The Monthly Nut

A local 24th st wine shop was closing and Caroline picked up a 100+ bottle wooden wine rack for just $100. Since it's unlikely we would ever fill such a tremendous structure with full bottles, we decided it would be nice to save every bottle consumed in the new house, signed by the guests who helped finish it off.

Bottle #1 was last night - Jones Family Vineyard, an incredibly wonderful high-end winery in St. Helena, which also happens to be owned by friends of ours - the titular Jones family. The half-bottle we drank was originally our table gift at Stephanie Jones' wedding a few years back. The wine is in such high demand that another guest actually tried to steal our bottle, but we held on to it and tucked it away for a special occasion.

It was consumed with Kim Newell, one of those wonderfully overqualified people who makes the world a better place. Kim's a doctor who has spent significant time overseas treating less fortunate children. She's also an adventurous cook, accomplished academic, fearless cyclist, and good friend. We drank some wine, grabbed some Burmese food and then almost ate snow frog fat, but decided on mango and gelatinous rice balls instead.

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