the Little Penguin

Tonight I'm drinking the Little Penguin. It's a 2010 Pinot Noir from South Eastern Australia. It's tasty. It's not very dry. It has a sweet finish with many fruit flavors. Mostly berries, including a slight taste of strawberry. I would serve this with any red meat dish. I'd like it with a steak.

According to the bottle, the Little Penguin is the smallest of all penguins.It can be found along the coast of South Eastern Australia. It's a region home to many vineyards including the Little Penguin wines.

Fat Cat

Today I bought a bottle of Fat Cat Pinot Noir. I'm making one of my favorite dinners, Chicken Parmesan and spaghetti.
I knew I wanted a red wine. This was on sale for $8.99.
It's very rich in berry smell and flavor. It's a bit dry and it has a long length. That means the taste lingers on your tongue for a while after swallowing. I enjoyed this wine. It's great with pasta but I'd also serve it with a pot roast or steak.

I got called Ma'am today. Twice.
I was wandering around looking at the wines and an older man beside me said " May I help you, Ma'am?" I didn't even think he was talking to me but he was. I said "No thanks. I'm just looking."
I found what I wanted plus some Christmas gifts and walked to the register. A different man says "Hello, Ma'am How are you today?"  I didn't get carded. I wonder why?
I look no different today. Short girl with no make up, jeans and Ugg-ly boots on.
Oh well for years I complained when I got carded, now I'm disappointed I didn't. Must be something about turning 30 in the year to come.

Arrogant Frog

Today I was planning on finishing up my Christmas decorating. The only thing I did on Friday evening was the tree. I have boxes of stuff in the living room and it's kinda in the way. I also wanted to clean. I got side tracked from all that to make my Care.com profile. Care.com is a website you can put up a profile and parents can find you for babysitting and nanny jobs.. They also have elderly care and pet sitting. I signed up and filled out all of the information. By the time I finished it was 2 o'clock. I had to do some laundry and dishes then run to the store. I stopped at the liquor store for wine. I bought 2 bottles. One is Pinot Noir and one is Cranberry Blush. We had Cranberry Blush on Thanksgiving and I wanted more.
Now I'm cooking dinner. Sausage in tomato basil sauce over spaghetti. I feel like I say it in every blog but I love red wine with anything that has a red sauce.

I bought Arrogant Frog Lily Pad Noir. It's one I've noticed before because of the cute label and name. Today it was on sale so I bought it. It was $9.99. It's a 2009 French wine.This wine tastes like juicy berries. I like how it makes the sides of my tongue feel, almost tingly It has a nice peppery taste too. The bottle says to serve it with grilled meats and soft cheeses and I couldn't agree more.

Maybe tonight while the CMA Country Christmas is on I'll get some decorating done.