Weekend Run-down, Part 1: Friday
6 Dec
Friday marked the first time I made it out to First Friday on Abbot Kinney in Venice. As its name suggests, First Friday happens the first Friday of every month and all stores and galleries on the street stay open until 10pm and serve wine and treats. I was pumped to finally take part and get my drink on… but lo and behold it was a mob scene. This shouldn’t have been a surprise to me, but I was hungry, cranky, and very much in need of a nice glass of wine… and though I am a New Yorker, crowds stress me out- especially when they come between me and food or booze. I’m sure if I had some food in my system I would have had a blast, but that was not the case… so after bopping around a few places, Beau and I bailed and headed over to Whole Foods to grab a wine I’d tried once before and LOVED: the Juan Gil 2007 Jumilla Monastrell:
Monastrell is the Spanish version of Mourvedre, which is a principle blending grape in Rhone blends (and you know I LOOOOOOOVE Rhone blends.) Until trying this wine (more…)
