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A few weeks ago Husband sent me a link to a contest for Murphy Goode Winery. Murphy Goode is located in Sonoma County (which is a lovely part of the country). They make Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blac, Cabernet, Merlot, and Zinfandel. The cooler Somoma climate typically makes wines with a little bit of a lighter hand than a lot of Napa wines. Sadly, Murphy Goode is a little under-represented here in Central Ohio, and after a bit of a hunt, Husband found a bottle of Liar's Dice Zin at the Anderson's (gotta love that place).
We tried the wine after work this past Wednesday (it was hot) and found it to be pleasantly fruity; typically neither of us like to drink red wine after work (hello, if you don't remember Wednesday, it was hot and humid, and I was working the patio at work), but the Zin wasn't over the top tannic or "chewy." It was very tasty; seems as thought it would be a very nice food wine (especially the food where I'm working now, which loves fruity, spicy wines without a ton of oak or gripping tannins).
We were trying to make a video of us drinking the wine and talking - the lighting was perfect in the garden at work, but alas, we couldn't get the video to download so I re-recorded somthing the next afternoon where the lighting was bright enough to highlight each and every one of my chins.
Those of you who follow me on twitter might remember my first and second attempts. I still like the second attempt the best, but after soon feedback, I do see how it needed a little more face time.
At any rate, will you please vote for me? The prize is a 6 month deal to do social media for Murphy Goode winery and Sonoma County. It pays $60K. I suppose I don't have to tell you that with that kind of salary, I could take the next 6 months off and do nothing but eat and create recipes, which would be totoally awesome. Not to mention, there's the living in Sonoma thing, which would also be cool. Of course my heart will always be here with you, and I would continue writing here. But let's not count our chickies before they hatch!
