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Driven to drink

I won’t open the last bottle alone.

My boyfriend Zeb and I are great for each other in every way but one – I drink wine and he drinks beer.

This seems like it should be a small difference, easily outweighed by all the other ways we are so compatible. But it is really putting a strain on our relationship. You see, I have a growing collection of very nice bottles of wine – nothing that needs to be cellared for 10 years, mind you, but wines that deserve to be shared with the people you love.

Zeb being one of the people I love quite a bit, I can’t think of anything I’d rather do than enjoy a fine bottle of Cabernet Franc over dinner with my man. After a failed attempt at this romantic scene, Zeb and I had to face the all-too-real truth that we are inherently different.

The only nice thing that Zeb can find to say about wine is that it has alcohol in it. He has stumbled upon a few sweet Rieslings and roses that he’s been able to enjoy, and sometimes after a few beers he’ll guzzle some port – this level of “appreciation” doesn’t do justice to the wines I’d like to share with him. His Coors Light-loving palate rejects tannin and acidity faster than you can say “Fosters.”

My stash of Farella-Park warrants
more than a sip and a grimace.

So I’m left with two options: I can become the happy lush and drink a bottle of wine by myself every time I get the hankering for some vino, or I can start throwing wine and cheese parties every week to move through some of my prized inventory.

I’m going with option two – if you’re in the Walla Walla area, be sure to come to my first Wine and Cheese party on July 21st at 6:30. I’ll be inside pouring delicious vino and slicing up some tasty cheese, whilst Zeb will probably be outside chugging lukewarm Bud.

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Written on July 10th, 2008 by Erica Walter and American Winery Team . Filed under Communication, Wine
Tags: wine and cheese, wine lover dilemna