February 2012 Wine Pick Sweet Bliss Sweet Red Wine

February is a month filled with numerous special days, Washington’s Birthday, Lincoln’s Birthday, President’s Day, Ash Wednesday, and of course Valentine’s Day. In Latin America, Valentine’s Day is known as Dia del Amor y la Amistad ( Day of Love and Friendship), and it is common for to people perform “acts of appreciation” for their friends. Here in the United States, it is an annual commemoration celebrating love and affection between intimate companions (Wikipedia). The world wide celebration involves the giving and sharing of flowers, gifts, and a nice bottle of wine. What better choice for this day than “Sweet Bliss” a sweet red wine. Think of ripe red fruit, subtle toasted oak with deep cherry flavors followed by a velvety chocolate feel. What a wonderful wine to go with barbecued spare ribs, chocolate cake, cheese cake or cobblers. It can also be drunk as an aperitif all on its own. I was nicely surprised when I first tasted this wine, and immediately brought a bottle home for my wife. Loved It!

John, his wife Claudia, & their dog came to Cape Cod in 1998, and became involved in the event planning, floral design, & decorating industry. In much of the wedding planning, a great deal of time was spent assisting the bride & groom select the proper menu & beverages to accompany the meal.

John's first involvement with wine began with one of his first jobs back in New York, in a small wine/liquor shoppe. One of the owners spent a great deal of time teaching John about the wines. Since then, wine has been John's favorite beverage. He finds wine to be exciting, allowing for numerous opportunities to explore different tastes, aromas, & various choices from all over the world.