TGIF, friends! Another busy week down, and spring is on the horizon! The weather here in Memphis is unseasonably warm and everyone is in the mood for a patio! Maybe the groundhog was wrong.
This week is a busy one - the ad agency I work for is moving offices. All of the boxes are packed and today (Friday) is the big move. We're moving from an old stand-alone building to the 6th floor of a nice office in the middle of downtown. I'm excited for the new energy it will bring to the group and for all of the delicious restaurants within walking distance! It will be strange to leave the old stomping grounds behind. Fun fact: Our old office, just down the street from Sun Studio, used to be a bank. Rumor has it that Elvis got a loan for his first car there!
On to the vino.
This week, I opened a bottle of delicious stress relief...with a very odd label. This is not one I would have been inclined to buy, but the lovely lady at Pyramid Liquors in downtown Memphis was offering samples this weekend, and I really liked it. For all of you Memphians, I love to shop at Buster's because of the huge selection, but I really like the gal at Pyramid. She knows her stuff, and the discount is better per case. Don't worry, Mom, I don't buy a lot of cases of wine :)
Yard Dog
Year: 2009
Origin: Australia
Average Price: $12
About the wine: This is a delicious red blend of 60% petit verdot, 20% cabernet sauvignon and 20% merlot. Wine spectator gave it 85 points. I agree, it rocks. I love the quote on the back of the bottle:
"Yard Dog, every street has one. Yipping and howling all day and all night. The once beloved family pet that has gone feral, a canine prisoner condemned to the confines of the back yard. Such is the fate of these varieties in Australia. Once the royalty of vitis vinefero, now neglected. Once adorned by winemakers now overlooked, left outside the back porch of the winery. Here it becomes dark, brooding and masculine losing its polished and pampered look. Beware of the Yard Dog."
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Sounds lovely! Very very cool about your old office building but I agree working downtown will be so much fun! I love teaching my summer school class because it's in the heart of our financial district, the energy walking to work or around after is so fun!! I've been enjoying Starborough Sauvignon Blanc this week from New Zealand, perfect for a warm day on a patio! xo.
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