully worth it. Creamy and buttery while still holding down elegance, and very earthy. I hate to use the word, but my Umami senses are off the charts. Although the Show was dec, it def could not hang with this musty cheese. My ideal wine to pair would be a Burgundy that knows how to get down and dirty with its bad self, or a crisp but slightly creamy Henriot Souverain Brut that has enough acidity to cut through the fattiness of the cheese but still big enough not to be bullied around by the heavy weight that is Mt. Tam. If a lighter wallet and heavier belly ain't a thang for you to sacrifice from time to time, this fromage is a winner...
Rating: Bomb ass

Stay tuned for vid blog #2 comin at you in less than a week...